Scientists in South Korea have created four Beagle puppies that glow in the dark. They glow a red colour that scientists say could help find cures for human diseases as genes have been planted in to the dogs, and the same could be done for humans. The dogs look normal in...
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"WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted. The technology, called light-emitting...
"A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese...
"Save the planet, get a headache?
Some U.K. health experts say energy-saving light bulbs may trigger migraines in people prone to the condition, according to a report in Britain's Daily Mail.
British...
Would you take one of these home?"South Korean scientists have cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays.The country's Science and Technology Ministry said it is an achievement that could help...
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New awesomest pet ever? South Korean scientists have announced that they've succeeded in manipulating a flourescent protein gene in cats. The ostensible purpose is to help research treatments for genetic diseases in humans -- basically making them glow in the dark. They only...
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"This Oblate Spheroid holds so many secrets left to uncover and expose to the rest of our consciousness.
Suriname, a country located on the northeast coast of South America, has become a most recent hotbed of new...
"Taking Cuba’s lead, Venezuela has distributed millions of fluorescent bulbs in recent months, giving a blue-gray glow at nighttime to slums that used to be swathed in common yellow incandescent light.
“We see the savings,” said Francis Izquierdo, a single mother in...
"One of the most basic principles of making visual art, light as a medium itself takes many forms. From the continuum of fluorescent tube-based works—starting with Dan Flavin's pared-down constructions and more recent works by Leo Villareal and Spencer Fitch (Sunset (South...
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The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...
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