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Creepy Political Ads, Feeding The World, And Your 10-Terabyte Mind
slate.com 3 weeks, 6 days ago“ Marco Rubio Is This Election’s Sarah Palin : And shouldn’t be Mitt Romney’s choice for vice president,” by John Dickerson. Mitt Romney is facing a “presidential-level decision” as he considers his potential running mates. But Dickerson warns that if Romney succumbs to the buzz words swirling around Florida Sen.Marco Rubio, he’ll like be making a Sarah Palin-level mistake putting the young, Cuban-American, rising star in the VP slot. Want to know more about the possible veep candidates? David Weigel has wo
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NIH Scientists Find That Chromosomal Abnormalities Are Associated With Aging And Cancer
nih.gov 2 weeks, 4 days agoTwo new studies have found that large structural abnormalities in chromosomes, some of which have been associated with increased risk of cancer, can be detected in a small fraction of people without a prior history of cancer. The studies found that these alterations in chromosomes appear to increase with age, particularly after the age of 50, and may be associated with an increased risk for cancer. These studies were conducted by two consortia, one led by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a


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