Sick from stress Blame your mom and epigenetics

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If you’re sick from stress, a new research report appearing in the August 2012 issue of The[...]

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Growing large patches of living tissue

post from Canadian BioTechnologist2.0 on 31 July 2012 02:21:03 PM. © Canadian BioTechnologist2.0

Imagine a machine that makes layered, substantial patches of engineered tissue?tissue that could be used as grafts for burn victims or vascular patches. Sounds like science fiction? According to researchers at the University of Toronto, it’s a growing possibility. Read more… Filed under: Biotechnology News and Info from Canadian Universities Tagged: U of T

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Automated Plant Care

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 31 July 2012 02:19:32 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

I'm always looking for easy ways to cross things off my daily to-do list. With the gazillion (yeah, I said it…gazillion) things we do daily, it's nice when we can automate something.Fortunately watering your plants is now an automated option. A self-watering plant system (cool video), po

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Surgeons Perform In Utero Surgery To Successfully
Remove Tumor From Fetus

post from Singularity Hub on 31 July 2012 01:13:10 PM. © Singularity Hub

It was an expectant parents? worst nightmare: an ultrasound image revealed that their unborn baby had a large tumor growing [...]

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Wil Wheaton has Curiosity

post from Bad Astronomy on 31 July 2012 12:59:23 PM. © Bad Astronomy

In the wee hours of August 6 (UTC that is), the Mars Curiosity rover will land on Mars, becoming the most sophisticated (and heaviest) laboratory ever put on the Red Planet. NASA/JPL has put out a great video describing this event, narrated by none other[...]

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Ex-sceptic says humans to blame for global
warming

post from New Scientist - Environment on 31 July 2012 12:10:00 PM. © New Scientist - Environment

Physicist Richard Muller now says he is convinced that humans are causing climate change, but nobody is convinced by his analysis

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July 31, 1971: Astronauts Drive on the Moon

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 31 July 2012 11:30:20 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Wired Top Stories: Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the surface of the moon. It's the first off-planet automobile ride. Read the whole article

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Surface Finishing in the Firearms Industry

Gun Trade World is a monthly magazine for gun buyers and sellers around the world. Available on-line and in print, the publication reaches over 10,000 production, retail, and wholesale outlets each month. Firearms enthusiasts in over 125 countries also enjoy the magazine's free digital edition, whi

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TED: Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the
South Bronx - Stephen Ritz (2012)

A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own.

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Quantum Weirdness: Catching the Ghost in the Atom

From New Scientist - Online news: Watch an animation that shows why the wave function may be part of the physical world and not just a mathematical formula Read the whole article and watch the video

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