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Flight
http://www.tdaxp.com/ archive/ 2008/ 07/ 01/ flight.htmlI had an eye-opening conversation about yellow flight the other day. I bring it up because the main points of the conversation are echoed in Half Sigma prescription for lower materialism: Half Sigma: Declining population part II: the relative nature of wealth There may be a lot of educated white
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Giving Head & Neck Cancer a Cold (INGN)
http://www.biohealthinvestor.com/ 2008/ 07/ giving-head-neck-cancer-a-cold-ingn.…Giving Head & Neck Cancer a Cold (INGN) July 1, 2008 · Filed Under Cancer · Comments Off Introgen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: INGN) has made a fairly important filing with the FDA this week, yet the importance of the filing has been overlooked. Maybe it’s a shortened work week, maybe it is a bear
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If we can’t kill them, why not cure them?
http://www.tdaxp.com/ archive/ 2008/ 06/ 25/ if-we-cant-kill-them-why-not-cure-t…So because of a few men in robes, we can’t kill those who torture and rape children. It’s unlikely we can convince them that child rape is a bad idea. Probably as hard as “curing” homosexuality. (I don’t think sexual orientations are easy to change.) So now that we can create mice with Asian hair,
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Better behavior through chemistry
http://www.tdaxp.com/ archive/ 2008/ 06/ 17/ better-behavior-through-chemistry.h…Imagine there are two men. Both experience an emotionally trauamatic situation. Both suffer the same emotional states as reaction to this trauama — confusion, anger, rager. Both experience the gut-wrenching pain that goes along with this, and both imagine inflicting violence in response to the trauma.
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Nearly 1 In 5 Teenagers Admit Eating Problems
http://deliggit.com/ 2008/ 06/ 05/ nearly-1-in-5-teenagers-admit-eating-problems…sciencedaily.com 18% of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems. Students who had ongoing eating problems were more likely to report multiple psychological problems and health complaints.
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The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals
http://lukeskywaran.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 06/ good-news-in-our-dna-defects-you-can…As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a price of $100 per person in five years, soon the only reason not to look at your "personal genome" will be fear of what bad news lies in your genes.
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IM Proves Useful In Reducing Workplace Interruptions
http://politikly.com/ 2008/ 06/ 04/ im-proves-useful-in-reducing-workplace-inter…Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software. Research shows that when IMs are used as a substitute for other, more disruptive forms of communication such as phone, email, and face-to-face conversations, they lead to more conversations on the computer, but briefer & more productive ones.
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ASCO 2008 Meeting: Abstracts
http://sbaminbeta.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 06/ asco-2008-meeting-abstracts.htmlASCO 2008 Meeting: Abstracts are available at http://www.abstract.asco.org Apart from Multiple Myeloma (my training field), few very interesting and hot topics are in Vaccines, Epigenetic Strategies, Gene Therapy/Antisense Strategies, Immunobiology and Molecular Targets.
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The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals
http://www.thinkgene.com/ the-good-news-in-our-dna-defects-you-can-fix-with-vita…As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a price of $100 per person in five years, soon the only reason not to look at your “personal genome” will be fear of what bad news lies in your genes.
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Gene therapy involving antibiotics may help patients with Usher syndrome
http://www.biologynews.net/ archives/ 2008/ 06/ 02/ gene_therapy_involving_antib…Gene therapy involving antibiotics may help patients with Usher syndrome A new approach to treating vision loss caused by Type 1 Usher syndrome (USH1), the most common condition affecting both sight and hearing, will be unveiled by a scientist at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics tomorrow (Tuesday 3 June).
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