Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes
March 8, 2006 at 4:57 pm (Computer Related, Science Related)
Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes: “Israeli scientists have devised a computer that can perform 330 trillion operations per second, more than 100,000 times the speed of the fastest PC. The secret: It runs on DNA.
A year ago, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, unveiled a programmable molecular computing machine composed of enzymes and DNA molecules instead of silicon microchips. Now the team has gone one step further. In the new device, the single DNA molecule that provides the computer with the input data also provides all the necessary fuel.”
Newly discovered killer cell fights cancer
March 8, 2006 at 4:43 pm (Science Related)
Biosingularity » Blog Archive » Newly discovered killer cell fights cancer: “A mouse immune cell that plays dual roles as both assassin and messenger, normally the job of two separate cells, has been discovered by an international team of researchers. The discovery has triggered a race among scientists to find a human equivalent of the multitasking cell, which could one day be a target for therapies that seek out and destroy cancer.”
Students create plant that glows when thirsty
March 8, 2006 at 4:14 pm (Funny Stuff, Science Related)
Students create plant that glows when thirsty | Reuters.com: “Some people like to talk to their plants. Now, students at Singapore Polytechnic say they have created a plant that can communicate with people — by glowing when it needs water.” Now this is Very Cool…this will solve my dilemma of several dead cactuses…
Instantly Freeze your Food.
March 8, 2006 at 4:02 pm (Miscelaneous, Science Related)
Cuisine Technology: Thermal Circulators & Baths: “The Grant Achatz inspired “Anti-Griddle” is a traditional cooktop with an amazing twist: The device quickly freezes sauces and purees instead of heating them! This unique innovation allows you to effortlessly freeze sauces and purees solid or develop semi-frozen creations with stable, crunchy surfaces and cool, creamy centers.” Now all I need is some Neapolitan Ice Cream and a bunch of Strawberries.
Genes show humans are still evolving
March 8, 2006 at 3:58 pm (Science Related)
Chicago Tribune | Genes show humans are still evolving: “Providing the strongest evidence yet that human beings are still evolving, researchers have detected some 700 regions of the human genome where genes appear to have been reshaped by natural selection, a principal force of evolution, within the last 5,000 to 15,000 years.”The genes that show this evolutionary change include some responsible for the senses of taste and smell, digestion, bone structure, skin color and brain function.”
And you thought X-Men was just sci-fi!
Bacteria that have been found to eat Styrofoam
March 8, 2006 at 3:57 pm (Science Related)
LiveScience.com – Immortal Styrofoam Meets its Enemy: “Bacteria that have been found to eat Styrofoam”Yes just as you heard this maybe the future for Solid Waste Centers. The scientists fed this styrene oil (what Styrofoam is made of) to the soil bacteria Pseudomonas putida, which converted it into biodegradable plastic known as PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates).
