An international startup team based in Copenhagen, Denmark is currently disrupting the field of DNA-testing by delivering cutting edge science from the lab to your doorstep. The startup is named AthGene and has just launched the world’s first private genetics testing solution based on a subscription-model. Less than 10 years ago, DNA-tests would cost millions […]
Jason Chambers posts misinformation on Facebook to defend his opposition to DNA testing in Jamie Snow case
A petition was recently launched asking McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers to allow DNA testing in the Jamie Snow case, in Illinois. The petition, which was launched by Injustice Anywhere on Change.org, has people asking the simple question: “Why not test the DNA?” Jamie Snow was convicted in 2000, of a 1991 “cold case” […]
The Luxe List: Holiday Gift Picks 2016
With statistics revealing that nearly half of Americans are planning to use a digital device (desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet) as a primary means of purchasing holiday gifts versus just over 33-percent of folks planning to beat the streets and shop in-store, digital mobile consumerism has clearly come of age. I myself am indelibly on […]
Mining Giant BHP Billiton Forced to Reckon with Changing Global Demands
After years of prosperity and acquisitions, BHP iron giant is forced to consider what many observers call “the biggest split of mining history.” In the wake of a slowdown in the demand for mined commodities, Australian mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary Billiton Company, or BHP, is being forced to adjust its development prospects. BHP has […]
New flu vaccine from engineered e-coli, dog cells, worms, viruses, and insects on its way
Vaccines are slow and unreliable just when you need them, according to the November 22, 2009 Washington Post news article published online at the Google news site. The article, "Vaccine system remains antiquated," by Rob Stein, reported on the slowness and the shortage of H1N1 vaccine. Attention now is focused on the status of government efforts to develop state-of-the-art techniques […]
Hundreds of Filipinos lose jobs daily
Hundreds of people in the Philippines are losing their jobs every day as the global economy slows, Labour Secretary Marianito Roque said Friday. Between December 1 and January 19, some 15,600 workers were laid off, Roque said in a radio interview. Over the same period, 19,000 others had their shifts or working hours reduced. “Just […]