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February 28, 2008
Category: For Fun
This fun article by Christina Laun at BootStrapper explains 100 weird, wacky, and interesting facts about the human body. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 9:07 AM • 11 Comments •
February 21, 2008
Category: Food Science
After four years of deliberation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that meat from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to eat. Read more in this Wired article. Image: Matt Batchelder...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 11:35 AM • 13 Comments •
February 15, 2008
Category: Technology
What some are calling "Wiihab" is fast becoming a craze in rehabilitation centers across the country. Wiihab is the use of Nintendo's Wii video game system as a physical therapy tool for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 8:23 AM • 3 Comments •
February 12, 2008
Category: Politics & Science
ScienceDebate2008, an initiative calling for a presidential debate on science and technology policy, today announced that it has formally invited the presidential candidates to a debate on April 18 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, four days before the...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 1:31 PM • 1 Comments •
February 6, 2008
Category: Art
Scientists are using T-Ray technology in a new way-to help uncover murals that have been hidden under layers of plaster or paint in old buildings....
Posted by Karen Ventii at 3:23 PM • 4 Comments •
February 3, 2008
Category: Space
NASA recently signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization to continue collaborating with each other in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes....
Posted by Karen Ventii at 8:20 PM • 0 Comments •
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