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How cancer was created by the evolution

BBC has a rather lengthy article on how cancer was created by the evolution. The gist of it is not very cheerful:

But a more telling reason for the rise is that humans, on average, live a lot longer than they used to. “If you live long enough you will get cancer,” says Biankin.

“If we decide that we all want to live to more than 70, then we have to accept that sooner or later we will get some sort of cancer,” says Bardelli. It is inevitable because our cells have not evolved to maintain their DNA for as long as we now live, he says.

However, there is some really amazing photography of cancer cells and the like.

CP695J Cancer cell scientific 3d illustration

RainLoop – simple, modern, and fast web-based email client

For those of you who want something more than the classic-looking RoundCube, here’s the RainLoop – simple, modern, and fast web-based email client. The feature list is very comparable, yet the interface is somewhat different, looking more like Gmail, than the Outlook Express.

National Cancer Institute on Cannabis and Cannabinoids

National Cancer Institute has an interesting update on cannabis … Basically, marijuana is not yet universally approved as a medical treatment for cancer (only in a few states for now), but quite a few large studies suggest that not only it’s not harmful, but quite helpful for both cancer treatment and post-treatment relief.

I think this is a good step in the direction of “the world is not black and white”. We’ve been tagging everything as just good or bad for way too long. It’s time to start looking at benefits and side effects in a bit more detail.

WWW SQL Designer

I came across the WWW SQL Designer today, and I have only one thing to say…

Holy Molly! I’ve been looking for a tool like this for a long long time! It is a web-based database designer, which can export designs into MySQL. It’s super easy to use and it does exactly what it is supposed to. No non-sense. Simply amazing!

Adobe Color CC – Color Schemes Tool

If you are not a graphics or web designer by trade, but do have an occasional need for a color scheme that just works, Adobe Color CC is the tool just for you. It’s web-based – so there is no need to install anything, it’s free, and it’s super easy to use. It supports a variety of color rules – analogous, monochromatic, triad, complimentary, compound, and shades – just pick one, and drag the markers around the color circle, until you are happy.

I’ve seen and used a bunch of similar tools, but I think this one works the best of them all.