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Aleakedstudyexamininggenetically-modifiedcornrevealsthatthelab-madealternativetoorganiccropscontainsasurprisingleveloftoxicchemicals.
Ananti-GMOwebsitehaspostedtheresultsofaneducation-basedconsultingcompany’scomparisonofcorntypes,andtheresultsrevealthatgeneticallymodifiedfoodsmaybemoredangerousthanoncethought.
一项被泄漏出来的检测转基因玉米的研究揭示,实验室造出的有机玉米替代品中的有毒化学物质含量惊人。
一家反转基因食品网站已经上传了某教育型咨询公司对两种玉米的比较结果,结果揭示转基因食品的危害可能比人们先前认为的更大。
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中国首次承认禽流感可能人传人Chinawarnsofhumanbirdflutransfer《金融时报》
Chineseauthoritieshaveadmittedforthefirsttimethatlimitedhuman-to-humantransmissionofthedeadlyH7N9fluvirusistheoreticallypossible,addingtofearsoverthevirusthathasnowclaimed17livesineasternChina.
中国政府首次承认,致命的H7N9禽流感病毒理论上可能出现有限的人际感染,这增加了人们对该病毒的恐惧。
迄今这种病毒已导致中国东部17人死亡。
Inadeparturefromearliercomments,scientistsatBeijing’sCenterforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaidevidencefromH7N9infectionsinfamilieswas“unclear”andtheywerestillstudyingthecasestodeterminewhetherhuman-to-humantransmissionhadoccurred.
与此前言论不同的是,北京的中国疾病预防控制中心(CenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention)的科学家表示,H7N9是否会在家庭内传播的证据“尚不清楚”,他们仍在研究病例,确定是否发生过人际感染。
Thevirusisdifficulttotrackbecauseitisasymptomaticinsomebirds,meaningitcanspreadundetectedinbirdpopulations,andscientistshavenotyetdeterminedhowitistransmitted.
这些病毒很难追踪,因为在某些鸟类身上没有症状,这意味着病毒在鸟类之间传播不会被发现,科学家尚不清楚病毒是如何传播的。
Whilebird-to-humantransmissionissuspected,onlyhalfofthepeoplewhohavecaughtH7N9rememberhavingrecentcontactwithbirds.
尽管目前怀疑是禽类感染人类,但在感染H7N9的人中,只有一半人记得最近接触过禽鸟。
NovaccineexistsfortheH7N9virus,butChina,TaiwanandtheUSallsaytheyhavestartedworkingonone.Inanunusualshowofopenness,Chinahasshareddetailsoftheviruswithscientistsaroundtheworld,includingsendingvirussamplestotheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.
目前尚无H7N9疫苗,但中国大陆、台湾和美国都表示已经开始研发疫苗。
这次中国展现出不同寻常的开放态度,与全世界的科学家分享病毒细节,包括向美国疾病控制预防中心(USCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention)提供病毒样本。
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OneAmericancouplehavefoundtheperfectwaytocontinuecelebratingtheirweddingallovertheworld.
一对美国夫妇已经找到了继续庆祝他们婚姻的完美方式。
JeffandJenniferSalvage,ofMedford,NewJersey,gotmarriedonavolcanoinEasterIslandintheSouthPacificfiveyearsago.
杰夫和詹妮弗来自美国新泽西州的梅德福,五年前他们在南太平洋复活节岛上火山口结婚。
SincethenJeffhasphotographedJenniferwearingherwhitedressin136photoshootsin17differentcountries.Theyestimatethedresshasnowcoveredaround135,000miles.
从那时起,杰夫为詹妮弗在17个不同的国家拍了她穿着婚纱的136张照片。
他们估计这件婚纱已经走过了135000英里。
Asthebridaldresshadtobeflown7,000milesandstoredinabackpackforthatceremony,Jenniferdecidedonahard-wearingdesignthatwouldn'tneedtoomuchprimpingtolookitsbest.
为了这个蜜月旅行仪式,新娘的婚纱存在一个背包中飞行了7000英里,詹妮弗认为这种耐磨设计不需要费力收拾就可以看起来很不错。
Butevenshedidn'tknowhowdurablethegownwouldhavetobe.Afterthewedding,JeffandJenniferdecidedtoturntheirpassionfortravelandphotographyintoastunningpictureproject.
