Tomato
*Tomato: Decoded* Tomato: Decoded A 14-nation consortium of geneticists and bioinformatics specialists deciphers the sequence and location of the 35,000 genes of the tomato, an international food crop. This video focuses on the work done by American researchers, who explain the process of genome sequencing, and how a sequenced genome aids plant breeders in selecting precisely for desirable traits, including yield, shape, natural resistance to disease and flavor. Credit: *NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation/..*
Laranjas tóxicas...
*Carbendazim is a fungicide of major concern due to its suspected hormone disrupting effects. It has been highlighted by Friends of the Earth as one of their ‘filthy four’ pesticides as it could be harmful to human health and the environment. *Carbendazim is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide(1) that plays a very important role in plant disease control(2). It was first reported in 1973(3) and was developed by BASF, Hoeschst (now part of Bayer) and Dupont(4). Carbendazim is used to control a broad range of diseases on arable crops (cereals, oilseed rape), fruits, vegetables and orna... mais »
The 20 most influential Americans
The 20 Most Influential Americans of All Time From visionaries to leaders, explorers and cultural ar The trailblazers, visionaries and cultural ambassadors who defined a nation. (Listed chronologically) Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/category/nation/history-nation/#ixzz221DSCqmw
Maleness of violence
[image: christakis] CRIME The Overwhelming Maleness of Mass Homicide Why aren't we talking about the one thing mass murderers have in common? By ERIKA CHRISTAKIS | @erikachristakis | July 24, 2012 | There’s a predictable cycle of mourning and recrimination that follows a massacre like the shootings last week in Aurora, Colo. First come the calls for unity and flags flown at half-mast. Then the national fissures appear: the gun lobby stiffens its spine as gun-control advocates make their case. Psychologists parse the shooter’s background, looking for signs of mental illness or family... mais »
Google Fiber
- TOP STORIES GOOGLE FIBER *Kyle Wagner*Google’s Crazy 1000Mbps Fiber Internet Connection Is Out Today Google's unbelievably fast new 1000Mbps fiber is finally live in Kansas City today. The service has no bandwidth cap, no overage fees, and it'll come with 1TB (!!) of free cloud storage. In addition to the blazing broader than broadband internet, Google's also got a new TV service called Google Fiber Television. The service is a lot like Google TV, but cleaner, and it can record up to 500 hours of HD programs. There will be remote apps for iOS and Android, both of wh... mais »
A Pinch of Opportunity Makes Deep Inequality More Palatable ScienceDaily (July 26, 2012) — Just a tiny hint of opportunity has a disproportionately powerful effect -- making unfairness more acceptable to disadvantaged people, new research has found. A study by Eugenio Proto, an economist from the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) at the University of Warwick and two other co-authors, looked at decision-making and how it was influenced by people's perceptions of fairness. Researchers set up a game between two people where one person (the proposer) offers t... mais »
Exposição "O passado em construção: os primeiros registros fotográficos da UFSM"
A mostra itinerante apresenta os primeiros registros fotográficos da construção da Cidade Universitária, mostrando como eram as estruturas entre os anos de 1960 a 1973. Memórias que merecem ser lembradas assim como os profissionais que realizaram esses registros. Por isso, a exposição também homenageia os fotógrafos. A atividade faz parte do calendário do Mês da Cultura de Santa Maria. *Local:* Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria (Rua Appel, 900). *Horário:* de segunda a sexta, das 08:00 às 16:00. *Período: *23/07 a 17/08/2012. *Quanto?* Entrada gratuita. *Contato:* Informa... mais »
Who invented the Internet?
