First: Better Off Ted
A new show about R&D director for a large mad science corporation

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"We want to weaponise a pumpkin."

Protein structure determined in living cells which may, one day, allow for resolution of how proteins participate in biological processess within living tissues. It's biogeek stuff ( Read more... )

Most important is probably several researchers discovering a means of cheaply(er) and simply(er) synthesizing peptides, and deciding not to patent it but make it more open source. If you're not a biochem geek, this is very funky and excellent for further research.

A way of artificially creating human bones using a 3D printer, which can then be ( Read more... )

I somewhow managed to mostly avoid the internet for a week, so this may have been posted already. If not, watch it:

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Also:http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2009/02/biggest-animals-of-all-time.html

So: I agreed to do a blog with a friend. Where is a good place to start one?

Links to things I have talked to people about:

Battlestar is returning on the 16th of January. One website that I've always very much enjoyed was Bear McCreary's discussions about the music that went into battlestar here. It's fascinating reading, even if only for the ( ( Read more... )

For some strange reason, I'm thinking of when to hold my actual birthday party ( Read more... )

Well, a bit earlier than this, but I've done the basic unpacking. I thought of napping until a bit later in the day, but there are no blankets on my bed - which I'll have to ask housemates about. Still, I'm curled up in my room again and I have a flavoured milk drink (which were impossible to find overseas) so everything is fine ( Read more... )

On saturday I'm leaving to America. Apparently I suck at publicising this properly.

Talking tonight on the new episode of A Colder War made me realise how much I enjoy doing this. It's always fun creating these things. I think I really do enjoy collaborating on them just because of all the energy that that brings to the subject.

Jet li and Jackie Chan are doing Forbidden Kingdom - Based off Journey to the West (which also had Monkey baserd off it ( Read more... )

Just reminding everyone, I did mention several months ago that I was going to be having an unbirthday and a new Year's thing. People seem not to remember my throwaway comments from three months ago (which, hey, fair enough), though, so thought I'd remind ( Read more... )

I'm thinking of having a birthday thing the third weekend of January. Is this a problem for anyone? I realise it will be hot then, but we have air conditioning, so hey. New Year ( Read more... )