December 2007
93 posts
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November 2007
132 posts
“The pharmacology of cannabinoids is complex; marijuana aficionados report the...”
– Molecule of the Day : Rimonabant (The Anti-Weed)
3-D mammography cuts false-positive rates by half →
Marijuana Growers Burned by Subprime Meltdown? →
EMI seen cutting funding to trade groups: RIAA... →
Free and Uneasy: The First Year Out →
Newswise Science News | Bioclocks Work by... →
The plasmid is smaller and more tightly wound during periods of light than they are during periods of darkness. They also found that this rhythmic condensation disappears when the cyanobacteria are kept in constant darkness.
“This is one of the first pieces of evidence that the biological clock exerts its effect on DNA structure through the coiling of the chromosome and that this, in turn,...
Wake Up and Smell the Sweat →
This explains a few things….when I got ME, I became super smell sensitive — I’ll bet that a bunch of smell genes got activated from the ME….
“In some cases, judges have granted the requests without requiring the government...”
– Cellphone Tracking Powers on Request - washingtonpost.com
Force-Post, or Huh? I haven’t even activated the... →
A regular merchant could never post a settlement against an unactivated card as this is a principle barrier against merchant fraud. But the issuing bank, who usually also runs either an enhancement business unit, or contracts for one, OWNS the cardholder masterfile. By masking out the activation character position in the master file by means of a COBOL program,they can run the enhancement sales...
Top 12 Areas for Technology Innovation... →
From TFA: Distributed energy—The evolution of distributed energy will reflect that of computing: just as computing has migrated from the 20th century’s centralized model (powerful mainframes delivering applications to remote workstations) to today’s decentralized model (PCs and networks), so energy generation and delivery will move from central to distributed sources, increasingly featuring local...
Military Takes Signing Bonuses Back From Seriously... →
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.
Larry Lessig is Right on the Money, Love →
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Rappers join models in insisting on euros as... →
WatchThis is why I believe that Larry Lessig just might be able to help us to find a solution to the problems of copyright law. (via TED | Talks | Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law (video))
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Are the Japanese actually Jewish? - Looking at the... →
WatchDid One of the Lost Tribes of Israel Settle in Japan?