DNA goes on line
As concerns over DNA databases continue a DNA research project in the US has had no shortage of volunteers who are willing to have their DNA and personal details made available online in the name of research.
The Personal Genome Project opened its doors only a few weeks ago, but has since been flooded with over [...]
Gold coins found in Suffolk
It could be one of biggest finds ever of Iron Age gold coins and they were found in field Suffolk. The haul consisted of around 824 gold coins which are known as Staters, were uncovered by an unnamed man using a metal detector.
The man contacted the archaeological service at Suffolk county hall who dispatched Jude [...]
More office based employees checking out porn
It has been estimated that around twenty five per cent of all employees are visiting porn sites during the working day and by using their employer’s computer and internet connections.
To a lot of people, particularly the younger employees porn is no longer a big deal, this is because of the availability on the net of [...]
Flying tool bag over the UK
Last night the most famous tool bag in the history of the world passed over the UK, keen star gazers would have been able to the tool bag that was dropped by astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper while she was working on the international space station.
The tool bag, which is valued at around £100,000, is drifting just [...]
Chrome ready today
A real alternative browser to FireFox and Internet Explorer is about to hit the internet today. Google’s attempt to massage some users away from the Mozilla and Microsoft corporations is available for download as from now.
Google Chrome is going for the beta test and we will soon be hearing from those early bird users exactly [...]
Police want national DNA database
A national DNA database of every man, woman and child, would help solve more crimes, according to the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, Stephen House.
In Scotland, there is not a DNA database in Scotland as there is in the UK. The difference between to the two systems is that in England at the moment any DNA [...]
Web browsing to be monitored
If the government get their way a massive data base will be built and no this is not going to be a list of names and addresses, this is going to be much more serious than that, in fact Big Brother will not be watching you, it will be monitoring your online activities.
It has been [...]
Could you have visited by aliens?
It is hard to estimate exactly how many people think that they have been abducted by aliens! But not so long ago researchers found a document which was produced in 1993 which actually turned out to be a survey on alien abductions.
Apparently at the time there were some 3.7 million Americans who believed that they [...]
One plane passenger to get a shock
A passenger who arrived at the Narita Airport in Japan will be getting a surprise when they open up their bag, as they will find that they have unwittingly become part of a customs training exercise.
In order to test the sniffer dogs, a customs official placed a small packet of cannabis weighing about 142 grams [...]
Earth waits for alien reply in 2015
It was back in 1983 when the Japanese astronomers Hisashi Hirabayashi and Masaki Morimoto sent a message to the Altair solar system, this would have reached the target location in 1999 and so if there was any life there and they did actually hit the reply button the message should reach earth by 2015!
Of course [...]