Science Odds and Ends

It’s been a while so, I did some catching up…

Scientists Trick Cells Into Switching Identities
Published November 29, 2010 | Associated Press
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/11/29/scientists-trick-cells-switching-identities/

Finding a Cure for Alzheimer's
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4406121/finding-a-cure-for-alzheimers-/?playlist_id=86908

While Italy Watches, Ancient Pompeii Continues Crumbling
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/30/ancient-wall-latest-collapse-crumbling-pompeii/

U.S. Army's 'Revolutionary' Rifle Now in Use in Afghanistan

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/11/24/armys-revolutionary-rifle-use-afghanistan/#slide=1

Spitzer's Space Revelations

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/11/24/spitzer-space-telescope-photos/#slide=1

I had read about that "rifle" a while back. Pretty cool

Grady wrote: I had read about that "rifle" a while back. Pretty cool

Yep,





http://weapons.technology.youngester.co ... 5-gun.html

It's on my Christmas list.

lol and you don't think you will end up on some list with that thing?

Depends on where ya get it, I would guess...
AWESOME drive in 1/8 moon, w/glow of full moon, to the left Mars (I think) and to the left of Mars, Venus, all in a line, LOVED it...

'Trillions Of Earths' Could Be Orbiting 300 Sextillion Stars



http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/01/131730552/-trillions-of-earths-could-be-orbiting-300-sextillion-stars

NASA made a major announcement today. The announcement centers on the California discovery of bacteria that feeds on arsenic. The discovery triggered the astrobiology area of NASA to release an announcement.

These bacteria are the first known life form to live a life based on arsenic. NASA has said that arsenic replaces phosphorus at the cellular level.

I know this is a big deal, But I really didn't find it all that surprising. Arsenic and phosphorus are apparently pretty close chemically. Life will happen if at all possible.

Best meteor shower of 2010 arrives starting Dec. 13 {Again, I thought the last one was the best of 2010}




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40530733?Gt1=43001#

On Dec. 6th, a magnetic filament stretching more than 700,000 km around the sun's southeastern limb erupted, producing a blast of epic proportions

http://spaceweather.com/images2010/06dec10/epicblast2.gif?PHPSESSID=qhnecot3dg2f76jtp7c1rotma0