Science Etcetera 20080202

February 2nd, 2008

Saturn’s Moon Iapetus
Image by NASA

Using images from the Cassini flybys and filling in the poles with Voyager images, NASA Scientists were able construct a Map of Saturn’s Moon Iapetus.

Women’s studies have always been offered, ivory has always been banned, and their Professors will be men and women in equal numbers, meet the Class of 2011.

A Finnish patient has received a new jawbone grown from in his abdomen using stem cells.

Driving an SUV in London will now cost $50 Per Day, Hybrids drive free.

Does being No Longer necessary for sperm production, make men obsolete for reproduction?

Now that we’ve got one for ovarian cancer, is a Vaccine for Prostate Cancer around the corner?

In celebration of Explorer’s anniversary, NASA Broadcasts Beatles “Across the Universe” to Polaris, the RIAA followed the broadcast with a cease and desist order (ht Carolyn (for the joke), Clint (for the link), and Flying Sirkus (for this cool cover of the song)):

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Woo, class of 2011 :X
by Nick Hamden February 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 am
Is it just me, or does Moby remind you of Gina’s Dan, too?

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by flyingsirkus February 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 am
There is a definite resemblance.
by ideonexus February 4th, 2008 at 12:52 am