Free Kareem
ALERT!! A serious injustice was committed. Please take action now! Kareem Amer, an Egyptian blogger who was imprisoned for exercising his right to freedom of speech, is still in prison and needs YOUR help!
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Latest News from freekareem.org- Hundreds of letters for Kareem
- Urgent request: Flood the Jail with Mail
- Security officers broke into Kareem’s prison cell, confiscated his letters and destroyed his writings
- Amnesty UK runs awareness campaign for Kareem
- Kareem in the news
Kareem has been in prison for: 1362 days.
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Canada’s Gravity Hole
Massive Ice Sheet Partial Cause of Missing Canadian Gravity
A mysterious dip in gravity over northern Canada has long been a weighty topic for some scientists.
Satellite data indicates that that a massive ice sheet that once covered eastern North America is at least the partial cause of this gravitational anomaly.
Scientists have known that the area around Hudson Bay has lower gravity than the surrounding areas.
Two theories have emerged to explain the strange phenomenon, but conclusive evidence has been elusive. Read more of this story…
Animal Human Hybrid Embryo Research Approved
The Human Fertilization and Embryo Authority in England has allowed the creation of part human and part animal hybrid embryos for research purposes. Once the legislation is finalized, British scientists will be able to keep hybrid embryos alive for 14 days, but not implant them into a womb. These mashup embryos must be destroyed within 14 days by current British law. The will cells form the fundamental building blocks of the body and have the propensity to evolve into any tissue, making them indispensable for research and development. It is already illegal to implant human-animal embryos in a female womb or to allow them to enter post fertilization stages.
