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(2007-09-09 12:34:54)
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(2007-09-06 18:21:03)
WrittenbyRichardMacManus/September5,2007
We'rewellintothecurrenteraoftheWeb,commonlyreferredtoasWeb2.0.FeaturesofthisphaseoftheWebincludesearch,socialnetworks,onlinemedia(music,video,etc),contentaggregationandsyndication(RSS),mashups(APIs),andmuchmore.CurrentlytheWebisstillmostlyaccessedviaaPC,butwe'restartingtoseemoreWebexcitementfrommobiledevices(e.g.iPhone)andtelevisionsets(e.g.XBoxLive360)...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-06 18:06:49)
YourStomachSecretesCorrosiveAcidThere'sonedangerousliquidnoairportsecuritycanconfiscatefromyou:It'sinyourgut.Yourstomachcellssecretehydrochloricacid,acorrosivecompoundusedtotreatmetalsintheindustrialworld.Itcanpicklesteel,butmucousliningthestomachwallkeepsthispoisonousliquidsafelyinthedigestivesystem,breakingdownlunch.
BodyPositionAffectsYourMemoryCan'trememberyouranniversary,hubby?Tryget...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-06 17:37:36)
Ifyou’relongtimemakeuseofreaderatonepointoranotheryoumayhaveseenseveralofthesewebsitesbefore.Wehavecoveredlotsoflistsandround-upsbutthisoneisquitedifferent:itlistsundiscoveredwebservicesthatareoriginal,ratherunique,unusual,useful,free,andmust-bebookmarkedtype.Youwon’tfindanycollaboration,storageorToDoservicehere.Enjoy!1.BugMeNot-instantlygetdisposablelogindetailsforanypopularwebsitethatforceyout...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-04 17:36:04)
Zappingyourbrainwithanelectromagnetcoulddothetrick.byJessicaRuvinsky
Agoodnight’ssleepjusttakestoolong.Scientistsmaysoonbeabletocutthoseeightwastedhoursdowntothreeorfour—bywavingawand,moreorless.
Thetechnique,transcranialmagneticstimulation,involvesanelectromagneticcoilthatemitspulsesofskull-penetrating,neuron-activatingmagneticenergy.Dependingonwherethewandisandhowfastitpulses,TMScanpla...[阅读全文]
Agoodnight’ssleepjusttakestoolong.Scientistsmaysoonbeabletocutthoseeightwastedhoursdowntothreeorfour—bywavingawand,moreorless.
Thetechnique,transcranialmagneticstimulation,involvesanelectromagneticcoilthatemitspulsesofskull-penetrating,neuron-activatingmagneticenergy.Dependingonwherethewandisandhowfastitpulses,TMScanpla...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-04 17:32:39)
20ThingsyouDidn’tKnowAbout...HygieneCleanlinessisseriousbusiness;dirtyhandskilledaU.S.president.byLizaLentiniandDavidMouzon08.20.2007
1“Hygiene”comesfromHygieia,theGreekgoddessofhealth,cleanliness,and...themoon.AncientGreekgodsapparentlyworkeddoubleshifts.2Thehumanbodyishometosome1,000speciesofbacteria.TherearemoregermsonyourbodythanpeopleintheUnitedStates.3Nottonightdear,Ijustwashedmyhands...[阅读全文]
1“Hygiene”comesfromHygieia,theGreekgoddessofhealth,cleanliness,and...themoon.AncientGreekgodsapparentlyworkeddoubleshifts.2Thehumanbodyishometosome1,000speciesofbacteria.TherearemoregermsonyourbodythanpeopleintheUnitedStates.3Nottonightdear,Ijustwashedmyhands...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-03 17:59:06)
InventorDeanKamenpreviewstheextraordinaryprostheticarmhe'sdevelopingattherequestoftheDepartmentofDefense,tohelpthe1,600"kids"who'vecomebackfromIraqwithoutanarm(andthetwodozenwho'velostbotharms).Kamen'scommitmenttousingtechnologytosolveproblems,andhisrespectforthehumanspirit,haveneverbeenmoreclearthaninthisdeeplymovingclip.
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(2007-09-03 14:42:38)
3rdSeptember2007
Scientiststodayclaimtohavediscoveredthefirstcommongenethatinfluenceswhethersomeoneistallorshort.
Althoughthenewly-discoveredgene,knownasHMGA2,accountsforonlyasmalldifferenceinheight,researcherssayitisasignificantfind."Bydefiningthegenesthatnormallyaffectstature,wemightsomedaybeabletobetterreassureparentsthattheirchild'sheightiswithintherangepredictedbytheirgenes,ratherthan...[阅读全文]
Scientiststodayclaimtohavediscoveredthefirstcommongenethatinfluenceswhethersomeoneistallorshort.
Althoughthenewly-discoveredgene,knownasHMGA2,accountsforonlyasmalldifferenceinheight,researcherssayitisasignificantfind."Bydefiningthegenesthatnormallyaffectstature,wemightsomedaybeabletobetterreassureparentsthattheirchild'sheightiswithintherangepredictedbytheirgenes,ratherthan...[阅读全文]
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