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...genetic sequencing of the woolly mammoth, meanwhile, raises the similarly fraught but increasingly realistic possibility of cloning extinct animals, a process that Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg has called "the science of eventuality." Still, scientist Stephan Schuster, who led the team at Penn State, isn't holding his breath. "What I'm trying to say is that there is a workable route to do that, but it is at this time technically, and cost-wise and time-wise, not feasible." Guess we'll just have to wait for Jurassic Park...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cloning | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...that the new White House commit to an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050—a promise that President-Elect Barack Obama reaffirmed on Tuesday that he will uphold.McKibben’s newest initiative stems from research by NASA’s top climate scientist, James E. Hansen, that carbon dioxide levels should be limited to 350 parts per million (ppm) in order to ensure a climate agreeable to civilization. That calls for a sizable reduction from the current level, which is 385 parts ppm.Titled simply “350,” the project...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Activist Pushes Caps on Carbon | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...amusement of the cats on the set—is that Bolt has never been outside the studio and thinks that the show is real. All is well until a ruthless network executive shows up one day and proclaims that, surprisingly, a show about a girl saving her mad-scientist dad with the help of her trusty canine sidekick is not doing so well in the ratings among 18- to 35-year-olds. This finicky demographic is sad, and they want the show to stop being so damn upbeat all the time. The director caves and films a cliffhanger...

Author: By Rebecca J. Levitan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Bolt' | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...Cornwell scientist will likely continue his own research within the museum’s collections as well, Lie said...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Novelist Funds Scientist Position | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...establishment of an endowed position will ensure the continuation of such projects, Lie said. The Cornwell scientist, Lie said, “will be protected from the ups and downs that many departments suffer from...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Novelist Funds Scientist Position | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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