In's and Out's

Learning to use a blog reminds me of the time of MySpace... except blogging is so much easier. I just added a few widgets on my page, finally. I like the Google translator the best. Clustrmaps is neat too but I'm not so crazy about displaying my visits... since they're so many *sigh* Anyways, I will definitely be posting some new posts here and there later. This is a hobby I am slowly warming up to. I can see new blogs in my future about all sorts of topics... scuba diving, health, food, saltwater aquariums... idk those are just a few ideas. Now, just to find the time. I leave you with a meme I sent my younger and only brother. LOL

It's a Podcast... attempt lol

Blah, blah, blah... yep I did it! 

Human Skeletal Bones: The Skull

More Science to marvel!

This is a post from one of my subscriptions to Youtube, which is the SourceFed channel. So props to the team over there!

Anyway, one of their videos recently was about the new science research article from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where they "coaxed" derived skin cells into sperm cells. That's right, crazy cool. Watch the bubbly girls below for more details. And don't forget to hit the like button!

Life: Almost doesn't count... or does it?

Have you seen this yet!? Artificial Jellyfish? No way... yes way!

Okay, if that isn't enough to raise on eyebrow then chew on this for a moment. Dr. Kevin Kit Parker of Harvard University with the help of John Dabiri and Jana Nowroth of the California Institute of Technology, built an artificial jellyfish from RAT heart cells. Oddly enough, this experiment has little to do with jellyfish or rats. Instead the key word here is HEART. In fact, Dr. Parker insists that in maybe a decade at least that the medical community might be using clinical therapies designed from his initial approach. For example, as stated in the article hyperlink on ABC and Nature that this medical technology could be used to replace parts of a human beating heart like heart valves.

Nature.com - Artificial Jellyfish

ABCnews.com - Artificial Jellyfish

Although the pumping Jellfyfish is electrically stimulated and not a "living" organism it's still important to realize that each individual cell on the engineered "MEDUSOID" are living. So bizarre and cool.

Blogging about blogging...

Blog, the portmanteau of "web log" - reverse chronological order of journalism...

The internet is changing the world so fast. For the world of news and journalism it is creating a debate of legal and ethical guidelines. Dana Hull's article in the American Journalism Review, "Blogging between the lines", discusses the legal ethical dilemmas surrounding the blogosphere from a journalist perspective. This article published in 2006, is a very interesting read. I never considered the liability of blogs, especially if you are affiliated with a news organization. The popularity of blogs is the audience ability to respond directly to the writers. This attracts and traffics users indefinitely. No doubt its a new age for journalism. The question is how will the blog's freedom of expression be held legally accountable? Honestly the news and their affiliates should monitor and filter themselves appropriately to preserve their credibility. Opinions are good and should be consistent with the scope of the blog. However, anything promoting hate, prejudice, or severe stereotypes should be averted - it's just ignorant, rude, and inferior (for all the haters out there) lol jk. Oh, and for the trollers and flammers... it's likes the irritating gnats in summer, you can't beat em so ignore em.