'Clear Signs of Water' on Distant Planet
Scientists have found the spectral imprints of water vapor in starlight filtered through the atmosphere of a giant gas planet outside our solar system. (Read on Source)
Exhibiting A Pepper For Every Pot
Peppers don't have to be just green and bell shaped and relegated to the supermarket shelf or home garden plot. This genus of plants has the genetic potential to provide a wide array of possibilities for the kitchen and the ornamental garden and sometimes both at once. (Read on Source)
U.S. space shuttle Endeavour moves to launch pad
The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour rolled out to its seaside launch pad in Florida early Wednesday, in preparation for the Aug. 7 launch to the International Space Station, according to NASA website updates. The rollout began at 8:10 p.m. ... (Read on Source)
Aphids Make 'Chemical Weapons' To Fight Off Killer Ladybirds
Cabbage aphids have developed an internal chemical defence system which enables them to disable attacking predators by setting off a mustard oil "bomb," says new research. (Read on Source)
Ancient Americans Liked It Hot: Mexican Cuisine Traced To 1,500 Years Ago
One of the world's tastiest and most popular cuisines, Mexican food also may be one of the oldest. Plant remains from two caves in southern Mexico indicate that as early as 1,500 years ago, Pre-Columbian inhabitants of the region enjoyed a spicy fare similar to Mexican cuisine today. (Read on Source)
Antibiotic Treatment For Children With Urinary Tract Infections Not Associated With Reduced Risk Of
The use of prophylactic antibiotics, which involves daily administration of antibiotics to children after an initial urinary tract infection, is not associated with reduced risk of recurrent urinary tract infections, but is associated with an increased risk of resistant infections, according to a new study. (Read on Source)
Baby mammoth find promises breakthrough
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The discovery of a baby mammoth preserved in the Russian permafrost gives researchers their best chance yet to build a genetic map of a species extinct since the Ice Age, a Russian scientist said on Wednesday. (Read on Source)
Robot unravels mystery of walking
Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot. (Read on Source)
The Fires of Heaven
In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times best seller The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan again plunges us into his extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world.... (Read on Source)
Surgeon General Sees 4-Year Term as Compromised
Former Surgeons General C. Everett Koop, left, Richard H. Carmona and David Satcher testified on Tuesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. All said they had felt political pressure. (Read on Source)
Mental health of new mothers
Researchers from Britain and Ireland have identified the location of genes that make new mothers more susceptible to postpartum psychosis. This condition affects one in 500 women, so is less common than postnatal depression, but is more severe, with an increased suicide risk. American Journal of Psychiatry BBC News Post-natal psychosis genes ... (Read on Source)
Chart of Charts
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
000 ABNT20 KNHC 120903 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN (Read on Source)
The US uses, quite a bit of oil...amazing comparison chart.
Did you know that the US uses this much oil: and millage standards for cars are still difficult to come by! The Economist via Treehugger. (Read on Source)
Individualismus beeinträchtigt Kooperation
Der in westlichen Gesellschaften verbreitete Individualismus beeinträchtigt laut einer Vergleichsstudie zwischen US-Bürgern und Chinesen die Fähigkeit zum kommunikativen Austausch mit den Mitmenschen. (Read on Source)
Historiker für Republiksjubiläum 2008 ernannt
Die Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky vom Staatsarchiv und Stefan Karner von der Uni Graz wurden von der Regierung zur Vorbereitung der Ausstellung zum 90. Republiksjubiläum im kommenden Jahr eingesetzt. (Read on Source)
Weather helps tame Western wildfires
AP - After a week of battling high temperatures, gusty winds and lightning, firefighters caught a break when a storm system bringing higher humidity helped them tame wildfires throughout the state. (Read on Source)
Neues Verhütungsimplantat für männliche Hunde
Ein Langzeitimplantat soll künftig zur Verhütung bei männlichen Hunden dienen und ihnen so die Kastration mit dem Skalpell ersparen. Es greift gezielt in den Hormonhaushalt der Tiere ein. (Read on Source)
Malaysia mulls cloning rare turtles
AP - Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday. (Read on Source)
Threats against University of Colorado Biologists
My colleague, Michael Grant of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, was one of the victims of the recent harassment, reported by Steve Reuland here . Professor Grant tells me that he has “been receiving these histrionic emails and books and packages for a year; he even comes into my office when I’m not here. He started ... (Read on Source)
