Sequence your very own genome.

posted on December 6, 2007 by | No comments

In 2003 the genome project sequenced the first human genome. Now in 2007 this service is available to the general public where each person has the ability to sequence their own DNA and find out what disease lurks from within. So far two companies have come out with this service: https://www.23andme.com/ - This site is Google driven and costs $999 and a swab from your mouth to get you your results. http://www.decodeme.com/ - A little cheaper with $985 based off of a a bio-pharmaceutical company.

A robot plays the violin – shockingly well

posted on December 6, 2007 by | No comments

Article: http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=72177 I saw this on reuters tech week and was pretty amazed at how well this robot played the violin. The human like form with precise fingering was really awesome to watch. At the end the show, the way that the robot waved and took a bow also amazed me. This really does tell me that we are moving into the new world where robots will be roaming among us and the movie irobot will not be just a movie but would rather be a reality.

Alzheimer’s Disease may be of the past

posted on November 22, 2007 by | No comments

Furthering my post on biotechnology, I recently read an article claiming that the gene of interest that is the primary cause of Alzheimer's has been discovered. The amyloid-beta protein (A-beta)is thought to stick together to form toxic deposits in the brain. This does explain the loss of memory as a result of this behavior. I do recall seeing a discovery channel show where they mentioned that the size of the gray matter of a person's brain is directly proportional to the memory power of the individual.

there was the web messenger, now new in the web world is live documents…

posted on November 22, 2007 by | No comments

The name Sabeer Bhatia isn't known to many, however most have used his product one time or another, Hotmail. The inventor of hotmail who sold it off to Microsoft for a good $400 million has now created another bargaining ground. Live Documents, what this does is basically offer free what the Office product line offers for $500 a piece. Sabeer Bhatia and a team of 32 engineers off of the IT sector of India have cracked Microsoft's Office line open and provided an online interface. Essentially its an email box where you store your documents and can edit/save/retrieve etc.

Future Technology… Where is it headed?

posted on November 21, 2007 by | No comments

During my undergrad years, I've always wondered: This has already been done, that has already been done... What is next? Is there any more advances in the technology industry? As always something new seems to be cropping up and catching the eye of the public. After all it is the public that drives the industry. Even now I am wondering what is new? What can be done to become the next millionaire?

Cloning of a dozen adult primates….Advantage or Disadvantage to humankind?

posted on November 14, 2007 by | No comments

Article: http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3152325.ece I fail to see the advantage of this recent breakthrough. I see this as more of a problem then an advantage to humankind. They do mention in the article that using this in humans could lead to embryonic stem cells which can be used to grow human organs etc. However, they already have a workaround to using the embryonic stem cells which was to use the stem cells found in the skin. So this isn't an advantage towards cloning.

openID seems to be the way to go for SSO for web based applications.

posted on November 12, 2007 by | No comments

I've been to an openID seminar before that was hosted by sxip. At first I was skeptical about it. After having used and integrated into a couple of sites, the idea is really AWESOME. This does really leave your passwords into one site so leaves to a central point of failure. So I am not sure how comfortable I will be letting my bank account or something as serious as that use openID but we shall we what the future has for it. For now to openID wOOt!. Thusjanthan Kubendranathan B.Sc.

Favorite Quote

posted on September 10, 2007 by | No comments

When I heard this quote, I was shocked. I know to many it maybe like so what? But I think its a really thoughtful and just plain nice quote. The quote: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away" I heard this quote believe it or not in a movie (Hitch). I must say that was a very good movie in deed, one of the best movies staring Will Smith next to another favorite movie of Will which is (In Pursuit of Happiness). Couple of my other favorite quotes are:

In Toronto…

posted on June 28, 2007 by | No comments

I've lived in Toronto for about 13 years. I moved to BC on August 27th, 2005 and my goal was to visit Toronto at least twice a year. This time around however didn't return home for one year. I must say, having moved to Vancouver sure does put a new perspective on living in Toronto. Hmmm.... honestly I really have so much to say but can't seem to articulate it into words so going to leave this comparison bit to a later post.

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