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Human genes fit on single chip, microchipped cat tips up after 10 years

Our Chicago Savant does the news rounds
Fri Oct 03 2003, 16:29
A REPORT ON the Boston Globe says that Affymetrix and Agilent have succeded in placing 30,000 human genes on a smallish chip, with the genes stacked like tiny skyscrapers. Find that here.

Meanwhile the Globe and Mail reports that Ted, a black cat with a microchip under his skin, has been reunited with his owner a staggering 10 years after he took a hike. Ted.

Two guys from Gustavus Adolphus have converted their Volkswagen to run on fryer fat. But why? Because it could be done we suspect.

I notice from Korean wire the Chosun Ilbo that Samsung has now released a 1.3 million pixel digicam, following in the steps of Japanese manufacturers.

And in more Korean news, the Korean Times reports that most of the components used in cellphones are imported, rather than home grown, much to everyone's shock.

There's a survey on Newsday about how much women executives get but there's surely one omission in this list, and her name is Princess Carly Fiorina. Check out the length of the Newsday URL. Is it really necessary, given the worldwide pixel shortage?

More from Newsday, but a much shorter URL here, which says four naughty men have been found guilty of online piracy and trading 10s of thousands of copyright stuff on the Winternet. µ

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