Archive for April, 2013
Earnings from February and March
April 3rd, 2013Here are Cryptogon’s earnings from February and March. In February, the total came to $759; a very rare earnings miss. You may have picked up on the fact that this site lives or dies by the U.S. Amazon commissions. Cryptogon readers backed off on Amazon purchases in February, and that’s pretty much the amount by […]
Stanford Bioengineers Make Transistor from Genetic Materials
April 3rd, 2013Via: Extreme Tech: Bioengineers at Stanford University have created the first biological transistor made from genetic materials: DNA and RNA. Dubbed the “transcriptor,” this biological transistor is the final component required to build biological computers that operate inside living cells. We are now tantalizingly close to biological computers that can detect changes in a cell’s […]
Euro Area Unemployment at Record 12 Percent
April 2nd, 2013Via: AP: The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone. Official figures Tuesday showed that unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has struck 12 percent for the first time since the currency was launched in 1999. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, said the rate in February was unchanged at the […]
WHO Investigating H7N9, New Chinese Bird Flu Strain
April 2nd, 2013Via: U.S. News and World Report: At least four people in China have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, known as H7N9— and two of the people who have contracted the disease have died, according to the World Health Organization. The cases were confirmed to be the new strain of bird flu […]
The Monsanto Protection Act
April 2nd, 2013Via: Democracy Now: President Obama outraged food activists last week when he signed into law a spending bill with a controversial rider that critics have dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act.” The rider says the government must allow the planting of genetically modified crops even if courts rule they pose health risks.
$100-Million Brain-Mapping Project
April 2nd, 2013Via: io9: President Obama announced plans this morning for a long-term research project to improve our understanding of the brain. Comparing it to the Human Genome Project, Obama said the brain-mapping initiative could lead to cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s and autism, while fueling economic growth and job creation. … BRAIN stands for “Brain Research […]
California State Government Net Worth: -$127.2 Billion
April 2nd, 2013Via: The Sacramento Bee: Were California’s state government a business, it would be a candidate for insolvency with a negative net worth of $127.2 billion, according to an annual financial report issued by State Auditor Elaine Howle and the Bureau of State Audits. The report, which covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, says […]
The Brussels Business: Who Runs The European Union?
April 2nd, 2013Via: The Brussels Business: Research Credit: RP
What Does a Tablet Do to the Child’s Mind?
April 2nd, 2013Via: New York Times: I recently watched my sister perform an act of magic. We were sitting in a restaurant, trying to have a conversation, but her children, 4-year-old Willow and 7-year-old Luca, would not stop fighting. The arguments — over a fork, or who had more water in a glass — were unrelenting. Like […]
Nearly One in Five High School Age Boys and 11 Percent of School-Age Children Over All Have Received a Medical Diagnosis of ADHD
April 2nd, 2013Profits. Via: New York Times: Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These rates reflect a marked rise over […]
