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The United States is no longer in the top 10 of countries for innovation and new technology. A big reason for this are cutbacks in research and development at universities. You cannot compete in the global marketplace if you don't invest in R&D.
"The U.S. Drops Out of the Top 10 in Innovation Ranking"
This is one area where I believe republicans are making a very big mistake. Education is the backbone of this country's success, both economically and militarily. We wouldn't have the defensive edge over other countries if it weren't for our smart engineers/scientists solving tough problems and staying ahead of the curve.
But Democrats don't know that having a penis means you're male, and having a vagina means you're female.
That is also anti-science. /shrug/
You are again misinformed.
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She had undescended testes. Inside, she appeared male: no fallopian tubes, no uterus, no ovaries.
This gorgeous college student had complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Women with this condition — approximately 1 in 20,000 — tend to be exceptionally tall and striking in appearance. AIS is caused by a recessive variant of the gene that codes for Androgen Receptor. Because the body is insensitive to the androgen testosterone, the usual male features — penis, testes, *******, etc. — are unable to develop. The default phenotype is female, so people with AIS have a vagina or “vaginal pouch” (although most AIS women require surgical expansion). If a woman with AIS were to get a blood test, her testosterone levels would be as high as any man’s, but her body can’t process the hormone. That’s why women with complete AIS are so feminine — arguably more so than other women. (Some people with AIS have only partial androgen insensitivity. Considered intersex, or hermaphrodites, they fall all along the spectrum between typically male and female and have a micropenis. Naturally, there’s much controversy about gender assignment at birth and estrogen or testosterone injections at puberty.)
This is one area where I believe republicans are making a very big mistake. Education is the backbone of this country's success, both economically and militarily. We wouldn't have the defensive edge over other countries if it weren't for our smart engineers/scientists solving tough problems and staying ahead of the curve.
+1. Very well said. Adopting anti-science populism for political gain at the expense of American leadership in science and technology is almost criminal, almost treasonous. It eats at the very foundation of America's success and prosperity -- and that's not hyperbole.
I see that some of the sh*thole countries came up at the bottom of the list.
Thanks to Trump and his cult supporters, we are on our way down to join them.
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Look At How the Anti-Science Republicans Have Damaged America's Standing in the World
