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Slow Travel
This site "is an online community and a resource for finding vacation rentals"for travelers who stay in apartments or houses that are rented by the week. "This makes for a different, slower, type of vacation."Features message boards with review of hotels, restaurants, and related destinations. Most of the material posted is about Europe and North America, but the "Rest of the World"section is growing. Also includes photos. Scientists Solve Sour Taste Proteins
A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has discovered two proteins in the taste buds on the surface of the tongue that are responsible for detecting sour tastes. Commonly Prescribed Antidepressants Associated With Lower Bone Density
The class of antidepressant medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be associated with an increased rate of bone loss in older men and women, according to two recent articles. Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thou
The global ocean covering the Earth 3.4 billion years ago was far cooler than has been thought, according to researchers who analyzed isotope ratios in rocks formed on that ancient ocean floor. Instead of a hot primordial soup, much more tepid temperatures prevailed. Cooler temperatures may have had effects on the evolution of the early atmosphere and could have opened the door to an earlier spread of photosynthetic life forms across the planet. The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s
This "online collection consists of selected correspondence, financial records, contracts, and advertising materials"relating to the Douglass Theatre in Macon, Georgia, historically "a preeminent entertainment venue for African American Georgians outside of Atlanta"that featured legendary blues performers, vaudeville acts, and silent films. Browse by title, subject, and other factors. Includes an essay on the theater, a related finding aid, suggested readings, and a list of related archival materials. From the Digital Library of Georgia. 'Jumping Genes'Could Make For Safer Gene Delivery System
To move a gene from point A to point B, scientists and gene therapists have two proven options: a virus, which can effectively ferry genes of interest into cells, and a plasmid, an engineered loop of DNA that can do the same thing, albeit usually only on a short-term basis. Adobe Releases Tamarin
Ajax development gets a boost after Adobe sets a large chunk of itsrendering code loose into the open source. Mozilla is thrilled, butwill Microsoft join the party? In Monkey Bites. NASA Discovers Life's Building Blocks Are Common In Space
After A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in the chemistry of life are common in space. "Our work shows a class of compounds that is critical to biochemistry is prevalent throughout the universe,"said Douglas Hudgins, an astronomer at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Happy Solstice Event
Wishing all readers, commenters, contacts, fellow tweeps and scientwists, Facebook fans, and friends everywhere a happy mid-seasonal, solstice feast event from sciencebase.com……I couldn’t just say Happy Christmas could I? It’s not as if it’s scientifically possible to reconcile a belief in any archaic mythology with observational data concerning the nature of reality. Regardless, lacking such [...]Happy Solstice Event is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog Secrets in the Sand
"In the last few years, the Sahara desert has become a focus of interest for the US military ... it is seen by Washington as a perfect hideout for terrorists. The BBC's Catherine Fellows sets out to separate fact from fiction in this two part [audio] series [from August 2005] and asks how do people living there feel about their home being labelled a terror zone?"From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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