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3D Human Anatomy. Science. Bio-Alive Biology and Life Science Video Share. Virtual Microscope. Periodic Table. Stone Aerospace • Smart Tools, Systems, and Vehicles for Exploring and Commercializing the Frontier. Wired 12.12: To Hell and Back. Bill Stone has invented diving gear and roving robots to explore the deepest - and deadliest - caves on earth. In the icy water 4,500 feet below Mexico he had to figure out how to bring his dead friend home. By Jeffrey M. O'BrienPage 1 of 3 next » "Ian drowned. " Story Tools Story Images Click thumbnails for full-size image: View Why nerds are so unpopularHot Seat: Google News' Krishna BharatSterling: Any product, any shape, any size - made on your desktopLessig: Technology over ideology! At the time of his death, Ian Rolland had been using Stone's latest invention - the Mk-IV, a device now referred to as a rebreather, which scrubs exhaled air and recirculates it, greatly extending the amount of time a diver can stay underwater.

There was only one way to find out: Someone would have to retrieve the body and the equipment, in all a 300-pound load. It might be harsh to call Stone's house in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the worst on the block, but it does lack curb appeal. Not Exactly Rocket Science. Internet Sites :: Dolan DNA Learning Center.

With private and federal foundation support, we continually develop educational, content-based Internet sites for audiences from middle school to adults. Learn About Spinal Muscular Atrophy Learn About SMA, developed with support from the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, is a resource for SMA patients, families and researchers, including stories of living with SMA and the science behind emerging therapies. Weed to Wonder A flexible "e-book" that can be viewed as a website, an app, or a printable PDF. The interactive e-book tells the story of the development of maize, from domestication, hybrid vigor, genome sequencing, and transposons, to genetic modification and biofortification of modern maize. DNA from the Beginning Discover the concepts and experiments that define the fields of genetics and molecular biology. DNA Interactive Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA structure and the development of "DNA science.

" myDNAi Genes to Cognition (G2C) Online Simple Mapper. HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works! Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers. NOVA. Why Did NASA Kill Cassini? On September 15, 2017 NASA destroyed Cassini—on purpose. Why kill a multibillion-dollar spacecraft? Sep 20, 2017 Death Dive to Saturn Follow Cassini's final days as it skims the cloud tops before plunging into the planet. Commentary: Unsolicited and Unwelcome, Climate Denial Comes to Schools In mid-March of 2017, I saw the first indications of trouble. From Education Blog | Sep 19, 2017 Cassini's Search For Life Is there life beyond Earth? Sep 15, 2017 Amazing Discoveries from Cassini Relive Cassini's greatest hits from its 13 years studying Saturn.

Saying Goodbye to Cassini Cassini, a brave explorer that was dispatched to study a distant ringed world, has died. What Saturn Can Tell Us About Earth—and Beyond After Friday’s crash landing into Saturn, NASA scientists are reflecting on the lessons Cassini has imparted.