Saturday, February 6, 2010
Immortal Human Cells...
The first line of human cells capable of reproducing ad infinitum (hence the label “immortal”) were derived in 1951 from a tumor on the unfortunate Henrietta Lacks. Her cells have been used in thousands of medical experiments and tests, and they're still in use to this day. Here's the fascinating story, which is the subject of a new book by Rebecca Skloot.
The Ross Sisters: Hoy, Hoy!
Solid potato salad. One hardly knows what to say...
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Acrobatics,
Music,
WTF
Flying Bridge in the Netherlands...

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Netherlands,
Technology
The Unfortunate Sex Life of the Banana...
Read this and you'll learn something – but probably not what you're thinking...
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Botany
Weatherman Attacked by Pelican...
And I'm not sure which is funnier – the pelican's attack or the weatherman's reaction. Pelican and weatherman both survive, though the latter declares himself “permanently scarred”...
How to Fail a Test...

Oldest Known Bird Ancestor, Reconstructed (Even Color!)...

Free Physics Text...
A free, open source physics text, in eBook form.
Labels:
Free,
Open Source,
Physics
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