Pitting two hands against thousands of stinging tentacles, a diver attaches a tracking device to a giant Nomura’s jellyfish off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2005.


See CNN link also.

Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark.


— Glow in the dark animals. This’ll do wonders for shepherds. And yeah, my first question is, when can we do it humans? Because that could be a lot of fun, though racisim would rear its head: i.e. “Oh god, honey, theres greenies moving next door. There goes property values.”

REALLY hard! This is good stuff, a best of gallery of images from the Hubble Telescope.





The explanation of what it is can here, with other images from Hubble

Another tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, one day before the busiest and costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record officially comes to a close.


Text source.

Just needing to write all this down, so to get it straight in my head


I’m insulin resistant, a type two diabetic, meaning I have larage amounts of sugar in my bloodstream. Over time, these large amounts of sugar wreak havoc on the body and/or various organs. The build up of sugar in the blood can cause an increase in urination (to try to clear the sugar from the body). When the kidneys lose the glucose through the urine, a large amount of water is also lost, causing dehydration (which might explain a lot with me at the moment). Insulin is needed to control blood sugar.

After glucose (blood sugar) rises above a certain level, insulin, which is a hormone) is released into the bloodstream, which allows cells to receive/use glucose for energy. Insulin is produced by the pancreas, specifically by the beta cells which make and release insulin. Beta cells are located in the Islet of Langerhands, which are groups of endocrine cells that constitue about 1-2% of the total mass of the pancreas. Each islet contains about a thousand cells. 65-90% of these cells are beta cells.


endocrine system notes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine


Diagram of pancreas. No, I have no idea why it looks like a winged penis:

Artist R. Kikuo Johnson, with page from a short story of his.

Artist Pietari Posti, found at http://www.pietariposti.com/

Coinopvideogames.com had sound recordings from classic video games of the eighties.

Yamroll is, well, a Yam roll, as in sushi, as in cartoon, as in fun.

South Koreans first to clone dog. Will this make Korean restaurants cheaper?

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