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Comment Re:Different everywhere? (Score 1) 451

Another danger with the dry Arizona heat is dehydration. I was riding my bike home from work when it was only 112f. I pulled up to a stop light and nearly fainted. I knew what it was so I found a place for a drink of water. BTW, it rarely hits 120f here, but it hurts when it does!

Medicine

Submission + - Scientists Find New Way to Create Stem Cells (forbes.com)

dnormant writes: Scientists have converted adult cells into embryonic-like stem cells by using chemical programming instead of genetic manipulation.

Gene manipulation is an older method that has posed the risk of serious health problems such as cancer, the researchers explained.

Earth

Submission + - At the Salton Sea, The San Andrea Big One? (latimes.com)

dnormant writes: Scientists are watching closely to see if small faults crossing under the Salton Sea are transferring energy to the larger, more dangerous San Andreas fault after a series of small quake swarms in the area.
Lord of the Rings

Submission + - Peter Jackson Will Produce "The Hobbit" (nytimes.com)

Soldrinero writes: After years of bitter fighting with the studio and nail-biting by the fans, the word has come out that there will be a "Hobbit" movie and it will be produced by Peter Jackson. Actually, the story will be split into two movies, to be released in 2010 and 2011. Time to start getting your costumes ready for the premier!
Enlightenment

Submission + - Magma May Be Melting Greenland Ice? (yahoo.com)

dnormant writes: "In recent years, Greenland's ice has been melting more and flowing faster into the sea — a record amount of ice melted from the frozen mass this summer, according to recently released data — and Earth's rising temperatures are suspected to be the main culprit.

But, clues to a new natural contribution to the melt arose when scientists discovered a thin spot in the Earth's crust under the northeast corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet where heat from Earth's insides could seep through, scientists will report here this week at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union."

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