22 Oct 2008
Nasty memories? Mouse method could wipe slate clean

I wonder if the mice get a paycheck?

US scientists say they have erased memories from mice, raising hopes the technique could help humans overcome traumatic events.

(link) [BBC News]

22:11 /Technology | 2 comments | permanent link

Protests and Hecklers Have Mortgage Bankers Longing for Good Old Days

The article implies that the cause of the protests was the venue: San Francisco. I don't think these folks get the depth of anger out here - they could've had it in Indianapolis, Louisville or St. Louis and I'd bet there'd still have been protests and disruptions.

Hel, if it'd been Indy and I'd known about it, I'd have taken a fresh load of eggs downtown ...

Although no arrests were made at the mortgage bankers convention on Tuesday, stage-storming was just one of the latest outbursts to plague the event.

(link) [New York Times]

06:37 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link