Category: Rabbit Holes
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August 2022 Rabbit Holes
Synthetic Embryos For around ten years scientists have been able to get specialised cells to revert to stem cells, which can potentially turn into any kind of cell in an organism. For example, (this is hypothetical) by taking a skin or fat cell and reverting it back to a stem cell, the goal could be […]
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Suing for Grandkids, Formula Shortage, Wordle Fetus | Rabbit Holes
Rabbit Holes are back! But for now, only in written form (videos are hard work y’all). First: what are Rabbit Holes? They are baby-related news or topics that I find tempting to follow down a research rabbit hole but must resist –for the time being– but I think are interesting enough to share. Parents in […]
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The Atacama Mummy
In 2003, in La Noria, a deserted mining town in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Oscar Muñoz found mummified remains in a leather bag, humanoid in appearance but only 15 cm (6 in) tall. It was a mystery. Scientists were confused by the skeleton’s apparent advanced age (developmental maturity) despite its tiny stature. Paranormal proponents believed it […]
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Can Babies Breathe and Swallow at the Same Time? | Rabbit Holes #Shorts
The theory that babies can breathe and swallow at the same time dates back to the 19th century but is starting to trend again according to a Contemporary Pediatrics article published last week. “The idea that babies can breathe and swallow at the same time joins a very long list of incorrect/dangerous notions developed, often […]
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Afghan Midwife Under the Taliban |Rabbit Holes
Nooria Hayar, a twenty-nine-year-old midwife at a public clinic in Ishkamish, Takhar Province, Afghanistan recently talked to BBC about the changes brought by the Taliban takeover. During their previous rule over the country, girls and women were not allowed to be educated or have jobs, or have access to healthcare– the average life expectancy for […]
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Modern Day Child Sacrifice in Uganda | Rabbit Holes #Shorts
I stumbled upon a LADbibleTV YouTube interview featuring “Annie” who claimed to be the driving force fighting against child sacrifice in Uganda. The interview was suspicious because it was all about her and not promoting the cause, and the comment section reflected the warped priorities: when viewers leave a discussion of child murder feeling more […]
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Mali’s Nonuplets | Rabbit Holes #Shorts
It’s time for Rabbit Holes Shorts! Nonuplets! Hamila Case, a twenty-six-year-old mother from Mali, gave birth in May to nine babies. She was transferred to the Casablanca Ain Borja Clinic in Morocco at 25 weeks gestation and delivered at 30 weeks with the support of a medical team headed by Dr Youseff Alaoui. Her husband […]
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Norman Barwin: Canada’s Sperm Swapping Fertility Doctor | Rabbit Holes #Shorts
A #short Rabbit Hole! Canada’s former “baby god” was busted for using his own sperm in fertility treatments. Norman Barwin, a former fertility specialist from Ottawa, so highly lauded as to be awarded the Order of Canada, fathered over twelve children using his own sperm instead of the sperm of the parents. Parents grew suspicious […]
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Hungarian Bronze Age Twins |Rabbit Holes #Shorts
Today, we’re learning about a bronze age twin pregnancy from the Vatya culture in central Hungary, which dates to 2200-1450 BCE (the early and middle Hungarian bronze age). In the Vatya culture, human remains were cremated and then interred in urns alongside simple grave goods. At urnfield cemetery, gravesite 241 stood out to researchers because […]
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Baby Boxes, Useless Newborns, Human Milk, Forced Sterilizations, Essure, SMA, Baby Teeth |Rabbit Holes Ep7
Rabbit Holes is the semi-regular reaction-style series where I share baby-related news or media that I think you’d be interested in. So without further ado… Table of Contents Safe Haven Baby Drop Boxes On March 9th 2021, Brooke Hasch reported for an ABC affiliate that Kentucky could be the next stop for Safe Haven Baby […]
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