ReconRat Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 First up is a zoomable and scannable picture of the center of our galaxy. About one billion pixels in the picture. Zoom in to see just how many stars are out there. Warning, it takes a while to load. “My God, it’s full of stars!”To Surf a Hundred Million StarsBy Phil PlaitSecond is a photo of a mountain that's never been climbed. It's only 6000+ ft, but rather steep. Miancimu mountain in China, looking SW over the Tibetan border. From Alister Benn.Third is an article about how human vaccines are now made by using zombie viruses that plants normally use to protect themselves from insects. It's faster, cheaper and better. Funny how that zombie thing keeps popping up in the news...Viruses That Make Zombies and Vaccinesby Carl Zimmer of The National GeographicThese days, it’s very easy to make fun of scientific research with no obvious practical importance. But we can’t predict where in nature we will discover the ideas that will make our lives better. It’s hard enough to believe that a virus can make a catepillar its zombie. It’s harder still to believe that this zombie-master could potentially save us from diseases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Sweet! Keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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