Detecting Pollution with Living Biosensors

Microbes are our friends; genetically engineered to glow flourescently and provide cheap and fast detection of contaminants, from oil spills to food supplies. If they keep these things out of the food supply, we'll be fine; I like technology, but I don't want my organic...

Only the Smart Die Young

This makes a lot of sense if you think about it. However, if you did just think about it, you've shortened your lifespan by a month. Well done."It doesn't pay to be smart and ignorance really is bliss if you want a long life -- at least if you're a fly, according to new...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />LET PISTORIOUS RUN !!!"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at the Beijing Olmypics,...

British Name, Swiss Identity, Speaks French, Stephanie Booth presents 'Going ...

She could be British for all I knew until I met Stephanie Booth at South by Southwest.In fact she lives in Lausanne, Switzerland, speaks French fluently and being one of these so called Global Nomads decided to stage Going Solo, a one day conference directed mainly at...

Cellectricon announces world`s first system for high throughput RNAi screening

""We are pleased to collaborate with EPFL and look forward to bringing this state-of-the-art system to the market," says Dr. Mattias Karlsson, CEO at Cellectricon. "Cellaxess-HT will be the first of its kind on the market and will significantly impact drug discovery by...

Assisted Suicide: Let The Culling Begin

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A ruling by Switzerland's highest court released Friday has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives. Switzerland already...