Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/8/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/8/2007

Five issues, insights, and observations shaping our perspective, from the editors of Seed.

New Life, New Patent
Craig Venter may turn into “Microbesoft.”
Japanese balls play by the rules
A truck’s moving at 100 km/hr, and a ball is shot off of the back at 100 km/hr (in the truck’s reference frame). Observe the motion.
Yes it is true, you can now make your own stem cells
This paper rules. Check out the clip of Marius Wernig discussing the experiment.
Thursday’s DNA doodles. It’s all about the symbolism or metaphor.
What can DNA do for you?
How the Scientific Developments Elucidated in Science Magazine Will Affect My Life (Volume 1)
The issues were published in 2005. Team Awesome must be flourishing by now.

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Originally published June 7, 2007

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Going, Going, Gone

The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare

Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.