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Stem Cell Compromise?
WaTimes – Advanced Cell Technology claims to have found a middle ground – utilizing embryos for research The company says its technique takes just a single cell, or blastomere, from a two-day-old embryo, after the fertilized egg has divided into … Continue reading
How It Begins
UPI – Not to say this is the beginning of the Bosnian fiasco, but this is the kind of thing that starts off the long pathway of cohesive small networks breaking out of nation states – A U.S. envoy says … Continue reading
Open Source Nuke Detection
Wired News – The Department of Homeland Security announced plans last month to bolster U.S. port defenses with radiation scanners. The program, primarily aimed at detecting nukes smuggled by terrorists in shipping containers, will cost an estimated $1.15 billion, but … Continue reading
Robin Gets It
Cybersoc gets the splintering world – Little neighbourhood pubs tend to have the opposite problem where they have a small core of often ageing customers and have a difficult time getting new visitors. But they do build a strong community, … Continue reading
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