February 2012
54 posts
In the Steps of Ancient Elephants →
jtotheizzoe:
Brian Switek tells a story of a set of ancient tracks in what is now the UAE. They belonged to large prehistoric animals, and they were a mystery to us until only recently:
“One day, sometime around seven million years ago, a herd of bizarre, four-tusked elephants crossed the desert which stretched over what is now the United Arab Emirates. Thirteen of the behemoths plodded along...
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Now We Hear The Sound Of Cells
New ultra-sensitive listening devices could let doctors hear what’s going wrong in the body just like engineers can diagnose your engine problems by sound.
German scientists have just invented the ‘nano-ear’, a new device which uses the vibrations from tiny gold particles held in levitation within a tightly focused set of laser beams, which are used to pick up extremely quiet waves. Basically,...
How the First Plant Came to Be →
oldowan:
A genetic analysis reveals the ancient, complex—and symbiotic—roots of photosynthesis in plants
Earth is the planet of the plants—and it all can be traced back to one green cell. The world’s lush profusion of photosynthesizers—from towering redwoods to ubiquitous diatoms—owe their existence to a tiny alga eons ago that swallowed a cyanobacteriaand turned it into an internal solar...
“Roses are red,
Violets are violet,
The heart is simply a pump
And love is...”
– Richard Dawkins (via laughingcloud)
Dang. Dawkins kinda sucks at poetry. ;)
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Cancer Drug Today, Alzheimer's Drug Tomorrow.... →
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To my followers:
callstheadventurescience:
Happy Valentine’s Day!
P.S. Be sure to check out Nicole Martinez’s other great prints too!
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Laboratory Equipment: Diet Can Make More... →
laboratoryequipment:
Scientists in Sydney, Australia, have turned the widely accepted understanding of “natural selection” on its head, showing that desirable traits and characteristics, such as being lean and healthy, can become more common in a population over generations, without the need for a change to our…
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WatchBill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields
Sorry, bad quality, but if you can stand the pixels he has some really interesting things to say.
These are low frequency electric fields that force cancer cells into apoptosis.
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WatchAre We Filtering The Wrong Microbes?
A little light on the data here, but some really good points.
Darren Bracey's Blog: Virus Experts Say Outbreak... →
darrenbracey:
A group of leading virus experts in the US are calling for restrictions on research into the H5N1 bird flu virus, claiming it is too dangerous. So dangerous, in fact, that if the airborne modified bird flu found its way out of the lab half the world could die.
So, what are the chances it…
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Massage Doesn’t Just Feel Good—It Changes Gene... →
jtotheizzoe:
According to maybe the first real study of what massage is actually doing, biologically-like, down to the molecular/gene expression level:
Things it does not do:
Release toxins
Balance chakras
Eliminate lactic acid
Things it does do:
Reduce inflammatory proteins like NFkB
Increase the number of mitochondria in your muscle cells, allowing repair and cell growth
Make you worry...