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@ The Scritchy and Scratchy Show: http://www.sonic.net/~goblin/index.html
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# BRAIN'S EYE VIEW. It's disconcerting to see cables trailing out the back
of a man's skull. It's even more eerie when you know that the man is blind
& the cables are plugged straight into his brain, feeding in camera images
& granting him sight. It's a demonstration of relatively crude prototype,
but US researchers may have such artificial vision systems on the market
later this year. Show me more: http://beyond2000.com/news/story_410.html
# VISION RESEARCH NOT YET READY TO MAKE BLIND SEE. There has been a lot of
publicity about a blind man who can "see" shapes and images, thanks to
electrodes that have been implanted in his brain. This research is import-
ant, but we are still in the early stages of artificial vision research.
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=25642
: How many external sensors do you want wired into your brain? Do you long
for Borgification? Do androids have more fun? Is resistance futile? When?
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# World's smallest chunk of ice. (BBC) Scientists have created what they
say is the world's smallest piece of ice by forcing six molecules of
water into a hexagonal ring. OK, we've got Ice-6 now - is Ice-9 next?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_610000/610106.stm
# World's smallest tweezers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_557000/557388.stm
# World's smallest transistor:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_528000/528109.stm
# World's smallest scales weigh in:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_291000/291143.stm
: Would'ya like to be shrunk down so you can use very small tweezers to drop
very small bits of ice into your very small drink while listening to a very
small transistor radio and thinking very small thoughts about big subjects?
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# Drug Merger Frenzy to Consolidate Biotech Research. LONDON (Reuters)
The current spate of drug mergers is likely to be a catalyst for more
consolidation in the biotech sector as big pharmaceutical groups with
deep pockets shop around for quality research to boost their product
range. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000119/06/science-health-biotech
# Humans may soon drink from fountain of youth - Scientists say life spans
could be doubled by end of century, maybe sooner. Many of you, especially
if you're at midlife or younger, probably expect to live through a good
1/2 or more of the new century. But what you may not count on is the speed
of medical progress: Some who are middle age today may well live thru the
entire 21st century and may be reading another article like this 100 years
from now. Viva! http://www.ohio.com/bj/news/national/docs/022637.htm
: How long do you want to live? How many drugs do you want to take? How rich
do you want to be? Have you invested in biotech yet? Do you want to control
biotech, lifespans, humanity? Are you frenzied? Are you immortal yet? When?
@ Tale of Two Acronyms: Revisiting African AIDS, Plus American ADHD -
(exposing myths & lies about HIV & AIDS, now breaking into the mainstream)
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion.html
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# CANCER CURES SMOKING: Canada to propose graphic warnings on cigarette
packaging. Photos of diseased organs would cover up to 50 percent of
cigarette packaging under a proposal expected to be announced on Canada's
national anti-smoking day, "Weedless Wednesday." Addicts won't notice:
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/01/18/canada.anti.smoking.ap/index.html
# SMOKERS SUCK IT UP: Smokers may be getting twice the amount of tar and
nicotine from low-tar cigarettes than previously thought. Addicts
rejoice: http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/01/18/nicotine.warning/
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563433178-b2b
: Are smokers irrelevant? What components of tobacco are you addicted to? Do
you want to inject those directly, keep on smoking, go extinct, be probed??
# Vet school ends animal experiments, will use lawyers instead:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563433472-5ac
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# Herbs banned after contamination fears. The UK govt has extended a ban
on some traditional Chinese remedies in case they contain a toxic herb.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_609000/609929.stm
# Also: Quality checks for herbal remedies:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_341000/341941.stm
# Chinese medicine contamination scare:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_405000/405968.stm
# Herbal remedies contain steroids:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_286000/286105.stm
: What's your favorite toxic organic herb? Do you consume much of it? Will
traditional herbs serve to keep population down? Are herb users irrelevant?
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# Exhibit of lynching photos is a harsh display of hatred. A horrible
chapter in American history is the focus of a New York gallery exhibit
that illustrates the cruelty -- and bizarre revelry -- at many lynchings
in the U.S. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/01/18/lynching.photography/
: Have you lynched anyone lately? Have you wanted to? Do you party hearty at
lynchfests? Would you rather lynch someone because of their race, religion,
politics, ugliness, clothing, tattoos, boombox, career, competence, wealth?
# FBI Reopens 1966 Race Killing Case - Confession Withheld in M.L.K. Plot:
www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/01/18/oldkilling0118_01.html
# Auto dealership manager calls acid attack on cars a 'hate crime'
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/01/18/ford.attack.ap/index.html
# Injured ex-CIA head returns to U.S. - attempted hit almost succeeded:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563424535-2e0
# Teens Find Scalped Head, Decapitated Body: Man Mutilated, Dumped By School
http://apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/01/18/scalp0118_01.html
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