Prof Stephen Hawking, regarded as the world's best known living scientist, was admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital near Cambridge for some serious respiratory problem. Hawking, 67, who has lived with motor neurone disease for nearly 40 years, had a chest infection for 3 weeks before being admitted. The author of A Brief History of Time and the man many experts consider to be the top theoretical physicist in history,is doing okay now as sources spoke to Telegraph and ComputerWorld. Full article (249 words) »

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a leading innovator in LED lighting components, today announced it has demonstrated light output of more than 1,000 lumens, an amount equivalent to the output level of a standard household light bulb, from a single LED. A single-die LED, driven at four amps, produced 1,050 lumens in cool white and 760 lumens in a warm-white version.

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Imagine the best way to give dictation (without spelling mistakes) or to program without typing and that pesky carpal tunnel syndrome - by pure mind control alone. Scientists at Brown University and Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems (and others) have made this possible; as published last week in Nature. The application of this technology boggles imagination.

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A hilarious video by Kirk Cameron, until I realized he was actually serious, attempts to prove creationism by showing how a well made Banana fits into your hand (btw: and so does something else too) for eating. See Kirk's video below:

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An amazing video based on actual data showing how a 6 foot long DNA is tightly packed in a molecule and then in the second part you can see DNA replication machine via computer simulation.

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A simple one-celled parasite called Trichomonas Vaginalis, also known as "trick", which causes an itchy and smelly genital infection especially dangerous to women, has nearly as many genes as a human being, researchers reported on Thursday.

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The Rational Response Squad is giving away 1001 DVDs of The God Who Wasn't There, the hit documentary that the LA Times calls "provocative — to put it mildly." There's only one catch: You have to commit what some non-liberal Christians consider as eternal sin, blaspheming the "Holy Spirit".

So let's begin with some Bible thumping:

In Luke 12:10, Jesus says: "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven."

In Mark 3:29, he is quoted again: "But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."

And again in Matthew 12:31: "And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."

Now that you know all you have to do is to record a short message stating at least "I deny the Holy Spirit." somewhere in the message, and upload it to YouTube. The Rational Response Squad will send you a free The God Who Wasn't There DVD. It's that easy.
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An electronic vote-counting machine in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, declared that 4096 more people had cast their vote than the ballot slips testified. The machine had been thoroughly tested and deemed perfect. So what went wrong? Scientists pointed the finger of blame at cosmic rays which can wreak havoc with highly sensitive microelectronic circuits.

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X-Prize Foundation is offering $10m for the first private team that can decode 100 human genomes in 10 days. It is said to be the largest medical prize in history. Rapid genetic sequencing along with stem cell therapeutics are science's next great frontiers. Rapid genetic sequencing is expected to usher in a new era of personalised medicine, allowing doctors to determine patients' susceptibility to illness and the genetic links to diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.

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I have to warn you that the song is not suitable for minors, (some) republicans and prudes. It is NSFW if you use speakerphones to listen at work. It is absolutely hilarious. It beautifully summarizes and compares the Presidency of George Bush (so far) & Bill Clinton. He covers all the bases including my favorite - stem cell research. So now sing along for a blast.

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