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One codon, two amino acids – the genetic code has a Shift key
http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/one_codon_two_amino_acids_the_genetic_code_has_a_shift_key.phpPeople overestimate their reactions to racism
http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/people_overestimate_their_reactions_to_racism.phpPeople overestimate their reactions to racism Category: Psychology • Social science Picture the scene - you sit in a room with two other people, one white and one black, waiting for a psychological test. As the black person leaves to use their mobile phone, they bump the knee of the white person on their way out. …
When the heat is on, male dragons become females
http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/when_the_heat_is_on_male_dragons_become_females.phpFor humans and other mammals, sex is neatly determined by the X and Y chromosomes. If you have a Y you are male, and without it you are female. Reptiles however, use a variety of strategies, and the mammalian X/Y system is just one of them. …
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links for 2009-01-08
http://oviron.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/links-for-2009-01-08/cloning, sequencing the entire human genome. We are moving towards the redefinition of life, to the edge of creating life itself. While science may or may not be the only news, it is the news that stays news. (tags: b science philosophy ) In conflicts over beliefs and values, symbolic gestures matter more than reason or money The fight over the land of Israel/Palestine has raged for over a century and the peace process has been difficult, lengthy and often stagnant. All the while, lives continue to be lost in skirmishes and suicide attacks, as the past weeks have painfully demonstrated. Perhaps
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Some Best of 2008 Lists
http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/01/07/some-best-of-2008-li...online videos of 2008 related to science, brain, mental illness and more. A powerful and useful selection The Dana Foundation, Eric Kandel on the Year in Neuroscience The Nobel prize winning neuroscientist covers the best of the past year Ed Yong, Not Exactly Rocket Science Review of 2008 Ed chooses some of his favorite stories from the past year, going from animal behavior to neuroscience Mind Hacks, A very rough guide to highlights of 2008 Personal highlights from Vaughan about the past year, from the funniest to the most overdue
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The Mouse Trap
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Pondering Pikaia
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Catalogue of Organisms
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Morning Cup of Links: Frozen Bubbles
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21453Parrots, pigs, monkeys: who decides what kind of creatures can be considered service animals? (via Metafilter) * Blow soap bubbles in cold weather and watch them freeze and break! Or see pictures from someone who did just that. * The Iguana That Darwin Never Saw. It’s an evolutionarily distinct species that lives only on one volcano, and it’s endangered. Oh, and it’s pink! * You’d be surprised to see what TV newscasters do during commercial breaks
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Evolving Complexity
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Quick. What’s pink and has stripes?
http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2009/01/quick_whats_pi...reports on a putative new species of iguana that has been found on the Galapagos archipelago. Darwin saw two species (one marine and one land). We now have two additional land species, the Barrington land iguana
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The Oyster’s Garter
http://theoystersgarter.com’m a chordata! urochordata! Invasive Species Weblog Invertebrate zoology at COA Junk Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets Modern Mitzvot My Shrapnel MyFavouritePlaces.org National Geographic News Not Exactly Rocket Science Oceana News Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita Olivia Judson On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Reconciliation Ecology Sea Notes
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Smoking tobacco and your brain’s addiction center
http://ustopsmoke.com/smoking-tobacco-and-your-brains-addict...the pleasurable effects of nicotine and the negative effects of nicotine withdrawal. The end result is a strong and conscious urge to smoke, that disappears when the insula is damaged. As one patient said, his body just “forgot the urge to smoke”. More. Posted by admin under Uncategorized No Comments »
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