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Discovered: Audubon's first engraving of a bird

In 1824, three years before he began to publish his famous "double elephant folio" The Birds of America, John James Audubon (1785-1851), the eminent artist of American birds and animals, created a drawing of a running grouse for use in the design for a New Jersey bank note.

Animals | Source: The Academy of Natural Sciences | Views: 120 | Comments: 0
'Linc-ing' a noncoding RNA to a central cellular pathway

The recent discovery of more than a thousand genes known as large intergenic non-coding RNAs (or "lincRNAs") opened up a new approach to understanding the function and organization of the genome. That surprising breakthrough is now made even more compelling with the finding that dozens of these lincRNAs are induced by p53, the most commonly mutated gene in cancer

Molecular Biology | Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Views: 105 | Comments: 0
Researchers find new translocation; weak spots in DNA lead to genetic disease

A genetics research team based at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia continues to discover recurrent translocations—places in which two chromosomes exchange pieces of themselves. As many as 1 in 600 persons carry balanced chromosome translocations, which involve no loss or gain of DNA.

Molecular Biology | Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Views: 147 | Comments: 0
Some trees 'farm' bacteria to help supply nutrients

Some trees growing in nutrient-poor forest soil may get what they need by cultivating specific root microbes to create compounds they require. These microbes are exceptionally efficient at turning inorganic minerals into nutrients that the trees can use. Researchers from France report their findings in the July 2010 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Microbiology | Source: American Society for Microbiology | Views: 124 | Comments: 0
From the Writers
The Genomic Repairman is currently a Ph.D. student who escaped from the deep south, and studies DNA damage and repair through biochemical and genetic approaches. He intends to use pine away about his scientific interests and rant about the things (and there are lots of them) that annoy him.
Source: Genomic Repairman | Views: 121 | Comments: 4
Last by Brian Krueger, PhD on Jul 29, 2010, 6:20am
The Genomic Repairman is currently a Ph.D. student who escaped from the deep south, and studies DNA damage and repair through biochemical and genetic approaches. He intends to use pine away about his scientific interests and rant about the things (and there are lots of them) that annoy him.
How I chose my lab

An old repost of some thoughts for graduate students to consider when choosing a lab

Source: Genomic Repairman | Views: 82 | Comments: 0
I'm an Undergraduate Physics student from Imperial College London, about to start the Masters year of my degree. I mostly write about physics research papers that I find interesting in the hope that other people will find them interesting too.
Why do we need the LHCb?

This is the first in a series of posts in which I'll be writing around the subject of my Masters project. This post is about the LHCb - the motivations and science behind the experiment, and what scientists hope to discover there.

Source: Kelly Oakes | Views: 108 | Comments: 1
Last by Genomic Repairman on Jul 29, 2010, 5:27pm
The Genomic Repairman is currently a Ph.D. student who escaped from the deep south, and studies DNA damage and repair through biochemical and genetic approaches. He intends to use pine away about his scientific interests and rant about the things (and there are lots of them) that annoy him.
The 11th Commandment

An Ode to Lab Managers

Source: Genomic Repairman | Views: 65 | Comments: 2
Last by Genomic Repairman on Jul 29, 2010, 3:33pm
I'm an Undergraduate Physics student from Imperial College London, about to start the Masters year of my degree. I mostly write about physics research papers that I find interesting in the hope that other people will find them interesting too.
A brief introduction to me

Well, it would be rude not to...

Source: Kelly Oakes | Views: 136 | Comments: 2
Last by Genomic Repairman on Jul 29, 2010, 10:36am
Dr Becca is a [number redacted]-year neuroscience post-doc in New York City. She needs a tenure track job ASAP. Do you maybe have one for her? When she started to blog, she predicted that her journey would "likely begin as a comedy of errors, but almost certainly end as a heartwarming tale of human triumph." It is safe to say we're still on the comedy of errors part.
Source: Dr Becca, Ph.D. | Views: 138 | Comments: 3
Last by mg_tsc on Jul 29, 2010, 4:46pm
The Genomic Repairman is currently a Ph.D. student who escaped from the deep south, and studies DNA damage and repair through biochemical and genetic approaches. He intends to use pine away about his scientific interests and rant about the things (and there are lots of them) that annoy him.
Source: Genomic Repairman | Views: 33 | Comments: 2
Last by Genomic Repairman on Jul 29, 2010, 10:37am
The Genomic Repairman is currently a Ph.D. student who escaped from the deep south, and studies DNA damage and repair through biochemical and genetic approaches. He intends to use pine away about his scientific interests and rant about the things (and there are lots of them) that annoy him.
The Genomic Repairman gets a thank you note.

