by Robert Gerow | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
Have you ever looked closely at a tick? If you live in the country you’ve probably had your fill of these little bloodsuckers. Yet, ticks are master chemists! The tick’s saliva produces an anesthetic which allows the tick to attach itself to our skin and sip our blood...
by Robert Gerow | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog
There are currently 4,000 known genetic diseases which have accumulated on the DNA code of human beings. All of these mistakes are harmful (frequently fatal) to those born with these permanent errors to their DNA. We are all carrying around part of this damaged...
by Robert Gerow | Dec 19, 2020 | Blog
The American Alligator is a highly complex animal that is designed for survival in swampy waters. The alligator is perfectly camouflaged, appearing to be a floating log in a swamp—that is, until it lunges with agility and speed to catch his prey. His eyes, nose and...
by Robert Gerow | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog
When was the last time you thought about your tonsils? For over 100 years, your tonsils were thought to be of no use. For years doctors were surgically removing people’s tonsils because they were thought to be “left over” from our evolutionary past. However,...
by Robert Gerow | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog
When you look up at the night sky, the constellations called “Ursa Major”, “Leo” or “Virgo” do not really look anything like bears lions or virgins. We would not be able to identify them as anything but a random group of stars, unless we learned their names and shapes...
by Robert Gerow | Dec 12, 2020 | Blog
Have you ever contemplated the rivers, the sea and our amazing water cycle? Surprisingly, the Gulf Stream carries 5,000 times as much water as the Mississippi River, and there are many other “rivers in the sea”, along with underwater currents. Without this constant...
