Making Science More Better For You On 07/28/09

Yeah, you try to explain causality to a headline writer. Go on, try it.

Blue M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury

(CNN) -- The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research.

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, albeit with a limp.

The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.

So, we guess that what we always heard about the green ones was true

Making Science More Better For You 07/27/09

Back from a long spring hiatus..let's go right to the headlines of the day

Cops mace berserk groundhog after it tries to attack them (the Obscure Store)

This raises so many issues. How does one know when a groundhog has gone beserk? And are they really better with mace, as a opposed to sage or thyme?



Canary-fighting resulsts in 19 arrests. (CNN)
We can only guess that somebody sang....