Henrietta Lacks died in October of 1951 from cervical cancer. Just before she died, a sample of her tumor cells. And this was an unlikely gift to all of us from her as the world’s first immortal cells, meaning cells that never die, were found. […]
In simple terms, ecopsychology believes that humans are a part of the universal network called “nature,” and they cannot heal their souls without it. Of course, they do not approve of the soul either, like other branches of psychology. […]
It took a long time for scientists to recognize the science of psychology as real science. They use to look at it as mere speculation and myths until the imaging technologies came to the rescue. […]
Can all the humans be traced back to Adam and Eve? No. That is a myth. But what if not all of it is a myth? What if there is a real Eve that scientists have found to be the great-great-great-grandmother of every human? What if she is called Mitochondrial Eve? […]
Many think that higher cognitive functions are in charge of creating our actions and reactions. Maybe to some extent they are, but against genes and environment, they are not as strong as people expect. What makes us act and react? […]
The power of will misleads people into believing that they are autonomous individuals. However, when carefully studied, the genes and the environment prove it wrong. Are we fully dependent on the environment around us and the genes inside us? […]
It took a long time for scientists to recognize the science of psychology as a real science. They used to look at it as mere speculation and myths until the imaging technologies came to the rescue. How did they save psychology’s face? […]
Darwin’s studies showed that organisms did not develop according to any fixed plans. According to him, species change their properties with time, as per the selection methods. […]
Genetic science and its applications have opened a plethora of doors for scientists, but also challenged people’s understanding of existence. Find out how. […]
Find out about the developments that took place in the world of genetics after it was discovered that the gene was the seat of heredity. […]
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