Differences in the brain structure of people carrying an autism gene
may offer clues to how the condition develops, say US scientists — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A record 3,706 organ transplants took place in the UK last year, an increase of 5% on the previous 12 months.
But NHS Blood and Transplant said there was still a long waiting list, with three people a day dying because of a lack of a suitable organ.
The refusal of relatives to allow donation often remains a key obstacle — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Wounding yourself can be bad enough, but having to regularly remove the dressing to check for infection can be painful and can also compound things by exposing the wound and giving germs the chance to enter. Now researchers have developed a new material for dressings and plaster that changes color if an infection arises, making it possible to check wounds without changing the dressing — via redwolf.newsvine.com
For the first time, scientists have discovered a boa constrictor that reproduces by virgin birth.
Intriguingly, these giant female serpents only gave birth in this fatherless manner in years when males were present, researchers added — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Check out Santos, Brazil’s new Museum of Modern Art designed by Metro Arquitetos Associados and Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Officially opened last month, the museum is visually shocking as the gigantic volume seems to be hovering over an open gathering space. Metal trusses measuring 60m by 20m support the two all-metal walls of the project. On the exterior, the facade is made with pre-cast slabs of concrete and then on the interior, it is plastered. The museum boasts one exhibit hall of 1,135 m² and one of 1,200 m², a café, ticket office, gift shop, lounge and archive, and is integrated into the existing Benedito Calixto Art gallery by way of the suspended steel beams of the new museum — via ArchDaily
This green cube is the focal point of a landscape project that received an Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects in this year’s Professional Awards. Designed by Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture, an old garden shed was converted into a modern art studio covered in ivy growing on an exterior metal framework — via Jetson Green
Australians can now use ther iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch as a serious e-book reader after Apple opened the doors to its iBookstore today — via redwolf.newsvine.com
It’s owned by Frenchman Gaëtan Pillaud, and he calls it a ‘Clubber’—a mix between a clubman and a bobber. The bike started life as a 1973 R60/5, which means it has an aircooled 599cc boxer twin motor, shaft drive, and a kickstart mounted on the back of the gearbox. It’s got a Trackmaster tank and seat sourced from eBay, military-spec Firestone ANS tires, and café racer clip-on bars from LSL — via Bike EXIF
The record-holder for the smallest frog in the world apparently makes up for its miniature size by packing a wallop of poison, research reveals.
With a body that’s only 10 millimeters long, the Mount Iberia frog (Eleutherodactylus iberia) from Cuba currently holds the Guinness World Record for smallest frog — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The CSIRO has invented new wireless internet technology that will give people in remote areas faster broadband by using old analogue TV channels — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Indigenous advocacy group Generation One has apologised to an Aboriginal woman who says her job application was turned down because her skin was not dark enough — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has filed for bankruptcy, marking a climax to a drawn out restructuring for the storied Hollywood studio that controls the James Bond films and made The Wizard Of Oz — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 24 years after he discovered it, Australian astronomer Malcolm Hartley is about to finally see the comet he found up close and personal — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Just days after being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, The Models have lost their 51-year-old singer and bass player James Freud — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man in South Korea who was running late for a flight has been arrested for phoning in a bomb threat to delay the plane — via redwolf.newsvine.com
New wonder drugs to treat deadly skin cancers are a breakthrough that could benefit up to 10,000 Australians a year, a top specialist says.
While they are not yet a cure, clinical trials reportedly found that at least two new drugs from the US could significantly prolong the lives of skin cancer sufferers — via The Sydney Morning Herald
I definitely could not pull this one off, but reckon there’s a whole bunch of you out there that could like Jessica does and make one of these awesome headwraps! — via Whip Up
I’ve only played around with linoleum printing a little bit, but I was instantly taken with how easy and fun it is. Check out this tutorial over on Apartment Therapy for creating your own custom invitations with linoleum prints — via CRAFT
German scientists have invented an implant that has allowed blind people to see within days of it being inserted — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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