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New Breakthrough Work Involving AI and Neuroscience – Can Spinal Cord Injury Be Treated? – Communal News

Breakthrough new research became available on April 20 discussing how neuroscientists created artificial neurons from protein strands to behave like live ones. Neurons are the nerve cells and nerve fibers that are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that function to process and transmit information. In vertebrate animals, neurons are the core components of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

The full research paper is titled Bioinspired bio-voltage memristors.

A memristor is a non-linear two-terminal electrical component relating electric charge and magnetic flux linkage. It was described and named in 1971 by Leon Chua, completing a theoretical quartet of fundamental electrical components which comprises the resistor, capacitor and inductor.

This advance could mean it would be possible to use artificial neurons and fuse them with live ones in the future, allowing science to easily treat spinal cord injuries and paralyzed people. Progress in artificial intelligence could also lead to energy efficient machines powered by AI in the future.

Scientists may also be able to achieve full stability in biological fluids, which would be an important feature for the medical community.

There is previous work that was published in March connecting live cells with artificial ones. The Internet aided in the creation of a virtual brain using actual live nerve cells. This breakthrough and novel project was created with collaboration from Italian, Swiss and British scientists. The artificial neurons came from Switzerland, electronic interneuron connection from the UK and the live nerve cells from Italy. All these were amalgamated into one functioning system. It means that a live nervous system can be collaborated with the technology into one.

The neural networks will be controlled via a regular laptop and can be used, in specially designed devices tailored to the patients and their needs, to compensate for the non functioning live neurons. It is highly plausible artificial neurons will be manufactured for wide use in neurological cases.

The researchers assembled a memristor from protein nanofibers and a thin silver wire. Electrical impulses were passed through the latter. As a result, the device created new branches and fiber connections that are hundreds of times thinner than a human contains. According to the diagram (available open source), the specifics of the work include the ability of the Geobacter sulfurreducens proteins to chemically reduce metals, hence the microbes get energy.

Authors of the work emphasize that the device they created does not have a software application, but the system operates at z 0.04-0.1 volts. This is very close to the voltage that a live neuron utilizes for energy.

The next step is to start testing these artificial neurons to connect with live ones. Obviously, there is a lot of work ahead before the research can enter trials and even be approved.

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Five New Bass Professors Named for Excellence in Teaching and Research – Duke Today

Five Duke professors with demonstrated excellence in research and undergraduate instruction have been selected as the 2020 Bass Fellows.

This moment of crisis has highlighted the importance of having faculty who excel, both in teaching and in research, said Gary Bennett, vice provost for undergraduate education. Bass Fellows represent the best that Duke offers -- faculty with a commitment to discovery and delivering a transformational undergraduate education, one that changes lives and strengthens our global communities.

The chairs were created in 1996 when Anne T. and Robert Bass gave $10 million as a matching gift to encourage Duke alumni, parents and friends to endow the positions. Candidates are nominated by faculty and evaluated by a faculty committee for having achieved true excellence in both research and teaching and being good university citizens. Bass professors hold their named chairs for five-year terms and then become lifetime members of the Bass Society of Fellows, which now numbers 106.

Thomas Robisheaux, the Fred W. Shaffer Professor of History whose research focuses on early modern Europe, was elected this month to serve as the new faculty director of the Bass Society of Fellows. He succeeds Lisa Keister, a professor of sociology who holds a joint appointment in the Sanford School of Public Policy.

The newly appointed Bass Fellows are:

Brenton Hoffman, James L. and Elizabeth M. Vincent Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering. The primary goal of Hoffmans research program is to use an interdisciplinary approach to first advance the basic understanding of mechanotransduction and then use this knowledge to guide the development of new treatments for mechanosensitive diseases. He has developed and taught two major courses -- Cell Mechanics and Mechanotransduction, and Biomaterials and Biomechanics, a required course for juniors who choose to focus on cell and tissue engineering, biomaterials or biomechanics. Hoffman has mentored more than 20 undergraduate researchers.

