Neat stuff

Not-so-intelligent-design… the laryngeal nerve of the giraffe.

2010 . Nov . 1

As a legacy-design this was a control wire for the gills of ancient fish.  In mammalian species, this nerve has stretched to strange proportions. (p.s. there’s a lot of guts in this video, as it’s a dissection of a giraffe)

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Monkeys cured of color blindness

2009 . Sep . 16

By manipulating a virus to carry genetic material for L-opsin production, researchers were able to give red-green sight to two adult male monkeys. The particular type of monkey used in the experiment is known to be unable to see red-green distinction in the natural environment. From Wired: Neitz was quick to caution that “there’s a [...]

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Good Friday Extra Double-fun Carismatic Blaster Action!!!! Double-Link Extravaganza!!!!

2009 . Apr . 10

Yeah, yeah, yeah… We’ve all heard it: ‘the internet is for porn.’  I hear there’s even a music video.  The reality of the matter is that the net is changing the way we do everything.  Whether I’m shopping for a car or a book, or just trying to keep myself entertained… i’m no longer reliant [...]

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will it resonate? … super video post #1 w00t!

2009 . Mar . 10

[the title sounds cool, but the rest of it is a complete hack from you-tube and a lifetime membership to the geeklord sci-fi hubub booklist... get used to it.] Let’s think about the future in big fat over-reaching strokes. While I’m not tempted to do the requisite research, I suspect if i looked close enough [...]

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