http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_1 d408d1ad275435f6ed81e13b0f5eac19 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) motor neurons. The stem cells used to generate these motor neurons were induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells made from the skin cells of an 83-year-old ALS patient. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:51 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_2 0473dad573b3fbc6a31faad65687a4cc Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_3 1c13ea41b8f0ea3a4fdc70b72ce83191 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_4 4ea284af629519843400e26dbdd7ada1 Delegates in the conference hall where a 'closed door' intergovernmental preparatory meeting is held in Copenhagen ahead of the main conference in December. 'What really defines my time in Copenhagen,' says Harris, 'is a thrice-daily ritual whereby I collar Miliband as he emerges from the formal negotiations, and try – in vain, usually – to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_5 14fd1850e1e7f4c85e8a3a7ec3ad62d9 Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_6 2801084662eb9e2f3143e165de040461 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_7 ce52721aa17dd70b1e1825b2c71e29e1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_8 744e0390bf575b6a61d9f3b8d3e18371 I'm the cycle snob who looks down his nose at hapless riders and their rubbish bikes. But during a recent trip to Montreal I was the one eliciting scornful glances from local pedal pushers. Not because my bike was rubbish – it wasn't bad – but because, with my spidery limbs and hunched form, I looked like I'd ridden out of a Quentin ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:57 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_9 e159b3e0e7cb0b4cfdaccf4653ef5b19 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:48 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_10 b2024c046090b5da2927e94dfb9f3876 Read on Source) ]]> 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_11 95c8c2b413de97a76c6904eb83dfd3b0 The loss of Oprah Winfrey's show could affect local tourism and businesses in Chicago. But many Chicagoans seem unconcerned about her potential departure from the city. (Read on Source) ]]> 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_12 9c3b547dd9b586db6b2ceffde5020338 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T23:40:54-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_13 a4b6705c8a07a42c9d26d573e169b4dd According to the New York Times: The most important new antidiscrimination law in two decades — the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — will take effect in the nation’s workplaces [on Nov 21, 2009], prohibiting employers from requesting genetic testing or... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T20:10:54-08:00 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_14 0c131e44e4d48f79b70355753a542b3c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:34 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_15 9994084208cb074795c318d1356bfec4 Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:34 PST http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_16 deaaf20a2199ddbabb4811e6b1177cd1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:45:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_17 4914f967c9adca05178e86a606567319 In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:58 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_18 7a2a927631a0f77f056ef221da99fa2c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1258883355/1#item_19 f11a3756fefb88d052cd18acefdfacf9 While on the run, Evan Ratliff snapped a self-portrait each day to document his constantly evolving appearance. (Read on Source) ]]>