Sunday, 17 April 2016

Stammering mice with SQUEAK IMPEDIMENT created by scientists studying affliction suffered by British monarch behind The King's Speech

 Wood MouseScientists have created stammering mice with a squeak impediment to help them study the affliction that beset King George VI. The mice are genetically engineers to produce high-pitched stuttering sounds that share similarities with phrases uttered by humans who stammer. The hope is for the animals will provide insights into the still much misunderstood condition. King George VI was famous for his stammer, which he managed partially to overcome with the help of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. The story of the king's struggle was told in the film The King's Speech , starring Colin Firth as the monarch. Logue, whose unorthodox therapy included daily breathing exercises and gargling with warm water, would not have known about the defective gene Gnptabread more

nessie has been found .

no sorry not the real loch ness monster ,a shame,but the 30 ft model used in the private lives of sherlock homes-1970 s,which sank on its maiden voyage replaement was used in film.this nessie was discovered by marine robot during a survey of the 755 ft 22 mile loch .the best and world famous photogragh of nessie -loch ness monster -is the 1934  -surgeoons photogragh.the private lives of sherlock homes-link to film-

future shock the story of 2000 ad

this is a documentry charting the ups and downs of this counterculture british comic 2000 ad which featured such characters like judge dredd and has been described as the punk rock of the comic world and part of my youth.-see trailer teaser

Gym

 At its core, strength training is a delightfully simple, if slightly masochistic, pursuit: **dragging a lump of iron from A to B and hoping...