In the news:
by Natasha Gilbert
nature.com
April 25, 2012
Sign reading 'Organic Farm, Please Do Not Spray', protecting a grove of organic Temple oranges, or 'tangors'. California.
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Inga Spence / Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Anatomy of the G-Spot?
In the news:
By Tina Hesman Saey
ScienceNews
April 25, 2012
Anatomical illustration of a side view of the female internal
organs, showing pancreas, spinal column, rectum, liver, stomach,
transverse colon, small intestine, peritoneum, uterus, and bladder.
Credit: Jessica Wilson / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pesticide Resistance Bacteria: Burkholderia
In the news:
By Devin Powell
ScienceNews
April 23, 2012
Burkholderia mallei, the bacterium that causes glanders, an
infectious disease that primarily affects horses, donkeys, and mules.
Credit:
Eye of Science / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Enzymes grow artificial DNA
In the news:
nature.com
April 19, 2012
Genetic engineering, conceptual artwork. DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid) molecule made of Lego representing scientists' ability to alter
and rearrange an organism's genetic material. DNA is composed of two
strands twisted into a double helix. Each strand consists of an outer
sugar-phosphate backbone (white) with nucleotide bases attached (red,
green, blue and yellow). The sequence of these bases forms the genetic
code, determining each cell's structure, function and behavior.
Inserting new DNA into a section of original DNA will alter the
instructions from this region.
Credit:
Equinox Graphics / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Post-Prozac Nation
In the news:
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
New York Times Magazine
April 19, 2012
Prozac molecules. Computer artwork of molecules of the
antidepressant drug Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride). Atoms,
represented as spheres, are color-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen
(white), fluorine (green), oxygen (red) and nitrogen (blue). Prozac
inhibits the uptake of the chemical serotonin, a powerful brain chemical
that is important in mood regulation. As well as depressive illnesses,
Prozac is also used to treat other disorders, such as bulimia nervosa
and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Antidepressant drugs usually take at
least 10 days to have any beneficial effect.
Credit:
Phantatomix / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Heart Healthy Optimism
In the news:
By Michelle Roberts
BBC Health
April 17, 2012
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SF4205 Healthy heart. Conceptual image of a red heart shape with yellow capsules placed around it to look like beaming rays. This could represent love or a healthy heart. Supplements can be taken to maintain a healthy heart. Credit: Cristina Pedrazzini / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Jim Reed - Professional Storm Chaser
In the news:
CNN
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BN0015 Stormy sky over rural New Mexico. Credit: Jim Reed / Photo Researchers, Inc. |
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BM9902 Hurricane Gustav approaches New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 31, 2008. The hurricane prompted one of the largest and most expensive evacuations in New Orleans history. Credit: Jim Reed / Photo Researchers, Inc. |
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BC3706 A lone lightning bolt strikes the ground beneath an isolated supercell thunderstorm at sunset. The flying saucer-shaped severe cell produced baseball-sized hailstones. Credit: Jim Reed / Photo Researchers, Inc. |
Friday, April 13, 2012
Baboons and Bigrams
In the news:
by Leila Haghighat
nature.com
April 12, 2012
Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) with cell phone.
Credit: Francois Gohier / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A Vaccine for Cancer?
In the news:
by Richard Gray
The Telegraph
April 8, 2012
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Death of a cancer cell (green). A buffy coat containing red blood cells, lymphocytes (orange) and macrophages (purple) is added to the bottom of the membrane. A group of macrophages identify the cancer cell as foreign matter and start to stick to the cancer cell, which still has its spikes. Photo magnification: 4000x. Full sequence: http://db2.photoresearchers.com/feature/infocus610.html.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Iceberg Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg
In the news:
By William J. Broad
New York Times
April 9, 2012
The Titanic steamship was the largest ship ever built at the time. In 1912, the ship sailed from Southampton, England to New York City. On April 14th, the ship struck an iceberg near Grand Banks and sank the next day. Only about 700 people survived out of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Fighting Cancer with Metformin
In the news:
By Ann Harding
CNN Health
April 6, 2012
Credit: Carol and Mike Werner / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Finding Phenotypes
In the news:
by Edyta Zielinska
The Scientist
April 1, 2012
Light micrograph of Caenorhabditis elegans, a soil-dwelling bisexual nematode worm which feeds on bacteria. A tendency to reproduce by self-fertilization (resulting in identical offspring), along with the short time taken to reach maturity, make this tiny worm an ideal subject for genetic research. Scientists have already drawn up a "wiring diagram" of its nervous system, studied the development of each of its 959 component cells and produced a map of its genes. Attempts are now being made to decode the genetic blueprint of C. elegans, to identify every one of the 100 million letters, or bases, in its genome. Nomarski illumination. Magnification: x64 at 35mm size.
Credit: Sinclair Stammers / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
There's something (new) in the air tonight
In the news:
spaceweather.com
March 28, 2012
Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX). March 27, 2012..Clouds from suborbital sounding rockets are seen here, part of the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX), launched from Wallops Island off the Virginia coast..The rockets released trimethyl aluminum, a chemical tracer, that turned into milky white luminous clouds, at altitudes of 50 to 90 miles to study the interaction of high altitude winds and complicated electrical current patterns that surround the Earth.
Credit: Jerry Lodriguss / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Are Cancer Stem Cells Ready for the Spotlight?
In the news:
By Suling Liu, Hasan Korkaya, and Max S. Wicha
The Scientist
April 1, 2012
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SL0881 Prostate cancer cells, SEM |
Prostate cancer cells, colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The nodular appearance of these cells is typical of cancer cells. The cells divide chaotically and may clump (as here) to form tumors, which often invade and destroy surrounding tissues. The prostate is a small gland found in men just below the bladder.
Credit: David McCarthy / Photo Researchers, Inc.
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