] Two new kinds of peanuts that can help keep hearts in
] good shape offer new food for thought for the
] health-conscious.
]
] The peanuts are high in oleic acid, a type of unsaturated
] fat that raises levels of good cholesterol to prevent
] arteries from clogging. They also lower the bad
] cholesterol that damages the heart.

CNN.com - 'Healthy' peanuts to hit stores next year - Aug. 14, 2003

] Heads up, sharers of music, video and software files: If
] a prominent Michigan lawmaker has his way on Capitol
] Hill, you will soon be a felon.
]
] U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, is the
] sponsor of the Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner
] Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003, which
] declares sharing a single copyrighted file online to be a
] felony.
]
] Because the bill doesn't specifically name the type of
] file, you could theoretically become a felon by copying
] and posting this very column on your Web site. (We frown
] on that sort of thing anyway, but webmasters, be warned.)
]
] Giving fake information to the folks who register domain
] names, the basic Internet Web addresses (such as
] freep.com), would be punishable by up to five years in
] prison and a fine. Using a camcorder to record a movie in
] a theater -- whether you share it or not -- would be a
] federal criminal offense.

HEATHER NEWMAN: 60 million file sharers could face prison, fine

wilpig wrote:
] ] Scientists in China have, for the first time, used
] ] cloning techniques to create hybrid embryos that contain
] ] a mix of DNA from both humans and rabbits, according to a
] ] report in a scientific journal that has reignited the
] ] smoldering ethics debate over cloning research.
]
] Even though they claim most of the rabbit DNA was removed
] prior to the fusing, how valid of a test cell would these
] actually be? Without having 100% of the qualities of a normal
] cell how could we actually use these and get reliable results?

Actually pretty valid. They suck out the nucleus of the rabbit egg, which disposes of all the DNA. The only DNA left in the hybrid cell from the Rabbit is mitochondrial DNA, because mitochodria are in the cytoplasm. They do have 100% of the qualities of a normal cell...every part of a cell is there....its just that some parts (especially cytoplasmic parts) come from the rabbit egg, and the genetic material comes from the human cells. This is a useful thing, because researchers can use a system like this to get new stem cells without it being as unethically sound.

sorry...had to get all geeky there for a second:)

RE: Cloning Yields Human-Rabbit Hybrid Embryo (washingtonpost.com)

] For all they share economically and culturally, Canada
] and the United States are increasingly at odds on basic
] social policies -- to the point that at least a few
] discontented Americans are planning to move north and try
] their neighbors' way of life.

CNN.com - Dismayed Americans contemplate Canada - Jul. 19, 2003

Bizarre.......

Animation Express: Deadrat Episode 2: The Silence of the Strings

This place is so rad.....I highly recommend it if you have one in your city.

Welcome to eatZi's Market & Bakery!! Go Out Without Going Out

] DATE: Early February, 1996
]
] LOCATION: Cambridge, England, in the conference room of
] the largest DNA sequencing center in Europe.
]
] OCCASION: A high level meeting between the computer
] scientists of this center and the largest DNA sequencing
] center in the United States.
]
] THE PROBLEM: Although the two centers use almost
] identical laboratory techniques, almost identical
] databases, and almost identical data analysis tools, they
] still can't interchange data or meaningfully compare
] results.
]
] THE SOLUTION: Perl.

How Perl Saved the Human Genome Project

Q. What has China Southern Airlines promised to the scientist who develops a SARS vaccine?

A. China Southern Airlines announced that any scientist who discovers a vaccine for SARS will earn the honorary title of "China Southern Airlines Most Respected Passenger" and will receive free flights on the airline for the rest of his or her life.

Rock.....fly free forever....

Greenpeace report on Nanotech

Greenpeace report on Nanotech

] ATHF is an animated television masterpiece that
] captures the day to day lives of three fast food
] (literally...) detectives and follows them through
] their misadventures as they try and solve the
] hilarious mysteries presented to them in Southern
] New Jersey. 

This show kicks ass....its hilarious. Check it out.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force