Sentences with phrase «taking animal form»

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Richard Dawkins merely states in unvarnished form doctrines that other scientific metaphysicians take for granted: In the beginning were the particles and the impersonal laws of physics; life evolved by a mindless, non-teleological process in which God played no part; and human beings are just another animal species.

Of course the sequencing is not quite right, because the poem was written / inspired (take your pick) before science did its work.But the intuitive observer could see a clear evolution form plants to animals to human life, with continuities and differentiations.

A god which would demote itself to mortal form and die, not take sides with good, bad, human or animal.

We have seen that research in nonhuman experience corroborates Whitehead's epistemological scheme in which perception takes the two forms of causal efficacy and presentational immediacy, propositions and concepts are primarily nonlinguistic, feeling is the dominant mode of world - and self - disclosure, and animals experience both morally and aesthetically.

One of the three high gods, Vishnu, is believed of his free choice on occasion to have taken bodily form as an animal or as a human being,

Taking the form of a letter to Mother Nature, it began by offering brief thanks to her for «raising us from simple self - replicating chemicals to quadrillion - celled animals.»

Public action can take on many forms, including boycotting Nestlé brands, helping to spread the word about Nestlé's unethical business practices, and putting pressure on the government to pass legislation that would prevent Nestlé from doing things that put people, animals and the environment at risk.

Much of the available brain research takes place on animals that tend to mirror human patterns of forming pair bonds and co-parenting.

Just take their quick quiz answering a few questions about your child and they'll give you your results (in fun animal form) along with an explanation about their potty personality — an Owl, Puppy, Bear Cub, Turtle, or Squirrel.

Green coverage in mainstream media is often reliant on long exposés where the party takes on the form of an exotic animal.

Animal cells take up carbon - 14 when they are formed, and because the decay rate of carbon - 14 is known, the time of death can be deduced from the amount of isotope left.

In similar experiments, animals with less NPAS4 in the nucleus accumbens took more time to form those early connections between environmental cues and cocaine, but they still sought the drug just as often during later simulated relapse.

And the outcomes «may alter the view of hybridization in animals as some form of mistake,» comments Loeske Kruuk of the University of Edinburgh, «because it is now clear that we can not take the consequences for fitness at face value.»

Animal mimicry takes many forms — including chemical and acoustic varieties — and offers unique insights into evolution

Taken together, the animal data suggest that a range of different microbes can induce amyloid plaques to form, Tanzi says.

It didn't take long for her to confirm that the flashing was not, as most people assumed, a form of bioluminescence — a chemical reaction inside animals like plankton that produces light similar to that of a glow stick.

Taken together, these results suggest that early terrestrial animals may have been able to hear sounds when they first stepped onto land, aiding by their newly formed lungs.

«Evolution has spent a colossal amount of time to find ways for us and other animals to take information out of our brains and communicate it to other animals in the forms of behavior, speech and so on,» Stocco said.

A new study takes a comparative approach to pinpoint what happens differently in humans versus other animals to explain why they can successfully regenerate neurons while we instead form scar tissue.

Our work demonstrates the power of ancient genomes to reconstruct the complex genetic changes that transformed wild animals into their domesticated forms, and the population context in which this process took place.

During glaciation, water was taken from the oceans to form the ice at high latitudes, thus global sea level drops by about 120 meters, exposing the continental shelves and forming land - bridges between land - masses for animals to migrate.

In reality, when milk products are consumed in their most natural form (raw, full - fat, and from healthy, pasture - raised animals) they can heal many of the issues for which they take the blame.

This past Thursday marked the one - year anniversary of The Curious Case of Campbell's Rats, wherein we took a wild ride through over two decades of animal research in which Dr. T. Colin Campbell of China Study fame showed that dietary protein, whether it comes from animals or plants, protects against aflatoxin toxicity and the initiation of new precancerous lesions while simultaneously promoting the growth of precancerous lesions that have already formed.

This movie falls into the same trap I mentioned in my «China Study» critique last year, and that many other people (Dr. Harriet Hall, Chris Masterjohn, and Anthony Colpo, to name a few) have taken issue with as well: extrapolating the effects of casein to all forms of animal protein.

The establishment view is as follows: the animal form of vitamin A is toxic and also interferes with vitamin D metabolism, so we should avoid foods rich in vitamin A, like liver, organ meats and cod liver oil; we can get all the vitamin A we need from the conversion of carotenes in plants; it is impossible to obtain adequate vitamin D from food, so we need to take vitamin D supplements.

B6 and folate levels can be adequate in non-junk food vegan diets that emphasize grains and vegetables though the ability to convert B6 to the active form of pyridoxal -5-phosphate — found readymade primarily in animal products — may be compromised, While taking this trio of B vitamins as a heart disease «insurance policy» remains important, the Nutrition article suggested high - quality protein — animal protein — rich in the sulfur containing amino acids methionine and cysteine is also needed.

