Scientists have created the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells, a breakthrough that could someday produce new treatments for disease without the explosive moral questions of embyro cloning.
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Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate?
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
I was reading over one of the terribly predictable unbelievably repetitive many debates about the "moral basis" for and against abortion today, when it suddenly hit me: I am pro-choice because I hate babies! I don't know why it has taken me so long to realize this.
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In Houston, $225,000 will buy a three-bedroom house with a game room, den, in-ground pool and hot tub. In Manhattan, it will buy a parking space. No windows, no view. No walls.
Imagine the shock of growing up in a loving family with people you call "Mum" and "Dad" and then, suddenly, learning that you are actually adopted!
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This blog post has some amazing photos of some of the most dangerous roads in the world. Some of them really make you wonder, "What were they thinking?!" Highlights include roads from Bolivia, China, and Russia. Take a look, and hang on to your seats.
The Federal Trade Commission today threw a curve into the debate surrounding children's obesity, saying the amount of TV ads children see for food is far lower than some recent estimates -- and actually is decreasing. But one group says those new numbers are misleading.
Ever notice how most TV characters dress in upscale duds and live in either gorgeous Manhattan apartments or shiny suburban McMansions? Do money trees grow in the evergreen yards of Wisteria Lane, or do those perfectly-coiffed prima donnas actually earn enough to support their lu …
Historic cemeteries, desperate for money to pay for badly needed restorations, are reaching out to the public in ever more unusual ways, with dog parades, bird-watching lectures, Sunday jazz concerts, brunches with star chefs, Halloween parties in the crematory and even a nudie c …
Today the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY opened to the public, and as was expected, many showed up to both celebrate and condemn it.
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1. You will have more friendsPeter Parker was a social outcast. Norman Osborne was the popular kid. Reed Richards was a dorky scientist. Victor Von doom was a rich socialite. Anyone else sensing a pattern here? Everyone wants to get a little piece of the evil.
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This article is was posted on Business Blog Wire by a fellow blogger and colleague, Easton Ellsworth. I thought about seeding it, but since I wrote it (even though it's posted on someone else's column), I figured it best to just post it directly here.
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Exercise is a fantastic way to burn calories and keep yourself looking lean and sexy; but what if you could eat foods that burn fat by increasing your metabolism?
This website is a great resource for intellectual tests, games, quizzes and lots more galore. They have all been very well put together; many have had input from relevant professionals and scientists. This is a link to an online IQ test.
Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country—with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of ground beef and buns this country serves up.
The "deathbed confession" audio tape in which former CIA agent and Watergate conspirator E Howard Hunt admits he was approached to be part of a CIA assassination team to kill JFK was aired this weekend - an astounding development that has gone completely ignored by the establishm …
I am an atheist - especially when it comes to organized religion. WAIT! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE! This is not another anti-religion rant, that gathers 120 ever nastier comments while changing no-ones opinion. Truly. THIS is an article about dreams and hope.
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Overview Newsvis is a visualization tool that shows you the following information:
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One of my most intelligent students, a senior in my AP Literature and Composition class, caught me off guard today with this statement that I overheard in passing: "I hope that by the time I die I have a complete understanding of proper English."
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HURLOCK, Md. -- Scan the brown, bubbling water, and the untrained eye can't see a living thing. "Focus on the edge, on one spot," says Scott Fritze, co-owner of Marvesta Shrimp Farms, an indoor aquaculture facility here.
As a kid, I went to church with my family every Easter Sunday. Not because it was Easter, but because Easter fell on a Sunday.
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A leader represents his country and embodies it. In a country like Belgium the King is the very symbol of the nation , and a major part of its identity. In the television age, the image of the world leader is even more important than ever.
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Various games designers across the web have given these guys permission to host their games - some 396 in all at the latest count and rising.
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