Sheila Patek, Mrs. Alexander Heymeyer Professor of Biology. Patek studies the unifying principles that guide, limit, and promote the evolutionary diversity of biomechanical systems. Her research has yielded discoveries of new biological phenomena, original tests of macroevolutionary hypotheses, and new frameworks for understanding the mechanical foundations of biological diversity. Her classes receive very positive student evaluations. She also created the Muser website, which connects undergraduates to mentored research opportunities across campus.

Christine Payne, Mary Milus Yoh and Harold L. Yoh, Jr. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. Payne came to Duke from Georgia Tech in 2018. Her research focuses on cellular interactions with nanoparticles, which increasingly are being used as sources for heating in cancer therapy or as drug delivery vehicles. She has already made an impact on teaching through her new course on the Materials Science of Science Fiction.

Gregory Samenez-Larkin, Jack H. Neely Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience. Samenez-Larkins research lies at the intersection of human development, affective science, health psychology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral economics and experimental finance. His four undergraduate courses, including an upper-level seminar and a foundational statistics/data-analysis class, have earned him exceptional student evaluations.

Jun Yang, Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Computer Science. As the co-director of the Duke Database Research Group, Yangs primary research interest lies in the area of database and data-intensive computing, which includes computational journalism, using computing to help to preserve public interest journalism. Before his arrival at Duke, the computer science department did not offer any courses in databases. Yang developed a coherent curriculum from scratch. His highly popular Introduction to Database Systems, usually attracts about 150 students.

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Broncos Win Fulbrights and Goldwater Scholarship Awards – Business Wire

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santa Clara University is proud to announce that five Santa Clara University students or alumni have won prestigious Fulbright and Goldwater awards, enabling them to pursue research in fields such as urban environmental mitigation, disability rights, agricultural innovation, or neuroscience.

We are very proud of our students who have worked so hard inside and outside of class to earn these very competitive fellowships. We also commend their professors and mentors who encouraged them throughout the process, said University President Kevin OBrien, S.J. The University is honored to count these young scholars as Santa Clara students and alumni, particularly as they put their Jesuit education into practice for service of others.

Recent alumna Erin Ronald 19 and seniors Griffin Garner 20, Mariana Perera 20, and Bridget Woody 20 each won Fulbright Scholarships, to study in Sweden, Uganda, Brazil, and Jamaica, respectively, while junior Max Bjorni 21 won the Goldwater Scholarship for outstanding science, engineering or math students. Two other SCU seniors, Ali Deambrosio 20 and Graeme Hugo 20 are Fulbright alternates, and will study in Uruguay and Chile, respectively, if other awardees are unable to participate.

Ronald will study urban climate mitigation policy in several cities in Sweden. Garner will work in Uganda to help smallholder coffee farmers incorporate best practices to thrive and grow amid climate change. Perera will study disability rights policy in Brazil. Woody proposed traveling to Kingston, Jamaica, to conduct research into how past technological innovations historically affected the colonized slave populations there, as a way to inform modern-day, ethical engineering innovation.

Bjorni, a double major in neuroscience and biology, was awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes the nations top college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

About Santa Clara UniversityFounded in 1851, Santa Clara University sits in the heart of Silicon Valleythe worlds most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The Universitys stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de Ass. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see http://www.scu.edu.

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Opinionated Science Episode 3: The Microbiome: Gut-Brain Connections and Poo Pills – Technology Networks

Opinionated Science is Technology Networks homemade podcast, where our team of scientists-turned-journalists cut out the chewy jargon and serve up slices of the most fascinating stories from the world of science. Expect a new Opinionated Science every other Friday.

In this episode, the Technology Networks team discuss the the community of bacteria that have made our bodies their home: the microbiome. We explore how these bugs can influence our behavior and help us fight disease and whether microbiota-modifying poo pills could become a part of precision medicine in the near future.

