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Of Woolly Mammoths And Cryptozoology

Of Woolly Mammoths And Cryptozoology Posted by Spiros Antonopoulos on December 21, 2005 - 9:18am.

Perhaps it’s something astrological that’s stirring up the cryptozoological: on the same day that BoingBoing posted about Loren Coleman’s Cryptozoology Top 10, the BBC features an entertaining video on the woolly mammoth, which discusses building a real woolly mammoth from newly discovered DNA. (Heck, while we’re at it, maybe there’s a cryptozoological explanation for the NYC subway strike…)



Adventures In Synthetic Biology

Adventures In Synthetic BiologyPosted by Spiros Antonopoulos on December 2, 2005 - 2:27am.

Nature magazine has posted an entertaining little comic about the mechanics of microbiology. The colorful pint-sized primer serves as an introduction for how DNA is currently being programmed, especially as these are chained together using basic electronics as the organizing principle via inverters, devices and signal carriers.




Selenium Uncovered

Selenium UncoveredPosted by Marisa Belger on November 18, 2005 - 11:49am.

As with many hyped supplements, selenium has legitimately intriguing attributes, but is far from perfect.

One of my favorite resources, The Berkeley Wellness Letter, takes a critical look at the mineral in its December newsletter. Citing several recent studies, Berkeley concludes that selenium has been linked to cancer prevention because it may:



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