This morning, leonard_arlotte said:
So I've seen commercials for Tomorrow People, but ain't watched it. I am left with a nagging question.

What's the difference between this show and Alphas?

I did see the commercial and think, "Oh look, another show about pretty people with super powers" ...

That's a pretty glib dismissal ... but it's not wrong.I watched the ( Read more... )

Plastic Antibodies Effective In Living Animals!
Natural antibodies are proteins that are shaped to wrap around the molecules of a dangerous substance. The body has to be exposed to the substance to learn how to make them, and the immune system responses involved in the process can contribute to the trauma. Thing like antivenom serums are currently ( Read more... )

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Fed Official Sees High Unemployment For Years
-- Associated Press, via NPR

You know, this actually makes me feel better about the job market in the near future.

Remember the Clinton Boom? (I know it's hard, but it really wasn't that long ago ( Read more... )

Cyborg Arm Plugs Directly Into Bone.

I'm not sure if this is "wow, awesome" or "ack, squick".

Have I mentioned that I'm a little squeamish? Working in a hospital for four years did nothing to alleviate that.

I'm leaning toward the former, of course, but there's just something about pin in bone sticking through flesh that makes me squirm a little ( Read more... )

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For circuit_four, shatterstripes, silkspider, et al.:

Last week, the Paleo-Future Blog gave us a look at how a 1934 industrial designer would redesign the human body.


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