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Envoronment
July 6, 2009
Gene Expression
Attitudes about evolution across countries I have posted Creationism as a function of geography before. John Lynch pointed me to a new poll of Argentina, China, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Spain and the USA. Though the set of countries is smaller...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Update: Antarctic Vote Count Still in second place, but with your help, I can close the gap and reach first place once again!
July 5, 2009
Uncertain Principles
Death to the Un-Noted Endnote I'm not sure what the logic process behind endnotes without textual anchors is-- I suspect it's an impression on somebody's part that having actual note symbols would feel too intimidatingly academic. Whatever the logic for it, though, it's an absolutely horrendous decision.
bioephemera
Artomatic 2009 (Last Day!) Kurt Peterson Artomatic just wouldn't be complete without a sinister cephalopod, and luckily Kurt Peterson stepped in to make it happen.
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
Uncertain Principles
Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson I've been enjoying Tom Levenson's "Diary of a Trade Book" series quite a bit (the latest post is on cover art), so when I say a stack of copies of Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
What am I Doing Today? What is GrrlScientist doing today in the lovely city of Helsinki?
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Update: Antarctic Vote Count Where is GrrlScientist in the Antarctica vote count now?
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Ronald Weasley Recovering From Swine Flu Auror and actor Ronald Weasley recovers from swine flu after kissing a charmed pig
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Ronald Weasley Recovering From Swine Flu Auror and actor Ronald Weasley recovers from swine flu after kissing a charmed pig
July 4, 2009
The Primate Diaries
Declaration of Secularism Inspired by the nation's birthday, Larry Arnhart at Darwinian Conservatism has a few thoughts about the term "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" as it appears in the Declaration of Independence: That phrase provokes questions. Do the "Laws...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Just Don't Set My Apartment on Fire Happy Independence Day to all my American readers, and please, whatever you do tonight, don't set my apartment on fire (as you almost did one year)
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Just Don't Set My Apartment on Fire Happy Independence Day to all my American readers, and please, whatever you do tonight, don't set my apartment on fire (as you almost did one year)
The Primate Diaries
Today in History On July 4th, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester's Corinthian Hall entitled, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro": What, to the American slave, is...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Helsinki Buttercups I had just gotten off the plane and was walking through a wooded area, camera in hand, photographing buttercups
Neuron Culture
Top Neuron Culture posts from June In case you missed them (or miss them, and want to read again ...)
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Lunch in Helsinki The food in Helsinki is some of the best food I've eaten -- and it's more affordable than in NYC!
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
Neuron Culture
When fighting insurgents, eat with the locals "There's a reason that counterinsurgency mantras include Get Off The FOB and Don't Commute To The Fight. The greater the distance -- not just physically, but also culturally -- from a populace, the fewer opportunities U.S. troops have to demonstrate to that populace that U.S. actions are in their interest."
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Mystery Bird: European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris This is not a great picture, but it is a picture of one of the birds I saw while roaming Helsinki, Finland -- can you name the species?
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
This Grrl is Shopping for Her Perfect Man -- Have You Seen Him? As Venetian Princess coos in this video .. "I don't need a jock, I want a Spock!"
A Blog Around The Clock
Clock Tutorial #3c - Darwin On Time This post is a modification from two papers written for two different classes in History of Science, back in 1995 and 1998. It is a part of a four-post series on Darwin and clocks. I first posted it here...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Update: Today's Antarctic Vote Count Today's vote count for the Antarctica trip
July 3, 2009
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,...
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SB Basics
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?
