That's tails plural. one for dust, one for gas ;)

Well the article mentions the actual vaccine is being made in Maryland and Colorado (US)....

Why is this on here?! This is not at all tech or nerd related and it is completely overblown. If your RTFA you'll see it is ONE SCHOOL enacting a temporary measure because they have 350 kids on a playground that is too small which also includes a day care with toddlers. I don't even know why the "toronto news" thought this was newsworthy let alone slashdot.

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I'm not pro TSA by any means but if you look at the amount of ionizing radiation they are talking about being covered up " is extremely low, equivalent to the radiation a person would receive in a few minutes of flying" (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=europe-bans-x-ray-body-scanners) I don't think quibbling over an amount of radiation literally 100's of times less than what each and every person is about to be exposed to anyway is the correct way to fight the TSA on this matter. When attacking this detail it is too easy for the government to say "so what?".

I'm all for pirating horribly crippled, always connected, limited activation etc. DRM nonsense that comes out of some of these publishers....but I think you are totally overreacting to Skyrim being on Steam. You get a free updating tool/DLC store and unlimited redownloading of the whole game to any PC you install steam on. Doing any of these things that are practically givens in modern gaming (except updating) requires an account SOMEWHERE. Most people already use steam (it's a good service, really) so Bethesda figures why bother having everyone create new accounts specific to the game or Bethesda itself (which would require them also creating all the infrastructure to handle all these DLC purchases, digital distribution etc. for a massively popular game). Seriously, stop using any excuse possible to pirate a game and just pay for it.

I would be curious to see if similar frequencies are major components to the sound of rubbing Styrofoam together-a sound I find even more unbearable.

I definitely would not advocate starting treatment too early, that's for sure. I would, however, prefer to have an early warning (even if it turned out false) than no warning at all. Similarly, I've had my SNP's sequenced from 23andme partly for a similar reason. One of the benefits of the results are showing more than typical risks for certain diseases. While not at all exhaustive or conclusive, it gives you a good idea of what to look out for and possible easy lifestyle changes to make. Same with a possible early indication of prostate (or any other) cancer. I'd rather know that I may be at risk and take the necessary precautions and plan future screenings than not know, get diagnosed too late and die.

I've seen these and similar studies crop up recently. They really bother me because while they are technically right, I don't think their conclusions are helpful. One problem they point out is that once you've been diagnosed, so many times it is "too late". Their conclusion? Screening test are not as important as we thought. WRONG. If anything this points to MORE FREQUENT screening of assorted cancers. It's easy to be so dismissive of cancer when you are thinking about these things statistically...it's entirely different if you know anyone who has had cancer or if you yourself get it. I am starting to get "older" and am approaching an age where I personally believe I should start getting screened. When I start, I plan on doing this very often. To me, it is worth having a finger up my ass and some amount of money not to die a slow, painful death from something I could have caught and treated. If you want to take the gamble and bet with the statistics, then by all means do. I, however, plan on living as long and healthy as possible.

Contractors != Government employees. Completely different.

Ah thanks for pointing this out, you may be right. A quick skim through the local registry shows a bunch of 2 year gaps but no 1 year.

I've always hated the "sex offender" label and how they are all lumped together and put on display. I've read articles about guys in some states being labeled "sex offenders" because of indecent exposure charges against them due to peeing outside. I've looked at the sex offender maps around where I live and there are poor guys on there because they were 18 and had sex with a 17 year old, visible right next to the 50 year old man who raped a 1 year old baby. How can we pretend these are equivalent crimes that require public warnings?

An egg is not one giant cell. The actual cell, the ovum, is as tiny as your own (roughly speaking). What you see of the egg is the yolk and albumin which are there to feed the embryo as it goes.

In your opinion, what is more important during the next 50 years and why: sending humans or sending robots on 'exploration' type missions?

I'm surprised to see an IL politician involved, I currently live in IL and these guys are usually horrible.