Javascripter douglas crockford on adhd: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (crockford.com)
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Funday 09 May 2008 (Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull)
Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull - May 9, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Duncan Hull Source Type: blogs
Killing off a piece of bioart
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Earlier this week we mentioned the MoMA exhibition ‘Design and the Elastic Mind‘. One of the art works on show is (sorry: was) Oron Catt’s and Ionat Zurr’s ‘Victimless Leather’ a small ‘leather’ jacket made of stem cells on a polymer matrix. Was, because last week an exhibition curator pulled the plug on its life-support system, thus killing the project. ‘Victimless Leather’ was originally created to last at least until the exhibition close next Sunday. But it grew too fast, and since the artists were back in Australia the curator felt she had to...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 9, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: art and biomed Source Type: blogs
Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part i. why is this a problem?
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Workforce shortages are a growing problem in the biotech industry. Communities are concerned that a lack of trained workers will either keep companies away or cause companies to move. If companies do have to move, it's likely those jobs might be lost forever, never to return. According to Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor, now a professor at UC-Berkeley, biotech companies that can't hire in the U.S. will recruit foreign workers or open research centers overseas (Luke Timmerman, Seattle PI). Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World)
Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World - May 9, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Bio-Link Source Type: blogs
Teatime
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I commented on a post on the Bad Language blog, produced by my good friend Matthew Stibbe, earlier this week. He was waxing lyrical about cutting power consumption in his SOHO and mentioned how he prefers to brew tea with freshly drawn water. I pointed out that while this may have benefits it would actually increase his kettle limescale problems through the addition of extra calcium and magnesium ions. The effect will be negligible, but if we are adding up every single kilowatt-second then it could make a difference. Of course, brewing tea is not environment friendly in the first place and we should all really be drinking ...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - May 9, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Who wants to solve a protein structure?
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The Folding@Home project allows PS3 and computer owners to use spare processor cycles to help solve 3-dimensional protein structures. A new game allows players to use spare brain power to do the same. Foldit taps into human 3-D problem solving skills getting players to fold proteins in a video game interface, giving points based on energy required for a given configuration. The game has been in testing phase using proteins with known structures, but is about to challenge players with unknown structures.Try it out or read more about the game here. (Source: Bayblab)
Source: Bayblab - May 9, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: kamel Source Type: blogs
An attempt to reason out loud
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The lack of posts has been epic. Sorry life has been just too hectic.
I'll give you a flavor:
Running around. Setting up experiments. Training young rotation students. Off to Microbiology seminar. Off to Cell Biology talk. Off to Montreal. Where next? Vacation? Need to lengthen those telomeres. Paris, Munich, Reykjavik.
Convoluta Roscoffensis.
Need to get data club speaker. Must find new microscope room. Need to get reagent. Try to find protocol. Must get results!
Time to take a break. Flip journal. APC and mRNA? Strange. Too many people study that protein. It does everything and nothing. It's one of these proteins...
Source: The Daily Transcript - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Misc Source Type: blogs
Chambers street subway art 21
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tags: chambers street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Chambers Street Subway Art #21
as seen at NYC's Chambers Street stop for the A and C trains.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
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Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: NYC Subway Art newtag Source Type: blogs
Would your class like to clone and sequence plant genes?
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Dave Robinson and Joann Lau from Bellarmine College in Kentucky are going to be describing their student project in a free webinar next Friday, May 16th. Their students clone GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) genes from new plants, assemble the DNA sequences, and submit them to the NCBI. Here's an example.
Plus, since GAPDH is a highly conserved, it's a great model for looking at evolution.
You can get more information and register here.
The cool thing about plants is that there's lots of material to work with.
Read the comments on this post... (Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World)
Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Plant biology Source Type: blogs
Time to start preparing some talks
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I have three talks to give in the next month and a half, so I need to start preparing them now.First a 20- or 25-minute one at the annual workshop of the new CIfAR Program in Integrated Microbial Diversity, held somewhere not far from here, sometime close to the end of May. The guy in the next office invited me but he's out of town so I can't recheck the details. This talk will describe what we know about how natural selection has acted on the genes that cause bacterial genetic exchange. I think I can probably do this with slides I already have prepared.Next, a 20-minute talk at a conference titled "Sex and Recombination: ...
