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Genome Researchers Wants Your Genes
By admin on August 20, 2011 | Comments Off
An anonymous reader writes “The Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) is looking for smart volunteers to donate their genes for analysis. They are seeking subjects with high intelligence; you can only qualify if you got a high score in SAT/ACT/GRE or got awards in competitions like Math/Physics Olympiads or TopCoder. They’re also launching a drive to recruit US participants. Their first stop (PDF) appears to have been Google, which has run into trouble (more…)
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Chad Johnson Wants To Fight Anderson SilvaBy admin on March 12, 2011 | Comments Off
The Cincinnati Bengal who once changed his last name to Ochocino has finally crossed the line of sanity by publicly challenging UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva to a fight.
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Company Wants to Pay Favre $1M to Lose Gray HairBy admin on September 17, 2010 | Comments Off
There’s no pill that magically cures narcissism, but there is an easy fix for gray hair. And the folks at Go Away Gray want to give Favre a lot of money to lose the salt and pepper look.
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Swann wants ‘golden’ England eraBy admin on June 30, 2010 | Comments Off
Spinner Graeme Swann thinks England’s cricket team could take over the ‘golden generation’ tag from its footballers.
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NYC Governor Wants To Expand DNA DatabaseBy admin on June 24, 2010 | Comments Off
crimeandpunishment writes “If Governor David Paterson has his way, New York would take DNA samples from even the lowest level of criminal, doubling the state’s DNA database. He says it would help to both solve crimes and clear people who were wrongly convicted. New York would become the first state in the country to do this. Currently DNA isn’t collected in most misdemeanors. The plan is getting lots of support among law enforcement, but the New York (more…)
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Warburton wants Tri-Nations winBy admin on June 7, 2010 | Comments Off
A jaw injury could rule out Wales flanker Sam Warburton from this month’s tour to New Zealand.
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EFF Wants To Know If the Feds Are CyberstalkingBy admin on December 3, 2009 | Comments Off
rossendryv writes “The Electronic Frontier Foundation and UC Berkeley’s Samuelson Center filed suit in California’s Northern District, asking the court to force a number of government agencies to hand over any documents they have concerning the use of social networking sites as part of investigative procedures.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Parappa creator wants less violence in Video gamesBy admin on November 6, 2009 | Comments Off
Kick and punch may be all in the mind, but Parappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura doesn’t want so much of it in videogames. Speaking with Joystiq, the man responsible for Major Minor’s Majestic March views videogame violence as a problem that needs to be stamped out.
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World Anti-Doping Agency wants answers for Agassi drug caseBy admin on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency wants tennis authorities to shed light on Andre Agassi’s admission that he used a banned drug and escaped a suspension by blaming his positive test on a spiked drink.
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Charles Barkley Wants to be a GMBy admin on October 28, 2009 | Comments Off
It is being reported that Charles Barkley is making a public pitch for his services as a General Manager of an NBA franchise. In classic ‘Chuck’ fashion, Barkley knocks the NBA GM’s league wide in stating his case.
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