I'm just trying to imagine a Zombie universe in which all the shaving cream is gone from the stores, but edible food is left on the shelves.

I came here to ask this, as I don't own one. I guess if you already have the sealer, I bet there's somewhere online that sells the bags in bulk for cheap. I am ashamed to say I'm too lazy to google this, mostly because I don't own a sealer. @Cybrczch 's point is probably a better argument. You could use this for…

Presumably, the patent is for the process of creating/storing this chemical, or for its use in batteries. You can't patent specific chemicals, even if we haven't synthesized them before. Drugs are patented by their application, though if they are found to have a different application, the original patentholder…

With no link to an article or any data, this reads a little like an ad. A quick look at the company's website CLAIMS higher energy density than current Li-Ions, and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect slightly better or similar energy densities with this new thermal resistance. No data though :science face:

This dog is probably expressing a dox-inducible RFP (red fluorescent protein) equivalent, meaning it absorbs UV in a particular wavelength and emits visible red light. Additionally, it's probably doing this in combination with a gene or set of genes the researchers want to study. When those genes are on (DOX is…

"Much worse experimentation is performed by US scientists on chimps"

Dox-inducible genes/operators are actually a really common way of turning on or off useful traits of study. It's a nice way of controlling whether or not your subject animal is making your protein of interest, or operating a specific pathway you're interested in. Obviously this is more common in mice, but there's…

There's a lot of great work being done by my colleagues in which simple organic molecules known to exist in the early earth can both replicate, recombine, and evolve with minimal outside interference. They can even form protective barriers for themselves, giving them a selective advantage which results in new traits…

Hooray for reading comprehension! ::golf clap::

Actually, it's not. There's a lot of great work being done by my colleagues in which simple organic molecules known to exist in the early earth can both replicate, recombine, and evolve with minimal outside interference. They can even form protective barriers for themselves, giving them a selective advantage which…

I'm not sure what your requirement for proof is. We can DO evolution in the lab. We can make it happen and observe it. What else do you want?

Apart from the soul-shattering ride, the squeaks, rattles and buzzes from myriad hard plastic interior pieces, and the infinite electrical gremlins (I'm looking at you, half digital/half analogue dashboard), the quirk I love in my '91 Corvette is the hilarious way you have to enter and exit the car. There is just no…

It's important to note that due to our amazing probes and landers, we know a lot more about mars than we do about existence in the Challenger deep.

Because it serves to prove the point that abandoning the perfectly reasonable ad-supported, free-content smorgasbord business model they were using does the opposite of what the company wants.

I did not know this! A genuine thanks! This explains why I am never successful at unclogging things which need plunging. Much gratitude. Some things they just don't teach you in school.

"...there is almost no life, its already been done, what is the point? The technology used to get there the first time has been around for decades..." So it's just like going to the moon then?

I believe the word you're looking for is juxtaposition (of the embellished style and the mundane object of the piece).

Not cool, you guys. Not cool.

Casey has clearly forgotten all of the furor surrounding the iAmrich app in the early days of the iPhone app store. There are truly many many people with more money than sense.

I like the way you think.