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Little Creatures, Big Blooms
The San Francisco area is one of the most biologically productive areas in US waters. But with global warming, says Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grantee Vera Pospelova, those waters are going to change. Pospelova studies sedimentary records of dinoflagellates -- plankton creatures, eaten by fish, that depend on the sun for their survival. There are dozens of species of these creatures, but the ones that produce toxic blooms concern her the most. Compound In Wine Reduces Levels Of Alzheimer's Disease-causing Peptide
A study published in the November 11 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, lowers the levels of the amyloid-beta peptides which cause the telltale senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Beck Makes the Infinite Album
Release a traditional 13-track CD? No thanks, says Beck. Instead he puts out a cycle of songs, remixes and videos that fans can string together any way they want. By Eric Steuer from Wired magazine. UCI Neurobiologists Find Treatment To Block Memory-related Drug Cravin
A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have found. Collapse Of p53 Into Clumps Might Be Linked To Cancer, According To St
The disruption of a molecular bridge that holds together the molecule p53 tends to destabilize this protein, allowing it to form potentially disease-causing aggregates, or "clumps,"according to a study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Music and Dance of Africa
Annotated links to resources on African music and dance. Some of the topics covered include drumming, Afro-Caribbean music, black composers, hip-hop, dance theaters, and music and dance from specific African countries. From Columbia University Libraries African Studies Collections. Witnessing Event Can Produce Same Fear Response As Experiencing It, NY
Witnessing a traumatic event can produce the same fear response as experiencing the event itself, according to a new study by researchers at New York University. The findings broaden our understanding of Pavlovian fear conditioning by revealing that it applies not only to directly experiencing an event, such as being bitten by a dog, but also to witnessing one. Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Offers More Control Than Once Th
A brain-computer interface (BCI) that translates electrical signals detected from the scalp into a user's commands offers comparable precision, speed and accuracy to systems that rely on electrodes surgically implanted in the brain, researchers at the Department of Health's Wadsworth Center laboratories have shown. Does Evolution Select For Faster Evolvers? Horizontal Gene Transfer Ad
A new study suggests the speed of evolution has increased over time because bacteria and viruses constantly exchange transposable chunks of DNA between species, making it possible for life forms to evolve faster than they would if they relied only on sexual selection or random genetic mutation. The Rice University findings come from the first exact solution of a mathematical model of evolution that accounts for cross-species genetic exchange.
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