15 Sep 2008
Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65

Dark Side of the Moon album coverWright was an integral part, if not the driving force, behind the greatest band ever. Which produced Dark Side of the Moon, the greatest album of all time. RIP.

AP - A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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No helicopter moms among Rutgers mutant mice

I'm not sure what this means - or even if it means anything at all. 'Twas the headline that got the eye - and the mind, if you let it.

First, he discovered a gene that controls innate fear in animals. Now Rutgers geneticist Gleb Shumyatsky has shown that the same gene promotes "helicopter mom" behavior in mice. The gene, known as stathmin or oncoprotein 18, motivates female animals to protect newborn pups and interact cautiously with unknown peers. Shumyatsky's newest finding could enhance our understanding of human anxiety, including part-partum depression and borderline personality disorders.

(link) [EurekAlert]

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Wall St. has worst drop since 2001

The beginning of the end? Or the end of the beginning? Only time will tell...

Stocks tanked today as investors reeled amid the fallout from the largest financial crisis in years after Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history and Bank of America said it would buy Merrill Lynch. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 500 points, according to early tallies.

(link) [CNN.com]

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