Tristans Link archive; 6 Feb 2010

* Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ Molecular Kill-Switch Included
http://ff.im/-ft312

* First breath: Earth’s billion-year struggle for oxygen
http://ff.im/-fu03n

* Repeats protect DNA
http://ff.im/-ftXA3

* Scientists complete the world’s first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome
http://ff.im/-ftOeq

* Carnegie Mellon first to measure energy released from a virus during infection
http://ff.im/-ftNSn

* A telescope that sets its sights on cyber-crime  
http://ff.im/-ftA9g

* Record-breaking LHC collisions offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier
http://ff.im/-ftwR5

* Super Bowl broadcast to feature 540fps slow-mo cameras
http://ff.im/-ftzsN

* Google to add ‘Store View’ walkthroughs?
http://ff.im/-ftwpB

* Big Blue demos 100GHz graphene-based transistor.
http://ff.im/-ftw7h

* Doctors tout NanoKnife for easy tumor removal
http://ff.im/-ft7VH

* 178m people, watched 33.2 billion videos, average 187 videos each per month 
http://ff.im/-ft6Lb

* Ray Kuzweil at the MIT/XPrize BCI workshop –
http://bit.ly/9kdRgW

* Advancing to Human Wall Crawling –
http://bit.ly/9rI9Lw

* Elder Care and Nurse Aid Robots - 
http://bit.ly/bE1oVn

* neuroscience of information obesity –
http://www.iftf.org/node/3284

* Risk From Engineered Microorganisms, Strategies for Evolutionary Dominance –
http://bit.ly/9YJxEq

* Gene Therapy Is Inevitable Next Frontier for Sports Doping –
http://bit.ly/bQoEsb

* Electrons on the brink: Fractal patterns may be key to semiconductor magnetism –
http://bit.ly/a1ycsi

* Airwaves Abandoned by TV Could Beam High-Speed Internet Everywhere –
http://bit.ly/5mBeln

* Samsung to Release Laptop with a Transparent Screen within 12 Months –
http://bit.ly/cx8T2f

* Nanotechnology in the Fight Against Cancer –
http://bit.ly/aCflrg

* Renewable oil companies –
http://bit.ly/b3hRmV

* Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb –
http://bit.ly/anR0OX

* Smart dust could give early warning of space storms –
http://bit.ly/cN3AIV

* The Society of Mind (Paperback) –
http://bit.ly/4vGCoA

* The first AI blog –
http://bit.ly/bjYEe1

* When Garbage is Golden –
http://bit.ly/bInfnQ

* For iPhone Users, TV over 3G –
http://bit.ly/dzQM8U

* Google Earth Ocean Showcase - 
http://bit.ly/9SC9Ai

Likes:
* bcultral: Potential evolutionary role for same-sex attraction:
http://bit.ly/cFq4qA

* xixidu IBM Makes Graphene at 30 GHz and Potential of 100 Ghz to 1 Terahertz Graphene:
http://bit.ly/d9n41M

* xixidu Impressive Nano Layer of Liquid Glass Will Coat Every Surface in Your Life (video):
http://bit.ly/dlQzTb

* xixidu Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing:
http://bit.ly/cMZ6hi

* xixidu Researchers say new material could let cars be powered by their bodywork:
http://bit.ly/dqyjW5

* james reilly: Innovating the 21st-century university:
http://bit.ly/9X7aGU

* xixidu Is amplify better than FriendFeed, should I switch?:
http://bit.ly/9KeD2v

* xixidu The Real Rules for Time Travelers:
http://bit.ly/bqpdTe

* Eric Logan: Artificial intelligence: Can AI crack the conundrum of consciousness ?:
http://bit.ly/aunxgS

* xixidu Robot Mice Solve Mazes With Blazing Speed (Video):
http://bit.ly/99wZCb

* xixidu  Google AI Challenge is all about Tron:
http://bit.ly/cOiL16