US deployed nuclear weapons in UK despite warning
The US stationed cruise missiles at Greenham Common during the cold war, despite concerns that a fire or explosion could put millions at risk (Read on Source)
A First-principles Model Of Early Evolution
Researchers present a new model of early biological evolution -- the first that directly relates the fitness of a population of evolving model organisms to the properties of their proteins. The results of the study suggest a plausible comprehensive scenario of emergence and growth of the protein universe in early biological evolution. (Read on Source)
07-11-2007: Limestone Cliffs of Rochecolombe, France
The photo above shows the village of Rochecolombe (literally, rock-dove) in southeastern France. Rochecolombe is made noteworthy by the approximately 1,000 year old church tower in the foreground at left. In the background stands the Cretaceous age limestone cliff of the Barremian stage (130 - 125 million years ago). This cliff follows a major ... (Read on Source)
07-12-2007: Owens Valley
This photo shows Owens Valley, California, looking north toward Bishop, about 60 miles (100 km) away. I'm standing in the western foothills of the Inyo Mountains, which is east of Independence, California, and I'm observing several important tectonic features spanning the last 250 million years. In the middle ground are ridges consisting of ... (Read on Source)
Philosophia Naturalis #12 call for submissions
Mollishka at a geocentric view will be hosting the next edition of the carnival on Thursday, July 19. The announcement is here . Submissions should be made by Tuesday night, July 17. An email address for submissions is in the announcement, or you can use this handy form . The editor's area of expertise is astronomy, so I'm sure submissions in ... (Read on Source)
BRCA Gene Does Not Increase Breast Cancer Death, New Study
A new study shows that rates of death due to breast cancer among Israeli Ashkenazi women who carried either a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variant were no different to the rates for women who were non carriers. [click link for full article] (Read on Source)
Speaker for the Dead
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared... (Read on Source)
Children of the Mind
Children of the Mind is the fourth and final volume in the original Ender Saga by Orson Scott Card, winner of the Hugo and Nebula award.... (Read on Source)
Cubans risk raids to get satellite TV
The Christian Science Monitor - Before the police raid, the Perez family paid $7.56 per month for a DirecTV window on the world. (Read on Source)
200 tons of Chinese language teaching materials sold overseas annually
The demand for Chinese language teaching materials has soared along with the international craze for learning Chinese. Some 200 tons of textbooks are sold outside China annually. Currently there are 30 million people in more than 30 coun ... (Read on Source)
JJ Abrams trumps the Transformers
A cloud of Internet buzz is forming around an as-yet-unnamed JJ Abrams film (the project currently has the working-title Cloverfield) concerned with monsters destroying New York City. Details are scarce, although the rumors declare it's either a new Godzilla film,... (Read on Source)
Good Vibrations
Tiny devices that harness the energy from ambient vibrations could one day be used to power a variety of wireless sensors. (Read on Source)
All Babies Born In Massachusetts Should Be Screened For Life-Threatening Genetic And Functional
Nearly 90 percent of all babies born in the United States -- more than double the percentage in 2005 -- live in states that require screening for at least 21 serious disorders, according to the latest March of Dimes Newborn Screening Report Card. Massachusetts has failed to make progress on expanding the newborn screening panel this year. At ... (Read on Source)
Dr. John Hogness, 85; first head of Institute of Medicine
Dr. John Hogness, the first president of the Institute of Medicine who shaped it into an unbiased critic of the nation's healthcare system, died July 2 of heart and kidney failure at the University of Washington's Wallingford retirement center. He was 85. (Read on Source)
A Deeper Look at Disease
An imaging system developed by a Massachusetts company makes visible the chemical activity of tissues deep inside the body. Researchers are using the system to watch the rise and spread of cancer in mice, and pharmaceutical companies are using it to better determine the effects of new drugs in animals. Made by VisEn Medical of Woburn, the ... (Read on Source)
Horowitz Leaving NASA
Editor's note: ESMD AA Scott Horowitz will be leaving NASA effective 1 October 2007. "Everyone, It is true. I will be departing on or about October 1st of this year which will mark the end of my "2 year tour of duty." I need to devote more attention to my family responsibilities. I will discuss in more detail at our All Hands meeting next week. ... (Read on Source)
