Ponderfodder - biology

Science on a budget

Zinger — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:04:43 -0400

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Microscopes made from bamboo bring biology into focus

Siphs - A Life Sciences Community

Zinger — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:03:03 -0500

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A social network for the life sciences.

Aging Research: Long-lived Animals with "Negligible Senescence"

Zinger — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:36:16 -0400

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This project's focus is understanding how long-lived animals are so successful at retarding aging,

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As the Future Catches You

Zinger — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:00:14 -0400

As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth

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asin: 0609609033
binding: Hardcover
list price: $24.95 USD
amazon price: $24.95

When I first received this book and flipped through it, I was seriously tempted to send it back unread. The typesetting is... creative to say the least - lots of white space, multiple fonts, scattershot graphics. Indeed,it looks like you've received an extra long email from someone who's just discovered how to play with all the format settings. Given that I'd purchased a hard cover book at hard cover prices, I felt ripped off.

However, I decided to read it anyway, and I'm glad I did. It's a short read, but a wild ride, and it's packed with information about the biotech and economic revolution we're just getting into. There are lots of facts and figures to consider, and the author does an excellent job of providing thought-provoking analogies that may change the way you look at some things.

Getting closer to regenerating "hearing cells"

Zinger — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:47:22 -0400

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Researchers have made important progress in their ongoing effort to regenerate the inner ear's hair

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Forget pig latin, speak prairie dog

Zinger — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:56:03 -0400

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Biology professor makes the claim that prairie dogs have a fairly sophisticated language.

How the octopus forms an elbow

SamIAm — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:55:37 -0400

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We think of octopii as rubbery, flexible things, but apparently they have fairly precise control of

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