Medical researchers use laboratory-grown human cells to learn the intricacies of how cells work and test theories about the causes and treatment of diseases. The cell lines they need are “immortalâ€â€”they can grow indefinitely, be frozen for decades, divided into different batches and shared among scientists. In 1951, a scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in [...]
No doubt the Air Force purchasing department gets some odd requests from time to time, but we’d love to have seen the grin on the face of the officer tasked with procuring some 1,700 Playstation 3s for a USAF facility in Rome, NY. Before you complain about your tax dollars being spent on toys, the [...]
Protect Yourself From an Audit You have your no. 2 pencil, a calculator and this year’s W-2. Now what? That’s the thought that crosses many self-preparers’ minds as they get ready to tackle their taxes. Veteran CPA Steve Duben says it’s a tale as old as time. “The truth of the matter is that the [...]
Vancouver is readying for its world close-up as the host of the Olympic Winter Games, which begin February 12. 2010 But the dynamic city is worth visiting any time of year, with a vibrant Asian population and a laid-back vibe reminiscent of San Francisco. In the past, Vancouver has been an afterthought to Toronto and [...]
CHICAGO  – Buoyed by their surprise Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republicans in President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois sense the Senate seat he left vacant is ripe for their picking come November elections. Obama’s Democrats have long dominated Illinois politics. But Republicans view their man Scott Brown’s capture in January of the late Edward Kennedy’s seat in [...]
We taste-tested pounds of bacon from the grocery store to find these sizzling winners. BEST ORIGINAL: Ozark Trails Hickory Smoked and Peppered Bacon Tasters loved this hand-trimmed winner for its “campfire smokiness†and “deep pig flavor.†Eating these hearty slabs, with their ideal meat-to-fat ratio, made one judge “feel like a lumberjack.†How we’d eat [...]
WASHINGTON – Getting to space is about to be outsourced. The Obama administration on Monday will propose in its new budget spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate spacecraft for NASA and others. Uncle Sam would buy its astronauts a ride into space just like hopping in a taxi. The idea is that [...]
Shopping for a new car on a budget is simple — just pick the cheapest one that you can afford, right? Not so fast. A car costs a lot more than whatever price you pay at the dealership. In fact, it’s an investment that requires you to keep paying well after your monthly payments are [...]
