February 24, 2005
New Video Blogging Service
Looks like there is a new service for handling video much as Flickr does for photos. It's called Vimeo and it looks pretty promising.
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November 30, 2004
Genetically Engineered Plants Detect Land Mines
This is a truly amazing and useful genetic invention.
A Danish company, Aresa Biodetection, has developed genetically-modified flowers that change color when their roots come in contact with nitrogen dioxide in the soil. Explosives used in mines produce NO2 as the chemicals gradually decay. The company plans to sow fields of NO2-sniffing Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale or mouse cress) in areas riddled with long-forgotten ordinance from Angola to Cambodia.
The effort's life- and limb-saving potential is staggering: More than 100 million land mines kill or injure 26,000 people in 45 countries each year. Today's most popular detection method is poking around with a stick.
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December 22, 2003
Dark Clouds
Dark clouds roll over Blair, Nebraska, on May 9, bringing thunder and flashes of lightning.
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