I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “‘Hollywood’ Howard Berman (D-CA), who chairs the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property appears to be on the way out. He’s slated to move over to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, leaving his chair on the Internet subcommittee vacant. Long known for wanting to strengthen the DMCA and backing copyright grabs like the PRO-IP Act, Berman will be missed by huge media. The good news is that Rick Boucher (D-VA) may be the one to replace him. Rep. Boucher has been interviewed on Slashdot and is in favor of copyright reform. They still need to win their upcoming elections and the full subcommittee will still be chaired by John Conyers (D-MI), though.”

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penguin_dance writes “Ready to put on your thinking cap? There’s a report out of the UK regarding an ‘experimental helmet which scientists say could reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease within weeks of being used’. The helmet is to be worn for ten minutes each day and stimulates the growth of brain cells using infra-red light. The article explains, ‘Low level infra-red red is thought to stimulate the growth of cells of all types of tissue and encourage their repair. It is able to penetrate the skin and even get through the skull.’ Human trials are due to start this summer.” I wont make any nomad-based predictions, but I’ll remain on the skeptic side of the fence for now.

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ScienceDaily reports that scientists have identified the cellular point of entry for anthrax spores. This discovery could go a long way towards providing treatment or preventing infection.

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gnick writes to mention Wired is reporting that an Illinois startup is claiming they can make ethanol from most any organic material for around $1/gallon. Coskata, backed by General Motors and several other investors, uses a process that is bacteria based instead of some of the other available methods. The bacteria processes organic material that is fed into the reactor and secretes ethanol as a waste product.

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