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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Weekend links
Here are some links of things I found interesting this week: From ScienceNews.org, Sadness response strengthens with age. In a recent study, people in their sixties felt sadder than people in their twenties did after viewing an emotionally distressing scene … Continue reading
Saturday Sciuridae
I realize I’ve been quiet lately, but that’s just because there are big things going on off-screen right now. I hope to be back to my usual posting volume (and get back to talking about science as opposed to blathering … Continue reading
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The year to come
I have blogged before on the transition into grad school and my progress in the past year, but this month’s Scientiae is about looking in the future to the year to come. This coming year is going to be pretty … Continue reading
Birthday cat and lab stuff.
Sorry for the radio silence yesterday. I had a big day full of thesising, teaching Undergrad T how to filter his samples, cleaning grime off of the evaporimeter (Labmate J swears by toothpaste for this job, but I didn’t have … Continue reading
New and exciting things
It has already been an exciting day at casa mia, and as of this typing it isn’t even noon yet. We’ll gloss over the bit where at 7am I felt like I was gonna hurl and then had a minor … Continue reading
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Caloric restriction as a treatment for malignant brain tumors
Caloric restriction (CR), which is significantly limiting the intake of food, has been known to increase lifespan and have a reducing effect on non-invasive tumors. CR limits blood glucose levels and forces the body to dip into its fat reserves … Continue reading
Photo: giant rats!
ScienceDaily reports on an archeological excavation of eight rat species weighing over a kilogram. One of the rat species weighed over SIX kilograms. Above is one partially intact skull compared to the skull of a normal black rat. This isn’t … Continue reading
Stress endocrine pathway may have preceded vertebrate evolution.
Steroid endocrines are all derivatives of cholesterol, and are responsible for metabolism, homeostasis, growth, and reproduction. Some steroid endocrines include the sex endocrines that are responsible for reproduction and the development of secondary sex characteristics, and aldosterone which is important … Continue reading
Cancer
Finding out that a friend has cancer affects a person in two simultaneous ways: they are concerned for their friend’s well being but also reminded of their own mortality. It is confusing and sad and uncomfortable, and there’s nothing you … Continue reading
Hairless rodent saturday
This is the part where I scare away the few readers I’ve managed to get so far. I have an unnatural affinity for hairless rodents. Yes, I like ‘em fuzzy, but I also like ‘em naked. I have this poster … Continue reading
