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- Bioengineered viruses kill bacteria
- Synthetic biology is an emerging field which involves the engineering of biological organisms. One of the first applications has been developed by a team of researchers from the MIT and Boston University who built viruses to combat harmful 'biofilms'. These bacteriophages -- or phages -- could soon be used to...
- Tags: Health &, Medicine, Science &, Nature
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology
- Gates foundation to promote synthetic biologyGates foundation to promote synthetic biologyHey! Don't knock Rhode Island! Thats where I grew up and I'm not afraid to get midevil if you talk bad about it.An antivirus from the Gates Foundation?Nuff said.It makes sensesynthetic brains are the best MS can hope for...
- Tags: Gates Foundation, Microsoft Corp., E-Coli, synthetic Biology, biology
- Discussion threads 2004-12-13
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- Texting? Pull Over ...
- Texting? Pull Over ...re: Texting? Pull Over ...It's scary. I went through line in a grocery store, everytime the cashier had two seconds between ringing up customers her head was down texting. I can't imagine that kind of person on the road.RE: Texting? Pull Over ...TST: None of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, stat, headset, cell phone, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Science Data Reference System (zip)
- Provides over 30 data reference tables and databases of information for Chemistry, Physics and Biology. The system also provides a number of tools including a scientific calculator that can calculate molecular mass, a triangle calculator, an electrical circuit calculator, an area and volume calculator, an angle converter and an area...
- Tags: Dot Point Learning Systems, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- BioStat 2008 (exe)
- BioStat - user-friendly biology and medicine oriented statistical software. BioStat is a professional statistical tool intended for both novicesand professionals. While BioStat 2008 is a heavy-duty biology and medicine oriented professional statistical analysis tool, the interface is so simple that even people who have no knowledge of statistics are capable...
- Tags: Statistical Analysis, Biology, AnalystSoft, BioStat 2008, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-09-24
- Many UK teachers support creationism
- Many UK teachers support creationismWhy doesnt the headline read 72% opposed?Why does the media so often favor or present the minority view while ignoring the majority. Hey reporters! I'm a nut job wank that wants to promote the Gods from Outerspace theory of origins in all schools. ...
- Tags: Quality, creationism
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- First synthetic tree mimics transpiration
- First synthetic tree mimics transpiration"What could be some possible applications for this synthetic trees?""Planting" them in a Second Life garden! ;-)Still a little sceptical about this.Dr Juan Barba of the Agricultural extension at the University of Arizona may argue that trees transpire at will. If you ever camped in...
- Tags: transpiration, synthetic tree
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging Garett Rogers: Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts Jason Perlow: Microsoft: It's...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Text Messaging, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Spamming, Spam, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Creation in science classes? Maybe...
- Professor Michael Reiss, Director of Education for the Royal Society, seriously irritated most of his fellow Royal Society members and a good chunk of the scientific community by posting a blog entry on September 11th suggesting that creationism and intelligent design should not automatically be excluded from science education. ...
- Tags: Professor, Science, Biology, Student, Teacher, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-14
- UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be fired
- When a clergymember is appointed as education head of Britain's Royal Society and he then advocates teaching creationism in science class, is he just looking out for the best interests of children or is he trying to sneak religion into the classroom? The latter, in the strong...
- Tags: Sir, Winner, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-14
- First synthetic tree mimics transpiration
- Cornell University researchers have created the world's first synthetic tree. So far, it's a very small 'tree' which stands in a palm-sized piece of hydrogel. This 'tree simulates the process of transpiration, the cohesive capillary action that allows trees to wick moisture upward to their highest branches.' Apparently, the scientists...
- Tags: Tree, Water, Hydrogel, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-09-14
- Secret of red wine revealed
- Secret of red wine revealedDanish studyDana, I'm not disputing their study, but a lot of the "red wine is helpful" buzz came from what is known as "the Danish Study". Denmark has an extremely immobile population where almost everyone drinks and it is almost exactly equal one-third beer drinkers,...
- Tags: wine, red wine
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- UK educator: Teach creationism
- So this is the state of science education? I just don't know what to think anymore. The Times of London reports that Britain's director of education at the Royal Society says creationism should be taught in science class. In a kind of waving the white flag...
- Tags: Children, Science, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Hey, Dad, did you hear the world was going to end this week?
- Hey, Dad, did you hear the world was going to end this week?I was disappointed.I was counting on not having to go to work. :-)The destructive fantasy of Freedom*Stultify* has no intransitive sense; Dr. Hawking appears not to know what the word means. Although this could be considered niggling, it...
- Tags: fantasy, Hawking
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Google on search: The real work is just starting
- Google's Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience, reckons that today's search is a 90 percent solution. But the remaining 10 percent of the search equation will require more than 90 percent of the work ahead if search is to be perfected. Those comments...
- Tags: Google Inc., Marissa Mayer, Search, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- A new method to study origin of life
- A new method to study origin of lifeStart from the other endStart with a conclusion, then only accept/invent things that support that conclusion. The kool-aid is so much smoother that way. ;)Phylogenetic algorhythmsAn evaluation of the worth of the methodology should start with examining how the analysis is accomplished.You may...
- Tags: Biotechnology, kool-Aid, Darwin
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...
- Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conduct
- On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conductSynthetic rageWhat a bunch of pompous windbags these politicians are. They have no interest in freedom of expression or privacy; just try upsetting the almighty mandarins at H*meland Security and see how far you get with that kind of argument....
- Tags: Policies and procedures, code of conduct, Dissidents, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Synthetic photosynthesis!
- Read all about it. MIT professor and a fellow researcher say they've duplicated the process of photosynthesis and can create synthetic leaves. That means sunlight turned into hydrogen and oxygen for fuel cells, or other energy applications. One possible drawback to this experimental process: it...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Fuel Cells, Telecom & Utilities, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Evolution is punctuated equilibria
- Evolution is punctuated equilibriaFunny thing......how the definition and *theory* of Evolution note the capital continues to morph. It's utter scientific fraud and debauchery!RE: Evolution is punctuated equilibria> Clearly, we are not any closer to securing the Internet, if that is even possible.I don't think it's possible, but it IS...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Litigation, SECURITY, Debauchery, attack, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
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