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July 30, 2008
news
Who knew? Sickle cell disease spreading among Latin Americans.(pdf)
For my labmate who doesn't believe CO2 is a problem and thinks the greenhouse effect is an economic ruse.
Seriously, the person who took the street views for Google had an awesome job.
Posted by azileretsis at 07:37 PM | Comments (0)
July 22, 2008
money
I've used large and small banks and I'm keeping a close eye on these bank failures. One should also know this information about bank deposits.
I am a believer. I do not believe the US government will let Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fail.
Freddie lost $3.5 billion in 2007; Fannie reported a $2.2 billion loss in the first quarter, having lost $2.05 billion last year.(Economist)
More news about the US economy. Hold on to your hats people, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Posted by azileretsis at 01:08 PM | Comments (0)
July 17, 2008
tour
I started to follow the Tour de France recently. However, I didn't realize it was a learning opportunity with the Ricco scandal. CERA has only a placeholder in Wikipedia. But, you can find out all about Erythropoietin.
Posted by azileretsis at 01:02 PM | Comments (0)
July 07, 2008
new world
OpenWetWare is the science version of Wikipedia.
Posted by azileretsis at 06:46 PM | Comments (0)