From: Max M (maxmcorp@worldonline.dk)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 03:57:07 MST
Todays news!
The format is a little different, as I now copy it directly from:
http://www.futureport.dk/news
This url is the direct source from now on.
The World According to Google
[Technology] By: maxm, 2002-12-09 11:41
http://www.msnbc.com/news/844175.asp?0si=-
In a bygone era—say, five years ago—it would have been an occasion to
burn shoe leather. A friend clued me in to an eBay item connected with a
criminal case I was following. I didn’t know who the seller was, and the
district attorney on the case didn’t know, either. “We’re looking into
it,” he assured me.
On Steroids?
[Self transformation] By: maxm, 2002-12-09 11:37
http://reason.com/links/links120602.shtml
The New York Times and The Washington Post are now flogging the latest
drug crisis—over-the-counter steroid precursors.
Scientists discover gene 'signature' for tumor's tendency to spreadphp
[Health] By: maxm, 2002-12-09 11:34
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-12/dci-sdg120602.php
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Whitehead Institute
have discovered a pattern of genetic activity in several types of
primary tumors that appears to predict the likelihood that they will
spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. If larger studies
support these findings, this early indicator of life-threatening cancer
spread might lead to a clinical test that would help determine
appropriate treatment. The study will be published by Nature Genetics on
its web site on Dec. 9.
The genetic basis for caffeine-induced anxiety discovered
[Health] By: maxm, 2002-12-09 11:31
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-12/acon-tgb120502.php
Individuals who have two linked genetic variations are far more likely
to end up biting their nails following a jolt of caffeine than those who
don't, reported Harriet de Wit of the University of Chicago on Sunday,
Dec. 8.
In addition to providing new information on why this commonplace drug
affects some people differently than others, the results validate a
methodology that should be capable of identifying individual differences
in how people respond to a number of major drugs, she said.
Solar cells aiming for full spectrum efficiency
[Technology] By: max, 2002-12-09 11:27
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993145
Solar power is set for a boost with the help of a material that can soak
up energy from almost all of the Sun's spectrum. It should allow solar
cells to jump in efficiency from today's best of 30 per cent to 50 per
cent or higher.
Breast-cancer X-ray Could Double Up As Test For Heart Disease
[Health] By: max, 2002-12-09 11:24
http://www.lef.org/news/disease/2002/12/06/eng-fairfax/eng-fairfa...
Mammography screening, used routinely for the early detection of breast
cancer in women over 50, could also be used to identify the risk of
heart disease.
The finding was important because heart disease is the largest single
killer of women in most developed countries and because about two-thirds
of women who die suddenly of a heart attack have had no previous symptoms.
DNA microarray analysis can help identify aging-related genes
[Aging] By: max, 2002-12-09 11:18
http://www.lef.org/news/aging/2002/12/05/eng-newsrx/eng-newsrx_09...
New DNA array technology is useful for identifying genes associated with
aging, biochemists in Japan discovered as they studied the effect of
salivary gland function during aging based on gene expression.
Honda's Asimo Gets Upgraded Social Skills
[Robotics] By: max, 2002-12-09 11:12
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2002-12-07-1
Honda has upgraded its humanoid robot Asimo to broad its social skills
and make the robot more capable of performing in a variety of
complicated situations.
Super rocket to try again
[Space] By: maxm, 2002-12-09 11:09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2551517.stm
Europe will have a second go at launching its new super rocket on
Wednesday. The vehicle's maiden flight - with two satellites on board -
was aborted on 28 November just 13 seconds before it was due to lift
clear of the launch pad at Kourou in French Guiana.
Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth
[Space] By: max, 2002-12-09 11:07
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021207_1139.html
After a record-setting streak of bad landing weather, shuttle Endeavour
returned to Earth on Saturday, bringing three former residents of the
international space station home from a six-month mission.
-- hilsen/regards Max M http://www.futureport.dk/ Fremtiden, videnskab, skeptiscisme og transhumanisme
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