Blog Heap of Links for the day 16 June 2012

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Fantastic 4
The current success of Marvel’s characters in all popular media has made Jack Kirby the posthumous poster child for numerous creators who are now victims of the comic industry’s tradition of work-for-hire agreements. … Stan, we love you man, but we need you now, more than ever, to stand up for comic creators or you will be always be cursed with the blame for Marvel cheating the same creators that you personally paraded as stars.
12:48pm CDT Sat 2012 Jun 16 :MW

extraterrestrial

Humans and aliens may share the same DNA which could be part of a 'universal structure', according to researchers. The building blocks of life exist in low temperatures and low pressure meaning they are far more likely to flourish than if they were more complex. Whilst no concrete proof has been found yet, the finding makes it more likely they would develop on strange planets than had previously been thought. [I remember my physics professor in college alluding to much the same principle regarding the laws which govern where and how life would appear. Brought to Mindful's attention through Google news feed for "Urantia," which brought up this article thanks to a mention by commenter FizViz, Brighton UK.]
8:44pm CDT Sat 2012 Jun 16 :MW