It would be difficult to exaggerate the popularity of cell phones in China. In February of 2007 6.8 million new subscribers got cell phones; in March 6.7 million. As of late May 2007 almost 40% of Chinese own a cell
Ticket Relief has recently announced that its online traffic school course has been edited by a professional editor to assist in improving driving skills of drivers over the age of 16 years in the United States and especially in California.
When I was 12, I read a story by J.G. Ballard about a boy who has lived all his life in a vast city. One day, he decides to take a train out of the metropolis, to find a wide
Revised entry by Richard Fumerton on April 8, 2008. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] The terminology is most clearly associated with Bertrand Russell, but the distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description is arguably a critical component of
NASA will join its international partners in space-based climate change research to discuss their current and future Earth-observation programs at a seminar Friday, April 18, at the Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 5th St. NW, in Washington.
Ohio's lethal injection method was assailed as unfit for even household pets by an anesthesiologist testifying in a case challenging the constitutionality of the procedure. (AP)
Fears are growing that a form of cloning that is easier to carry out than the technique used to create Dolly the sheep may be used on human embryos to produce "designer" babies. Scientists have already used the procedure to
Scientists in Singapore have developed a strategy to "clean up" embryonic stem cells, which researchers hope can one day be used to replace damaged tissues and for other tailor-made personal treatments. (Reuters)
Now this is a very sad story that would seem to be science fiction, but isn't. Sonny Graham received the heart of a suicide victim named Terry Cottle. Afterwards, he seems to have assimilated something of the dead man's essence
There is an interesting story in the New York Times today that illustrates the difficulties of reforming our health care system to provide universal access. Massachusetts recently required universal coverage through private or public means. The consequence has been greater
You've heard the controversy, now get the facts: No human clinical trials use embryos. But researchers are making huge strides in developing therapies with adult cells. (Akron Beacon Journal)