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The Incredible Human Mind is a Direct Portal to the Almighty Creator – Benzinga

LAS VEGAS, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Nancy J. Woolf addresses some perceived inconsistencies between intellect and spirituality in Conscious Matrix: Our Portal to God ($16.49, paperback, 9781630508586; $26.49, hard cover, 9781630508593; $8.99, e-book, 9781630508609).

Woolf spend over 30 years teaching and researching neuroscience and quantum mind theory, and she encountered many scientists who challenged people to choose between science and religion. But what if we didn't have to choose? What if the two fields of study were actually in agreement all along?

"Paradoxically, the more we understand science--how the conscious matrix within the brain is wired and how energy and matter converge at the smallest scale--the more we prove God truly exists, and that our brains evolved first and foremost to experience of God," said Woolf.

Nancy J. Woolf was an Emeritus professor in the UCLA psychology department and holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the UCLA School of Medicine. Now retired, she enjoys dancing, traveling and the culinary arts.

Liberty Hill Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group, is a leader in the print-on-demand, self-publishing industry. Conscious Matrix is available online through amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

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Yamaha WSBK riders had their fitness tested at Loughborough – iMotorbike News

Heres a glimpse of what the fitness tests for the riders were like at the Loughborough Sport, housed in Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

Fitness Test at Loughborough | Photo credits: Yamaha

Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Yamahas four World Superbike Championship riders headed to Loughborough Sport for a series of fitness tests in order to assess their readiness to manage the challenging physical demands of the new WorldSBK season.

Pata Yamahas two riders, Michael van der Mark and Philip Island race-winner Toprak Razgatlolu, joined GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Teams duo, Federico Caricasulo and Garrett Gerloff, to take part in a series of tests during the day. The test was widely similar to those conducted across other high-demanding sports. This includes physiology tests, strength and conditioning, and physiotherapy screening.

The tests can help determine the correlation between physical fitness and rider performance. The results allow riders to receive tailored training routines to maximise their on-track results. Sports nutritionists will also be able to advise them on the best foods and hydration methods during a typical race weekend.

Rhona Pearce, Sports Science Manager at Loughborough Sport Performance Centre, took the time to explain the aims of her team. While we have done a lot of physiology tests with riders over the past 10 to 15 years, our strength & conditioning and physio teams have done less, and this is the first year we have looked to join all our services together to support motorcycle racers.

So, we are continually looking at how we can improve this support. We are also getting feedback from the Yamaha team on the testing. The reports have been really useful in helping us to progress what we do to better support the team.

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This can sometimes directly correlate with performance in sports like cycling. This is less directly relevant in motorcycle racing. However, Loughborough Sport has found after testing almost 100 riders that generally better race fitness is produced by those riders with a higher VO2max.

The team used strength and capacity tests to determine upper and lower body strength, as well as core fitness, using techniques such as the one-rep max to see the riders maximum force output.

Physiotherapy screening began with analysing the riders medical history and at what factors may affect performance. This includes any physical injury from a fall or any current or previous health conditions.

Photo credits: Yamaha

These results are important in order to understand how to stay appropriately hydrated. This is vital during a race event in somewhere like Thailand or even southern Europe in mid-summer.

Pearce explained what her team found from the results of these tests. There was quite a variation between the four riders we tested. All of them had comparable results in at least one area with good athletes from other sports. In the main, the most comparable was the strength tests.

We have had some riders in the lab with excellent physiology test results, up there with national-level runners and cyclists. But the strength element is probably more closely related to performance for motorcycle racing.

Motorcycle racing has very unique demands when compared to other sports. Riders have to withstand continuous stress on their whole bodies for more than 30 minutes during races. The riders did show impressive muscle endurance. Pearce also noted their motivation to push through discomfort during the exercises.

