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A coming of age for PacBio and long read sequencing? #AGBT13...
The Turn of the Screw: James Watson on The Double Helix...
An interview with the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
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Paxson: Rose not cutting; return date 'foolish'
Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said cutting is the next step in Derrick Rose's rehab from knee surgery, and declared it foolish for the team to set a return date.
13 Horrifying Ways To Die (Arthropod Edition)
Scared of insects, spiders, or other leggy arthropods? It could be worse. You could be one of them. At that size you face an array of ...
Helicopter Pilots Rescue RC Plane From Tree
The guys on the ground have one of the coolest stories to tell. Shame that nobody will ever believe them.
Why Bambi Must Go
NASA Building Deep-Space Habitat From Spare ISS Parts
Deep-space engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Texas are putting together a prototype of a deep space station from scrap parts of the ISS.
Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn't That Be Great?
Unlock the 007 in you. You have 70 seconds!
Coke Zero challenged unsuspecting train passengers to unlock the 007 in them for their chance to win exclusive tickets for the new James Bond movie SKYFALL. ...
Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs Go Wild - ScienceNOW
NASA - Supersonic Model Points to Fast Future
If human beings are ever to fly faster than the speed of sound from one side of the country to another, we first have to figure out how to reduce the level of sonic boom generated by supersonic flight. Earlier this fall, a subscale model of a potent...
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA In Opinion...
Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs is a very conservative judge. He joined a court decision effectively declaring corporations immune to international human rights law — even when they "trade in or exploit slaves, employ mercenary armies to do dirty work for ...
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Avery Durable View Binder...
Inside one Kickstarter success story gone terribly wrong....
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Shed No Tears for Violentacrez
The 'creepy uncle of Reddit' and the man behind the site's 'creepshot' and 'jailbait' boards gets outed by Gawker, cognitive dissonance ensues.
What an Academic Who Wrote Her Dissertation on Trolls Thinks...
A critical look at trolling subculture and how we talk about it
The Trouble with Teacup Pigs « Southern Fried Science
I adore . That's right, I said it. There's a soft spot in my brittle old heart for that whole family, Sugar Bear, Mamma June, and all. Especially Glitzy.
The Universe Around You: What an Amateur Astrophotographer...
With his Meade LX200 GPS 12" telescope and some second-hand camera lenses, J-P Metsävainio can take pictures of some of the most beautiful sights in the Milky Way.