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...

Israeli world first: Surgeons weld wounds shut with surgical laser

This is a first in the world. An opportunity to seal incisions using a new method that discourages infection by its application and procedure."Surgeons of the future may have to learn welding rather than sewing,...

New imaging technology best for detecting vulnerable plaques

"New imaging technique optical coherence tomography (OCT) is better at detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques than current methods, say researchers."

McCain Suggests Bush Has Endorsed Torture

Even John McCain is saying it:"Sen. John McCain today issued some of his strongest criticism of President Bush over an aggressive interrogation technique, clearly suggesting that the president has endorsed torture. During an assessment of the Bush presidency on "Fox News...

A Weighty Debate About Fair Play

"EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- When Lev Wlodyka reeled in a massive 57-pound striped bass one evening last fall, it looked like he'd caught the biggest fish in the annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby. Then judges cut it open."

Stress shown to Shrink your Brain

"Stress shown to Shrink your Brain Feeling stressed? Well here is another good reason not to be so.  It has now been discovered by scientists that if you experience long term...

Waterboarding Thrill Ride at Coney Island

Artist Steve Powers is causing quite the stir.  He recently opened “The Waterboarding Thrill Ride” in the Coney Island arcade.  It’s not an actual ride, but an exhibit that uses robots to simulate...

Evidence of moon water found

" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly...

Social Bookmarking Can Kill Your StumbleUpon Traffic!

"Social Bookmarking is a good technique for building a large amount of backlinks to your website however, there is a very real danger of it having a very negative effect on your StumbleUpon profile resulting in a loss of traffic or even an account ban!"

Baby mammoth will ‘live’ 500 years

"Scientists say the body of a prehistoric mammoth, found in Russia, can be preserved for another 500 years. The frozen remains, weighing 50kg, were discovered in the Yamalo-Nenets region in the Urals May last...

Fingerprints are Forever: Forensic Watershed

British scientists have figured out how to "lift" fingerprints from metal, even after the metal has been cleaned. Or scrubbed. Or painted over.I bet that as you read the article below you will unconsciously rub...

Guelph scientist testing technique to inoculate tomatoes against salmonella

With tomatoes overtaking our headlines this week- deaths, bans, and general mayhem - it is good to note that people are on it! Scientists are looking for a vaccine for this common tomato affliction. Hooray! "...

Phil Spector Recording Engineer Larry Levine Dies

Legendary audio engineer Larry Levine passed away on May 8th, which would have been his 80th birthday.Beginning in the 1960s, Levine worked on incalculable hit records for the likes of the Ronettes, the Crystals,...

'Traffic-shaping' New Internet Buzzword

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know I thought the new Buzzword MisRemembering and MisSpeaking made infamous by Hillary was a new one, apparently this pales in comparison to this weeks New Buzzword...

Top 15 Concept Cell-Phones

"Concept Phones are great, as they give you an idea about what designers can do when they don�t have to be concerned about the mundane stuff. Here is a list of Top Fifteen concept phones that might or might not...

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