A repost of a Blogger post I put up, kind of annoying and kind of heart warming.

Source: Genomic Repairman | Views: 86 | Comments: 2
Last by Genomic Repairman on Jul 28, 2010, 9:27pm
Hi! I'm Geeka. I've been a scientist for, I don't know, it seems like forever, I guess since I started college, so, like 15 years? Anyhow, this is where I'm going to give my take on a bunch of stuff. I'm usually a little bit out there (that is, I don't see the obvious at the outset), which means that you are probably going to have to deal with reading such topics as: Interpersonal relationship training for scientists, my lab pet peeves, how to get along in business when you just came straight out of academia, trying to deal with having a life and being a scientist, really odd topics for a paper, random stuff I found on the internet that made me shoot coffee out of my nose, you know, (ab)normal Geeka. Why the title? Because at the very heart of me, I'm a virologist, and while I don't necessarily do that now, it's how I view the scientific world.
How Not To Travel With Your PI

I got to do a lot of traveling as a grad student. I've documented this elsewhere, but I like this story (and since my wrist is in pain, and there's a new audience), I thought I'd post it again. I've made some slight changes to protect the guilty.

Source: Geeka | Views: 225 | Comments: 8
Last by Jones on Jul 29, 2010, 8:35am
Often we step out the front door of our cozy little world and find ourselves in places or situations we perhaps did not intend. Such is where I find myself as a young postdoc doing basic research in biomedical sciences, trying to figure out where I'm at, where I'm going, and how to get there.
Monkeywrenches

Sabotaged plans don't have to have unhappy endings. And they shouldn't stop us from establishing goals for the future, either.

Source: Biochem Belle | Views: 199 | Comments: 2
Last by Brian Krueger, PhD on Jul 29, 2010, 11:40am


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Study finds male modesty a turn off for women (and men)

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Animal Behavior | Source: Rutgers University | Views: 161 | Comments: 0
Good and bad in the hands of politicians

"In laboratory tests, right- and left-handers associate positive ideas like honesty and intelligence with their dominant side of space and negative ideas with their non-dominant side," says Daniel Casasanto of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Animal Behavior | Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft | Views: 141 | Comments: 0
A breakthrough in tuberculosis research

Often causing no symptoms in carriers of the disease, worldwide tuberculosis (TB) infects eight to ten million people every year, kills two million, and it is highly contagious as it is spread through coughing and sneezing.

Microbiology | Source: McGill University | Views: 156 | Comments: 0
Super-rare 'elkhorn' coral found in Pacific

An Australian scientist has discovered what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean.

Marine Biology | Source: ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies | Views: 110 | Comments: 0
Research study opens the door to new class of drugs for epileptic seizures

A chemical compound that boosts the action of a molecule normally produced in the brain may provide the starting point for a new line of therapies for the treatment of epileptic seizures, according to a new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute.

Neuroscience | Source: Scripps Research Institute | Views: 143 | Comments: 0
Migrating birds can't control themselves

During the Spring and Fall migratory seasons, sparrows become significantly less capable of resisting temptation. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience investigated impulse control and sleep in White-crowned Sparrows during migratory and non-migratory seasons.

Animal Behavior | Source: BioMed Central | Views: 122 | Comments: 0
Can't place that face?

A specific area in our brains is responsible for processing information about human and animal faces, both how we recognize them and how we interpret facial expressions. Now, Tel Aviv University research is exploring what makes this highly specialized part of the brain unique, a first step to finding practical applications for that information.

