Wednesday, February 6, 2008
20 More Uses of Coconut
Every part of the coconut plant has its value to humans. More and more uses of coconut...
Joshua Lederberg, 82, a Nobel Winner, Dies
Dr. Lederberg was one of the 20th century's leading scientists, whose work in bacterial genetics had vast medical implications and led to his receiving a Nobel Prize.
Patient: Honey Wound Treatment †Just Like a Miracle'
In late November 2007, Overman began receiving the Medihoney treatment, a wound dressing that St. Mary's recently began trying on a few patients, said Debbie Cobb, a registered nurse at St. Mary's who helped with Overman's procedure. According to its Web site, Medihoney combines an active mauka honey from New Zealand with jellybush honey...
Jenstar - Miracle drug that cures all diseases
Created in the 1980s, Jenstar can cure all diseases and afflictions of the human body. Fuck the FDA!
It's a hoax
This is a generic electron micrograph taken from one of 8 or 10 in existence. This shows the skin of a 13 year old humanoid just before being asked to the graduation prom. .
Apitherapy News: Apitherapy Popular in Russia
There will be more than just honey on sale: other products include propolis -- which has various medicinal uses, royal jelly -- a dietary supplement, and beeswax... Books on beekeeping and the medicinal uses of honey will also be available… Honey and other beekeeping products have been used in Russia for centuries
Apitherapy News: Bee Venom Peptide Keeps Neurons Alive
Dr Coulson said a peptide found in bee venom called tertiapin had worked to keep neurons alive in the laboratory and in chicken embryos. But years of research is ahead before scientists can apply their discovery to humans…
MIT Prof Confirms Perpetual Motion Machine is Accelerating
College drop-out creates perpetual motion machine that has been vetted past an MIT professor that can't explain it. Thane Heins is nervous and hopeful. It's Jan. 24, a Thursday afternoon, and in four days the Ottawa-area native will travel to Boston where he'll demonstrate an invention that appears, though he doesn't dare say it, to be a perpetual
Defibrillator - A Simple Device to Save Your Life
Perhaps one of the most valuable pieces of medical equipment to own is the defibrillator. Defibrillation is the treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, many schools and universities are now installing this equipment in their buildings in order to save lives. Owning this piece of equipment is something that everyone should consid
Physicists Develop a Way to “Beam Up†Atoms
In a discovery that may pave the way for possible Star Trek-like travel in the future, a group of physicists have developed a method to teleport atoms.
Can a Robotic Weapon Be Programmed to Have Ethics?
Combat robots and computerized missile launchers may one day be better soldiers than humans because they are programmed with ethical behavior and will never engage in friendly fire. You learn about all this and more from videos just posted from the awesome "Technology in Wartime" conference
For Jarvik Heart Pioneer, Drug Ads Raise Questions
Dr. Robert Jarvik's appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers.
10 Trailblazing Scientists About to Change Your Future
Hiroshi Ishiguro, Roboticist - is my favorite scientist of this bunch. It would be cool to learn about his private life. I wonder if he plans on making sexbot androids? Or maybe dogwalking androids? Either would be great
10 Trailblazing Scientists About to Change Your Future
Hiroshi Ishiguro, Roboticist - is my favorite scientist of this bunch. It would be cool to learn about his private life. I wonder if he plans on making sexbot androids? Or maybe dogwalking androids? Either would be great
The New Glue
Researchers have found a component in mussels that proves vital for future substances in glue. The glue is adhesive due to high amounts of mussel protein.
Tattoo machines may help in better delivery of vaccines
Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body and in tests undertaken with mice, tattoos were much more effective in provoking a response from the immune system.
How dinosaurs bulked up on a veggie diet
By mimicking the guts of the biggest dinosaurs, scientists now find the animals' diets of evergreens and ferns were more nourishing than previously thought.
Frank Interview with Richard Dawkins
What would the "Richard Dawkins School of Public Service" look like? It would probably be similar to this school (Clinton School), but it might have a bit less emphasis on the nuts and bolts of public service in politics and economics, and a bit more emphasis on educational aspects in encouraging people to open their eyes
Ford: Closed Centrifuge. Do not Attempt!
The latest Ford F150 commercial has a the truck in a giant centrifuge. I can't help but analyze this commercial from a physics standpoint. I am also glad they gave the warning to not attempt this stunt. What will I do with that giant centrifuge now?
Life’s Frigid Beginnings?
How did life begin....how many times can we ask this question and still not know the answer?
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