This is a short video of Alisa Miller,at TED, talking about how the news is presented to Americans.
Read More »Made it to the Alltop…whew!
FISpace is listed on Alltop.com, an aggregator of the best blogs in a whole bunch of categories. Click on the Alltops.com badge on the right. We’re in the category GOOD> NONPROFITS> FI SPACE. Check it out!
Read More »Jeans…or Genes?
The price of doing genomic sequencing and expression testing has dropped rapidly since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, and further decreases are ahead. So, naturally, web-based companies are promoting various DNA testing services directly to consumers. Whether it’s finding out about disease-linked genes, finding your ancestral "roots", or just "knowing more about you," the "personal genomics" ...
Read More »What happened to the online hunger fight?
Saw this great post from the folks who run the Blog over at Tyson Hunger Relief. Although Tyson is a for-profit company they have been doing some great work around giving excess food to charities who help feed the hungry. They have also been doing some great work around recognizing Hunger All-stars who are out kicking ass in their communities ...
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