If the stem cell wars are indeed nearly over, no one will savor the peace more than James A. Thomson. Dr. Thomson's laboratory at the University of Wisconsin was one of two that in 1998 plucked stem cells from human embryos for the first time, destroying the embryos in the process and touching off a divisive national debate.
A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth.
OK, so I'm claiming there have been collective intellects since life began on this planet 3.85 billion years ago. This might easily make you wonder, if I'm so smart, and if all this is true, can we give group intellects an IQ test? The answer is yes.
If a company can fire a worker via text message , then why can't a worker "call in sick" via text message? Apparently he can, an Edinburgh employment tribunal has ruled.
Not a Windows XP SP3 beta tester, but can't wait for the official release? Or just like to stay on the bleeding edge? There's a way you can get access to it via Windows Update. It does involve editing the registry, but it's not that difficult.
Remember the tricorder? Either the old-style one from Star Trek: TOS or the newer one from Star Trek: TNG? Do you even remember Star Trek at all or understand what those three letter abbreviations mean? Nanobiotechnology firm Orla Protein Technologies Ltd. and Japanese electronics manufacturer Japan Radio Co., Ltd. are working together on what is a kinda-sorta tricorder, or at least has some tricorder-esque features.
he One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation's "Give One, Get One" Program (G1G1), which enabled end users to get an XO-1 for themselves, while at the same time donating an XO-1, was originally scheduled to run from Nov. 12 - Nov. 26. The program has proven so popular, and the public has been asking for more time to participate, so it was been extended until the end of the year.
Indoor plants and I don't mix. Basically, I kill them, no matter what I do. The Thirsty Light might help me keep at least a few of them alive, despite the fact that it looks more like a cotton swab than an electronic sensor.
LLast week I wrote that testers reported that Windows Vista SP1, at least in Release Candidate (RC) form, is still somewhat of a slowpoke. Devil Mountain Software, the testers, have run their same tests on Windows XP SP3's RC, and in this case, they've seen a 10% speedup from XP SP2 to SP3.