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Partner of fallen police officer Constable Glen Humphris shares anguish – 9News

The partner of a Victoria Police officer killed in the Eastern Freeway crash has expressed his devastation over losing his "soul mate", Constable Glen Humphris.

In a powerful showcase of bravery, Todd Robinson stood up to commemorate his partner's life at a media conference today.

Mr Robinson did not shy away from his heartbreak and said he wanted Australia to know the person behind the badge, and the life he leaves behind.

"I'm still coming to terms with that door is not going to open. My soul mate has gone."

The couple met in Newcastle, before moving to Victoria. They had been together for four years.

Mr Robinson described how he said goodbye to Constable Humphris on Wednesday morning when he left for work.

He said "take care" as he left for the day, not knowing it would be last time they would see each other.

The dedicated police officer was due to arrive home at 7pm that day, but he never returned.

Mr Robinson started preparing dinner and texted him a few times, receiving no response.

When the news broke of the accident on the TV, he began to worry but believed his partner was OK.

"Family members said: 'Is everything alright?'. I said: 'I'm not sure'. I said if he's there involved, he would be just be there helping to control the scene of the accident and he can't respond to me because he's busy," Mr Robinson said.

Two hours had passed and Mr Robinson still had no heard from Constable Humphris. Then he got a knock at his front door, with five police officers delivering the dreaded news on his doorstep.

"I was shocked, I wasn't expecting it, but I knew something wasn't right," he said.

"There is a lot of hurt going on.

It was then he realised his worst nightmare had become a reality.

But putting on a brave face, Mr Robinson left an incredibly moving tribute for his partner - who was not only a loving partner, but a son, a family member, a friend, a colleague and a protector of the community as a Victoria Police officer.

Mr Robinson said he wanted Constable Humphris to be remembered for his "infectious smile".

"I want people to remember him for the bubbly, outgoing and loving personality and nature he had. He lit up the room when he walked into it. He respected everyone's opinon. More so, he was so proud of being a Victoria policeman."

Constable Humphris was doing his Probationary Constable Extended Training Scheme (PCET) at Collingwood and undertaking a placement in the Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section.

He was born and raised in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast.

After working as an apprentice carpenter, he completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at University of Newcastle and obtained a Masters in Exercise Physiology at the University of Sydney. He became a sports scientist and exercise physiologist.

Mr Robinson said their first date together was a 30km bike ride in Newcastle. They loved adventure and Constable Humphris was full of life.

The pair enjoyed all the usual activities that many couples do.Mr Robinson said they had adventures overseas, went out on dates and grabbed dinner. They appreciated all the small, but special day-to-day moments they can have no longer.

Most importantly, they would share each and every day together.

"He would come home after a shift and debrief, and we would talk about our days," Mr Robinson said.

"He would message me on his lunch break and let me know he was ok.

"He loved helping people and being there if someone was in trouble."

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Embryology

Now Hatching: Check Out The CSU Chick Cam Live Stream – CBS Denver

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) The Colorado State University Chick Cam is back and the eggs are hatching now!

The CSU Extension of Arapahoe County is running a Virtual Embryology Program, complete with video lessons families can watch to learn all about the life cycle of a chicken.

Check it out at https://arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu/chick-cam/.

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Suspension of fertility treatment having a devastating effect – The Irish Times

Sir,

Im writing this letter to raise awareness of the countless women and men whose hopes of having a family are currently on hold due to the cancellation of all fertility treatments.

All fertility clinics in Ireland have ceased providing any treatment that could result in pregnancy. This is in line with recommendations from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), and with fertility treatments not being deemed an essential service.

Two main reasons have been given. Firstly, clinics have said they are taking a precautionary approach given the limited data on how the coronavirus could affect women and babies in early pregnancy; and secondly, treatments have been stopped in an effort to prevent any additional burden fertility patients may place on the healthcare system.

