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December 10, 2009

The Colors of IC 1795

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The Colors of IC 1795 This colorful cosmic portrait features glowing gas and dark dust clouds in IC 1795, a star forming region in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. The nebula's colors were created by adopting the Hubble false-color palette for mapping narrow emission from oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur atoms to blue, green and red colors, and further blending the data with images of the region recorded through broadband filters. Not far on the sky from the famous Double Star Cluster in Perseus, IC 1795 is itself located next to IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, as part of a complex of star forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud. Located just over 6,000 light-years away, the larger star forming complex sprawls along the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. At that distance, this picture would span about 70 light-years across IC 1795.

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December 10, 2009

Sharks with people teeth.

okay this is funny!

via Rob Huebel on 12/7/09

Sharks with people teeth.

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December 10, 2009

Chemical In Beer May Prevent Prostate Cancer

must have been sponsered by Budweiser :D

via Beer News on 12/9/09

Tests have revealed that men who drink beer may reduce their chances of developing prostate cancer, say scientists.

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December 10, 2009

Chemical In Beer May Prevent Prostate Cancer

must have been sponsered by Budweiser :D

via Beer News on 12/9/09

Tests have revealed that men who drink beer may reduce their chances of developing prostate cancer, say scientists.

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December 10, 2009

Mediterranean Sea Saved by Monumental Flood

Pretty cool actually

via Wired Top Stories by Lisa Grossman on 12/9/09

The Mediterranean Sea might be a desert today if not for a gigantic flood 5 million years ago that was powerful enough to refill the dried-out basin in just two years.

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December 10, 2009

Mediterranean Sea Saved by Monumental Flood

Pretty cool actually

via Wired Top Stories by Lisa Grossman on 12/9/09

The Mediterranean Sea might be a desert today if not for a gigantic flood 5 million years ago that was powerful enough to refill the dried-out basin in just two years.

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December 9, 2009

Stem Cells Can be Engineered into Genetic Vaccines Against HIV and More

Pretty cool medical stuff. Your own personal T Cell army on demand!


While some viruses attack the lungs, and others the blood, HIV attacks the only system that could put up a fight: the immune system itself. The immune system mounts some defense, but after HIV launches its surprise attack, the body simply can't produce enough killer T blood cells to take out the virus.

Now, thanks to researchers at UCLA, it's payback time for the blood cells. A team of scientists have plucked T-cells out of someone infected with HIV, and used them as a template for creating an army of HIV-fighting immune cells out of stem cells. Essentially a genetic vaccine, this technique could be used to copy T-cells designed to fight any virus, opening up the possibility of universal vaccination via stem cell implantation.

Like the plot of an '80s action movie, the scientists take cells fighting the losing battle against HIV out of the body, and into the safety of the lab. Then, in a sequence presumable utilizing a montage and a Kenny Loggins song, they copy the identifying structures those T-cells use to identify HIV, and implant them in stem cells. In the climactic final showdown, after stem cells develop into HIV-targeting T-cells, the T-cell army is reintroduced into the body in sufficient numbers to overwhelm the virus.

So far, the researchers have only attempted the technique in the lab, and have not tested it on actual people. However, this study serves as proof on concept that stem cells can be trained to hunt down and kill specific viruses. They also need to work out the issue of transplantation, as the immune cell surface proteins are individual-specific, and, without the right engineering, they could be rejected like a transplanted organ.

And since this technique could be applied to any virus, HIV is just the beginning: these guys are looking for a sequel. Don't worry -- they'll be back.

[via EurekAlert]

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December 9, 2009

I cawt it!

:o poor poochie to stick with chasing cats.

via Loldogs, Dogs 'n' Puppy Dog Pictures - I Has A Hotdog! by Cheezburger Network on 12/9/09



funny pictures of dogs with captions

I cawt it! I cawt it! I cawt it! Ouch!

he ben followin u?

Picture by: WhiteTea Caption by: mikebrow via Loldog Builder

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Tagged: caught, chase, dachshund, ouch, tail

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December 8, 2009

Hi there!

:O That is pretty freaky looking

via Bits & Pieces by Jonco on 12/7/09

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December 7, 2009

Butterflynauts Emerge from Cocoons on ISS

This could be the start of a new SYfy Channel Movie.

via Universe Today by Ken Kremer on 12/7/09

Butterflies on the ISS. Credit: BioEdOnline. Click to see more.

Butterflies on the ISS. Credit: BioEdOnline. Click to see more.


Four “butterflynauts” have emerged on the International Space Station. They are part of a suitcase sized educational experiment that was launched Nov. 16 on space shuttle Atlantis as part of the STS-129 mission. Students of all ages and the public are invited to follow the tiny crew’s development from larvae to adult butterflies in the microgravity of space.
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