SciTech Daily, Features and BackgroundSciTech Daily feed, Features and BackgroundScientists are one step closer to making synthetic human blood -- thanks to the- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Scientists are one step closer to making synthetic human blood -- thanks to the amazing properties of crocodile haemoglobinhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1342405,00.html US stem cell lines that are approved for federally-funded research are tainted b- (Found June 19, 2008 ) US stem cell lines that are approved for federally-funded research are tainted by mouse material which may make them inappropriate for human usehttp://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996604 Taxonomists are getting to the root of the matter compiling a fungus "tree of li- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Taxonomists are getting to the root of the matter compiling a fungus "tree of life" that could have health benefits for humanshttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1025_041025_mushrooms.html A souvenir dinosaur. A log with teeth. A handbag waiting to happen ... Or perhap- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A souvenir dinosaur. A log with teeth. A handbag waiting to happen ... Or perhaps a big amphibious and grievously misunderstood kitten. Natalie Angier considers the hidden charm of the crocodilehttp://www.iht.com/articles/2004/10/27/healthscience/sncroc.html The jury is still out on e-voting machines used in the US election but election- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The jury is still out on e-voting machines used in the US election but election watchdogs say they received hundreds of problem reports from votershttp://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,65579,00.html Scientists in Egypt are drawing up plans to turn back the tourist tide in the Va- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Scientists in Egypt are drawing up plans to turn back the tourist tide in the Valley of the Kingshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1340710,00.html Dawn of the dead-flesh eaters: Maggots aren't just for decomposition anymore --- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Dawn of the dead-flesh eaters: Maggots aren't just for decomposition anymore -- doctors are using the creepy-crawlies to treat the most stubborn kinds of woundshttp://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65117,00.html Giant squid are taking over the world! Or at least the oceans. And they just kee- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Giant squid are taking over the world! Or at least the oceans. And they just keep on getting biggerhttp://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4811363%5E13762,00.html Organised chaos gets robots going: The maths behind the chaotic systems that cre- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Organised chaos gets robots going: The maths behind the chaotic systems that create weather may reveal how machines or even animals can learn to walkhttp://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996582 What is the secret of music's strange power Scientists are piecing together wha- (Found June 19, 2008 ) What is the secret of music's strange power Scientists are piecing together what happens in the brains of listeners and musicianshttp://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=0007D716-71A1-1179... |