Now here’s some unusual but real evolutionary info……
Sexual ornaments grow out of all proportion
22:00 22 May 2006
(NewScientist.com news service)
Patrick Barry
The male obsession with size appears to be universal, according to a new survey of animal species where males use ornamental body parts to attract females. The study showed that sexual ornaments – [...]
嗯…. 收到一封email標題叫做 ‘Walk again’ drugs to be tested on people. 知道我看到馬上聯想到什麼嗎??? 問我同事們, 他們都說會想到一些disable的人士現在可以再次走路了. 可是我卻聯想到 walking zombies…. 行屍…… ~”~
記得 Resident Evil 為什麼會發明出這樣的病毒嗎? 發明者是為了讓自己的女兒再次走路, 而發明了讓人變行屍的病毒. 最近我弟在家玩 Resident Evil 的遊戲, 所以囉….. (想像力還真豐富…)
(NewScientist.com news service)
‘Walk again’ drugs to be tested on people
11 February 2006
Prashant Nair
“The antibodies enabled rats with damaged spinal cords to walk, swim and cross [...]
日本的機器人快要人類一起’生活”了耶~ 這個名叫ENON的機器人已經在一些百貨公司幫忙做事了. 在AEON大公司, ENON還負責幫客人帶路呢.
好笑的是…. 機器人前面有很大一個紅色按鈕. 好像是emergency stop button的樣子…. XD 製造商覺得這機器人不夠可靠嗎?
在 Fujitsu 網站有更多資料: 按這
(from ninemsn.com.au)
Humans, robots to soon coexist in Japan
Wednesday Feb 1 15:49 AEDT
As depicted in famous anime films featuring heroes like Astroboy and Doraemon, a world where humans and robots can coexist is drawing near as robot development is rapidly progressing in the service [...]
日本好像要開始用機器人來照顧老人家了耶. 感覺好酷喔! 不知道機器人什麼時候才會變得普及化, 讓大家都擁有會幫忙做事的機器人朋友.
(from ninemsn.com.au)
Robots to look after elderly in Japan
Monday Jan 30 10:07 AEDT
A Japanese staffing service company says it will begin offering the use of robots to look after people in aged care facilities and as receptionists at offices.
The service, to begin in February is the first of its kind.
The nursing robot, named [...]
Does this mean having heavy babies is a good thing…?
(from ninemsn)
Gene, birth weight linked to bad behavior
Wednesday Nov 23 08:17 AEDT
The presence of a specific gene mutation and low birth weight appear to increase the risk of early onset antisocial behavior in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to findings published in the Archives of General [...]
男生們, 千萬不要為了錢而捐出自己的精子 @@ 十幾年後突然發現自己有幾十個兒女. 那滋味會很不好受吧!! 隨著科技發達, 誰都可以利用DNA去找自己的雙親或家人了. 所以科技先進不一定是好事呢….
Anonymous sperm donor traced on internet
03 November 2005
(NewScientist.com news service)
Alison Motluk
LATE last year, a 15-year-old boy rubbed a swab along the inside of his cheek, popped it into a vial and sent it off to an online genealogy DNA-testing service. But unlike most people who contact [...]
以後用機器就可以”管理”牧場裡的羊了耶…. 很有未來feel 喔~
Electronic tags may replace sheep dog
Tuesday Sep 20 15:22 AEST
Sheep dogs may soon have to hang up their collars.
A new system to help graziers manage their sheep is set to revolutionise farming in Australia, and possibly make sheep dogs - and even their handlers - redundant.
