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Yamanaka reopens stem cell debate

The ethical and political debate about using stem cells from human embryos has been reignited, through an interview with the Japanese researcher behind an alternate production method. Shinya Yamanaka (right, from Wired), the Kyoto University researcher given co-credit for the discovery, alongside James Thomson of the University...

Tags: Stem-cell, Argument, Embryo, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-11

Feelers (exe)

Evil insect forces have kidnapped your colony's queens, spelling doom for your collective unless you can protect its few remaining eggs. The embryos will eventually hatch into new queens if you can mow down the hordes of creepy-crawlies and winged menaces out to break or steal them.

Tags: Colony, Embryo

Software downloads 2006-10-25

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Gienem Dairy Standard (exe)

Gienem Dairy is a dairy cattle management system. The system helps you achieve high levels of bovine productivity by: Helping you manage all aspects of your dairy herd, including; Reproduction management (artificial insemination management, embryo transfer management, natural servicing management), dairy production management (you can record and report milk, fat...

Tags: Dairy, Gienem Technologies, Gienem Dairy, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-15

Cell images on Times Square?

If you're in New York this coming week, don't miss the images which will be displayed on the high-definition TV NBC screen at Times Square. General Electric -- which owns NBC -- launched last year a competition for the best images taken with its IN Cell Analyzer systems. GE received...

Tags: General Electric Co., Image, Cell, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-01

Is Alzheimer's on the ropes?

Is Alzheimer's on the ropes?That would be wonderfulI agree that Alzheimer's is just a terrible disease and also hopeful a cure/prevention can be found. While this does not run in my family, I've seen and heard of the toll it takes on families.Soon we will get a new president that...

Tags: Alzheimer's disease, Pope, God, rope

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Will clones end the abortion debate?

Will clones end the abortion debate?Typical Diatribe of an Arrogant ModernistIf technology makes it possible then we should do it? Isn't that the argument for building the atomic bomb? Is the world a safer place because we thought it possible to build a bomb that could kill of thousands of...

Tags: circulatory structure, human life, abortion, Dana, environment

Discussion threads 2008-01-20

Stem cell debate to continue regardless

Here's an easy prediction to make. The stem cell debate will continue through 2008, and beyond, no matter where the stem cells come from. (Picture from Advanced Cell Technology, via Scientific American.) In a society which still debates whether evolution should be taught, and...

Tags: Science, Humanity, Stem-cell, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-11

Stem cell finding does not end debate

Stem cell finding does not end debatecontroversyIt's been my experience that controversy is like a game score of one to nothing. The scientific finding is new, untested and has no history of success of failure. The controversy comes from the other side who have produced nothing but can't wait for...

Tags: stem-cell, political debate

Discussion threads 2007-11-26

Is the stem cell debate over?

Is the stem cell debate over?solves nothingBravo, but this solves nothing. First, the reports associated with this entry are wholly incomplete and inaccurate. Scientists have already created embryo like results with adult stem cells. No where in the articles do they mention the ultimate goal of pluripotent...

Tags: Theology, stem-cell

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Artificial cartilage just five years away

Artificial cartilage just five years awayNo limits on the use of human stem cellsThere are no limits on the use of human stem cells. There is only a limit on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research that could promote the propagation of embryos for the purposes of research destructive...

Tags: stem-cell, disc, Rice

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

Searching through biological images

Researchers at the Arizona State University ASU are working on software tools to analyze databases of biological images. One of these projects is using machine learning technology to compare the expression patterns captured in the images. So far, the software was used to explore a database of embryonic fruit flies...

Tags: Science &, Nature, Health &, Medicine, Computers &, Internet

Blog posts 2007-05-07

ClayGun (exe)

ClayGun is an arcade-style score-based shooting game.It blends attractive graphics and sound, well-thought-out gameplay and fun story lines; to bring a console-quality shoot'em up to your Pocket PC. The game has various levels of difficulty and will interest a novice as much as the hardcore shooting games player. Game features...

Tags: Graphics, ClayGun, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-03-05

Microsoft's moves towards detente

Microsoft's moves towards detenteDevelopers, developers, developersAs you know, Microsoft gains by obliging developers. The company is so responsive that some have accused it of a form of lock-in by comfort and accommodation.This effort, like the Office formats, may be considered a way to oblige developers. In the current...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., GPL, Stallman, patent

Discussion threads 2006-09-14

SCO case will end with a whimper

SCO case will end with a whimperActually, # chickens can be > # eggsIt is possible to hatch two chickens from a single egg.see: http://ulisse.cas.psu.edu/pa4h/embryoquestion.htmlFrom the above site:1. Can two chicks hatch from one egg? Yes. It is a rare occurrence. When two chicks hatch from the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., Unix, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-07-03

Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) (zip)

Canto 1 - Part 1 (of twelve cantos total.) By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This epic philosophical and literary classic of India touches upon all fields of human knowledge. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the most complete and authoritative exposition of Vedic knowledge covering everything from the nature of the...

Tags: Knowledge, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2006-02-09

Hawking's cosmological riff

Hawking's cosmological riffLook out, Stephen.NOW, You REALLY are in hot water:- You evidently didn't include any mention of Intelligent Design in your talk.- You seem to want to kill babies just so they could find a cure for your condition.- You called an idea of Dubya's "stupid."Tsk, tsk, tsk, and...

Tags: Intelligent Design, cosmological riff, riff

Discussion threads 2005-11-11

Pregnancy Calculator (zip)

This program helps you plan for the important milestones in your pregnancy. Choose the date of your last period and the dates will change accordingly. The following details will be displayed instantly: the probable date of conception; the start date of the second and third trimesters; the date that most...

Tags: Conception, Baby

Software downloads 2005-10-06

Cerf: Hollywood interested in BitTorrent

Cerf: Hollywood interested in BitTorrentThey'er slow but they don't get rich being idiotsExecs are like sarks except instead of smelling blood they smell money. It doesn't matter how much sense the internet and it's method of distribution is, they won't start circleing till they smell money.Then it's a feeding...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, AOL/Time Warner, abortion, pill, Cerf, BitTorrent

Discussion threads 2005-04-15