Archive for January, 2009

Googled !!! Google > This site may harm your computer | Science Blog

I was searching for something and suddenly I saw this Google alert which prevened me from entering the site. A careful re-examination revealed that all my search results are tagged “This site may harm your computer”.

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Open Source Drug Discovery | a.k.a OSDD | Science Blog

January 31, 2009. vinodscaria’s picture. OSDD is a CSIR Team India Consortium with Global Partnership with a vision to provide affordable healthcare to the developing world by providing a global platform where the best minds can

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Experimental Plots of Pennycress Tested for Biodiesel Potential

Experimental Plots of Pennycress Tested for Biodiesel Potential. Field pennycress may go from weed to “wonderfuel,” thanks to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill. There, a team of ARS scientists led

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Not Exactly Rocket Science : Chimps show that actions spoke louder

Hollywood cavemen typically communicate with grunts and snorts, reflecting a belief that human language originated like this and slowly evolved into the rich and sophisticated tongues we use today.

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Afarensis: Some People Never Learn

Last weekend my wife, one of my daughters, my wife’s parents, and I went over to Alton and Grafton to watch the eagles. We saw quite a few bald eagles and a small smattering of golden eagles. Although I have…

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Leprosy medicine holds promise as therapy for autoimmune diseases

Leprosy medicine holds promise as therapy for autoimmune diseases. A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Blogging the Origin : Chapter 9: On the Imperfection of the

Profile. Blogging the Origin kicks off Seed’s Darwin 200 coverage. Follow seedmagazine.com in the run-up to Darwin Day on Feb. 12. john.jpg John Whitfield is a London-based freelance science writer.

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Greg Laden's Blog : Dumb Fugitives

And this week’s Darwin Award Honorable Mention goes to these two prison escapees in New Zeeland: hat Tip: Geekology…

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess : The Rightful Place

At the end of last week Dr. Isis received the following email in response to her post about The Rightful Place Project: While I enjoy reading your blog, I didn’t think you really got to the heart of the matter…

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Sciencewomen : In the interim…

I’m cleaning house, and trying to write half an exam, and making a dessert to take to a friend’s house tonight, and trying to reset myself. So, while I am not blogging, here is a distracting video to amuse you….

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009