Source: RRResearch - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Source Type: blogs
Physicist brian cox on offensive new zealanders (ted.com)
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Funday Wednesday 07 May 2008 (Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull)
Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Duncan Hull Source Type: blogs
Software engineer mark pilgrim on identity on the web (tbray.org)
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Thursday 08 May 2008 (Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull)
Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Duncan Hull Source Type: blogs
White-cheeked turaco
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tags: White-Cheeked Turaco, Tauraco leucotis, birds, Image of the Day
Fourth in a series of non-passerine images by this photographer.
White-Cheeked Turaco, Tauraco leucotis.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Image of the Day newtag Source Type: blogs
You tell 'em arnold!
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Community colleges are such extraordinary places that even California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger credits his time at Santa Monica community college as one of the secrets to his success.
From the SF Chronicle:
"People always ask me 'What is the secret of your success?' " he said Tuesday. "I always say, 'Come to America. Go to community college. And marry a Kennedy. It's all very simple.' "
HT to Jim DeKloe. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World)
Source: Discovering Biology in a Digital World - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Bio-Link Source Type: blogs
Dna micro arrays
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This amazing technique is used to compare DNA from different cells to see which genes are functioning in each cell. If particular genes are working in cells of dieases tissues that are not functional in normal tissue, it can be an indication that a particular gene may be linked to a condition. Watch the animation below which simply explains how Micro arrays are carried out. Don't worry, you won't be asked anything technical in the exam.Micro array animation (Source: Jemma's Biology Blog)
Source: Jemma's Biology Blog - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Topic 8 - Grey Matter Source Type: blogs
Screaming frog
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tags: screaming frog, amphibians, streaming video
This amusing streaming video shows a frog that was discovered by an amateur naturalist -- this frog was not enjoying the experience of being handled, either [0:25]. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Streaming videos newtag Source Type: blogs
Three reflections on the upcoming synthetic life conference in roskilde
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Three reflections on the synthetic life conference in Roskilde in August.
First, it would be great to bring the science/art perspective into the discussion. Art works inspired by the idea of synthetic/artificial life forms (like Reiner Matysik’s) will probably contribute to the production and circulation of popular doxa in the field, which will in turn speed up funding of the research effort.
Second, the Roskilde University based organising committe (Vincent F. Hendricks, Poul Holm, Frederik Stjernfelt, Anette Warring, Jeppe Dyre, Jacob Torfing, and John Gallagher) have backgrounds in philosophy, history, l...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: recent biomed conferences art and biomed science communication studies Source Type: blogs
Synthetic life — is it possible? what’s the impact?
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Speaking of artificial organisms: the Roskilde Science Sunrise Conference 2008 (’Surviving Ourselves: The Human Condition’) to be held at Roskilde University, Denmark, 13-15 August, will deal with the possible impact of the laboratory creation of primitive life and the possibility of genetic recreation of dead DNA (the Jurassic Park theme).
The organising committee is bringing in a group of specialists with profound knowledge about synthetic life and its social, ethical etc. consequences. Speakers include Mark Bedau (Reed University, currently at ProtoLife), David Deamer (who works on molecular self-ass...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: conferences Source Type: blogs
The immune sysytem game
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Have a go at this game. let me know what you think (Source: Jemma's Biology Blog)
Source: Jemma's Biology Blog - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Topic 6 - Immunity and Forensics Source Type: blogs
Climate change - two sides to the argument
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In response to the USA not signing the 1997 Kyoto agreement to limit greenhouse gases and to the power of the oil industry, environmental campaigners have set up a ‘Stop Esso’ campaign. Using the links below, look up both sides of the argument.Write a summary (key points of all the positive aspects of Esso/Exxon and what they are doing to prevent climate change.Write a summary (key points) of why Esso/Exxon is problematic where climate change is concerned. Your two summaries will provide different perspectives of the same issue. Which one should you believe? What would happen if you only had access to one of the two su...
Source: Jemma's Biology Blog - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Topic 4 - Plants and Climate Change Source Type: blogs
Reiner matysik’s giant artificial organism show opens in bonn today
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Today, Reiner Matysik’s exhibition ’Biofakte–Organismen der Zukunft’ [Biofacts-Organisms of the Future] opens in Bonn. When I wrote about the project in an earlier post in February, I thought the Bionten were small creatures, the size of a walnut or something:
And then Reiner sent me this photo from the installation work — they are huge!