Im 42 years of age, and more than two years ago, I started down the precarious road of fertility treatment. After three rounds of IVF, countless diagnostic tests, and three early miscarriages, two weeks ago I was due to have my fourth embryo transferred.

A few days before the procedure, I got a call from my fertility clinic to say it was cancelled indefinitely. My hopes of having a baby in 2020 shattered, and with all treatments stopped, there is no sight of when I will get to try again.

People speak about fertility treatments as elective procedures, much like they would of breast implant surgery or a face lift, yet fertility treatment is anything but. The World Health Organization recognises infertility as a disease and fertility procedures as a treatment.

The American College of Reproductive Medicine in one of its recent Covid-19 updates continues to emphasise that infertility is a disease and infertility care is not elective. Elective procedures generally refer to surgery that can be delayed for a period of time without undue risk to the patient, and this is not the case with fertility treatment.

We know a womans age is the single most important factor when it comes to fertility. Any delay, even a month, can mean the difference between success and failure.

For me, one of the hardest and most frustrating parts of the IVF process has been my inability to translate into words the sheer desperation and sense of urgency I feel. If I was drowning, someone would throw me a life line. If I was starving, someone would find me food.

For me, the longing and desire to have a child is just as strong and instinctual as wanting to survive or eat, yet when it comes to infertility, it is somehow okay to say, sorry your treatment has been cancelled indefinitely. Would we tell a person with depression that their treatment has been put on hold?

While the reason for cancellation of taking a precautionary approach is a noble one, surely if this was being taken seriously as a real threat, like the Zika virus, our radio and TV screens would be filled with experts advising all women to avoid pregnancy, not just women undergoing fertility treatment.

This is not the case.

Currently, to my knowledge, there is not one governing body advising fertile women to avoid pregnancy. Only women requiring assistance are being asked to avoid pregnancy. As a fertility patient reliant on treatment, the talk of a baby boom in nine months time is agonising.

As regards to the intent of reducing any unnecessary burden on the healthcare system: in Ireland, fertility clinics are run as private entities and therefore operate outside the realm of public health. It is estimated that 5,000-6,000 women undergo fertility treatments in Ireland each year.

Many of these women will not interact with the public system until they are 12 weeks pregnant. Early pregnancy complications are a concern in both fertility patients and women who conceive naturally.

However, is it really equitable to say to fertility patients, we are not providing treatments as we dont want you to be a burden, yet we accept we will be treating the complications of fertile women?

As a someone who works in healthcare, I am acutely aware of the current situation and truly sorry for the tragedy that will befall so many. I know our Government is fighting fires and doing the best it can during this very uncertain time.

However, as the powers that be get to grips with the situation, I am pleading with them to strongly consider the time-sensitive nature of this treatment.

It is well published and widely accepted that a womens fertility begins to decline after the age of 35. At 42, fertility takes a nosedive. Women my age have about a 6 per cent chance of success per IVF treatment. Just one month could determine if I become a parent, one of the most natural miracles of our existence, or live for the rest of my life wondering.

As a nation we have made great strides to acknowledge and address mental health issues, and so I would ask ESHRE, the National Public Health Emergency Team, our Government, the Medical Council and the clinics to take into consideration the massive unintended psychological distress this action has already caused, and will continue to have, if fertility treatments are not resumed.

Fertility Network UK has reported a 50 per cent increase in the use of its counselling helpline, and psychologists in the UK have said the shutdown is having a devastating impact on IVF patients. The Hippocratic Oath says, first, do no harm. Are we doing more harm by doing nothing?

Sarah K is not the writers real name. It has been changed to protect her privacy

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STANTON: Humans Are Not Expendable To Save Earth – The Daily Caller

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On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day launched the modern environmental movement to protect and power positive change for people and planet, and purportedly this continues to be the mission.