90 Anmeldungen f?r neue Tourismus-Uni
Die "Modul University Vienna" am Kahlenberg, Wiens sechste Privatuniversität, wird im Herbst eröffnet. Die Tourismus-Hochschule bietet pro Studienjahr 150 Studenten Platz, 90 haben sich bisher für das erste Semester angemeldet. (Read on Source)
Potter Has Limited Effect on Reading Habits
Of all the magical powers wielded by Harry Potter, perhaps none has cast a stronger spell than his supposed ability to transform the reading habits of young people. In what has become near mythology about the wildly popular series by J. K. Rowling, many parents, teachers, librarians and booksellers have credited it with inspiring a generation of ... (Read on Source)
New Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
A study by researchers in Oregon finds that secondhand smoke increases the levels of a known carcinogen in waitstaff and bartenders at a surprisingly fast rate (Read on Source)
How to Handle a Medical Crisis
In her new book, AfterShock , a psychologist draws on personal experience -- and a sense of humor -- to help guide patients through the first 48 hours after receiving devastating medical news (Read on Source)
Brightly colored birds most affected by Chernobyl radiation: Study
Brightly colored birds are among the species most adversely affected by the high levels of radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, ecologists said. The findings, published Wednesday online in the British Ecological Society's Jour ... (Read on Source)
Sweet Halo 3 Ad Is the Future of Game/Movie Symbiosis
As long as the people who make games continue to be limited to the type of people who play games, they'll never succeed in making the games look cool to the rest of us. But this Halo 3 ad, which... (Read on Source)
Picardo Charity Benefit Dinner & Auction
On August 12, 2007 at 7:00 PM actor Robert Picardo, best known as the Doctor on “Star Trek: Voyager,” will play host to his benefit dinner and charity auction that will go to various charities that he is involved with. Robert has also played a recurring role over the years on “Stargate: SG-1″ and [...] (Read on Source)
Obsessively barking up the wrong tree
I apologize to James Hall for using his phrase in describing what Robert Crowther , and other Intelligent Design proponents, seem to be involved in when they are objecting to the simple fact that Intelligent Design is a straightforward argument from ignorance. The problem is that ID proponents have used equivocating language which has led to ... (Read on Source)
A REAL SCHEINER
image by Jason Irby Its not often that I see a great view of a crater for the first time, but this is an example - and its from a new LPOD contributor. Scheiner - the 110 km wide crater in the middle of the frame - is a crater I’ve seen many times in regional [...] (Read on Source)
Antagonizing Antagonistic Pleiotropy
Chris Patil examines a contrarian viewpoint on antagonistic pleiotropy and the evolution of aging: "the idea is that genes which benefit an organism early in life but hurt fitness later on can nonetheless be selected , since extrinsic causes of mortality and the inexorable logic of exponential population growth cause the strength of selection to ... (Read on Source)
The Simpsons Are New Englanders
Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (Farpoint Media Exec. News Dir.) All this time the majority of Simpsons fans assumed the family was from the Ohio Valley, but it turns out they come, not from Springfield, Ohio — but Springfield, Vermont. After a huge campaign to give the family of Homer and Marge a real home State, which [...] (Read on Source)
The Biology of Human Longevity
Gerontologist Caleb Finch has a new book out this month, entitled "The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans." Here, US News takes a gander: "In the last 200 years, one year of extra lifespan has been added for about every four years of historical time. Life expectancy has doubled since the ... (Read on Source)
The Lijit Wijit
Is now installed and working. Check my content and network using the search box on the sidebar. What is Lijit? From their About page (emphasis mine). When your readers search for information in real life, their first step is to typically seek out a friend for the answer. If their friend doesn?t [...] (Read on Source)
Driving in Circles: Hydrogen Cars Close to Production at Ford
AP breaks the news that "the relatively quick-and-easy answer to foreign oil dependence and automotive greenhouse gas emissions is circling the grounds every day at Orlando International Airport in Florida..." Great news -- oh, that's according to a "top Ford Motor Co. official." Apparently the hydrogen combustion cool-aid has been fed up the ... (Read on Source)
News and Views
David Zaks: How To Stop Cows Burping Nano-Scale BioDiesel Refinery Chinese Govt. Uses Texting to Warn 150,000 of Flood Danger Robotic Farmer Organic Farming Tops in... (Read on Source)
Vietnamese ranks first in tech spending: survey
