Archive for August, 2005



Detecting Anthrax Proteins At Ultralow Concentrations

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
A new laboratory method for quickly detecting active anthrax proteins within an infected blood sample at extremely low levels has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National Cancer Institute. The method takes about an hour to get unambiguous results compared to up to several days to get results with current techniques.
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Pomegranate Fruit Shown To Slow Cartilage Deterioration In Osteoarthritis

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Pomegranate fruit extracts can block enzymes that contribute to osteoarthritis according to a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine study published in the September 2005 issue of the Journal of Nutrition. The study looked at the ability of an extract of pomegranate fruit against Interleukin-1b (IL-1b), a pro-inflammatory protein molecule that plays a key role in cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis.
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Human Y Chromosome Preserves Itself Better Than The Chimp Y

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
By using human and chimpanzee Y chromosomes as a genetic fossil record to examine our past, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have seen a surprising difference in the way the male-making chromosomes from the two species cope with the inexorable pressures of evolution.
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Brain Remembers Familiar Faces When Choosing Potential Mate

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that the human brain favours familiar-looking faces when choosing a potential partner.
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R&D 2005

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Technology Review’s annual look at research trends in corporations is led this year by pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
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Scientists Decipher Chimp DNA

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
An international team of researchers decodes the entire chimpanzee genome. It appears the apes and humans are even more similar than previously believed.Plus: Y Chromosome May Not Be Doomed.
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Does Apple Even Own iPod?

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Now Creative has a patent that makes Apple continue to look foolish. Also: France commits to high-tech industry to boost economy…. New device circumvents PCs in home media management…. and more.
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Instant gratification - your way

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Posted by Peiling Yao, Google Mobile Team



In the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, do you remember Veruca Salt, the girl who kept screaming, “I want it NOW, daddy!” Well, that’s pretty much how I feel about searching the web on my mobile phone. It takes longer for pages to load, and it’s not easy entering text in the first place - so I want the answer NOW, Google!



For all you Verucas out there, we engineers have been working on three new Google search features for mobile phones. Starting today, if you type [movies] or [weather] and a location, or enter a stock ticker symbol, we’ll show, predictably enough, movie showtimes, weather forecasts, or live stock quotes above the Google web search results that display on your phone.



Talk about instant gratification - and the best part? No golden tickets required.

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Some Sex With Your Clone Perhaps?

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
New, unreleased video gets up close and personal with the Raelians, a libertine group of UFO believers whose turn-ons go well beyond making unproven claims about human cloning. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Fest Rocks With BYO Headphones

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
At worldwide festivals, headphone hubs replace speaker systems, and audiences plug in to listen to performances in mass intimacy. By Keith Axline.
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