There has been a spate of activity in the nanotech realm lately. Over the past few months I’ve tracked several new developments. Here they are in no particular order: spine, ram, solar cell, ca
1) Solar Power: The problem with solar technology is the high cost of the solar cells. The [...]
[ Response to: Unapproved cancer therapy DCA makes some tumours worse (ANNE McILROY) ]
The Globe and Mail reports that DCA has been shown ineffective in colorectal cancer and even worse, it has been shown to protect certain cancerous cells.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/unapproved-cancer-therapy-dca-makes-some-tumours-worse/article1806516/
The article made it to the Associated Press as well:
http://www.rdmag.com/News/FeedsAP/2010/11/life-sciences-unapproved-cancer-therapy-dca-makes-some-tumours-w/
The state of science reporting is truly depressing [...]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402203.html?hpid=sec-health
Scientists have taken laboratory chemicals and produced synthetic DNA. This DNA should be sufficient to allow a bacteria to live, and reproduce. Shortly, these same scientists will denucleate a bacterium and insert their synthetic DNA and in essence create the first artificial life form. It is akin to cleaning out a computer’s [...]
TVO (public television in Ontario) recently aired a lecture by Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and an author discussing his latest book Musicophilia. I’ve always been interested in the understanding music on a neurological basis. Music seems so universal that I often wonder what is happening on a neurological basis to make it such? I’ve jotted down a few key [...]
I never thought that I’d see Walmart as the victim of anything — indeed I see them as the root of most things retail and evil — but this story gave me a moment of pause:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/injured-woman-wins-wal-mart-saga/
Deborah Shank, a Walmart employee was tragically injured in a car accident. Her medical expenses were covered by the [...]