Vietnamese people are top of the list when it comes to buying new technology after covering essential living expenses, according to the 1st Half 2007 Nielsen Global On-line Consumer Survey. The survey, conducted from April 16 to May 1, ... (Read on Source)
Disney Flicks On Xbox 360
SANTA MONICA, California (AP) — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it struck a deal to make 35 Disney movies, such as the animated hit “Aladdin” and the action title “Armageddon,” available for download on its online video game service. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 leads the current generation of console wars in the U.S. ... (Read on Source)
Aquaculture New Zealand welcomes investment
THE New Zealand aquaculture industry is hopeful that a share of a Government investment of $19million to boost high-end food and beverage exports will open the door to bring new ideas, networks and opportunities to the sector, says Aquaculture New Zealand CEO Mike Burrell. (Read on Source)
Footage shows how reef has flourished since trawling ban
A TEAM of scientists have made history with the first submersible deep water exploration of the world's largest cold-water reef in the Arctic. (Read on Source)
: Etch-a-Sketch? Let Us Draw You a Picture
The big companies weren't interested, but when Arthur Granjean finally sold his invention it became one of the most popular children's toys ever. (Read on Source)
Today's prices at Peterhead
Boats that landed were: Totals by species Genesis, Tranquility, Golden Gain, Valiant, Constant Friend and Sustain. Cod 456, Flats 312, Monks 100, Haddock 450, Seed 554, Round Seed 294, Whiting 49, Round Whiting 266, Black 381, Dog 0, Others 856. (Read on Source)
Final act in Tripoli 6 drama being played out
The final act in the drama of five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor imprisoned for seven years and sentenced to death by firing squad in Libya after being accused of deliberately infecting over 400 chidren with HIV in a children's hospital in Bengazi (see posts here ) is now being played out in the Libyan capital of Tripoli: Read the ... (Read on Source)
Telescope gives deepest view of space
AP - Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island. The astronomy team from the California Institute of Technology, which was to present its findings in London on Wednesday, said they used the Keck II telescope atop Mauna Kea volcano to see farther into ... (Read on Source)
GEICO Vs Optimus Prime
They won’t cover the repair bills. (Read on Source)
Walk Score: One of the Best Google Mashups Ever
Here's some fun for your Wednesday. Check out www.walkscore.com . The site is a google maps mashup which rates any address in the United States in terms of it's "walkability" - to what degree you can walk to basic conveniences, restaurants, parks and other urban features. It's a pretty basic calculation that does not take into consideration the ... (Read on Source)
If you think this might be a personal attack on you, you also might just be stupid.
I first read this as "Five GREEK Social Fallacies" because boy howdy, the entire fraternity/sorority system is built on almost all these fallacies. Except Greeks don't see this as a problem. (Read on Source)
Dictionary expands to fit 'ginormous'
It was a ginormous year for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster. Along with embracing the adjective that combines "gigantic" and "enormous," the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating. But their interest in ... (Read on Source)
First Impressions
Cambridge takes some getting used to, that's for sure. In some parts of town, it's a safe bet that most of the buildings you see are filled with people holding up flasks and staring at them with irritated expressions. The small one-story sites generally house firms that no one much has heard of, sometimes several of them to a building. Then ... (Read on Source)
Hicks Picks 13
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist) As we reported yesterday, SCI FI aired a 30-second preview of the upcoming “Battlestar Galactica” movie, “Razor” during last night’s season premiere of “Eureka.” In case you missed the episode or were refilling your glass when the preview aired, here&# ... (Read on Source)
New blogroll policy
OK, I'm ready to start listing non-environmental economics blogs again (I'm probably too optimistic about the time requirements, but, what the hey). I'm thinking three additional blog categories: Environmental blogs (e.g., Treehugger) Economics blogs (e.g, Marginal Revolution) Our other favorite blogs (e.g., Twangville) Submit your suggestions in ... (Read on Source)
Today in Science
(Email is required for authentication purposes only. Comments are moderated for spam, your comment may not appear immediately. Thanks for waiting. I reserve the right to delete comments that are irrelevent to the issue at hand or that are, frankly, soapboxes for the commentator. Call it censorship if you like ? it's not - you are always free to ... (Read on Source)
Does thinking like a scientist lead to bad science writing?
