Showing posts with label Mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mythology. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Werewolf Gene Discovered by Scientists




Scientists have discovered the werewolf gene, called hypertrichosis.

Experts know that the extremely rare condition runs in families and in 1995, researchers studied a Mexican family with the disorder. They found the mutation in a section of the X chromosome in the family genes, but it was a man from China that unraveled the mystery.

The gene is called SOX3, and is responsible for playing a

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Why is St. Patrick's Day is a Holiday?




St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for thousands of years.On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against