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World's Freakiest Worm Gets Expanded Family Tree
wired.com — Five years after discovering some of the strangest creatures in the world — mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales — scientists have taken a peek into their genes. Though not complete, the glimpse shows these creatures to be far more complicated than was known. (Submitted by mtnboy) More…
Public pressure stops BBC's HDTV DRM drive (for now)
arstechnica.com — Under pressure from Hollywood, the BBC suggested encrypting some key bits of its new over-the-air high-def TV broadcasts... and it would only give the keys to set-top box makers who agreed to a secret set of copy protection measures. After public pressure, the government has put the brakes on the scheme. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
The Fight Over the Future of Food
reuters.com — Nearly 5,000 miles away, in laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, hundreds of scientists at the world's biggest seed company, Monsanto, also want to feed the world, only their tools of choice are laser beams and petri dishes. (Submitted by CaliforniaEagle) More…
7 Achievements in Video Games That Will Make You Cry
screwattack.com — When the Xbox 360 came out, it brought many new features that defined next generation. The console had high definition, wireless controllers, and much more. One feature that was new as well was something called 'Achievements'. To break it down, every game on the Xbox 360 has achievements. They're goals that require you to complete certain tasks. (Submitted by GamingForever) More…
'Emotions increase or decrease pain': researchers
physorg.com — Getting a flu shot this fall? Canadians scientists have found that focusing on a pretty image could alleviate the sting of that vaccine. According to a new Université de Montréal study, published in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), negative and positive emotions have a direct impact on pain. (Submitted by daxxer) More…
Longevity Genes: Why Some of Us Live Longer
dailygalaxy.com — Scientists have long been baffled as to why some people live so much longer than others. Diet and exercise account for some of it, but researchers have found that genetics also factor heavily into the equation, and that long life is somewhat hereditary as it is with living bristlecone pine that were alive when Caesar ruled Rome. (Submitted by RunDiggMC) More…
Four Hackers Indicted in $9.5 Million Bank Card Attack
wired.com — Four men have been indicted on charges that they hacked into the Atlanta-based bank card processing company RBS WorldPay and used an army of flunkies to steal $9.5 million in cash from ATM machines around the world in a span of hours. The hack involved reverse-engineering PINs for payroll debit card accounts — the holy grail of bank card hacking. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
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