Mysterious life forms found in NC Sewer - Straight out of Dead Space (via elyhim)
UPDATE: Turns out it’s just a colony of tubifex worms. A rare sight, but not alien at least :)
Posts tagged science
Posted 2 years ago
To study the [speech] gene in action, scientists introduced the human version of it into a group of mice. The results were promising: The speech genes led to increased nerve presence and activity in the language centers of mice’s brains. In short, the altered mice had better brains for language.
Posted 2 years ago
I think it’s interesting that the Discovery Institute – which has long argued that intelligent design qualifies as science – seems to have given up the game and acknowledged that their concerns are religious after all. It’s equally interesting that the catalyst doesn’t seem to be someone like Richard Dawkins pushing atheism, but Francis Collins pushing Christianity.
Posted 2 years ago
Artificial (Living) Skin: €34/cm
Next time you find yourself in the unfortunate position of requiring a skin graft, you may be able to buy a few pieces of living, dual-layer, machine-produced skin for as little as 34 Euros per square centimeter.
An interdisciplinary team of Fraunhofer researchers is currently developing the first fully automatic production system for two-layer skin models, and they seem confident they have it in the bag.
Building a Replicant has just become a bit easier.
Posted 2 years ago
Elijah was actually a prophet mentioned in the Old Testament that some Jews believed would appear before the coming of the Messiah. Somehow over the centuries Elijah happened to get cast as an alcoholic ghost in this Passover ritual and now makes regular appearances in the American suburbs
Posted 2 years ago
Arginine Supplements Could Help Fight Obesity
According to Texas AgriLife researchers, dietary supplements of the amino acid arginine could help shift the body’s absorption of nutrients towards building muscle, while reducing overall fat mass.
In laboratory experiments, rats being given arginine supplements for 12 weeks had reduced body fat gains of up to 65 percent, with no adverse effects.
The finding, which suggests arginine may be acting to promote lean tissue growth, could directly be translated into fighting human obesity.
Posted 3 years ago
1936: ‘Death Ray’ kills snake in 8.5 minutes.
Possibly the world’s most ineffective death ray.
Reviewing technology with an occasional sprinkling of art and humour.
