Keep’emPeeled. Highlight & Click link below please. https://youtu.be/x8F1-ItCYPg?is=PBMsP283P7TGrqSg
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
The Angry Astronaut-Pentagon reveals MYSTERIOUS UAP Island! But why is this a UFO hotspot?
Keep’emPeeled. Highlight & Click link below please. https://youtu.be/g11Br_vDcGM?is=JpdplZuMMHjXpqEV
ThirdPhaseOfMoon Cousins Bros Buckle Up! BREAKING UFO NEWS! SOMETHING STRANGE JUST CAME OUT OF THE WATER!
Keep’emPeeled. Highlight & Click link below please. https://youtu.be/w3jrUNzByFw?is=FfISNod51Et6fsQU
Jaymez-This is actually crazy!
Keep’emPeeled. Highlight & Click link below please. https://www.youtube.com/live/WUpZbNpecVw?is=3Wd8gcVvS9bZAOv7
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Fwd: Skeptoid: Poisoned Halloween Candy
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WONDER OF THE WEEK Your brain isn't one organ, it's two ![]() Simplified diagram of brain structure Did you think that your brain was a single, unified organ? You're in good company, as that's what scientists have thought for centuries. A fascinating new study led by Stanford Medicine has just destroyed that idea. Thinking that our brains grow from a single progenitor cell in early development has been the norm, and implied that all of the brain's parts share a common developmental origin. But evolution is tricksy. It turns out that what we call the brain is really two ancient nervous systems sharing some clever packaging. There's the more primitive part, known as the hindbrain, which runs life support systems such as breathing, heart beats, hunger, etc. The forebrain, where our distinctly human capabilities for poetry, math, music, cooking, and metacognition happen, had a separate evolutionary path. This discovery could explain why scientists have struggled for so long to grow certain types of brain cells in the lab, and opens new avenues for studying the diseases that devastate the brain stem, including SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease). Senior author Dr. Kyle Loh, associate professor of developmental biology, said, "We've shown for the first time that the front of the brain arises from a totally different progenitor cell than the back of the brain. Our discovery means that we can now grow neurons from the back of the brain, the hindbrain, in a petri dish and study their functions." The paper describes how the team made the discovery while studying the first moments of embryonic development in mice, a stage called gastrulation. They discovered that the hindbrain follows a parallel developmental path than the midbrain and forebrain, rather than branching off from them. They identified two distinct brain progenitor cells. One becomes the forebrain and midbrain, while the other forms the hindbrain. The two cell populations never overlap, but are distinct right from the start. Co-first author Rayyan Jokhai explained, "Previous attempts to make hindbrain neurons likely tried to coax forebrain and midbrain progenitors into hindbrain cells, which our study shows is not possible." He added, "In stem cell biology, people are always fixated with creating the end cell type, like the neuron. But it's important to begin at the earliest stages of embryonic development. Our careful attention to that early time point allowed us to find this fundamental split in brain development." Diseases such as SMA and ALS have been nearly impossible to study because scientists can't sample brain stem tissue from living patients. Opening the door to growing hindbrain cells in a petri dish could revolutionize that research. Contributed by Craig Good. |
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Fw: 10,000 Emails. 1,500 Calls. Thank You.
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A quick progress report on our campaign to protect the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA) in conference committee on Capitol Hill: supporters like you have now sent more than 10,000 emails to elected officials and made more than 1,500 calls. Every one of those messages landed on the desks of the people who will decide whether the UAPDA survives behind closed doors, and every one of those missives made clear that the public is watching.
Thank you. That is the kind of organized, undeniable public voice I said this moment would take, and you are delivering it.
Our team has also produced a new educational video on what this fight is about and how you can take part. Please watch it, and then share it with friends, family, and anyone in your network who cares about the truth. The more people understand what is at stake now, the more voices Congress will hear.
If you haven't yet added your voice, it is not too late. You can send an email and make the calls in just a few minutes. The conference process will proceed during the days and weeks following the upcoming election on Nov 4, and the pressure has to continue until the final National Defense Authorization Act (containing the UAPDA) is settled.
Finally, I invite you to watch the latest episode of my podcast, Full Disclosure, where I discuss recent developments at a conference held by our friends at the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
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