Thursday, February 14, 2008

El Negocio del 'Global Warming' y el Dengue en Puerto Rico

Experimento de vacuna contra el dengue pone en riesgo la vida de cientos de puertorriqueños. Ejecutivos de GlaxoSmithKline aseguran que la vacuna aumentará su negocio a nivel mundial.

Shortcomings For Undergraduate Resarch

It's not all about the "opportunity"

Where to find Alabama Geodes, Rocks, and Agate!

Looking to find rocks and geodes in the Alabama area? Alabama has many caves and where there are caves there are some awesome Geodes and rocks!

Why People Act Like Sheep?

People in crowds behave just like sheep, scientists claim, by blindly following one or two people who seem to know where they are going.

Robots could reduce animal tests

US scientists are taking the first step towards testing potentially hazardous chemicals on cells grown in a laboratory, without using live animals. Finally--a move away from animal testing!

geek job #11: Computer Jock for the LHC

The teams I've worked on have managed some incredibly large data centers. But I have some serious geek envy for the dudes running the computing and network infrastructure for CERN's Large Haldron Collider.

Niger dinosaurs who ruled the forest

They are among the strangest - and most terrifying - creatures ever unearthed. Two previously unknown flesh-eating dinosaurs that hunted the rich forests of Africa some 110 million years ago have been discovered in Niger.

Mysterious Illness Killing Off Bats

Bats in New York and Vermont are mysteriously dying off by the thousands, often with a white ring of fungus around their noses, and scientists in hazmat suits are crawling into dank caves to find out why.

Solution to Nuclear Waste - Accelerator Driven Transmutation

A subcritical reactor is a nuclear fission reactor that produces fission without achieving criticality. The long-lived transuranic elements in nuclear waste can be fissioned, releasing energy in the process and leaving behind the fission products which are shorter-lived. This would shorten considerably the time for disposal of radioactive waste.

Major Step Forward in Understanding Cell Reprogramming

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Researchers have taken a major step toward eventually being able to reprogram adult cells to an embryonic stem cell-like state without the use of viruses or cancer-causing genes.

Approach To Investigations In A Patient of Musculoskeletal D

Majority of musculoskeletal disorders can be diagnosed easily by a complete history and physical examination. Clinical evaluation helps to determine whether additional investigations are needed.

Champneys Detox Pad - Dissection

Some time ago I posted an article about Champneys Detox Pads, showing how the icky brown 'toxins' that supposedly come from your feet can be elicited by adding clean water to the pad. I suspect this is because the pads contain wood vinegar (pyroligneous acid), a marvellous substance that is a white powder when […]

92yr old inventor created device to heat water with sound

a 92 year old inventor baffles the rest of the world with this invention. no other scientist knows how this is possible

Hawking recommends changing DNA to avoid the Terminator

If humans don't watch out, computers will take over the Earth, says Stephen Hawking.

Two new flesh-eating dinosaurs unearthed in Niger

Two strange new flesh-eating dinosaurs which hunted the rich forests of Africa some 110 million years ago have been unearthed in Niger, researchers said Thursday.

Home Monitoring Cardiac Device

Heart patients with implanted devices, who have to chase their doctors for regular reviews, can now rest easy and get their condition monitored from the comfort of their homes.

Nintendo Wii Offers An Excellent Rehabilitation Therapy

If you think that rehabilitation is all about boring and gruesome mental and physical training regime, you are surely mistaken, for American doctors are now using Nintendo's popular Wii video game system as a rehabilitation therapy.

When Women Would Grow Their Own Sperm!

A woman could simply pick up a bit of bodily detritus, take it to a laboratory, and give birth to the genetic child of Sir Richard Branson.

College Kids' Risky Behaviour Influenced By Parents

Sharing details of your life with parents is not a bad idea after all, for a study has revealed that parents still have a positive influence on their college going children, by staying close and knowing details of their lives.

In romance, looks matters most to the beautiful

In the world of romance, we seek out partners who are just as "hot" or "not hot" as we are. A new study supports the idea that super models flock together while individuals lacking the perfect face and body also stick together.

Three U.S. agencies aim to end animal testing

An ambitious program announced today by a coalition of government agencies could lead to the end of animal testing to evaluate the safety of new chemicals and drugs.

Fiberglass: Resins and fibers

Explains the variety of resins (epoxy and polyester), the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the types of fibers that can be used in this composite material.

Patients who are frozen in time

Cryonics - freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them - has always been a long shot. But, says Wendy M Grossman, advances mean it could be coming a little closer.

Monkey Love...

Well... Apes actually...

Will we ever teleport? Scientists say that it's possible.

Scientists say that teleporting may be possible.

Barrera sónica inferno,provoca vértigo, nausea,vómitos...

Inferno es una "barrera sónica", un cacharro que genera cuatro frecuencias entre los 2 y 5 kilohercios y hace que te quedes en el sitio preso del vértigo, la nausea, un dolor en el pecho insoportable y, finalmente, vómitos a tutiplén.

Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity--Book

Creationism doesn't belong in a science class; the basic disputes are a rehash of philosophical & religious clashes which are timeless, or at least date from the rise of philosophy in the ancient world. Creationism is rooted in a psychological rebellion against proof of how the world works.

Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity--Book

Creationism doesn't belong in a science class; the basic disputes are a rehash of philosophical & religious clashes which are timeless, or at least date from the rise of philosophy in the ancient world. Creationism is rooted in a psychological rebellion against proof of how the world works.

Boltzmann Brains

Are you just an isolated brain in the universe that was created as a random quantum fluctuation moments ago?

Einstein was wrong

A bunch of I don't understand, but author says Einstein was wrong! By the looks of the author, it seams that he doesn't get out much.

Two New Dino Species Discovered; Scavengers of the Sahara

Eocarcharia dinops, or ''fierce-eyed dawn shark,'' was armed with three-inch blade-like teeth, likely for disabling and dismembering prey. Kryptops palaois, or ''old hidden face,'' boasted a horny face. Some experts speculate that its menacing brow was used in head-butting contests with rival males.

Discovered a rare three-legged man type!

Sometimes science discoveries are really extraordinary. They are sometimes discoveries that scientist have worked for, and they sometimes come by chance.

Netpbm

For generating movies on Mac.

Building potato clocks as science projects for kids

Good post explaining really well how to build a simple potato clock. Excellent science project for kids.

[Vietnam Public Health] Statistics in One hour!

quick reference

Human Upgrades: Because Your Body Sucks The Way It Is.

With surgeries like "SimpleCunt," "PalmClit," "Sixth Finger," and "Web Footed," you will never run out of "upgrades" for your body. This site is crazy. And they actually have pictures to show that it can be done. (Well, photoshops of it being done...)