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Funny > Monday, August-17-2009

Idiot with a boat



This guy is the perfect example of an idiot. While showing off his boat he manages to get in teh water and almost get injured by the propeller. The result is pretty hilarious and well deserved :D Enjoy!

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Funny > Monday, August-17-2009

Cat vs. Lizard



This lizard (still :D) has guts. It courageously takes on this wild looking cat. Props to the lizard!

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Cool > Thursday, August-13-2009

Robot hand way faster than the human eye



This robotic hand, can catch balls, juggle with straws and even bounce balls, way faster than you and I can. It's staggering, and may open up a whole new range of applications. Very cool! Enjoy!

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Technology and Health News > Thursday, August-13-2009

The molecule that obscures the Lux

Can we act on stopping the process of infection, without the risk to develop strains resistant to antibiotics ?

Small molecules that interrupt the chemical signals by which bacteria communicates by blocking the process of infection have been identified. The discovery, published in Molecular Cell, as well as representing a new option in the treatment of infections, reduces the risk of growth of bacteria strains resistant to antibiotics.

Bacteria will exchange information with a system of intercellular communication, called quorum sensing, which allows them to perceive and respond to changes in density and to coordinate actions of the group. As soon as the conditions are favorable to population growth, for example if they are within a host, the bacteria sends chemical signals to molecules that bind to receptors inside: LuxR-type proteins or proteins of the type LuxN, located on membrane of each cell. In this way the infection proceeds without hitches. "

Blocking the communications of the enemy has always been a winning weapon. The researchers searched the key to succeeding, and found in an old acquaintance. In a previous study Bassler and colleagues had discovered that a class of molecules called lactose acilomoserina (AHL), is able to compete with the signals acting on LuxN proteins, preventing them from binding to the receptor. In the recent study, researchers have realized that the AHL can also bind to proteins of the LuxR type.

In this way was brought into light the AHL the ability to bind to both receptors, although the two proteins have two completely different structure and location mechanisms.

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Ouch > Thursday, August-13-2009

When beer is wasted...

Two unloading mishaps because of which there is a giant amount of beer spilled. Such a waste! :(

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Cool > Wednesday, August-12-2009

Ant wars

An interesting video from a BBC documentary about ants. Here's how a war is waged between red ants and the smaller diver ants. Can you guess who wins?

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Cool > Wednesday, August-12-2009

Now this is what I call a boat!

Here's how a nitro powered boat launches from the starting line. Woow. More like a jet airplane than a boat! Enjoy!

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Amazing > Tuesday, August-11-2009

Truck tire almost pwns cop

A heavy truck tire comes rushing on the emergency lane on a bridge, just where a cop was attending a guy changing his tire. Enough to say, that the cop didn't know what hit him, and probably later realised how lucky he was. Wow!

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Funny > Tuesday, August-11-2009

Cat opens the food jar

A smart cat manages to open the food jar by itself. Funny or not, I think that the owner should get a bigger jar, so one of those cats doesn't get its head stuck in it :) Enjoy!

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Cool > Monday, August-10-2009

The solution to lateral parking

Here's the smart solution found by this Indian dude to the everyday problem of lateral parking. You've probably seen it before, but not in action :D I bet some women wish it would come as standard on new cars :p Enjoy!

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