January 9, 2010
Links for January 8th
These are my links for January 8th:
- http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/01/07/1425242/8-of-Your-DNA-Comes-From-a-Virus?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+Slashdot&utm_content=Google+Reader – A recent study on the 8 percent of human DNA that is derived from viruses may show a cause of cell mutation and psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders, according to an article by The University of Texas at Arlington biology professor Cédric Feschotte published in the Jan. 7, 2010, issue of Nature magazine.
- Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Gives Herself B-Minus Grade in First Year – Bloomberg.com – Bartz, who marks her one-year anniversary as CEO next week, is striving to keep Yahoo’s 15-year-old site relevant in an era of Twitter and Facebook. Yahoo’s sales have fallen for four straight quarters, and its stock trailed the Nasdaq Composite Index in the past year. Bartz expects Yahoo’s sales and profit to grow in 2010 as it makes acquisitions and improves products. – DO THEY EVER GIVE THEMSELVES A "D" OR AN "F"?