(couldn’t get through the doors to our exhibition space). This could be a great show at the National Natural History Museum here in Copenhagen (maybe they’ve already arranged to show it?). (Source: Biomedicine on Display)
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: general Source Type: blogs
Tired? you may not be getting enough sleep
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This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesOvereating Fast Food Carbs Causes Signs of Liver DamageLiving Healthy Isn’t Cost Saving, It’s Cost EffectiveOverweight Kids and TV: An Advertising EpidemicHEALTH Highlights - June 26th, 2007Cancer Research Carnival #7 (Source: Highlight HEALTH)
Source: Highlight HEALTH - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Tags: Health News BPR3 depression insomnia obesity rest sleep sleep disorder sleep loss survey survey method Source Type: blogs
A challenge for science bloggers
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Skull in the stars has issued a challenge to science bloggers: "Read and research an old, classic scientific paper and write a blog post about it." The suggestion is pre-WWII papers, but I've decided to pick something slightly more recent (pre-Woodstock, instead).So that's the challenge: Pick a classic, write a post and submit the link in the comments over there so they can all be compiled in one list. Get it all done by the end of May. Have fun! (Source: Bayblab)
Source: Bayblab - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: kamel Source Type: blogs
Nature.com wins a webby
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As some of you may already have noticed, Nature.com has won a Webby. Yeah! :) Here are some more details.
There are so many things that we still want to do with the site that it feels very much like a work in progress to those of us spending our days (and nights) on it. But we're delighted that the judges already consider it useful and impressive. And thanks also to David P for the kind namecheck on BoingBoing. (Source: Nascent)
Source: Nascent - May 8, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Timo Hannay Source Type: blogs
Chambers street subway art 20
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tags: chambers street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Chambers Street Subway Art #16
as seen at NYC's Chambers Street stop for the A and C trains.
I am not proud of this image because it is blurry, but because I
snapped it while recovering from a broken shoulder, I guess I
shouldn't expect much. I plan to return to retake this image so it
is clearer. If I have managed to do this, you will not even be
reading this message!
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
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Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: NYC Subway Art newtag Source Type: blogs
Mangrove destruction magnified burmese tragedy
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tags: Environment, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, Burma, Mangrove, Rhizophora species, Shrimp Farming, Fish Farming
Mangrove, Rhizophora species, in Cuba. [larger view].
I've written about the importance of mangrove forests before, and about the environmental disasters and human tragedies that result when they are wantonly destroyed. Unfortunately, as we are witnessing now, the widespread destruction of Burma's mangroves has magnified yet another human disaster in the wake of cyclone Nargis, a tragedy that might have claimed more than 100,000 lives, according to some news services' estimates. Read the rest of this post....
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Environment newtag Source Type: blogs
Red-crested turaco
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tags: Red-crested Turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus, birds, Image of the Day
Third in a series of non-passerine images by this photographer.
Red-crested Turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Image of the Day newtag Source Type: blogs
Pharma lab chemical compound bottles as designer’s objects for collecting
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I must admit I’ve never paid much attention to chemical compound packages. But, of course, when you think about it — there they are, lots of variegatedly coloured bottles and plastic containers stacked on the shelves behind more fancy and eye-catching instruments and displays. A pedestrian, infrastructural backdrop to the more sophisticated scenery on the bench.
I thought about them, because one of my favourite science blogs — Derek Lowe’s well-written, professional, insightful (and almost daily updated) In the Pipeline (see earlier enthusiastic review here) — describes the differ...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: recent biomed curation Source Type: blogs
Accounting for research
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How does one measure the worth of the science base? From the scientists’ perspective it is their bread and butter, or low-fat spread and rye biscuit, perhaps, in some cases. From industry’s standpoint, it is occasionally a source of interesting and potentially money-spinning ideas. Sometimes, it sits in its ivory tower and, to the public, it is the root of all those media scare stories. At worst, the science base is perceived as a huge drain on taxpayers’ money, especially when the popular press gets hold of ’spiders on cannabis’ and the ’scum on your tea’ as the lead science stori...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Field guide to the natural world of new york city
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tags: Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, nature, field guide, NYC, Leslie Day, Mark Klingler, book review
What do you think of when you heard the words, "New York City"? Money? Skyscrapers? Broadway plays? Restaurants? Millions of people living in tiny apartments? Fire hydrants spurting water on hot muggy days? Rotting garbage on the sidewalks? How about birds: do any of you think of birds and other wildlife? Most people don't. Many people, especially visitors, are unaware of the wealth of green spaces and parks in NYC, along with their resident and migratory wildlife. However, the recently published book...
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Book Review newtag Source Type: blogs
Another reason i don't keep a gun in the house
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tags: Another Reason I Don't Keep a Gun in the House, Billy Collins, poetry
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul."
-- Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
I received so many poetry suggestions from you that I decided to continue to publish poetry on my site once per week for you to enjoy. One of my SB colleagues, John Lynch, posts a poem every Friday (here's his poetry archives), so I will post a poem on Wednesday at 10 am ET, as long as you continue to send me p...
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Poetry newtag Source Type: blogs
Five easy ways to save the planet
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tags: five easy ways to save the planet, environment, global warming, climate change, carbon footprint, streaming video
An amusing but instructive streaming video describing five easy ways that you can contribute to saving the planet. [3:42]. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Streaming videos newtag Source Type: blogs
T. reesei genome analysis reveals potential in biofuel production
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In a study published in Nature Biotechnology, scientists discover that based on the genome analysis of Tricoderma reesei, the fungus has the genes required to break down plant cell walls, to simple sugars, indicating its possible utility in biofuel production.
The researchers believe that T. reesei's genome includes "clusters" of enzyme-producing genes, a strategy that may account for the organism's efficiency at breaking down cellulose.
On an industrial scale, T. reesei could be employed to secrete enzymes that can be purified and added into an aqueous mixture of cellulose pulp and other materials to produce suga...
Source: The Biotech Weblog - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Energy, Environment and Ecology Source Type: blogs
Drugs and neurotransmitters
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Click on this link to read more about the ways in which drugs can affect synapses, including the effects of alcohol and cannabis (Source: Jemma's Biology Blog)
Source: Jemma's Biology Blog - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Topic 8 - Grey Matter Source Type: blogs
Animal testing
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Check out these websites to get more of an insight into animal testingThe bbc hot topics pagesThe Home Office website about animal testingThe BUAV website - against animal testingUncaged website - against animal testingProctor and Gamble website - Users of animal testing (Source: Jemma's Biology Blog)
Source: Jemma's Biology Blog - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Topic 8 - Grey Matter Source Type: blogs
Lethal injection
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I have had to euthanize mice for experiments before. The animal care people here are very adamant that the animals experience the least amount of discomfort as possible, as they should, it's their job. One acceptable way to euthanize a mouse is an intraperitoneal injection of euthasol, which is a barbituate, a class of CNS inhibitors commonly used as anesthetic.If this is the most humane way to euthanize that should mean that lethal injections, as practiced by countries that euthanize convicted criminals as part of capital punishment, should be the same. I guess, that is, assuming that the point of lethal injection is to b...
Source: Bayblab - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: rob Source Type: blogs
Platypus genome complete
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We've talked before about the platypus and all it's strangeness. The platypus genome has has just been sequenced, revealing some things we already suspected: the platypus shares features with birds, reptiles and mammals. Follow the link for the Nature News story, podcast and video interview with the authors behind the project. (Source: Bayblab)
Source: Bayblab - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: kamel Source Type: blogs
On codon usage
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Each amino acid in a protein sequence is represented by a 3-letter 'word' (codon) in the genetic code. Since there are 4 'letters' (A,C,G,T) there are 64 potential words to represent 20 amino acids, plus stop codons. The code is unambiguous - each codon represents only a single amino acid. It also has redundancies - most amino acids are represented by multiple codons (glycine, for example, can be represented 4 different ways). One might think that the diversity of life on the planet would come with a diverse difference in codon usage. This is not the case. There are differences in codon preference, both within and across s...
Source: Bayblab - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: kamel Source Type: blogs
Science in the streamosphere
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I was hoping to coin 'the streamosphere' but it's already in Google. Neh. Anyway...
The last month or two has seen many science 2.0 (for lack of a better term) bloggers pick up Twitter and FriendFeed.
If you've never heard of the former then you probably shouldn't be reading Nascent. The latter is an activity aggregator: you sign up, tell it which other services you use (del.icio.us? last.fm? blogs?) and it generates a page listing all of your public activity across those services like the Facebook mini-feed writ large. You can see feeds from your friends and attach short comments to their activity.
Services like these...
Source: Nascent - May 7, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Euan Adie Source Type: blogs
My very old 'analytical' uss evolution model
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I found my old USS evolution model in the files with my 1999 NIH grant proposal. It's not a computer simulation of evolution but analysis of equations describing an equilibrium. It uses only very simple algebra, so calling it an 'analytical' model is probably giving it more credit than it deserves. The introductory text gives an excellent description of the background, so here it is:This model starts with the following assumptions:H. influenzae cells have a preexisting DNA uptake system that preferentially transports fragments containing a USS0 (the 9bp core: 5'AAGTGCGGT). Fragments with imperfect (USS1) sites are not favo...
