Gurdon and Yamanaka share Nobel prize for stem cell work
Two pioneers of stem cell research have shared the Nobel prize for medicine or physiology.
John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan were
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Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg to Perform at Coachella… as Holograms
According to Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ, holographic technology will bring the star back from the dead to join in on a rendition of “California Love.” Not to be outdone, a holographic version of Nate Dogg — who died in 2011 from multiple strokes — will also be on hand to perform with his former collaborators.
Japan farm radioactive levels probed
The findings provide the first comprehensive estimates of contamination across Japan following the nuclear accident in 2011. Food production is likely to be affected, the researchers suggest.
Comparing Fukushima to Chernobyl
This Sunday (11 September) marks the six-month anniversary of the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
Record radiation level at Japan nuclear plant
Record levels of radiation have been recorded at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant reactor, just months after the nuclear accident resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in March.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reported that Geiger counters – a hand-held device used to measure radiation – registered their highest possible reading at the site on Monday.
Typhoon Ma-On hits Japan
Japan has been hit by a torrential typhoon which is expected to affect the country until Friday, prompting safety warnings at the earthquake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japanese prime minister wants to move country towards renewable energy
Japan’s prime minister says he wants the country to learn from its ongoing crisis and become less reliant on nuclear energy.
Nuclear reactors in Japan will run “stress tests”
Japan has said it will run “stress tests” on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Sex doll tech moves to the dentist’s chair
If you’re freaked out either by humanoid robots or the thought of dental work, proceed with caution. If both make your skin crawl, you might want to reach for the nitrous oxide.
Windows 7 Whopper claims its first victim (video)
Few brave souls will even attempt to consume the Windows 7 Whopper, and fewer still will achieve that first dyspepsic bite — as you can plainly see in this video.
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