Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Fw: The Open Scroll Blog

Interesting stuff here.




The Open Scroll Blog

The Open Scroll Blog


Posted: 31 Dec 2014 07:32 AM PST
Some news of interest:

Injectable 3D Vaccines With Programmable Particles Anticipated for Future Epidemics

"Doctors expect soon to begin sequencing the genomes of healthy newborn babies as part of a government-funded research program that could have wide implications for genetic science."



Genome Sequencing in Babies to Begin as Part of Study



"Normally, hybrid animals are sterile, but as Carl Zimmer reports for the New York Times, A. neavesi defied that biological expectation and began reproducing in the lab—not by mating, but by cloning itself. "

This New Lizard Species Evolved in a Lab



"The British Parliament is considering lifting a ban on new medical techniques that would result in a child having three or four parents."

Rules Set for Manipulating Genetics of Unborn



"The Pepsi logo is a simple circle. The top half is red, the bottom half is blue, and a wavy white line runs through the center. The colors intentionally represent the American flag, but that's just scratching the surface of this simple globe. Pepsi spent hundreds of millions on their current logo, which is very similar to their previous ones, but tweaked in a way that it (apparently) means a lot more.When submitting the new logo, the branding agency hired by Pepsi presented a 27-page document explaining the many, many connotations their design represented. According to this document the new logo represents the Earth's magnetic field, feng shui, Pythagoras, geodynamics, the theory of relativity, and plenty more. Makes you wonder if the logo is working as intended or if the branding company lied their way into a big fat check."

10 Logos That Mean Way More Than You Think



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