Because of my four question, open book, and open note Engineering midterm today, I'm feeling quite scientific. Today, I present to you...

The Sleeping Beauty will make you JUMP JUMP!

As you all know, the NIH (National Institutes of Health) funds just about every bio-related research in America. They're the ones that pay the bills in the lab I work in, so every now and then I like to check up on what's going on in the science realm. In the latest news, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has found a new way to identify cancer causing genes by using modified transposons. Code named Sleeping Beauty, these modified transposons, or jumping genes, are created from non-functioning jumping genes from fish. After modification, they are inserted into mouse cells and their activity is monitored. Sleeping Beauty genes can insert themselves within cancer-causing genes, enabling them or disabling them. By following the many pathways of these transposons, cancer-inducing genes can be targeted and more drugs can be developed. Check out the article for further information.

On a side note, guess what got EXTRA CENSORED today? That's right, one of the highest selling and greatest PS2 games - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Turns out thuggin in the wannabe LA was a little much for Hilary Clinton and it has been changed from a rating of "Mature" to "Adults Only." Not only will this change in rating knock on sells (because kids can't come within a mile of the box) but it has been taken off the shelves of stores such as Wal-Mart, BEST BUY, and TARGET! Now I'm not gonna pull some racial shit, but just one question - why was San Andreas (the third of the GTAs released on this generation of consoles) changed to "Adult Only" and not GTA III or GTA: Vice City? Perhaps the black main character was a little too much to handle...but I'll let you guys interpret that however you want. Check out more about it here.

On another side note, comments are always appreciated. Keep dropping those! If you add somethin anonymously, drop your name at the end of it so I can know who's saying what. So to the fly honey that said I rocked her world...gimme a holla baby! Cause if you give me yo #...I'LL CALL!