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Amplified greenhouse effect shifts north's growing seasons - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130310170326.htm

greenhouse opt5 ecology arctic

shared by John McMurtry on 11 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 11 Mar 13
     
    A good article to discuss enhanced Greenhouse effect with photosynthesis. Warmer may not mean more photosynthesis due to lack of light and water.
John McMurtry

Lipid researcher, 98, reports on the dietary causes of heart disease - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130227151254.htm

heart chd artery cholesterol optH

shared by John McMurtry on 28 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 28 Feb 13
     
    A bit high end chemistry but still good.  A good resource for teachers at least.
John McMurtry

Surprise side effect: New specs may fix color blindness - TODAY Health - 0 views

todayhealth.today.com/...-specs-may-fix-color-blindness

sex linked gene mutation genetics colour eye vision retina cones perception optE

shared by John McMurtry on 24 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 24 Feb 13
     
    This is a good article for sex linked trait and colour vision.  The colour blind test spots would be good for teachers to project for students.
John McMurtry

When a Calorie Is Not a Calorie | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...calorie-counting

optA calories energy food nutrition

shared by John McMurtry on 20 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 20 Feb 13
     
    Another way to look at energy values in foods
John McMurtry

Meerkats use subordinate animals as guinea pigs when approaching novel threats - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130218173226.htm

learning innate optE altruism social organization meerkats

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  • John McMurtry on 20 Feb 13
     
    A nice article for learned versus innate behaviour, altruism and social organisation in option E
John McMurtry

Is Anybody in There? Searching for Consciousness in an Injured Brain | Wired Science | ... - 0 views

www.wired.com/...searching-for-consciousness

brain optE death dead pupil reflex fMRI

shared by John McMurtry on 19 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 19 Feb 13
     
    This ties fMRI and brain dead together really nicely.
John McMurtry

Futurity.org - RNA sets the 'rhythm' for protein folding - 0 views

www.futurity.org/...m%E2%80%99-for-protein-folding

protein RNA codon mRNA translation tRNA gene helix

shared by John McMurtry on 31 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • The finding may explain how RNA sequences define the final, folded form of a protein—a fundamental problem in molecular biology, since proteins need to fold in order to function.
  • John McMurtry on 31 Jan 13
     
    This is great for Topic 7.5 proteins and 7.4 translation.
John McMurtry

Futurity.org - Anatomy gave some grasses the upper hand - 0 views

www.futurity.org/...ve-some-grasses-the-upper-hand

photosynthesis carbondioxide xylem transpiration

shared by John McMurtry on 26 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 26 Dec 12
     
    A nice way to consider the C3 and C4 differences in relation to xerophytes.
John McMurtry

Scientists construct first map of how the brain organizes everything we see - 0 views

newscenter.berkeley.edu/...semanticspace

fMRI optE brain

shared by John McMurtry on 21 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • John McMurtry on 21 Dec 12
     
    This is an exciting article involving fMRI
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