by John M. Jennings | Aug 31, 2017 | The IFOD
Books matter. A study from a few years ago has concluded that there is a strong the correlation is between a child’s academic achievement and the number of books his or her parents own. In fact, the study showed that the difference between being raised in a...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 30, 2017 | The IFOD
What does “mapping the genome” mean? First, A Bit of Background on What Makes up the Genome A “genome” is an organism’s complete set of genes and underlying DNA DNA molecules are double helix organized stands of base pairs that contain...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 29, 2017 | The IFOD
What animals are the smartest (after humans – who aren’t looking very smart these days)? It’s somewhat of a difficult question. There is no one standard measure for intelligence and it is difficult to say that one species is definitively more...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 28, 2017 | The IFOD
What is a Hiccup? A hiccup occurs when there in a sudden, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm causing a sudden intake of air and then there is an accompanying shutting of the glottis (the flap that keeps food and water from going into your lungs). What Causes...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 25, 2017 | The IFOD
We are all made of stardust. Literally. Almost every element required for life, such as carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and iron, were created in the cores of super massive stars. The early universe was very hot and consisted mostly of Hydrogen and some Helium. As the...
