by jmacpher | Mar 21, 2012 | Commentary, Quick Links |
Last year, two teams of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) succeeded in genetically modifying the H5N1 avian flu virus. The modified virus is capable of respiratory transmission between ferrets, suggesting that it would also be...
by Suman Tatpudy | Mar 20, 2012 | Commentary |
The Bollywood film industry has been using ideas from foreign films since its inception. This “borrowing” has ranged from melodies for background scores to entire plot summaries and even translated dialogues. However, with the advent of technology and the increasing...
by Stephen Uffelman | Mar 20, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
When Dick Costolo succeeded Evan Williams as the CEO of Twitter, the social network blogged about the occasion with a post entitled “#newtwitterceo”. This is an example of a new kind of link—the hashtag—and its popularity is growing rapidly. The #-symbol...
by meharmon | Mar 19, 2012 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
It’s no secret that cybersecurity is a big issue today, especially with certain private networks containing the personal information of millions of Americans being at a very high risk of attack. Never fear, though, because the U.S. Senate is on the case. Last...
by jamesqdo | Mar 18, 2012 | Commentary |
In an opinion by Judge Posner, the Seventh Circuit held on Wednesday in United States v. Flores-Lopez that police may conduct a warrantless search of a cellular phone to determine the device’s phone number when the device is found with or on an arrested suspect....
by rogerlee | Mar 12, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
Jeremy Lin’s battles have been well documented. He led his high school to a state title his senior year, and yet he received no athletic scholarship offers out of high school. After going undrafted from Harvard, Lin bounced around a few NBA teams before...