不过即使是她,也不知道这件婚纱有多耐用。
婚礼后,杰夫和詹妮弗决定将他们对旅行和照片的热爱转变成一组图片集。
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谷歌将推出一项新功能,允许用户提前决定好自己身故或者停止使用网络后数据信息的处理方式,该功能适用于谷歌电子邮件、社交网站谷歌+以及其他相关账户。
谷歌由此成为第一家主动针对网络数据遗产采取行动的互联网大公司。
据悉,用户可以选择在账户连续不活动3个月、6个月、9个月或12个月后允许系统删除其账户的所有数据,或者将数据传输给指定接收人。
为了避免误删,系统会在删除或传输数据之前给用户的备用邮箱发送提示邮件。
Googlewillallowuserstodecidewhathappenstotheirdataaftertheydieorbecomeinactiveonline,thefirstmajorcompanytodealwiththesensitiveissue.
Thefeatureappliestoemail,socialnetworkGooglePlusandotheraccounts.
Userscanchoosetodeletedataafterasetperiodoftime,orpassitontospecificpeople.
Internetusersaroundtheworldhaveexpressedconcernaboutwhathappenstotheirdataaftertheirdemise.
"Wehopethatthisnewfeaturewillenableyoutoplanyourdigitalafterlife-inawaythatprotectsyourprivacyandsecurity-andmakelifeeasierforyourlovedonesafteryou'regone,"Googlesaidinablogpost.
California-basedGooglealsoownsYouTube,photo-sharingservicePicasaandBlogger.
Googlesaiduserscanopttohavetheirdatadeletedafterthree,six,nineor12monthsofinactivity.Alternatively,certaincontactscanbesentdatafromsomeoralloftheirservices.
However,thecompanysaiditwouldtextaprovidednumberoremailasecondaryemailaddresstowarnusersbeforeanyactionistaken.
Peopleareincreasinglyplacingcontentonsocialnetworksanddatastoragefacilitieshostedincyberspace,orthe"cloud".
Othercompanieshavealsoattemptedtotacklethequestionsthatraisesafteraperson'sdeath.Facebook,asanexample,allowsusersto"memorialise"anaccount.
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据cnet网站4月23日报道,几个月来,美国媒体以及国会一直在辩论是否应该允许3D打印枪支。
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Formonths,adebatehasragedinthemediaandonCapitolHillaboutwhetherornotsociety(andthelaw)shouldallow3Dprintedguns.
ButlistentoCodyWilsonspeakforafewminutes,andyoucan'thelpbutcomeawayfeelingthatthenationaldiscussionismoot:
3Dprintedfirearmsareinevitable.Dealwithit.
TodayattheInside3DPrintingconferencehere,Wilson,thefounderanddirectorofDefenseDistributed,arguedpassionatelyforanenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanuse3Dprinterstomaketheirownguns.It'snotthathedoesn'trecognize--orcare--thatthere'ssomelikelihoodofincreasedgunviolenceinsuchaworld.
Rather,asananarchistandsomeonewhoclearlyappreciatesthat3Dprintersareatechnologythatexpresslyenableindividualcreationandfreedom,hethinksit'sabsurdtotrytostoppeoplefromusingtheincreasinglypopular--andaccessible--techtodowhatevertheywantwithit.
Todate,Wilsonhasbecomeoneofthemostvisibleposterboysforthe3Dprintedgunmovement.Duringhistalktoday,heexplainedthemanystepsheandothershavegonethroughintheirattemptstocreateafunctioningfirearm.Andhescoffedatan"expert"havingtoldtheconference'sattendeesearlierinthedaythat3Dprintedgunsaren'tyet"real.""No,it'sheretoday,"Wilsonsaid,explainingthatheandothershadsuccessfullyfired11roundsthrougha3D-printedgunbarrelnotlongago.Andanotherleaderinthespace,Michael"Haveblue"Guslick,hassaidhesuccessfullyfired100roundsfromanAR15outfittedwithwhathecalleda3Dprintedlowerreceiver.
There'snodenyingthatWilsonandthosewhosupporthimareatoddswiththeestablishment.Onthe3Dprintingsideofthings,hefacesresistancefromthoselikeAviReichental,theCEOof3DSystems,theworld's-largestmakerof3Dprinters.Yesterday,inhiskeynoteaddresstotheInside3DPrintingconference,Reichentalacknowledgedthatthetechnologycould"empower""theunintended,"suchasguns,andaddedthat"legislatorshavearesponsibilitytograsp(this),andtomakesurethelegalandpoliticalinfrastructurekeepsup."