Source: RRResearch - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Source Type: blogs
What makes parrots good pets?
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tags: National Pet Week 2008, companion pets, birds, parrots
Orpheus, preening his feathers.
Hawk-headed (red fan) parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus
(if you look closely, you can see a pale bare spot where the feathers that cover his ear are located).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
In honor of National Pet Week, and in response to one of my readers, I am writing a little about what makes a parrot a good pet, because I wrote an essay about some of the drawbacks of living with a parrot. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Pets newtag Source Type: blogs
Chambers street subway art 19
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tags: chambers street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Chambers Street Subway Art #19
as seen at NYC's Chambers Street stop for the A and C trains.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
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Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: NYC Subway Art newtag Source Type: blogs
Medical breakthroughs
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A friend sent me this story about medical breakthroughs enjoyed in other countries. I thought you would also enjoy reading about this since, of course, American comes out on top! Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Humor Source Type: blogs
Free software advocate richard stallman on science vs. copyright (gnu.org)
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Tuesday 06 May 2008 (Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull)
Source: Quote of the Day news feed | Edited by Duncan Hull - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Duncan Hull Source Type: blogs
Portrait: white-cheeked turaco
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tags: White-Cheeked Turaco, Tauraco leucotis, birds, Image of the Day
Second in a series of non-passerine images by this photographer.
A portrait of a White-Cheeked Turaco, Tauraco leucotis.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Image of the Day newtag Source Type: blogs
Health highlights - may 6th, 2008
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This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesHEALTH Highlights - September 30th, 2007HEALTH Highlights - August 9th, 2007Health Highlights - March 3rd, 2008Searching for Health Information Online DangerousHEALTH Highlights - January 14, 2008 (Source: Highlight HEALTH)
Source: Highlight HEALTH - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Tags: Health Highlights better diet food frugal guidelines health 2.0 healthy heathcare costs HONcode medicine objective sex sperm subjective therapeutic trust unnecessary tests Source Type: blogs
Slow motion raspberries
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tags: slow motion raspberries, silliness, opera, streaming video
This streaming video is pure silliness. Opera meets flappy lips. Hell yeah. [1:04]. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))
Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: Streaming videos newtag Source Type: blogs
Is the microarray replacing dna as the icon for biomedicine and the life sciences?
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It looks like microarray patterns are gradually replacing the DNA double helix as the central icon for biomedicine and the life sciences. For example, the new Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen—funded for a ten-year period with 600 mill. DKK (~120 mill. USD) by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and fully operative some time in 2009—has just presented their logo:
thereby adding to the growing iconicity of microarrays, the new wonder tool of life science research. Martha de Menezes famously turned it into art a couple of years ago, we put it as a wall-paper on our blog about a year ago, ...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: recent biomed art and biomed Source Type: blogs
Natasha demkina (the girl with x-ray eyes) filmed by phillip warnell
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Last year, Phillip Warnell (who made the pill camera installation which Jan Eric has reported about in an earlier post) went to Moscow to meet Natasha Demkina, one of the most famous contemporary medical clairvoyants and media darlings (aka The Girl with X-ray Eyes).
Now Phillips’ film of her scrutinising his body with her purported extra-ordinary ability will be premiered at Warwick Arts Centre on Thursday at 6pm.
After the film, lit crit theoretician Steven Connor will talk on the popular fantasy of acquiring x-ray vision, followed in turn by a showing of Werner Herzog’s documentary on mystical an...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: recent biomed displays/exhibits art and biomed Source Type: blogs
Greatest application of physics and the internet evar!
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In the quest for perfect BT (bra technology), the folks at 'shock absorber' have managed to create a mesmerizing website. To check out the bounceometer be sure to have your cup size and an estimation of your level of activity ready, and watch the efficiency of the 'shock absorber'. (Source: Bayblab)
Source: Bayblab - May 6, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: rob Source Type: blogs
Buttons for biomedicine
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For more than a century, buttons (and badges and pins) have been carried to signal political or ideological allegiance. The appearance of a button tells us (to use Hegelian jargon) that a group of people an sich is becoming a movement or subculture für sich. If you have a political case to make, then produce a button.
Here’s the first example I’ve found of biomedical buttons. The folks behind easternblot are selling these buttons with the blog’s erlenmeyer flask logo. They are made in two colours – not simply red and blue, of course, but ’Ponceau S Red’ and ‘Bromophenol...
Source: Biomedicine on Display - May 5, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Thomas Tags: recent biomed acquisition displays/exhibits Source Type: blogs