The most efficient way to take the full complement of digestive enzymes is in the form of some type of whole pancreas preparation, which comes from animal sources.

Should I go back to more condensed forms of protein (animal products and lower the complex carbs) Although the idea of eating animal products is traumatizing to me, now that I've taken in so much information.

This amino acid is formed from methionine, which is taken into the body via animal - derived foods.

Suffice it say, assuming you're not eating animals, you can get sufficient vitamin A from taking a retinol - form vitamin A capsule, around 10,000 IU per day.

Animals now have the ability to form pack social hierarchies, coordinate complex group tactics and take advantage of the surroundings to set up deadly ambushes.

Wouldn't you know, the alien springs forth and begins to devour the crew — including Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom), Ulrich Thomsen (In a Better World) and Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS: Los Angeles)-- of this isolated station, but does so whilst taking the form of anybody it kills.

It's also vibrantly captured by those millions of LEGO pieces rendered, brick - by - brick, by Australia's Animal Logic, whether taking the inherently three - dimensional form of a fiery explosion or, most vividly, a stormy, undulating LEGO sea.

Ask students to take out their NM data - collection form and think about the section that asks how they have observed the animal.

The ninety - nine cent price of a fast - food hamburger simply doesn't take account of that meal's true cost — to soil, oil, public health, the public purse, etc., costs which are never charged directly to the consumer but, indirectly and invisibly, to the taxpayer (in the form of subsidies), the health care system (in the form of food - borne illnesses and obesity), and the environment (in the form of pollution), not to mention the welfare of the workers in the feedlot and the slaughterhouse and the welfare of the animals themselves.

The dog meat trade is one of the most horrific forms of cruelty and we took on helping these animals as an urgent mission for San Diego Humane Society,» says Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO.

Additionally, PIJAC is taking part in a workgroup formed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, in conjunction with the University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation, to identify issues and develop recommendations pertaining to public safety and potentially dangerous animals in Virginia.

It has become my calling, merging a passion for animals with the power of one human's help, in whatever form that may take.

«Our goal is to end animal suffering in any form it takes.

Animals vary in their ability to protect themselves against the damaging effects of copper and this natural variation is possibly responsible for the different forms the disease can take.

She is author of the highly - praised, comprehensive how - to book, «Get Political for Animals and Win the Laws They Need: Why and How to Form a Voting Bloc for Animals in Your Town, City, County and State — and the Simple Steps It Takes to Do It.»

This could take the form of separation anxiety, which manifests in destructive behavior, excessive barking, soiling or even aggression towards family members and other animals.

Take advantage of our online referral form for any small animal patient referred to the Wilford & Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hosanimal patient referred to the Wilford & Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching HosAnimal Teaching Hospital.

4203 - A requires shelters within 24 hours to take steps to (1) check animals for all currently possible forms of identification including, but not limited to, tags, microchips, tattoos or licenses; (2) make available to the public on the internet on a website or other public means if a website is not practical, at least during the redemption period, a photograph, if practicable, and a general description of the animal to assist the owner (s) in finding the animal, including the species, type, and breed (s), if known, though information about the animal may be withheld if deemed appropriate to facilitate finding the owner (s) or otherwise to protect the safety of the animal.

We confront the largest national and international problems facing animals, which local shelters don't have the reach or the resources to take on, such as animal fighting, puppy mills, horse slaughter and soring, seal killing and other forms of commercial slaughter of marine mammals, captive hunting and the wildlife trade, and inhumane slaughter and factory farming.

Thank you for giving Blum Animal Hospital the possibility to care for your pet s. To assure the finest care possible for your pet s and to become better acquainted with you, please take the time to fill out our New Client Form.

Simply print your order form and take it with approximately one tablespoon of your pet's ashes to one of our drop off sites with your check made out to Animal Placement Bureau, and you will be notified when your keepsake is ready to pick up in approximately one month.

Most of our dog breeds have some form of aggression in them, since they needed different forms of aggression to do their work: terriers are often aggressive towards other dogs and animals — they were and are fighters, the man working dogs imprint humans as being of their same species so they show the same kind of aggression that they show towards other dogs, the sight hounds were bred to be killers of game and sometimes other canines, the mastiffs were bred to take down large game and guard property, the flock guards were bred to be aggressive towards canines, the hounds were bred to be aggressive towards furred animals, some of the pointers were bred to be able to guard the hunter's game, etc., etc..

Carl Friedman, who rose during Rich's watch from volunteer to director of Animal Welfare and Protection Services for the San Francisco SPCA, took the lead at the newly formed Animal Care and Control.

Planned giving can take many forms, but all share the unique characteristic that they allow you to ultimately donate more to help save the lives of animals than you may have ever thought possible while retaining the flexibility to donate conservatively during the course of your lifetime.