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Antibiotic Multi-resistance: Why Bacteria Are So Effective

Posted: 28 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT

In an article published in Science, teams from the Institut Pasteurand the University of Limoges, associated with the CNRS and Inserm, decipher for the first time the molecular mechanism that enables bacteria to acquire multi-resistance to antibiotics, and that even allows them to adapt this resistance to their environment.


Palm Pre Can Sync With iTunes

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT

For those eager to get your hands on the Palm Pre but are cautious about straying from the almighty iPhone, here's some good news: According to reports, the Pre seamlessly syncs with iTunes.


Jobs sounds 'healthy' says Apple co-founder

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is "healthy and energetic," according to Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. Wozniak made the comments to The Wall Street Journal at the paper's "All Things D" conference Wednesday.


66 body builders, trainers arrested in Houston-area steroid

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:22 PM PDT

Authorities have ended a two-year investigation with the arrest of 66 Houston-area body builders and personal trainers accused of distributing anabolic steroids, human growth hormones and other drugs.


After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

In Huntsville, Ala., there is an unusual grave site where, instead of flowers, people sometimes leave bananas. The gravestone reads: "Miss Baker, squirrel monkey, first U.S. animal to fly in space and return alive. May 28, 1959."


Mammoth Blue whale washes up in NZ

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT

The dead mammal, which measures 21m in length, was discovered on the northern tip of New Zealand's south island near the remote Whanganui Inlet.


'Rob, I Like Sex But...' Harsh. Poor Rob [PIC]

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

At least it can stay between them...or not.


15 Most Alien Looking Caterpillars on Earth

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Given that caterpillars are not themselves a species but just the in-between stage from butterfly or moth egg to pupa and then finally adult, they have made quite a name for themselves, especially as pests. Some of them are also so alien looking that one wonders where in the world they have come from.


8 Awe-Inspiring Swimming Pools (PICS)

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Below are some of the most spectacular pools around the globe. From the world's largest lagoon-side pool to one that appears to be teetering on the edge of a cliff in Bali, this picturesque rundown will give you a much-needed escape.


God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Reza Aslan argues that suppressing religious nationalists risks making them stronger.


Six Things Science Has Revealed About The Female Orgasm

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT

This week we report on the continuing debate about female ejaculation: is it real, and if so why does it happen?Following some intense field research, here are some of the key facts about the female orgasm, as revealed by modern science.


Sam Raimi drags starlet Alison Lohman thru absolute "Hell"

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Sam Raimi, "Drag Me to Hell," director says: "[Lohman] has pumps placed inside her body to spew blood [for] ... this big bloody nose scene. I have dummies that were made with extra wide jaw openings...to suckle her face with slime oozing out of it. And then I had to bury her in 800 pounds of mud." Lohman says is felt more like being on "Survivor."


Hendrick fires Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief Tony Eury Jr.

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Hendrick thought as early as last week that Earnhardt and Eury would rally and have a shot at making the Chase. But after finishing 40th in Monday's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, the third consecutive finish of 27th or worse, he realized a change had to be made.


Linux Mint 7 Is Based on Ubuntu 9.04

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Linux Mint 7 is based on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.28, X.org 7.4 and GNOME 2.26.1. Above all that, the 7th release of Linux Mint includes a brand new artwork, updated applications and many, many new breathtaking features.


HTML5 Could Be the OS Killer

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT

For companies that compete with Microsoft, HTML5 is almost the Holy Grail, offering the ability to run applications regardless of the underlying operating system. While the browser isn't more important than operating system today, Google this week firmly suggested it is only a matter of time. We've heard that story before. Java was supposed to...


Why Terminator Salvation Is Not a True Terminator Film

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Terminator Salvation is a great action flick, it just isn't a great Terminator movie. In fact, Salvation really doesn't fit in with the rest of the series. Here's why...


IBM Suing To Keep M&A Chief Away From Dell

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT

IBM says that if its former head of mergers and acquisitions, David Johnson, were to depart for Dell it would be a violation of his contract, and last week sued Johnson in federal court.


The Evolution of the Modern PC

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Since the personal computer debuted in 1971, a Darwin-esque evolution process has lifted the PC from modest beginnings to its current role as an indispensable part of life in the 21st century.


Google Holodeck: StreetView In 360 Degrees

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Google StreetView images are pretty cool, in how you can virtually spin around and see what's on a street in all directions. But far coGoogle StreetView images are pretty cool. But far cooler is a Google StreetView "Holodeck" simulator that Google has at its Mountain View campus. Climb into this, and you get StreetView scenes animated...


