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Most popular sites among 40-something Brits: Premium TV, Abbey National, Genes Reunited

Most popular sites among 40-something Brits: Premium TV, Abbey National, Genes ReunitedAnother ZDNet head scratcherI've got to wonder what makes ZDNet believe that this stat is worth posting for American visitors?Even more curious, is the fact that if you visit www.zdnet.co.uk there is no display of this item on the...

Tags: Blogging, Brits, Genes Reunited, Premium TV, American Visitor

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

7% of UK online users and 8% of online Americans research genealogy

Searching for ancestors on the web is becoming increasingly popular, says Nielsen//NetRatings, with 1.7 mln surfers, or 7% of the total people online in the UK logging on to research their family history in April 2005. This makes the Genealogy category in the UK almost as popular as in the...

Tags: UK Online

Blog posts 2005-05-25

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Oligo 7.11 (Mac)

OLIGO is a multi-functional program that searches for and selects oligonucleotides from a sequence file for polymerase chain reaction PCR, DNA sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis, and various hybridization applications. It calculates hybridization temperature and secondary structure of oligonucleotides based on the nearest neighbor thermodynamic values.It is also a good tool for...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Biology, OLIGO, OLIGO Software, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-12-30

Laptop Power Out of Thin Air And Other Christmas Wishes

Laptop Power Out of Thin Air And Other Christmas WishesFail.Wireless power via induction, as was done with the 60 watt bulb is both directional and harmful to people. Not only is it impossibly hard to power a wireless device accurately when one is moving around, but you don't want to...

Tags: Notebooks, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Laptop Power, Thin Air, Christmas, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-24

News to know: Palm, Oracle, Google, Mac sales and iPhone Nano

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Palm's CES news. Just in time or too late? Larry Dignan: Oracle's second quarter: A mixed bag, cost cuts likely Richard Koman:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Oracle Corp., Palm Inc., Net Neutrality, Sales, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-16

DeCODE turning genes into medical practice

DeCODE turning genes into medical practiceJust don't let the insurance companies knowI can see a point in the future when medical insurance companies will run one of these tests as part of their acceptance procedures. Same with life insurance companies. Maybe, like pre-existing conditions, they need to be...

Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, insurance company, PSA

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Do you have to be fat?

Do you have to be fat?Starting from factsIs there any longer a dispute that people are born with a natural weight and that they will, all else being equal, remain within a range of that weight?Is it surprising that many people who could be classified as overweight - the topic...

Tags: Tarot Cards, BMI, meal, gene

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Do you have to be fat?

The biggest danger to our health is not in our genes but in the comforts that came with 20th century life. Many of the genes in our bodies evolved to deal with hardship. Without hardship those same genes become a handicap. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Gene, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-15

DeCODE turning genes into medical practice

We're just talking about doing a better job of risk prediction, putting people at higher risk under closer study by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Risk, Dr., deCODE Genetics, Heart Attack, PSA, Obviously deCODE, 23andme, Strategy, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Security, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-15

One a Day Mens can't meet promises

One a Day Mens can't meet promisesHow about using "OT" next to these stories?OT for off-topic. Yes, story is interesting, and yes, not relevant to the main theme of this site. Still, in moderation, such stories add a bit of flavoring. Please, no politics or religion.As for...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, RSS, topic header, health care, Day Mens, vitamin, blog

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Fatties are just food addicts

Fatties are just food addictsPossible explanations for drug side effectsInteresting. This might explain the fact that many people who take neuroleptic drugs for schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, bipolar syndrome, etc., gain weight. Neuroleptics are commonly developed starting with compounds which block D2 dopamine receptors, then going through steps to tweak the...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Neuroleptics, Fatties, food addict, food

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

Fatties are just food addicts

Get more pleasure out of each bite you take, pay attention to the quality of your food, and learn that hunger is the best appetizer. Train the dopamine receptors you have and your genes won't get in the way of your jeans. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Food, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Dana Blankenhorn, Stice

Blog posts 2008-10-17

Computers can now guess our age

U.S. researchers have developed a software that can almost precisely guess your age. This software just needs a picture of your face to estimate your age. As said the project leader at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign UIUC, 'age-estimation software is useful in applications where you don't need to...

Tags: Software, Age, Computer, Age Estimation Performance, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Do you really want to know how you might die?

Get your genes looked at, and peer without blinking into the abyss, or live without that knowledge and have your doctor guess when something goes wrong. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Sergey Brin, Blogging, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-19

XPlasMap 0.99 (Mac)

It draws plasmid or linear DNA maps, showing features such as genes, multiple cloning sites, and restriction sites. The maps are highly customizable: colors, styles, position, and overall appearance of features can be changed. Fragments can be copied or cut, and inserted into different maps or turned into maps on...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ian York, Biotechnology, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-17

Should political postings stay or go? A survey.

I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...

Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-04

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Who wins with Google Chrome

Who wins with Google ChromeChrome adds a lot. By about any measure, Chrome will be way ahead of IE8.If there was nothing new here, there would be no excitement.Chrome Adds Nothing NewAt this point in time, Chrome adds effectively nothing new. It's little more than a late attempt to...

Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, FF 3.1, Chrome, Google Inc., Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

A virus in our genes, think about that....

A virus in our genes, think about that....Not bad...You were doing good until about halfway through the post, when you might as well have pulled out your Barack Hussein Obama flag and waved it from the rooftops.Your gallop off into politics ruined what would otherwise have been a good read.RE:...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Obama, gene, virus, Creationists, Natural Selection, Sarah Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

A virus in our genes, think about that....

Really fascinating news: Virus is passed from parent to child in the DNA. Researchers found that roseola, an infection that everyone apparently gets but only 20 percent of children develop the characteristic rash that gives it its name, is actually in our DNA. It co-evolved into us, which raises some...

Tags: DNA, Chromosome, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-03