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July 6, 2009
Greg Laden's Blog
SkepchickCon was an unmitigated success ...SkepchickCon is all this and more put together into a fine piece of meet-up, conversation, social intercourse and slack-jawed gawking at zombies and stuff....
July 5, 2009
A Blog Around The Clock
Lindau Nobel - interview with Ghada Al-Kadamany A brief interview with one of the young researchers attending the Lindau Nobel conference - Ghada Al-Kadamany from Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Last Call: Scientia Pro Publica Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is seeking hosts and your submissions for its upcoming edition
Pharyngula
One more from Lindau Tom Paulson gets the student perspective on Lindau. He got a quote from me, too, although I think the words of Peter Agre will have more weight. I really can't emphasize this enough: this meeting was a phenomenal experience for...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Helsinki Petunias More lovely flowers for you to enjoy, this time, from my excursion to the island of Seurasaari, Helsinki, Finland
All of My Faults Are Stress Related
"Investigative science journalism" and books I like to read I like it when good science journalists write stuff that requires a lot of background research. No idea if that's "investigative," though.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Birdbooker Report 73 A list of biology, ecology, environment, natural history and animal books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase
Mike the Mad Biologist
On Scientific Embargoes: What Exactly Would Journalists Investigate? This highlights one of the fundamental problems inherent in science journalism: covering research findings, unless it's really shoddy science (which happens), is 'churnalism.'
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify Here's a totally cuuuute mystery bird for you to identify, thanks to a talented and generous photographer! As an added bonus, can you name the close relatives to today's mystery bird that are found in Finland?
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Was the Earth Designed for Life? This video provides an unbiased look at whether Earth's favorable conditions for life prove that a loving God planned it that way all along. (Hint: There's no other explanation.)
July 4, 2009
A Blog Around The Clock
Lindau Nobel interview - Anna-Maria Huber A brief interview with one of the young people attending the Lindau Nobel conference - Anna-Maria Huber from the Lindau high school:...
A Blog Around The Clock
Lindau Nobel conference - Thursday Thursday morning was the Biofluorescence morning, with lectures by the three most recent Nobelists who received their prize for the discovery and first uses of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and its derivatives that glow in other colors. It's hard...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
What am I Doing Today? A little update as to where I was yesterday and what I plan to see and photograph today
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Does science journalism falter or flourish under embargo? Journals often press release new papers, restricting journalists to reporting only past a certain deadline. Are these embargoes the death of quality science journalism, or do they actually promote greater and better science coverage? I report on a debate on these issues at the World Conference of Science Journalists, and weigh in with an opinion.
Greg Laden's Blog
What I had for breakfast: Belief = Blame The biggest danger to All Americans on July 4th is radiation. From all the radar guns pointing at us.
July 3, 2009
A Blog Around The Clock
Lindau Nobel - interview with Bente Flier A brief interview with one of the young researchers attending the Lindau Nobel conference - Bente Flier of the University of Constance, Germany:...
Sciencewomen
In defense of hir in a male-dominated environment After the weekend, I'll be back with a follow up to the post on my progress towards tenure, and I'll try to address some of the substantive and thought-provoking comments that you all have raised. But, here in the States,...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Scientia Pro Publica -- It's Almost Here! Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is seeking hosts and your submissions for its upcoming edition
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify Here's today's mystery bird for you to identify, thanks to a talented and generous photographer!
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Carnivalia read. learn. enjoy.
July 2, 2009
Greg Laden's Blog
Greg is at Connie DaHjaj 'oH QaQ jaj DaH Skepchicks!
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Dr. Jeff Schweitzer Talks About Moral Life in a Random World Come hear from former White House science advisor Dr. Jeff Schweitzer, co-author of the recent book; Beyond Cosmic Dice: Moral Life in a Random World
Laelaps
Paleo Blogs: Where the action is During the past month Andy Farke of The Open Source Paleontologist has been considering the rise (and fall) of paleontology-oriented mailing lists (like the Dinosaur Mailing List and the VRTPALEO Discussion List). These lists are good for a lot of...
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline'09: Interview with Eva Amsen The series of interviews with some of the participants of the 2008 Science Blogging Conference was quite popular, so I decided to do the same thing again this year, posting interviews with some of the people who attended ScienceOnline'09 back...
Confessions of a Science Librarian
The Association for Computing Machinery on Open Access Via Lance Fortnow's Twitter post, it's interesting to see Communications of the ACM editor Moshe Y. Vardi on Open Access: First, a point of precision. Open-access experts distinguish between "Gold OA," described earlier, and "Green OA," which allows for open...
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Avian Flu
The recent swine influenza outbreak has brought the fear of a global pandemic to the forefront of the public consciousness. But before pigs, the suspected carriers of the next pandemic were of the avian species. But what does it mean to have swine or avian influenza and how do they differ from the regular flu? Can you be vaccinated against it? How do these viruses spread from animals to humans? Read the ScienceBlogs posts below to find out!
Effect Measure December 28, 2008
Another flu paper that "unlocks the secret" of 1918 virus virulence
We're learning important things. This evidence strongly suggests that some feature of the polymerase complex allowed the virus to invade the lower respiratory tract and lung tissue of ferrets. Understanding that is a big step forward, a direction different than we have been looking up to now, where much work has gone into the difference between bird and human receptors in the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
Not Exactly Rocket Science June 21, 2008
Round peg, square hole - why our bird flu drugs are a fluke
The world's nations are stockpiling two drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, to counter the threat of a bird flu pandemic. These drugs work by blocking a key protein that allows the virus to spread. But two years ago, a study revealed the structure of this protein and in doing so, shown that both Tamiflu and Relenza only work through a fortunate fluke.
Effect Measure August 6, 2008
What killed people in the 1918 flu?
Most people in 1918 who got flu didn't die of it and the ones that did probably died mostly from secondary bacterial pneumonias. But now we have to ask what this has to do with today's pandemic planning assumptions.
Aetiology January 26, 2006
Pandemic Influenza Series
Day 1: History of Pandemic Influenza. Day 2: Our adventures with avian flu. Day 3: Challenges to pandemic preparedness. Day 4: 1918 influenza virus reconstructed. Day 5: How ready are we, and what can YOU do?
