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CNET News has an article on how quickly the ability to deliver TV-like content over either the internet or TV is converging. Slowly but surely, content that’s broadcast over cable networks and through satellite providers is being distributed through the public Internet. In terms of the technology, all the elements are falling into place to deliver high-quality video from the ...

Technology Review has a very interesting article about new technology for detecting very small amounts of proteins that may be associated with cancers (biomarkers) in the blood. It holds the prospect of enabling quick, relatively non-invasive, cheap early detection devices. Biomedical researchers have been discovering more and more proteins that reveal the presence of a cancer before its symptoms appear ...

Take a look at this group that is linked to Georgia Tech – and the Bioneers Southeast Forum coming to Atlanta this week: An interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently formed the Center for Biologically Inspired Design with "the goal of capitalizing on the rich source of design solutions present in biological processes. ...

Good news for Second Life with extensive coverage in The New York Times today – check it out! An excerpt includes the following: "In a world called Second Life, especially, so many people visit that profitable businesses have sprung up that earn their proprietors real money, not just virtual currency – in fact, a handful of people earn six-figure incomes ...