In his book A Short Guide to Writing About Science [1], David Porush suggests that the mindset useful for doing science isn't always the best mindset for communicating science. (It's more than a suggestion, actually -- the second chapter of the book is titled "Why Good Scientific Thinking Can Lead to Bad Science Writing.") Since it's connected ... (Read on Source)
“Open Access” - Elsevier, Wiley, RSC
Xx My survey of “open access” in chemistry publishers is part of a larger project which will be revealed shortly. I had not planned to look at closed access publishers but thought it was worth checking what they offered and the last few days of this blog records much of that. I shall summarise shortly. Peter Suber [...] (Read on Source)
ClockQuotes
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. - English Proverb Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source)
Space station crew stages emergency drill
The International Space Station crew has successfully conducted a mandatory emergency drill, simulating a rapid depressurization of the station. (Read on Source)
Water
A seven-foot tide last night at quarter to ten, and the creek’s tidal reach still absurdly high an hour later, just lapping at the base of the bridges across it. As I walked toward the creek the rain started. Rain in July is not completely unheard of in the Bay Area, though when it falls it tends not to penetrate this far east, and even in ... (Read on Source)
You're Supposed to Get Better
In the comment section of my last post, Let Me Tell You About Myself , an anonymous commenter asked the following great question: If one is comfortable with their therapist and feels the therapist seems to know what they are doing, how much lack of improvement should one tolerate before deciding it's time for a change? I know it's impossible to ... (Read on Source)
Martian Dust Storm Creeps North
The enormous dust storm raging across Mars' southern half has begun to creep into the northern hemisphere as well, new satellite images reveal. Scientists are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to track the global Martian dust storm that erupted suddenly in late June. THEMIS is a multiwave camera ... (Read on Source)
Tosyl Chloride
The drought of chemical drawing software continues - here is the story. Every so often I see how Linux is doing and use it exclusively for a week or two. It is actually a usable desktop environment now, unlike a few years ago, but there isnt anything to draw decent structures. Today I set up XDrawChem, which is the basic idea of ChemDraw or ISIS, (Read on Source)
Monster Squid Washes Up In Australia
A giant squid found by a beachcomber in Tasmania is, says a zoologist who studies such things, a whopper. The sea creature - one of the largest of its kind ever found - weighs 550 pounds and measures about three feet wide and 26 feet long. (Read on Source)
Catnip Extraction Procedure
The legendary Tenderbuttoner just sent me an intriguing email, and I must interupt my blogging of Azaspriacid to let you all in: Greetings. In the absence of my little tenderbutton.com I have no outlet for my random chemistry-related projects, so I'm reaching out to the rest of the chembloggers on this ... (Read on Source)
Citation Mapping
Off-topic, yet again... Some of you may have noticed that I'm interested in graphic design, and whilst I couldn't design my way out of a wet paper bag, I still appreciate good quality work. A subset of that interest is in information mapping; basically, the was we represent data and the ... (Read on Source)
Discover new galaxies!
Sometimes, astronomy is a zoo. One of the big problems in recent astronomy is that we’re collecting data faster than we can analyze it. This is no joke; modern survey telescopes equipped with digital detectors can generate many gigabytes of data every night. Sweeping across the sky, they look for asteroids, exploding stars, anything that ... (Read on Source)
Fancy a Trip to the Zoo?
