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Review: King of KongFilm Gives No Quarter
A funny, new documentary film gives the arcade game contest Super Bowl status. Seth Gordon's King of Kong: A Fistful of Quartersfollows Seattle dad and science teacher Steve Wiebe as he challenges one of gaming's most elusive titles: Donkey Kongrecord holder. Largest Transiting Extrasolar Planet Found Around A Distant Star
Astronomers with the Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey just announced discovery of TrES-4, a new extrasolar planet in the constellation Hercules. According to the lead author, TrES-4 is the largest known exoplanet. It is 70 percent bigger than Jupiter with an extremely low density. The new planet, first noticed by the PSST at Lowell Observatory also has an unusual subgiant host star. Happy Holidays From Us
Wired News is closed for Christmas Day. We'll be back at it Tuesday, but in the meantime do enjoy poking around the site. There's plenty of good stuff to read. IPhone Security Leaks All Patched Up, Apple Says
Cupertino issues patches to deal with the bugs that, in theory, could have allowed hackers to hijack your phone. Sex Selection Popular Among Infertile Women
A new survey says a significant number of women being treated for infertility would choose the sex of their next child if given the option -- and those as yet childless would choose baby girls and boys in approximately equal numbers. It's In Your Head: The Brain's Own Globin Defends You From Shock And S
The next generation of treatments for shock or stroke could be based on a protein that is already in our heads -- neuroglobin. In a review article to be published in the November issue of the FASEB Journal, scientists from University of Rome describe this protein, which may be the key to unlocking new therapies to minimize brain damage and improve recoveries for patients. If You Are Concerned About Your Child's Gender Behaviors: A Parent Gui
This "guide is a resource for parents who want information and advice on a child with gender-variant behaviors."The guide includes a definition of gender-variant behavior, a description of commonly seen behaviors, tips for supporting a gender-variant child (including preparing a child to deal with bullying), and advice on when to seek professional help. Available in English and Spanish. From the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Bone Research That Grows On You
Rapid and guided healing of bones has moved a step closer with research by two biomedical engineering students who have found new ways to deliver bone growth enhancers directly to broken or weakened bones. Gallery: What Will Jobs Do?
On Tuesday, Apple's Steve Jobs is expected to unveil a boatload of new goodies. Here's a gallery of some of the best mockups. Vaccination With Embryonic Stem Cells Prevents Lung Cancer In Mice
Researchers have discovered that vaccinating mice with embryonic stem cells prevented lung cancer in those animals that had had cancer cells transplanted into them after the vaccination or that had been exposed to cancer-causing chemicals, the 18th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics heard on Wednesday.
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