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Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on August 18, 2005 at 1:13:14 AM
iSuppli rips apart the Mac Mini. Finds hardware worth ~$280...
Adobe Acrobate Reader bug.
Umbilical cord stem cells.
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The dissected Mac Mini included a 1.25GHz PowerPC chip, 256MB of memory and a 40GB drive. The Mac Mini does not come with a keyboard, screen or mouse and is generally more expensive than similarly configured computers housed in bulkier, larger chassis.
Adobe Acrobate Reader bug.
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The security issue affects Adobe Reader for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Solaris and Adobe Acrobat for Windows and Mac OS, Adobe said. Security monitoring company Secunia rates the issue "highly critical," according to an advisory posted Tuesday.
Umbilical cord stem cells.
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The newly discovered human cells, named “cord-blood-derived embryonic-like stem cells” or CBEs, are not quite as primitive as embryonic stem cells, which can give rise to any tissue type of the body. But they appear to be much more versatile than “adult stem cells” such as those found in bone marrow which repair damaged tissue during life.