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January 25, 2008
Man Creates Artifical Life
See that man there? Dr. Craig Venter has successfully created the first man-made DNA strand thus taking him only one step away from creating artificial life. Pundits will say scientists are trying to play God but the opposite camp would argue our new understanding of organic molecular architecture can open up doors to new fields of medicine.
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January 22, 2008
Touch The Invisible Sky
NASA has this incredible book called "Touch The Invisible Sky" written in braille; photo braille that is.
Every photo has brail embedded into the image. It would be amazing to feel what the universe. Unfortunately it doesn't look like the book is for sale. You'd have to go to your local library to see it. I personally would love to add it to my collection.
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January 9, 2008
Parkinsons Linked To Pollution
After years of debate, some scientists are finally agreeing there's a link between parkinsons and pollutants, particularly TCE which is found in many cleaning solvents. To a lesser extent, there's also a connection to pesticides. Both pollutants destroy mitochondria which has been identified as the precursor to degenerative diseases.
The research is based on a 25 year study on workers who had contact with TCE now mostly only found in industrial areas.
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January 7, 2008
Begging To Be In A Daft Punk Video
The Kamioka Observatory in Japan is perhaps one of the most stunning pieces of architecture designed for scientific research. Located 1,000 meters underground, a cylindrical tube houses 50,000 tons of ultra-purified water. The walls are completely sheathed in photomultiplier tubes able to detect neutrinos, proton decay and cosmic rays.
Not open to the public but I can only imagine. Seen it at New Launches. More pictures after the jump.
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Bush Admin Removes Enviro Protection, Approves Logging
It's sad but true. The Bush Administration is busy working back door deals to remove environmental protection laws over Oregon's Old Growth Forest to the tune of a 700% increase in logging if passed. The forests are OLD and some trees are ANCIENT. They've been there long before humans even settled in Oregon. They not only add to the natural majestic beauty of Oregon but provide shelter for many animals and natural flood protection.
It's disappointing to know all that money could be spent on educating the public about recycling and building new sustainable facilities to support new industries but I guess with the Bush Administration, stuffing coffers is more important.
Take action now and watch this video.
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