Topic: =/\= Urine luck! we have one NASA sports drink left! synthetic organ transplant

[stoneyface]

i know i know. a horrible joke to be sure. but nasa has developed a special bag that will recycle urine into a "sugary sports drink" (i vote they call it "astro-nade" or "space lemonade" horrible puns are my specialty) you just have to read the article to fully appreciate this breakthrough.
read it here: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/nasa-osmotic-water-bag/

bonus points for the stillsuit reference! frank herbert would be proud!


in medical news, the start trek medical sciences division has a new tool under their belts. surgeons in sweden did their first synthetic organ transplant of a human windpipe, by using the patients own stem cells they new organ will not reject! fantastic developement! read about it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14047670

finally, from the random bin.... wigs for cats! kittywig is here!: http://www.kittywigs.com/wigs.html

[Sirgod]

When I read this, I thought it was going to be tied into that new Synthohol story that's been going around. Dang, can't find the link on it I saw earlier today.

Stephen