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=== Neanderthal Baby <small>()</small>===
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[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: Church Clone Neanderthal Rumors]
[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors]


== Special Report: Nikola Tesla <small>()</small> ==
== Special Report: Nikola Tesla <small>()</small> ==
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== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
Item #1     Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21091066
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21091066 Item #1]: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans.
Item #2     In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss. http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/gastric-banding-an-effective-long-term-solution-to-obesity
[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/gastric-banding-an-effective-long-term-solution-to-obesity Item #2]: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss.
Item #3     A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268715
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268715 Item #3]: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.


== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==

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SGU Episode 393
26th Jan 2013
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SGU 392                      SGU 394

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

R: Rebecca Watson

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guests

BD: Brian Dunning

ZK: Zack Kopplin

LT: Lizzie Li Taylor

Quote of the Week

By doubting we all come at truth.

Cicero

Links
Download Podcast
SGU Podcast archive
Forum Discussion


Introduction

You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

This Day in Skepticism ()

Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve

News Items

Manti Te'o Hoax ()

Deadspin: Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, the Most Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story of the College Football Season is a Hoax

River on Mars ()

Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars

Neanderthal Baby ()

The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors

Special Report: Nikola Tesla ()

Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to last week: Knife on glass

Questions and Emails ()

Question 1: Corrections ()

Corrections: Vomitorium

Interview with Zack Kopplin ()

Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.

Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor ()

The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans. Item #2: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss. Item #3: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

By doubting we all come at truth.

Cicero

Announcements ()

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References


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