Synthetic Humans

I have been thinking about a Platonic-like organization of society where synthetics of the world -- those cold, self-righteous, racist, elitist, despotic, and ultra-Machiavellian creatures – would be considered the lowest creatures on the face of the Earth. There is...

Big Thighs Can Now Be Turned Into Big Breasts

Unwanted fat on thighs and stomach can now be re-distributed and used as breast implants. This new operation has so far been tested in Britain and the United States, and is expected to be available to the public...

Rachel Alexandra, the Great

" Rachel Alexandra, the Great Yesterday, in what is likely to be the final bow of her three year-old campaign. Out of this world filly Rachel Alexandra took on older horses for the first time in her already...

Turn $2.00 into $656K at New York's lovely Saratoga Race-Track

This afternoon at 4:09 p.m. race four on today's Saratoga card will go to post with a little something extra on the line. Thanks to a host of long-shots that paraded to the winners circle during the first...

Poor Tyler Baze... ...Breeders' Cup Challenge 17 down & 46 to go

Y2K (00') top apprentice jockey Tyler Baze who does his best ridding in Southern California would have been the center of attention at Del Mar Racetrack if it weren't for a pesky broken finger that will keep the...

101 uses for a woman

" 1 Finding at least one thing about your appearance worth complimenting (“I’ve always loved your ... earlobes”). 2 Finding at least one thing about your new haircut worth criticising. 3 Lending you...

101 uses for a man

" 1 Whistling at you in the street on your 41st birthday (this should be a state-funded initiative). 2 Model railways, the running and maintenance of. 3 Pigeon fancying. 4 Particle physics. 5 Eating...

Medical Marijuana Benefits

" Marijuana Rx Has medical marijuana gotten a bad rap? Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Dr. Herbert Kleber and Dr. Mitch Earleywine on the pros and cons of using medical marijuana...

HonKong - Synthetic Bio, students program DNA, new computers, synthetic fuel ...

Synthetic Biology: renewable fuel ? The Microprocessor created intelligent, self controlling, so called closed loop machines. the next step happens in Hong Kong China, program the DNA of a bacteriaand look what...

How organic agriculture is creating new export opportunities for African farmers

"The staunchest supporters of each of the two sides in what I call Africa's 'agro-ideological debate' are unlikely to see eye to eye any time soon, so deep is their suspicion of each others' motives. To advocates of intensive 'green revolution' revolution methods, Africa's...

Soft, squishy, octopus like robots can change shape, size

Researchers are developing organic robots that will mimic the way octupuses move and use their bodies. They believe that within two years these organic machines will change robotics forever. This approach using...

Big Pharma pushes for patents of pot-based pills

I found this statistic surprising: in 1994 there were only two pot-based pharmaceutical drugs in development in the US, while in 2004 there were 27. That's a big leap, one that could potentially hold some clout in...

Bacteria to power laptops - can synthetic biology solve energy crisis?

Cutting edge thinking on harnessing the enzyme activity of bacteria to power appliances such as laptops. Some might begin to worry about the 'design' element when applied to bacteria or other living matter and the...

Money supply, oil prices and house price falls, and precious metals « Peter ...

"Let us dwell on three key US statistics, one of which is no longer published to cover the national embarrassment. The synthetic recreation of M3, the former lode star of monetary aggregates, shows a year-to-date increase of 16.7 per cent. That crudely means there are 16.7...

Money supply, oil prices and house price falls, and precious metals « Peter ...

"Let us dwell on three key US statistics, one of which is no longer published to cover the national embarrassment. The synthetic recreation of M3, the former lode star of monetary aggregates, shows a year-to-date increase of 16.7 per cent. That crudely means there are 16.7...

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