Dec 14, 2007
Scientists in South Korea have managed to clone cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet light. For what purpose?
… research aimed at developing treatments for human genetic diseases, say officials.
The process is quite fascinating actually.
According to the Korea Times, the scientists added red fluorescence protein (RFP) genes to the skin cells of the mother [...]
Dec 2, 2007
Strange story from ZD Net.
News just in from those sensitive folks over at the Science and Public Policy Institute in Pennsylvania. Yep, as we were warned earlier this year, Tamara Mariea (a “certified clinical nutritionist”), and the redoubtable Dr George Carlo (see here for more on this “expert on the dangers of electromagnetic radiation”) have [...]
Oct 6, 2004
BBC News reports that a US team of scientists have recreated a deadly flu virus. An experiment in which researchers added 2 genes to a non-lethal modern flu strain proved very lethal to lab mice which died within days after being exposed.
While the research is vital in providing us with new and better ways of [...]