................................. To leave Commie, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/commie_leaving.html ................................. here's a ptr to it G O O D M O R N I N G S I L I C O N V A L L E Y Last updated: Thursday, July 5, 2001, 8:30 a.m. Time to feed my shirt... Those of you who've long hoped for a day when your clothing would clean itself without intervention on your part take note: Scientists are at this very moment developing clothing that will devour dirt and human sweat. University of Massachusetts biotechnologists have found that they can implant a particular strain of Escherichia coli bacteria into the hollow fibres of milkweed, a plant once used to make clothes and now used to make rope. While the bacteria thrive on the pre-existing food in the plant, researchers believe they would be equally happy feeding on dirt, odor-causing chemicals and perspiration. It's an exciting development, and one that's been met with enthusiasm in the fashion community. "I wear the same pair of jeans all the time and I'm sure they have bacterial colonies living in them, but if they were selected to convert my sweat into sweet-smelling pheromones, that would be great," Alex Lightman, CEO of fashion venture Charmed Technology told New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999973 Dr. Strangestink, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Stench Warfare: The Pentagon reportedly is developing a new genre of non-lethal weapons whose payload will exploit the link between repellent odors and fear. With the help of some cognitive psychologists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, the Pentagon is exploring the idea of "stench warfare" as a less violent means of addressing civil unrest. "It would give us an offensive capability against large and unruly groups of people, if they are unwilling to move or are openly hostile," a Pentagon spokesman told New Scientist. "And it would minimize the risk to our people and to the antagonists." http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/stink010705.html
