Science and Technology
Back in the ages before the internet, before life had any meaning, getting a car for your 16th birthday was the most important rite of passage for a teenager. It gave you the ability to drive to a store to rent a movie, (if anybody reading this remembers actually doing something like this, stomp your foot twice.) it allowed you to go have fun with your friends after school, before Facebook, Skype, handheld gaming, and Steam, and the rest of the internet made it possible for you to hang out together and kill each other, all while basking in the comfort of sitting on the toilet. It also boosted your social status among your fellow peers (owning a car, not ‘pwning noobs’ while on the toilet). Well, those days are near an end. Many teenagers and young adults aren’t...
December 30, 2011 0 Comment
As I look back I wish I would have pursued a job as a scientist.  Every time I hear about scientist hunting for the Higgs boson (also known as the God particle) the mystical particle that gives all matter in the universe mass I cannot help but compare how important a scientist job is to the world versus every job I have ever had.  I work through communication, workflow, advertising placement and brand perception problems while a scientist on the other side of the world works through the problem of defining how the universe works and explaining the glue of existence.  It makes all of my work problems seem blight in comparison.   Now scientists are on the verge of generating proof that the God particle exists.   Yesterday's findings from...
December 14, 2011 0 Comment
Yahoo Article By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer – NEW YORK – Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye color and height. And the risk for developing depression or Alzheimer's disease. And the chances of being gay. So far that's still science fiction. But scientists have been taking some baby steps in that direction. And some ethics experts say it's time to start talking now about what that could mean for parents and society. ___ This is the second story in a two-part series on fetal DNA testing and the ethical issues raised by it. ___ Scanning fetal DNA from a blood test will be "without question a major medical advance that promises to greatly improve current prenatal care," says Jaime King, an associate professor at the UC Hastings College of Law in San Francisco who studies genetic testing. But bringing it into practice "raises significant practical, legal, ethical and social challenges,"...
June 13, 2011 3 Comment
Just heard that the Federal regulators have cleared the way for the first human trials of human embryonic stem-cell research, authorizing researchers to test whether the cells are safe to use in spinal injury patients. The stem cell test could begin as early as this summer and only the patients with the most severe spinal cord injuries, called complete spinal cord injuries will be qualified for the research as these patients have no hope for recovery below the injury. Interested to hear your thoughts on this controversial stem cell research? Alana
January 23, 2009 0 Comment
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