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[Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Faster, cheaper DNA sequencing method devised
Biomedical engineers have devised a method for making future genome sequencing faster and cheaper by dramatically reducing the amount of DNA required, thus eliminating the expensive, time-consuming and error-prone step of DNA amplification. Recreational Use Of An Erectile Dysfunction Drug Can Be Risky For Some
Although the drugs used to treat Erectile Dysfunction, Sildenafil (Viagra), Tadalafil (Cialis) and Vardenafil (Levitra), have generally been proven safe, recreational use of these drugs is associated with higher risks of sexually-transmitted diseases (STD's), including HIV. In a study in the current issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers from the San Francisco Department of Public Health evaluated 14 studies of Sildenafil use among men who have sex with men (MSM). Is Your Printer Spying on You?
October 2005 article about how "the US government has succeeded in persuading some color laser printer manufacturers to encode each page with identifying information,"and the implications of this "yellow dot"marking system on privacy concerns. Includes a white paper, directions for printing test sheets, a dot decoding guide, a list of printers that do or don't print tracking dots, and related information. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Frequency Comb' Technique Reveals Colors And Intensity Of All Lightwav
Physicists at NIST have taken the first ever two-dimensional pictures of a "frequency comb,"providing extra information that enhances the comb's usefulness in optical atomic clocks, secure high-bandwidth communications, real-time chemical analysis, remote sensing and the ultimate in precision control of atoms and molecules. NC Woman Is Now Insulin-free After Series Of Three Islet Cell Transpla
A North Carolina woman has been successfully treated for Type 1 diabetes, and is now insulin-free, as a result of three islet cell transplants performed at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Only 10 medical centers in the United States are currently offering this procedure, which is experimental and done as clinical research. Surgeon Paul F. Gores, M.D., described the procedure as "ground-breaking research that could one day change the quality of millions of lives." Performance Based Pay For Teachers?
Teacher performance pay is a frequently discussed and controversial topic among kindergarten through 12th-grade educators. Recent findings by economics professors suggest that states and school districts in the United States begin developing programs that examine the effects of linking teacher pay to student achievement. 'Cookbook Recipes' Would Cure Disease With Nontoxic DNA Delivery Syste
Scientists studying the structure and interaction of negatively charged lipids and DNA molecules have created a "cookbook"for a class of nontoxic DNA delivery systems that will assist doctors and clinicians in the safe and effective delivery of genetic medicine. Ecologists receive mixed news from fossil record
Paleontologists explore how the ecological information provided by fossil assemblages is determined by their process of accumulation. Apple's 27-Inch iMac Is Big, Bright, Beautifully Fast
With a gigantic 27-inch screen and a screaming-fast Core i7 processor, Apple's biggest iMac is an all-in-one computer to reckon with.
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