For a long time, animal rights activists have argued that testing all sorts of new cosmetic products or drugs on apes, dogs and other species is unethical, and have also lobbied for the practice to be abolished. Rather than criticizing the activists, like others in the industry, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institut... |
26 June 2009
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Manipulating DNA is an expression of many meanings, in that any sort of influence exerted on the strands can be considered to be a manipulation. One of the most appropriate processes to be termed with this concept is gel electrophoresis, which basically refers to moving DNA around through the use of an electric field... |
15 May 2009
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The fruit fly (scientifically: Drosophila melanogaster) is the most commonly used model for a very extensive array of scientific experiments, analyzing anything from genetics to cellular evolution and physiology. However, observing its behavior, in both courtship and aggressiveness, is a very tedious process, which c... |
9 April 2009
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Newcastle University experts have only recently devised a groundbreaking mathematical model that could potentially be used to assess the risk of a tsunami occurring, to determine which area is most likely to get hit and in what time frame the destructive wave will reach the coast. It goes without saying that such a m... |
1 April 2009
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This August, the O2 Arena in London will be the host of a revolutionary exhibition, dubbed Walking With Dinosaurs. The manifestation will feature 15 of the beasts, all of them operated by animatronic devices, as well as by master puppeteers. The show is meant to give visitors a glimpse of how the real creatures may h... |
19 March 2009
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Two girls fighting is always a sexy image. Nail scratches, tousled hair and feathers flying everywhere is the view that I-Play offers in the Sexy Pillowfight game that they have just published.I-Play has actually set up a party in order to properly launch this mobile game and strengthen its impact. They dressed some ... |
24 May 2007
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Different Apple TV models is the current big rumor floating around the web. Sparked by a user who observed that the Apple TV presentation page uses a format that is specific to products with multiple models such as the iPods and iMacs, everyone is talking about the possibilities.While it does seem likely that Apple ... |
6 April 2007
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