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This was a chance discovey.We stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes with latex lectin to find that they changed to other blood cell types.We refined the method and used a nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside to get similar results,thus bringing all the different blood cells under one roof.

Speaking before hundreds of small business owners Thursday, directors at Google and Facebook highlighted Barack Obama’s online media campaign during the 2008 election to explain how organizations can participate in, […]

Over a century ago, a Russian scientist dreamed up the idea for a space elevator. It was an audacious scheme for a cable to connect the Earth to space allowing […]

The popular notion that food trends improve over time might be little more than a foodie’s conceit. Certainly, we have cast aside the Twinkies for arugula and the lard for […]

Want to know what would happen if swine flu returns in the fall a la1918? One of the world’s foremost global health writers tells us. Council on Foreign Relations fellow […]

For a president elected on his promise of pulling the U.S. out of Iraq in a jiffy and treating the world at large with a softer hand, observers say Obama […]

Where does the money come from? Is insurance even worth it?

Sylvia Hewlett consults organizations worldwide on the value of diversity in their ranks. In her conversation with Big Think this afternoon, she had one message for companies: shun women and […]

Studies have documented the correlation between height and success. Now medical advances are extending options for adding a few inches to all the height-challenged out there. Princeton released the findings […]

Wired editor Frank Rose comes to Big Think tomorrow to discuss the changing landscape of media, entertainment and advertising. Post your questions for him here. With over 30 years in […]

“The grand edifice of brand-name consumerism rests on the narcissistic fantasy that everyone else cares about what we buy.” So writes John Tierney in this morning’s Times. If this sounds […]

With traditional manufacturing jobs evaporating, green is becoming the color du jour around the necks of American workers. Every candidate promised the creation of green collar jobs in last year’s […]

If you had to sacrifice your salary to save a co-worker’s job, would you do it? In Boston higher education, it’s becoming standard practice. The argument started at Harvard after […]

Nobel-prize winning biochemist Sir Paul Nurse comes to Big Think tomorrow to discuss cancer research and health care policy. Post your questions for the “David Beckham of science” here. Over […]

In case you didn’t catch the story, the newspaper business is in deep trouble. But there’s more to it than the challenge of going digital. Thanks to a last-minute concession […]

You may have heard about Wolfram Alpha, tech savant Stephen Wolfram’s new query-answering search engine. And if you follow gadget and tech reviews, you’ve probably read about what the engine […]

With the country mired in a recession, countless people are looking for a new boomtown. New data indicates one place that, if it isn’t recession-proof, is at least recession-resistant.  That […]

Council on Foreign Relations expert Laurie Garrett will discuss international health, infectious disease, bioterrorism and the impact of health policy on international relations tomorrow. Post your questions for Ms. Garret […]

From the Department of Really Cool Gadgets comes a protoype for a mobile phone that will alert us to all the bad stuff out there. It can sense pollen counts, […]

The business world has been blamed for just about everything from the dissolution of native cultures to the exploitation of natural resources. But Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and academic […]

There was a brief moment when it seemed like our perilous red state-blue state divide was closing. It was back when all those gun owners crossed the aisle to vote […]

Short of kidnapping your boss or stealing all the loose executive bonus money out there, what are some ways you can survive this job market? Big Think bucks the recession. […]

Pour another coffee and cuddle up with some material to round out your weekend. Niall Ferguson tells us the truth about financial deregulation, in case you thought it was totally […]

Manufacturing is our vital link to prosperity.

Radio listeners freaked out when Queen’s six-minute magnum opus Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in the 1970s. Now the sprawling rock anthem is proving too much to handle for a new group […]

Web 2.0 has hundreds of sites to help artists collaborate. Sites like Indaba and WeBooks host communities where artists can connect and work on creating music or writing the next […]

Three simple rules that might make “politician” a less dirty word.

GroundReport‘s CEO comes to the Big Think studio today to discuss all things related to the hyperlocal world of citizen journalism. Post your questions for Ms. Sterne here. Prior to […]

Statistician extraordinaire Hans Rosling is back on the presentation circuit with data that suggests reorienting the debate over the success of AIDS prevention could be a wise next move. Unveiling […]

Etched deep into the DNA of the Anglo-Saxon diaspora is a boundless sense of economic entitlement. Such has consistently been the world’s criticism of the west for months now. Some […]