However, the environmental movements genuine aim stands in stark contrast to their child spokesperson and well-orchestrated public professions about saving future generations of human beings. The environmental movements leadership, priorities and standards have consistently demonstrated a singular reverence for and desire to protect the earth at the expense of humankind, and the movements distorted belief that abortion is a legitimate strategy to control population growth exemplifies this harmful and flawed principle of their world order.

Earth Days founder and hero of the environmental movement, the late Senator Gaylord Nelson, explicitly advocated for limits to population growth, especially through abortion; he viewed abortion simply as a highly effective method in the armory of population control. During a CNN town hall event in September, Senator Bernie Sanders echoed Nelsons belief that abortion is an essential mechanism to prevent human reproduction and battle human overpopulation, and confirmed it is a key feature of his Green New Deal to save our species from climate catastrophe.

Environmentalists may not put a dollar figure on human life, but they do attach an equivalent environmental value (e.g., a carbon factor). Environmental metrics unfailingly reward those lawmakers who advance population control measures vis-a-vis abortion (e.g., federal funding for abortion) and dole out negative scores to those who vote yes on matters that safeguard unborn human lives (e.g., a vote to confirm Justice Kavanaugh). Interestingly, climate advocates were nearly unanimous that Sanders plan was the best among the field and Greenpeace gave Sanders the only A on their 2020 climate scorecard.

This notion that abortion is pro-environment (for people and planet) depends upon fake science, the scientifically inaccurate premise that human reproduction occurs at birth and thus some human beings are not fully human (i.e., instead there are pre-persons, potential-persons)and as such are expendable. Unfortunately, this absurd idea has spread to many people and has infected humankind. According to a recent poll, 44% of Americans do not know that a human fetus is a human being and it is estimated since 1980 more than 1.5 billion human lives have been ended by abortion.

Contrary to the environmental movements dehumanization narrative, science knows that in sexual reproduction a human being begins to exist at fertilization not at birth and then he or she continues to grow and develop as the same, fully human organism throughout the continuum of human life. Birth does not transform a human being into a more fully human being or a bunch of cells into a new member of the human species. Human embryologists know that birth is merely a dramatic event during development resulting in a change of environment.

Thus, a human embryo or a human fetus is a whole, individual and living human being, and if the accurate objective science is used instead of the science propagated by the likes of Earth Day et al., then clearly all existing human beings are human persons, including all living human embryos and human fetuses.

Abortion does not prevent or terminate a potential human life. Rather, it ends the life of an actual human being during his or her embryonic or fetal period and prevents the new individual from reaching future developmental milestones, including birth and beyond. Consequently, abortion is anti-people, anti-environment and is not a valid solution in terms of curbing population growth any more than infanticide, etc. Or, are environmentalists suggesting that, for example, human adults are disposable as well?

Human beings are the most successful, influential species on the planet. Jane Goodall stated humans are the most-clever species ever to have lived. Plus, our humanity is what we all have in common, from a single-cell human being to a 100 trillion cell human adult, and we are the only species that has the innate biological capacity to save the planet. The environmental movements science denial regarding the fundamental scientific facts of human embryology is a contradiction, as well as a serious and growing threat to our species and ultimately to Earth.

While the World is chanting Stay home. Save human lives. amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and making unprecedented sacrifices accordingly, climate activists are stalling human life-saving bills (e.g., CARES Act) to advance climate-related demands and pondering how they can engender an immediate, revolutionary coronavirus-like response to the climate crisis.

It may help to recognize that this same erroneous environmental dogma, that humans are inferior, even expendable to save Earth, is the flaw that has undermined the modern environmental movement for the past 50 years, and if humans are to collectively respond to the collective threat of climate change, the environmental movement needs to develop a new paradigm: people all people over planet.

Brooke Stanton is the CEO of Contend Projects, a registered 501(c)(3) education organization spreading the basic, accurate scientific facts about when a human life starts and the biological science of human embryology.

Brooke Stanton

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STANTON: Humans Are Not Expendable To Save Earth - The Daily Caller