It sounds like a pretty interesting idea:Welcome to GalaxyZoo, the project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies. By taking part, you'll not only be contributing to scientific research, but you'll view parts of the Universe that literally no-one has ever seen before and get a sense of the ... (Read on Source)
THE CRAIGSLIST EUTHANIST THEORY
- FROM THE ARCHIVE - THEORY A public job listing for an animal euthanist will go over poorly. SCIENTIFIC STUDY 1:17 PM - The following is posted in the Jobs section of Craigslist: Seeking Experienced Euthanist for Animal Facility New Jersey animal science facility seeks an experienced Euthanist. You should be skilled in euthanizing not only ... (Read on Source)
My picks from ScienceDaily
Songbirds Prefer The Latest Music: Golden Oldies Just Don't Cut It With The Chicks : When it's time to mate, female white-crowned sparrows are looking for a male who sings the latest version of the love song, not some 1979 relic. And territorial males simply find the golden oldie much less threatening. Duke University graduate student Elizabeth ... (Read on Source)
Pancake waffle mix is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall Wednesday of "Market Basket Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix" because of undeclared milk. (Read on Source)
Study: Women are changing communication
A U.S. study suggests the academic discipline of communication -- once dominated by men at the university level -- is now the dominion of women. (Read on Source)
A Nuclear Ruse Uncovers Holes in U.S. Security
Investigators set up a bogus company and obtained a license to buy radioactive materials that could be used in a so-called dirty bomb. (Read on Source)
Tomatoes, Lycopene, and the FDA
The FDA just can't win. When they restrict something or say something negative, they are being too restrictive or complicit with big pharma. When they approve something too slowly they are insensitive to the needs of patients. When they approve something too quickly they are not protecting the public. In fact, I've criticized them on all of ... (Read on Source)
Biofeedback Reinvented - New Discoveries Show that the Heart Pulses Out Messages that Reveal Our Tru
Biofeedback Reinvented - New Discoveries Show that the Heart Pulses Out Messages that Reveal Our True Feelings Based on their work over the last 16 years, HeartMath recently released two revolutionary lifestyle tools designed to help reduce stress and reset one’s inner balance – emWave® PC Stress Relief System and the handheld ... (Read on Source)
Development of a Methodology for Capturing Information and Data after a Flood Event in Scotland
Development of a Methodology (and Identification of Responsible Parties) for Capturing Information and Data after a Flood Event in Scotland (June, 2007) (Read on Source)
Investigation of Genetic Variation within Cryptosporidium Hominis for Epidemiological Purposes
Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhoeal disease of humans and young animals caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium. Illness in neonatal animals is caused by Cryptosporidium parvum and both this and a human-adapted species, Cryptosporidium hominis, cause cryptosporidiosis in people. Each species causes approximately half of the reported cases ... (Read on Source)
Stress response tied to kids’ behavior problems
A combination of nature and nurture may make some children more likely to develop behavioral problems, new research suggests. In a study of 138 children, researchers found that it wasn’t only the children’s exposure to stress, but their bodies’ reactions to the stress, that affected their future behavior. Young children who had ... (Read on Source)
Uh-oh: Plants uptake antibiotics
Scientists have been evaluating the impact of antibiotic feeding in livestock production on the environment. In a nutshell: Plants are soaking up drugs from antibiotic-rich manure. read more (Read on Source)
Nanotechnology: Productive Nanosystems as a Grand Challenge?
The U.S. National Academy of Engineering wants input on what should be the Grand Challenges in engineering over the next century. Let’s let them know: nanotechnology! Specifically, nanotech leading toward, and achieving, productive nanosystems. Heck, they can just follow the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems. The IEEE has a ... (Read on Source)
Book review: The Ethical Chemist.
People sometimes worry that throwing ethics coursework at scientists-in-training is not such a great strategy for training them to be ethical scientists. (I've explored worries of this sort myself.) For one thing, at many schools the existing coursework may be a fairly broad "moral issues" course aimed at understanding what it means to be a good ... (Read on Source)
Bullying too common in U.S. workplace
The U.S. workplace fosters bullying, which damages morale and causes stress, according to a new study. Employees in the U.S. are bullied as much as 50 percent more often than workers in Scandinavia, according to the study “Burned by Bullying in the American Workplace: Prevalence, Perception, Degree and Impact.” Article (Read on Source)
Crofters' legal vow on wind farm
More than 700 tenants on two estates have signed a petition opposing any land being taken out of crofting tenure for the Lewis Wind Power (LWP) project. (Read on Source)
Online advertising 'growing fast'
The annual value of pan-European online advertising is set to reach 16bn euros ($22bn; £10.8bn) by 2012, more than double that of 2006, says a study. The report by research body Forrester said online adverts would leap to 18% of market share, up from 9% currently. (Read on Source)
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