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2003-08-08 03:35 | User Profile
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NEWS AND VIEWS
Scientists Say They've Cloned a Horse (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030806/ap_on_sc/cloned_ horse_1)
Scientists in Italy say they have created the world's first cloned horse, raising the possibility of a sequel to the next Seabiscuit or a carbon copy of Kentucky Derby champion Funny Cide.
Hot Spots On Mars Give Hunt For Life New Target (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/08/030806075936.htm)
Giant hollow towers of ice formed by steaming volcanic vents on Ross Island, Antarctica are providing clues about where to hunt for life on Mars. University of Melbourne geologist, Dr Nick Hoffman has found evidence from recent infra-red images of Mars that similar structures may exist on Mars and, if life is to be found, such towers may be best place to start looking.
Jelly lenses could fix ageing eyes (http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994025)
A neat fix for ageing eyes could soon be tested in humans. The treatment, which involves replacing the contents of the lens in the eye with a soft polymer gel, could allow millions of people to throw away their reading glasses.
Keeper of the Objects (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C14F2-565A-1F03-BA6A80A84189E EDF&catID=2)
With a shoestring budget, asteroid and comet watcher Brian Marsden looks out for Armageddon from the skies--and not without controversy.
Jonathan Standley (staphx) - A Lament (http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?s=&act=ST&f=67&t=1521)
Fellow Transhumanist Jonathan Standley died July 18, 2003, of chemotherapy complications. Immortality Institute director Bruce Klein remembers our fallen comrade.