links for 2007-09-24
by limbic on September 25, 2007
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Many people will say it is morally acceptable to pull a switch that diverts a train, killing just one person instead of the five on the other track. But if asked to save the same five lives by throwing a person in the train’s path, people will say the a
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mmune cells from “cancer-resistant” people are to be injected into those with cancer to help fight the disease.
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Large amounts of solar-thermal electric supply may become a reality if steam storage technology works—and new transmission infrastructure is built
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A man’s testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.
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The French confront the unthinkable, obesity, as an envied food culture succumbs to fast foods and larger portions. Same in Serbia, where the younger generation is growing and growing.
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