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Biology Enters ‘The Matrix’

Biology and The MatrixBOSTON, Mass. — Ever since the human genome was sequenced less than 10 years ago, researchers have been able to access a dizzying plethora of genomic information with a simple click of a mouse. This digitizing of genomic data—and its public access—is something that would have been unthinkable a generation earlier. Read more

Laser Fluorescence Could Find Life on Mars

Three examples of PAH ultraviolet fluorescence with anthracene (blue), pyrene (blue-green) and pyrelene (yellow). From left to right, the fluorescence is apparent on glass slides, on PAH-doped peridotite granular targets on glass slides, and on a rock sample of peridotite. (Image courtesy of M. Storrie-Lombardi)CORVALLIS, Ore. – A team of scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom has developed a technique using ultraviolet light to identify organic matter in soils that they say could be used to document the existence of life on Mars. Read more

Finally: A Water-fueled Car?

Will the world finally get a water-fueled car or will the big motor companies kill it? Read more

Florida Professor’s Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer Stirs Interest

UFO NewsGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a “wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV. Read more

The Problem With Space Travel

The key to conquering space travel and life in space would appear to be something simple that we often take for granted — operational plumbing — toilets to be more specific. Read more