Women are up to 83 percent more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the initial abuse incident, according to a new study that has implications for victims, counselors and police. Michigan State University researcher Amy Bonomi and colleagues studied the domestic abuse police reports of nearly 6,000 couples in Seattle during a … [Read more...] about Weapons tied to repeat Domestic Abuse
Archives for November 2014
One Percent of Population Responsible for 63% of Violent Crime
The majority of all violent crime in Sweden is committed by a small number of people. They are almost all male (92%) who early in life develops violent criminality, substance abuse problems, often diagnosed with personality disorders and commit large number non-violent crimes. These are the findings of researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy who have examined 2.5 million people … [Read more...] about One Percent of Population Responsible for 63% of Violent Crime
Race has a very Strong Impact on how a Person is Treated in USA
One of the best things about being White must be not needing to wonder if the things that happen to you are because of your race. But if you’re a Person of Color in this country it can be tough to know if your race is influencing how others are treating you. Imagine almost always hearing car-alarms coincidentally chirp when walking through parking lots; and being watched … [Read more...] about Race has a very Strong Impact on how a Person is Treated in USA
Bill Cosby, UVA, Penn State, Catholic Clergy, and beyond
This week, whether you’ve been logged on to the Internet, watching the news on TV, listening to the radio, or reading the paper, you’ve been deluged with updates and opinions about the sexual abuse allegations women have made against Bill Cosby. The first entry on my facebook newsfeed yesterday was a clever one where author/activist Jessica Valenti introduced the article … [Read more...] about Bill Cosby, UVA, Penn State, Catholic Clergy, and beyond
New method rescues DNA from contaminated Neandertal bones
Retrieval of ancient DNA molecules is usually performed with special precautions to prevent DNA from researchers or the environment to get mixed in with the DNA from the fossil. However, many ancient fossils have been lying in museum collection for decades, and are contaminated with present-day human DNA before they enter the DNA-laboratory A new method presented in the … [Read more...] about New method rescues DNA from contaminated Neandertal bones
