My husband Tom has black hair, dark brown eyes, and olive skin - he can get blackish brown when he gets tanned. His parents (or supposed parents) both have blue eyes - his dad Edward had white blonde hair as a child and his mom Mary had dirty blonde hair. Is this possible?? (I changed a couple of names to protect myself!)
This week I attended a meeting held by the Society for Genomics Policy and Public Health entitled ‘Genetics and Health Promotion’. It was extremely interesting and posed two very significant questions. How do scientists translate genetic research into effective therapeutics and how is this then effectively pitched to public health strategists?
A new study from the University of California shows that only a third of physicians in the Los Angeles area have access
I recently read an article in the latest Scientific American Mind magazine discussing the cell mechanisms underlying meditative states. The author briefly mentioned the fact that expert meditators were able to avoid the attentional blink that lay people are prone to experiencing when barraged with rapidly presented visual stimuli.
Vienna, 11 November 2009 (BMVIT). The "NANO: Wissenschaft. Wirtschaft. Wirkung.
Ionizing radiation emitted by nanoparticles damages the DNA by penetrating barriers instead of the nanoparticle signaling across the barrier for the DNA to be damaged
Blog has prevailed for years for it provides us a convinient way to convey our own ideas freely. All the bloggers can share their minds with readers and communicate or even debate with them.
Cosmic dust explains why the intensity of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect is independent of Redshift.
Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
The main focus of this blog has been to discuss the scientific progress being made in the field of BHD Syndrome, whether that is in basic cell biology, to understand the mechanism(s) of pathogenesis i
"NANO: Wissenschaft. Wirtschaft. Wirkung. 09" on 9 November at Tech Gate Vienna
Interferons (IFNs) are proteins produced by immune cells when the immune system is activated.
The latest Skeptics' Circle is finally here, written by yours truly! By way of a teaser, I'll relay the first few words. *Hypnotic voice* As you read them you can feel the need to find out more rise up within you...breathe deeply...relax...and follow the link.
Academician: Welcome, one and all, to the 123rd meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. Hat tip to one of the most important men ever to stand up and say ‘Er…hang on’ for tonight’s theme...
Head on over to Blue-Genes.net to find out more. We have an excellent cast including James Cole, several posts from Skeptic North and Richard Hughes from Young Aus Skeptics, covering topics from the H1N1 vaccine and prayer-healing to the Bald-Faced Bubul and hiking in the mountaints. Read the carnival, follow the links, and subscribe to interesting new skeptics!
Do you want to be healthy ? There is a study done in Greece says people can live longer and healthier lives if they eat what is known as the Mediterranean diet.
