by Caroline Crocker | Feb 18, 2024 | Science
I’ve been vaccinated, boosted, and reboosted. I’ve had COVID at least four times. It sure LOOKS like vaccines don’t work. OR maybe there is something wrong with my immune system? Neither. Allow me to explain. Information is Power The War The...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 16, 2024 | Science
I heard it again and again. Probably you did, too. “It’s just a cold! The dangers are being overblown by the media.” “When it’s my turn, I’ll be standing in line with bells on.” “No way am I going to let them vaccinate me with something experimental.” “Having the...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 10, 2024 | Science
There are some things that I just think are cool. One of my interests (that is perhaps not shared by many) is in viruses. Frankly, I think ‘bugs and germs’ are fascinating. So, allow me to share. Perhaps you’ll think they are, too. What is a virus? A virus is...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 8, 2024 | Faith, Science
What do Martin Luther, Dr Paul Brandt and all of us have in common? Have you ever been in pain, whether emotional or physical? If you live on planet Earth, chances are you have been—or will be—at some time. We don’t enjoy pain and would do anything to protect our...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 4, 2024 | Science
I am totally hyped about the discovery that Epstein Barr is implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS). Seriously! Is it because I’m a self-confessed nerd? Maybe. But it’s more than that. Let me try to explain. Maybe you’ll get jazzed, too. Way back (way, way back) when I...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 28, 2024 | Science
The student was obviously frustrated, “Well, they look square to me!” We had been having a discussion about the shape of the onion cells (they are elongated). Being an experienced teacher and seeing the incorrect notation in her lab write-up, I suspected that she had...