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First 'Malaria-Proof' Mosquito Created 261

Posted by timothy
from the what-about-a-really-good-egg-cream dept.
Gisg writes "The University of Arizona team reported that their genetically modified mosquitoes are immune to the malaria-causing parasite, a single-cell organism called Plasmodium. Riehle and his colleagues tested their genetically-altered mosquitoes by feeding them malaria-infested blood. Not even one mosquito became infected with the malaria parasite."

Inconvenient Truth for Al Gore

Submitted by LegionKK
LegionKK writes "Mr. Gore, speaking at the Copenhagen climate change summit, [...] told the conference: [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/copenhagen/article6956783.ece#] “These figures are fresh. Some of the models suggest to Dr [Wieslav] Maslowski that there is a 75 per cent chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during the summer months, could be completely ice-free within five to seven years.”. [/url] However, the climatologist whose work Mr Gore was relying upon dropped the former Vice-President in the water with an icy blast. “It’s unclear to me how this figure was arrived at,” Dr Maslowski said. “I would never try to estimate likelihood at anything as exact as this." Mr. Gore’s office later admitted that the 75 per cent figure was one used by Dr Maslowksi as a “ballpark figure” several years ago in a conversation [...].
The embarrassing error cast another shadow over the conference after the controversy over the[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8370282.stm] hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit[/url], which appeared to suggest that scientists had manipulated data to strengthen their argument that human activities were causing global warming."
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The Hidden Secrets of Online Quizzes

Submitted by LegionKK
LegionKK writes ""Ultimately, deciding whether you should take an online quiz comes down to a question of trust: Are you comfortable putting your information — personal or financial — into the owner's hands? Remember, even if you don't directly input data, it can be passed along. Such is the case with Facebook, where just opening an application automatically grants its developer access to your entire profile. And don't assume that the developer isn't going to use the information within. [...] The ads can follow you long after you click away, too. Just look at RealAge, a detailed quiz that assigns you a "biological age" based on your family history and health habits. The site, a recent investigation revealed, takes your most sensitive answers — those about sexual difficulties, say, or signs of depression — and sells them to drug companies looking to market medications.""

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