Butperhapsunwittingly,ReichentalalsomadeWilson'spoint--that3Dprintedweaponsprobablycan'tbeavoided--forhim,notingthatthetechnology"doesn'tcareifitprintsthesimplestormorecomplexgeometry."Or,onecanextrapolate,acoffeecuporanassaultrifle.
Clearly,there'sahugeamountofinterestinthetopic.Wilsonsaidthattodate,filesavailableviaDefcad,DefenseDistributed'sowndigitalrepository,havebeendownloadedmorethan800,000times.Whetheranysignificantnumberofthepeoplewhowantedthe3Dmodelsthatwouldbeusedtoprintguncomponentshavethecapabilitytoactuallydososeemsbesidesthepoint.Theinterestisdefinitelythere,despiteeffortstobluntit.
Thoseefforts,ofcourse,haven'tcomesolelyfromoutsidethe3Dprintingindustry.DefenseDistributedoriginallyhadaprintingagreementwithStratasys,butthemanufacturersubsequentlycanceledit.Then,MakerBot'sThingiversehostingservicebootedallthe3Dprintedgunfiles,forcingWilsontostartDefcad.
ButdespiteeffortsbypoliticianslikeRep.SteveIsrael(D-NY),theauthorofabillthatwouldban3Dprintedgunsunderaprovisionthatprohibitsanyfirearmthatcoulddefeatanairportsecuritysystem,there'slittlethatcanbedonetokeeppeople--especiallythosewhocaredeeplyaboutwhattheyfeelistheirconstitutionalrighttopossessagun--fromutilizingthisdemocratizingtechnologytodojustthat.
Yet,Wilsondoesn'tthinkthere'sreallyanyreasontheestablishmentshouldworry."Noone'sgoingtoprintoutathousandgunsandstartarevolution,"hesaid."Ireallybelievethat."
Buthealsothinksthat3Dprintingtechnologyneedstobeleftalonebyregulatorssothatthosewhowanttocandowhateveritistheylike."Ithinkifyoucan'tprintagun,"Wilsonsaid,"then[thetechnologyis]nothingI'minterestedinworkingwith."
Therearethose,ofcourse,whocouldn'tcarelesswhatWilsonisinterestedin,butthatsentimentmaynotmatter.Soonerorlater,likeitornot,3Dprintedgunswillbeareality.Willthatmeanmorepeoplehavefirearms?
It'shardtosay.Legislatorsmayfindwaystoenactrestrictions,andthetechnologyitselfisstillveryyoung--atleastfromaconsumerperspective.ButifonethingWilsonsaidtodayhastobelistenedto,it'sthat3Dprintedgunsareareality.Theymaystillberudimentary,butthey'llgetbetter.There'ssimplynowaytostopit.
据cnet网站4月23日报道,几个月来,美国媒体以及国会一直在辩论是否应该允许3D打印枪支。
但科迪·威尔逊一席话,却让人顿觉这场全国性争论毫无意义,因为3D打印枪支不可避免。
如何应对才是第一要务。
在3D打印会议上,“DefenseDistributed”公司创始人威尔逊坚决主张人们可以用3D打印机制造自己的枪支。
但是,这并非意味着他没有意识到(或者并不关心)这可能会导致枪支暴力事件增加。
相反,作为一个无政府主义者,威尔逊十分赞赏3D打印能够给个人带来创造力和自由。
他认为,试图阻止人们自由使用日益流行的3D打印技术是可笑的。
目前为止,威尔逊已经成为“3D打印枪支运动”最主要的代言人之一。
在讲话中,他解释到,要制造一支功能完备的枪需要许多步骤。
当天早些时候,有位专家告诉与会人员,“真正的3D打印枪支”尚未出世。
就此,威尔森嘲笑道“你错了,今天就已经有了。
”他接着解释,自己和其他人在不久前已成功使用3D打印枪管发射了11发子弹。
而且,3D打印枪支的另一位领军人物迈克尔·格斯林克也说,他用一支装有3D打印的下机匣的AR15步枪成功发射了100发子弹。
不可否认,威尔森面临世界上最大3D打印机生厂商3DSystems公司总裁赖兴塔尔(Reichental)等人的抵制。
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