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Greenpeace investigations have revealed that an Australian technology company is involved in secretive, high risk research into laser enrichment of uranium. Silex Systems Ltd is using Silex technology, which is classified by the US government as “Restricted Data” because it relates to the construction of nuclear weapons. Uranium enrichment technology represents a global security risk.…

An ingredient in chocolate may actually be a more effective cough medicine than traditional remedies, a new study suggests. And not only that, the UK-based research showed that the cocoa-derived compound had none of the side effects associated with standard drug treatments for persistent coughs.

An admission by the South Australian State Government that genetically engineered (GE) canola planted in South Australia is for purely commercial purposes, has undermined the GE moratorium in SA and threatens supply chains in other states, Greenpeace said today. Greenpeace GE campaigner Jeremy Tager said, “Once the canola seed leaves the state, all South Australian…

Nice words from John Hepburn I thought appropriate to post here.. So what are we going do about it? Ok, so the election result wasn’t exactly what we had hoped for. At least the Labor party didn’t get elected. But that is some small consolation given that the Liberal coalition did – with effective control…

Last night my Gmail account was upgraded allowing POP3 access. Damn those guys rock. Get yourself a gmail account as soon as you can.

Follow the link above to a fantastic humourous little flash movie – do check it out.

Michael Moore is planning a sequel to ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ his polemic against the Bush administration, to be released about the time of the next presidential campaign, according to a spokeswoman for his distributor. The sequel, dubbed ‘Fahrenheit 9/11 and 1/2,’ will revisit the same issues as Moore’s earlier documentary, which he repeatedly said was aimed…

Last night i found my mobile swimming in a puddle – it didn’t agree much with the water and I should be picking up a replacement on Monday. Until then, I might have some trouble receiving calls and SMS messages, so please call me at home or email me if you need me.

A Florida scientist has developed a “brain” in a glass dish that is capable of flying a virtual fighter plane. The “living computer” was grown from 25,000 neurons extracted from a rat’s brain and arranged over a grid of 60 electrodes in a Petri dish. The study was of more immediate relevance as an experimental…

Today our beautiful Isa Brown hen (unimaginatively named Isa) laid our first egg! How frickin’ exciting is that?!?! Our two Australorps look like they’re not too far off, but our two New Hampshires are still looking like they might be a little while yet. We paid $54 for the (then tiny) five hens two months…