Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/1/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/1/2008

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

Final Pieces of the CMS Puzzle
Everything you ever wanted to know about CERN’s pixel detector.
Academy Answers Gates’ Call for Technology to Aid Poorest Farmers
The Gates Foundation produces a compelling report.
Stem Cells for ALS
An impressive technological feat nonetheless signals a new, more muted future for stem cells.
It’s Time to Vote: Choose Your Science Idol!
There’s one more week to vote in the Union of Concerned Scientists’ scientific integrity cartoon contest.
3D Printing
It’s here: DIY 3D printing.

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Originally published August 1, 2008

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