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MSNBC– today– reported New York marriage equality victory with the wrong video

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If it’s Saturday, it must be inferior cable news [sic] reporting [sic] time by cable news [sic] dee jays. One of the first items I saw this morning on MSNBC was the great news about New York passing the marriage … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Political Carnival Discovery Date : 25/06/2011 05:00 Number of articles : 2

MSNBC– today– reported New York marriage equality victory with the wrong video

Will Barcoding DNA Save Species on the Brink?

Zebras are naturally barcoded. Photo via wwarby We’ve heard of barcoding trees to prevent deforestation , and tagging animals to track them for scientific purposes is an everyday practice. But what about barcoding the DNA of all animals across the planet to protect them from illegal poaching, trapping or over-hunting? The International Barcode of Life project aims to do just that by assigning a barcode to each individual speci… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mountain Gorilla Population Increases 25% in Central African National Parks

photo: Naaman Saar Stavy / Creative Commons Some great news for gorillas and conservation: WWF reports that a survey conducted in the Central Africa’s Virunga Massif –that’s a region containing three national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda–has found that the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas has increased by more than 25%… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sasha Grey, Twitter’s Art-House Eulogist

So I’m bumping around the Web this morning looking for any morsel of sustenance in the Great News Drought of 2010 when I learn that the one and only Bruno S. died late last week. You know: Bruno S.? Berlin street musician and Werner Herzog’s haunted, haunting leading man from Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and Strozsek ? Oh. Well, the only thing more troubling than arriving almost five days late to the news is that I had to hear it from Sasha Grey. Via Twitter.

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The origin of circuits

In a unique laboratory in Sussex, England, a computer carefully scrutinized every member of large and diverse set of candidates. Each was evaluated dispassionately, and assigned a numeric score according to a strict set of criteria.

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Antibiotic resistance clue found

This is great news a short cut in getting to the problem rather then trying to stay ahead of the game by inventing new antibiotics. added by: kennymotown 2 responses

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