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07/21/09 For Science Without Animal Experiments

With a powerful performance Animal Friends calls to the marking of the Day of Fighting Animal Experiments"Bloodied" Animal Friends' activist wrapped up in bandages was "crucified" on a "laboratory device" in order...

Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain

Risk-taking may be linked to a chemical in the brain (rather than a cognitive function or decision-making process, say). "Scientists say they have found physical evidence of brain differences which may drive "thrill-seekers" to act impulsively or dangerously. A small study...

Great Apes Debate : To be or not to be made extinct by Humans

Just imagine an opposite condition , wehn Humans will be used as Guiena pig to justify the need to do reserch in the field of medical science. I think this is already happening in third world countries......not by...

Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: Italian study

"Tue Sep 30, 3:31 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday. The herb has long held a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments, which did...

New York does carfree day

This is excellent.   It's one thing when Vancouver has a carfree day but when it happens in NYC it's a little different. "NEW YORK - In Paris, they call it La Plage, or the beach. And in Bogota,...

CDC action at germ lab questioned

"At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new $214 million infectious disease laboratory in Atlanta, scientists are conducting experiments on bioterror bacteria in a room with a containment door sealed with duct tape."

Sunscreen Use Causes Bleaching in Coral Reefs

Sunscreen use is highly recommended by doctors and dermatologists to help prevent melanoma and other skin cancers and diseases. However, once you dive into the water and it starts to come off, where does all that...

Starlings know if you are watching them

Starlings can tell if you are watching them, according to a study thathas shown for the first time that starlings respond to a human's gaze."Starlings will keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at...

How Does Plastic Wrap Cling? asks Tiffany Martini (on Chow)

Finding a plastic wrap that really works, sealing properly or even better tight, easy to cut to size all that without shriveling can be challenging.Tiffany Martini (Chow) tries to get an answer How Does Plastic Wrap Clings by putting the nagging question to Clair Hicks,...

WTF, BT? British ISP Spies on its Customers

"BT has admitted that it secretly used customer data to test Phorm's advertising targeting technology last summer, and that it covered it up when customers and The Register raised questions over the suspicious...

Penguin Using Google Maps as it Moves from "Book Publishing" to "Storytelling"

Noteworthy. I'm looking up some links from the 1990s with hypertext novels and such and will write more about this. This is interesting because Penquin has been experimental in the past. Shane Richmond says the story itself is a bit weak, but it is an intriguing idea to...

NOTHING Is Finally Captured, Stored, & Retrieved :: Oblate Spheroid

"That’s right! This is a feat for the ages. NOTHING, or a reasonable facsimile in the form of a VACUUM, has finally been captured, placed in storage, and successfully retrieved. Actually, what was captured...

Space shuttle launches successfully

"US Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 7.45pm this evening after two months of delays. It is on on a mission to deliver the European Columbus space lab to the International Space Station. It is carrying a crew of seven, including a Frenchman, a German and five...

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