A change of mind

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 24 March 2010 05:24:30 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

One protein appears to control neurons? ability to react to new experiences, MIT scientists show.

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Article on memory may make a lasting impression

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 24 March 2010 05:20:56 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

They say there's only one chance to make a first impression, but what makes that memory last? Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the California Institute of Technology suggest in an article in the March 24, 2010, journal Nature (online) that when memory-related neurons in the brain fire in sync with certain brain waves, the resulting image recognition and memories are stronger than if this synchronization does not occur.

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Hugging the heart electronically

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 24 March 2010 05:19:27 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

The electronics can bend, stretch and twist. No small feat. Now the flexible and stretchable electronics can map waves of electrical activity in the heart with better resolution and speed than that of conventional cardiac monitoring technology.

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Children with food allergies should carry 2 doses
of emergency medicine

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 24 March 2010 05:16:39 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

In a large six-year review of emergency department (ED) data, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, found that many children with severe food-related allergic reactions need a second dose of epinephrine, suggesting that patients carrying EpiPens should carry two doses instead of one.

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Genome mapping technique speeds process of
finding specific genes

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 24 March 2010 05:14:43 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

A Purdue University scientist was part of a global team that has demonstrated a specialized mapping technique that could speed work in genomic fields by quickly finding genetic associations that shape an organism's observable characteristics.

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The Periodic Table of Science Blogging

post from Bad Astronomy on 24 March 2010 05:00:58 PM. © Bad Astronomy

This is a clever: the Periodic Table of Science Bloggers! David Bradley at Sciencebase took the periodic table of elements and associated each element symbol with a science blog. I’ve read quite a few of them, and they’re pretty good —[...]

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Note on CCS Policy

post from Climate Change Action on 24 March 2010 04:24:00 PM. © Climate Change Action

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say it loud, accommodationist and proud

post from weird things on 24 March 2010 04:16:32 PM. © weird things

There’s an old joke about a university professor who’s asked to name the most expensive faculty members to keep on his campus. “Physicists and computer scientists,” the president replies. “They always want to build a new[...]

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Coverage of Caltechs Cancer Fighting
Nanoparticles is Over-Hyped and Premature

Maybe you’ve read about the amazing “cancer-killing nanobots” from Caltech that use RNA as a weapon. They’ve been making waves in news media all week. The truth is that many headlines, and stories, are grossly misleading. Caltech, along with biotech firm Calando, has developed a method of using nanoparticles to cause RNA interference in cancer [...]

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Moosblüten

post from Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) on 24 March 2010 03:59:17 PM. © Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)

tags: Max-Planck Institut für Biophysik, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Moosblüten, flowers, nature, environment, image of the day

Moosblüten.

Max-Planck Institut für Biophysik, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Image: GrrlScientist, 24 March 2010 [larger view]

I was walking around at the Max-Planck Institute today, enjoying the spring weather and saw these tiny moss flowers growing in the lawn. The grass has not yet awoken, but the moss was happily growing on the moist earth. I wish you were here with me today, to see these tiny flowers with me.

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