Top 12: Best of Humor in Simple ThoughtsSeptember 24th, 2007 Simple Thoughts has always been about technology. However occasionally I like to post something humorous.
Bush Still A "Miserable Failure"?January 30th, 2007 Google announced that they have devised an algorithm to defuse Google bombs like "Miserable Failure" pointing to the current President of USA - George W Bush. Currently "miserable failure" in Google points to a BBC article explaining the hoax.
My Favorite Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows QuoteJuly 21st, 2007 My favorite quote and song from Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. The song has a spoiler.
Song: Witty Take on Spam - I've Got MailDecember 21st, 2007 I've got mail is a witty take on spam from Richter Scales. It is a 2007 CARA Nominee in Best Humor Song category.
Key to Holy Grail of Stem Cell Research Found by Korean ScientistsAugust 24th, 2005 A Korean husband-and-wife scientist team has made headway in adult stem cell research by discovering a gene in charge of differentiating the parent cells in human bodies. “Up until now, researchers have dug up many factors involved in the differentiation of adult stem cells.
The Lies Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Objections or One Woman With Two Souls Ridicules Religious ZealotsAugust 18th, 2006 Don’t you just love it when evidence emerges challenging unprovable religious preconceptions espoused by the Pope, the Roman Catholic Church, hardline Islamists, not to mention beloved President George Bush and his own fundamentalist Christian supporters. What they all believe is that at the instant when an embryo is formed by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, a “soul” gets installed in the entity to make it a true human being.
Top Stem Cell Therapy NewsJuly 13th, 2005 Implanted Fetal Stem Cells Survive 16 Months and Multiply 10 Times as Fast as Adult Stem Cells
Young Lives gets fighting chance with Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants
Cord Blood may become Key Source of Stem Cells
Illinois Stem Cell Research gets $10 million
India’s Apollo to set up Stem Cell Therapy Centres
World Stem Cell Map
Stem Cell Therapy For Spinal Injury
Three stem cell clones developed from existing cells in AustraliaApril 13th, 2005 News-Medical-Net reports In an Australian first, UNSW researchers have developed three clones of cells from existing human embryonic stem cells. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury.
FDA OK's Cholesterol Drug Lipitor for DiabeticsSeptember 27th, 2005 Pfizer Inc. said U.S. regulators (FDA) have approved its cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor. Lipitor is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack in diabetic patients.
The Truth About Embryonic Stem Cell AlternativesAugust 25th, 2005 Executive Summary: There aren’t any. The first potential alternative is a promising breakthrough in the biotech world of stem cell research with the news that Harvard scientists reported taking skincells to generate embryonic stem cells.
Your Body is Much Younger Than You ThinkAugust 2nd, 2005 Whatever your age, your body is many years younger. In fact, even if you are middle-aged, most of you may be ten years younger or less.
Electoral Analysis from BerkeleyNovember 18th, 2004 Florida again?
Summary:
- Irregularities associated with electronic voting machines may
have awarded 130,000 excess votes or more to President George W. Bush in Florida.
How the ban on adult stem cells affects the fight against diabetesMarch 7th, 2005 Harvard researcher Dr. Denise Faustman thinks she can cure type 1 (or juvenile) diabetes.
Ex-Goldman talent have had influence at the highest reaches of governmentJuly 14th, 2009 Goldman alumnus find their way to political powerA glance at the roster of top Goldman Sachs talent that has found its way to Washington's halls of power illustrates why the financial giant has become known as the New York Yankees of Wall Street. Over the years, Goldman's golden boys have made the leap from Manhattan, the capital of finance, to Washington, the capital of political influence.
Stem Cells cultivated from Hair Follicles can transform into NeuronsApril 1st, 2005 Most of the opposition to stem cells stem from the assumption that human embroys are required for stem cell production. However recent research indicates other viable sources (like placenta) of stem cells.