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Beat Writer  Posts: 167 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 | I don't think I've ever been so completely engrossed in an article before. Not only did you find some absolute gems of bizarre and incredible scientific discovery, but it wasn't the physics journal I was expecting it to be. The 10-Year battery sounds like an incredible invention, if it ever gets off the ground. And as for glowing cats? Well! It's good to know that there are still mad bastards out there in the world, jamming the unsuspecting arm of science into the lucky dip bin of the cosmos. |
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Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 722 Joined: 9 Jan 2008 | That was a very gripping artical. I have always been interested in science and am eager to learn more. You sir have made me happy. Glowing cats? This is very cool. Very enjoyable indeed. |
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Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 5 Feb 2008 | Hey everyone (Tom Furnival btw) Ta :) |
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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1337 Joined: 14 Nov 2007 | Very interesting article. On the subject of cloning, has anyone else heard about the current proposal in Blighty to allow hybrid human-animal embryos to be developed for stem cell research? Now, normally I'm pretty pro-science, but that's some weird shit right there. But anyways, a very good read indeed. :) |
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Paperboy Posts: 14 Joined: 13 Sep 2007 | Great read! Science and what the future holds is definitely firing a lot in the past few weeks. Arthur C Clarke passing away as so many of his predictions are operating now. Ray Kurzweil's mindbending presentation at GDC. Here is a link to his 2005 TED presentation, which I think probably covers a lot of the same ground as his GDC pres (havent watched it yet) and would be of interest to readers of your column. |
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Paperboy  Posts: 44 Joined: 18 Mar 2008 | While I am all aglow (pun!) over this article, I can't help but see the obvious problem, which is that certain industries and mega-billionaires who built their empires on suffocating markets, will not look kindly upon batteries that last ten years, or eradicating diseases that rake in billions of dollars for the pharmaceutical companies. When this stuff hits mass market, I think there will be a play to keep the old model for doing business intact, which won't be very pretty. |
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Paperboy Posts: 16 Joined: 18 Feb 2008 | "Many clones have genetic defects amplified, as Dolly the sheep proved. Dolly had severe respiratory problems and developed arthritis at a very young age." This is fairly deceiving, the author should have read up on telomeres before he made such claims. |
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Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 5 Feb 2008 | I'm terribly sorry, I study physics not biology. Perhaps you could enlighten me as to why its deceiving? |
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