Yes, Government Researchers Really Did Invent the Internet By Michael Moyer | July 23, 2012 | [image: Comments]21 “It’s an urban legend that the government launched the Internet,” writes Gordon Crovitz in an opinion piece in today’s *Wall Street Journal*. Most histories cite the Pentagon-backed ARPANet as the Internet’s immediate predecessor, but that view undersells the importance of research conducted at Xerox PARC labs in the 1970s, claims Crovitz. In fact, Crovitz implies that, if anything, government intervention gummed up the natural process of laissez faire innovation. “The ... mais »
Turning Fat into Blood Vessels
Engineers Turn Fat into Blood Vessels By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: July 25, 2012 Liposuction can provide the raw materials for growing new small-diameter blood vessels in the lab, researchers found. Adult stem cells extracted from one's own fat tissue, then cultured into sheets, and rolled into tiny vessels performed as well as natural vessels on elastic contractility, reported Matthias Nollert, PhD, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering in Norman, Okla., and colleagues./.../
Por do sol: 25 julho 2012
*Imagens do por do sol da janela de nosso novo consultório, com vista para o Lago Guaíba.*
Rheumatic Fever vaccine
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Aug;14(4):381-90. *Vaccination against rheumatic heart disease: a review of current research strategies and challenges.* Pandey M, Batzloff MR, Good MF. Source Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, G26/4.30 Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia, m.pandey@griffith.edu.au. Abstract Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are major health problems in many developing countries and Indigenous populations of developed countries. ARF and RHD are sequelae resulting from an infection of Streptococcus pyogenes. Despite advanc... mais »
Less Invasive Means to Detect Breast Cancer
Teen Develops Less Invasive Means to Detect Breast Cancer By Anna Kuchment | July 25, 2012 | Brittany Wenger This year’s Google Science Fair winner, Brittany Wenger, 17, from Sarasota, Florida, spent more than 600 hours coding a sophisticated computer program to help doctors detect breast cancer using a less invasive form of biopsy. I spoke to her this morning at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. *How did you feel when you heard you had won not only your age category but also the grand prize at Monday night’s awards ceremony?* I was just so excited. It was a very su... mais »
Ten most read summaries
Ten Most-Read Summaries in Clinical Research [image: Introducing Topics in Clinical Medicine] A "must read" for clinicians! The *Ten Most-Read Summaries in Clinical Research* collection includes the most popular Journal Watch research summaries of the past 6 months and is now available *FREE* for a limited time, exclusively on JWatch.org. Your free access is available by clicking the title of each article listed below. You can also download and print a free PDF of this collection and take it with you on the go! Download your free PDF now. After reading the *Ten Most-Read Summaries in C... mais »
Housing and Health
*Housing and Health* NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOGUE AND ACTION How does housing affect health? Housing quality, affordability, and neighborhood design all play a critical role in supporting – or undercutting – residents’ health. But people working in housing policy rarely collaborate with the public health community to advance the goals they both share. This concept paper explores the many ways in which housing affects health, and outlines next steps for fostering greater collaboration between the health and housing fields. DOWNLOADSSIZE Health and Housing Concept Paper (6/27)
Vida: o que é?
*O QUE É VIDA? A perspectiva do século 21 * No 70 º aniversário de Schrödinger Palestra no Trinity College, Dublin por J. Craig Venter "Eu vejo DNA como uma molécula analógico de codificação, e quando a seqüência de DNA, estamos convertendo esse código analógico para o código digital, os 1s e 0s, eo computador são muito parecidos com os pontos e traços da metáfora de Schrödinger. Eu chamo isso de processo "digitalização de biologia." "A vida é um processo dinâmico de renovação. Estamos todos derramamento de cerca de 500 milhões de células da pele a cada dia. Essa é a poeira que... mais »
cells that give us consciousness
Are these the brain cells that give us consciousness? - Updated 16:33 23 July 2012 by *Caroline Williams* - Magazine issue 2874. *Subscribe and save* - For similar stories, visit the *The Human Brain* Topic Guide *The brainiest creatures share a secret – an odd kind of brain cell involved in emotions and empathy that may have accidentally made us conscious* THE origin of consciousness has to be one of the biggest mysteries of all time, occupying philosophers and scientists for generations. So it is strange to think that a little-known neuroscientist called Constantin von ... mais »
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