Stuff below the fold

First they reprogramed adult stem cells into new cells, now they are using adult cells and reprogramming them to grow into different cells...LINK

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Will NOLA have to evacuate again? Well, at least this time they are starting plans on time without the president having to telephone them to say get moving...

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A Wallet phone, coming to a pocket near you.

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Herbal medicines, comtaminated with arsenic and other heavy metals?

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Latest fad: teaching baby to sign.
Actually, my granddauther loved it when I signed to her...
And children with Down's syndrome, where the large tongue makes talking difficult, often do well if they learn to sign to communicate.

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Lecture of the day: Annie Sullivan in her own words.