Category Archives: Technology

New Drug Attacks Cancer Stem Cells

A chemical compound that targets the parent cells which help breast cancers to develop and spread has been discovered by US scientists.

During tests conducted on mice, Salinomycin eliminated breast cancer stem cells far more effectively than some existing drugs, and slowed tumor growth. The drug, a farm antibiotic, has not yet been tested on humans.

NFL, ESPN & US Marine Corps Ban Facebook and Twitter

Facebook is facing a large spread of ban action this month. Just like the NFL and U.S. Marines, television sports network ESPAN is banning their employees from using services like Twitter to discuss sports.

16 Easy Ways To Cut Power Bills

Spending too much on power bills? Simple adjustments you can make in your home will reduce power consumption by up to 40 percent! Sure, you’re probably already using low wattage halogen light-bulbs and turning them off when leaving the room; but what about the other power-suckers in your house? The editors of Fresh Home Magazine have identified many ways to save power you might not have heard of.

The Moon Landing: Forty Years of Speculation

On July 20th, 1969 (forty years ago today) in the midst of the Vietnam war, President Kennedy’s term and the uproar of angry flower children America landed on the moon - or so we think. Since the second it was confirmed that there was man standing on that petal of pale wonder we stare at from Earth it’s validity has been up for discussion.

Human Genome Succeeds In Lupus Drug Development

Human Genome Sciences Inc reported today that clinical trials with their latest experimental Lupus drug were very successful. This marks a great time for the world of medicine, as Lupus is an auto-immune disease which has never had a cure.

Google Chrome OS - A Convenient Alternative?

Is there anything Google can’t do these days? Perhaps I should rephrase that - Is there anything Google isn’t attempting to do these days? In the second half of 2010 Google plans on coming out with the Google Chrome OS which is a Linux-based operating system focusing on speeding up the process of web applications. [...]

Kumo: A Better Search Engine?

On a more serious note though: Kumo does have one unique quality that separates it from other search engines. When you search a term like ‘Taylor Swift’, the engine returns different categories of results neatly arranged on the left navigational bar.

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