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Canna.

Jason — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:54:23 +0000

Scottish island with only 15 inhabitants is seeking tenants. (via)

Homologous recombination.

Jason — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:54:46 +0000

Scientists discover that plants pass on stressful memories to their offspring. (via)

Vecna BEAR robot.

Jason — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:41:27 +0000

Robot that will extract wounded troops from the battlefield. (via)

Yogic flying.

Jason — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:52:08 +0000

People are trying to build a shield of invincibility around Israel through transcendental meditation. (via)

Personal powdered blood packs.

Jason — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:24:38 +0000

Freeze-dried blood being developed for battlefield transfusions that soldiers will carry in their personal supplies. (via)

Low-density amorphous ice.

Jason — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:11:34 +0000

Research on a form of water supports the idea that living cells could survive cryopreservation and be reanimated. (via)

Shear thickening fluid.

Jason — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:43:18 +0000

Liquid to be used in armor that immediately becomes solid and absorbs energy when impacted by a ballistic threat.

Beating-heart transplant.

Jason — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:48:22 +0000

British doctors keep a donor heart alive and pumping blood for five hours before successfully transplanting it into the patient.

High expression of osmotically responsive gene 1.

Jason — Thu, 18 May 2006 18:04:58 +0000

Biochemical regulator discovered that allows plants to survive cold weather condtions. (via)

Terra firma, terra firma.

Jason — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:23:01 +0000

Two men cross the Bering Strait on foot. UPDATE: Russian authorities have detained them.

Maize insect resistance cysteine protease.

Jason — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:05:00 +0000

Corn enzyme that protects the plants from herbivores by disrupting their attackers’ ability to digest food. (via)

Southpaw competitive advantage.

Jason — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:45:39 +0000

Snails are better-suited to survive against predators if they are left-handed.

Tornado-propelled human flight.

Jason — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:16:26 +0000

Man is whisked 1300 feet away from his home by a tornado and lives. (via)

QuikClot.

Jason — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:13:43 +0000

Sand-like material that is poured directly into wounds to prevent bleeding to death.

Mutational deterministic hypothesis.

Jason — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:41:09 +0000

Sex has evolved as a population cleansing mechanism by concentrating harmful gene mutations into individuals that will eventually be thinned from the herd. (via)

Geoengineering.

Jason — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:42:36 +0000

Theory of shading the Earth with mirrors to counter the effects of global warming. (via)

Methyl jasminate.

Jason — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:47:35 +0000

Chemical released as a defense mechanism that prepares plants for attack is an ingredient in Chanel No. 5 perfume. (via)

Expanded Programme on Immunization.

Jason — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:49:16 +0000

Vietnam has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus as a public health problem.

Dead Man Dancing.

Jason — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:43:27 +0000

Comatose man given up for dead regains conciousness after life support is turned off and attends his daughter’s wedding.

Brincos.

Jason — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:09:34 +0000

Shoes designed to help illegal immigrants cross the U.S.-Mexican border. (via)