Neuroscience | Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University | Views: 128 | Comments: 0
Aging and longevity tied to specific brain region in mice

Researchers watched two groups of mice, both nearing the end of a two-day fast. One group was quietly huddled together, but the other group was active and alert. The difference? The second set of mice had been engineered so their brains produced more SIRT1, a protein known to play a role in aging and longevity.

Neuroscience | Source: Washington University School of Medicine | Views: 140 | Comments: 0
From the Web
Gene that causes Parkinson's disease identified

Parkinson's disease sufferers have been offered new hope after the gene mutation which triggers it was identified by scientists.

Neuroscience | Source: Telegraph | Views: 7 | Comments: 0
'Mind Meld' Enables Good Conversation

When two people talk, similar areas of their brain activate

Neuroscience | Source: Science | Views: 7 | Comments: 0
A Complex Link Between Marijuana and Schizophrenia

Since the days of Reefer Madness, scientists have sought to understand the complicated connection between marijuana and psychosis

Neuroscience | Source: Time Magazine | Views: 11 | Comments: 0
How to Get Rid of the Pacifier: The Binky Fairy

Dread forcing your toddler to part with the pacifier? You're not the only one thinking of calling in the Binky Fairy. A new study indicates that 80% of parents lie to their children to try to influence their emotions or behavior

Development | Source: Time Magazine | Views: 10 | Comments: 0
Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study

Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage

Molecular Biology | Source: Reuters | Views: 9 | Comments: 0
Offshore Stem Cell Clinics Sell Hope, Not Science

US patients spend tens of thousands of dollars travelling to foreign stem cell clinics for treatments that aren't available in the US. But scientists say some of these clinics are scams, selling unproven, worthless treatments to desperate people with incurable diseases.

Stem cells | Source: NPR | Views: 8 | Comments: 0
Dogs Automatically Imitate People

Some dogs may look like their owners, but all dogs imitate their human companions.

Animal Behavior | Source: Discovery Channel | Views: 11 | Comments: 0
Fast Feet: A Springy Step Helps Humans Walk

The human foot has changed shape in the past few million years, springing an arch that enabled us to run and walk more proficiently than our ape-like ancestors who grasped branches and swung from the trees. Now, researchers are trying to determine when that change took place.

Physiology | Source: NPR | Views: 72 | Comments: 0
Doctors reconsider old antibiotics despite hazards

As bacteria become drug-resistant, once-abandoned treatments are seeming less risky.

Microbiology | Source: LA Times | Views: 79 | Comments: 0
Alexander the Great killed by toxic bacteria?

An extraordinarily toxic bacterium harbored by the "infernal" Styx River might have been the fabled poison rumored to have killed Alexander the Great (356 - 323 B.C.) more than 2,000 years ago, according to a scientific-meets-mythic detective study.

Microbiology | Source: MSNBC | Views: 67 | Comments: 0
The Science of Cougar Sex: Why Older Women Lust

Despite the girls-gone-wild image of promiscuous college women, a new journal article suggests that women are actually more sexual in their 30s and 40s

Animal Behavior | Source: Time Magazine | Views: 97 | Comments: 0
Deepwater Shark Diets Include Other Sharks

These sharks' diets had long been a mystery, but DNA sequencing is shedding light on how they survive in their deepwater world.

Marine Biology | Source: Discovery Channel | Views: 90 | Comments: 0
Bats and Wallabies Have a Lot of NIRV

"Fossil" genes from the Ebola family of viruses found in wide range of mammals reveal pathogens' ancient origins

Genetics | Source: Science | Views: 141 | Comments: 0
A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret

For nearly 20 years, neuroscientist Jim Fallon has studied the brains of psychopaths. After learning that his ancestry included alleged murderers, he decided to study his own brain. He was shocked at what he discovered.

Neuroscience | Source: NPR | Views: 158 | Comments: 0
Genetically Altered Salmon Set to Move Closer to Your Table

The first engineered animal for people to eat, salmon that grow faster than normal, may be approved by the F.D.A.

Genetics | Source: NYTimes | Views: 107 | Comments: 0
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