85% of World's Oyster Reefs Are Gone, Remaining Imperiled

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Oysters are a true superfood, offering healthy portions of both iron and Vitamin B12, but overharvesting, contamination, ocean acidification and a host of other environmental threats make their place on our plates perilous.


Man Uses Live Swan to Beat up Victim

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

A man grabbed a live swan by the neck and used it as a weapon to attack his opponent during an altercation by the bank of a river in Munich.


7 Popular Cities to Watch for Credit Card Skimming Scams

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

It's everyone's worst nightmare. You come back from a wonderful holiday and get your first credit card bill. Lo and behold there are charges worth hundreds or thousands of pounds that you never made on your statement. What's gone wrong? Chances are you've fallen victim to a particular type of fraud called credit card skimming.


'Slumdog' Director Buys New Homes For Kid Stars

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has answered an S.O.S. from two of the Oscar winning film's young stars by buying them new homes.


Super Cells that Eat Radiation, Grow Gasoline, Build Cities

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT

We believe multi-cellular organization is where it's at, with our mesoderms and our Mercedes, but there are some super-powered single cells which are far more than meets the unaided eye. We might think their mightiest power is confining us to the bathroom after an ill-advised late night snack, but having only one cell to deal with means bacteria


First Acoustic Superlens

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

An ultrasound lens could be used for high-resolution clinical imaging.


10 Firefox extensions that help keep you safe

Posted: 28 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Being safe while you surf the web is extremely important, yet safe surfing sometimes seems like an oxymoron. For users of the Firefox browser, downloading security extensions can help increase your level of protection from worms, hackers, phishers and the like.


Love makes Bollywood star become street cleaner in Russia

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Enchanted by a Russian beauty, an Indian actor decided to trade in his Bollywood career for marrying his sweetheart and leave for her hometown, only for him to end up near-destitute.


The Contact Lens that Can Help the Blind See Again

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

The groundbreaking operation brought significant improvements in vision within a matter of weeks.The procedure uses a person's own cells to heal damage to the cornea - the transparent outermost layer of the eye.It is carried out under local anaesthetic, with patients returning home within two hours of surgery.


Recession Hurting Prostitution Around the World

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

From Bangkok to Nevada, even the world's oldest profession is taking a hit.


10 Scariest Eco-Catastrophes from Early Science Fiction

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Everybody's destroying the world nowadays. But long before Roland Emmerich and J.G. Ballard did it, some crazy books showed the world blowing up. Here are the 10 greatest.


10 Funniest "Trips" From The Simpsons

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT

These clips from The Simpsons are better if watched under the influence.


U.S., South Korea raise military alert on North

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT

South Korea and the United States raised the military alert level for the peninsula on Thursday after the communist North warned the truce ending the Korean War was dead and it was ready to attack. North Korea...


Virginia Bans Smiles at the DMV

Posted: 28 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Few places in Virginia are as draining to the soul and as numbing to the buttocks as the branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles. And yet, until recently, smiling was still permitted there.


F-111 Aircraft Performing a Dump-and-Burn Fuel Dump

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT

RAAF General Dynamics F-111 aircraft performing a dump-and-burn fuel dump. Avalon, Victoria, Australia.


4 Reasons N. Korea Won't Stop Being Pain in the World's Ass

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT

This week's tests were a local propaganda success gone globally awry, and a foreign-policy expert has bad news for us: The totalitarian, war-crime-worthy North Korean government and its paranoid, militant ways aren't going away anytime soon — unless...


The deadliest creatures on Earth?

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT

These animals are not necessarily deadly to humans but in their own world, every one of them is an excellent predator.


Time Warner to spin off AOL by end of 2009 - It's Official

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Media giant Time Warner announced Thursday morning that it will cast off its AOL division to become a standalone company. Before that separation can take place, Time Warner will buy the 5 percent of AOL owned by Google so that it will have 100 percent control of AOL. The final spinoff should occur around the end of the year.


Government Going to Hand Out Free Medical Marijuana?

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Sounding like Clinton drug czar Barry McCaffrey circa 1996, Hay declares, "There isn't a shred of scientific evidence that marijuana is safe and effective for any medical condition."Or is there...


Activist Nuns persuade Chevron to track product carbon

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT

A group of faith-based investors will back off a resolution it filed to get Chevron to track its products' carbon contents after the oil company agreed to comply. The Sisters of St. Dominic commended Chevron, and pointed out another oil giant -- ExxonMobil -- is still resisting similar proposals.


Multiply 4.0 Going After the Long Tail

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Multiply has long prided itself on being a social network for "real life" relationships. But is that just a tag line? Sure, you can label how you know your contacts (is Bob your uncle, frat buddy, coworker?) but you've been able to do that in Facebook for quite some time as well. I think Multiply's strength has been in its privacy.


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