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How Brain Cancer Is Associated With Cell Phone Radiation? - 1 views

Cell phone radiations are associated with a number of health problems. Brain cancer is one of the major health condition that can be caused due to cell phone radiations. There are studies that cla...

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started by anonymous on 13 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Cancer Research In Detail - 1 views

Good health is an indispensable aspect of life. However, it is also a fact that good health is not achieved over night, but is something that needs to be built over years by cultivating good eating...

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started by anonymous on 20 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

The Natural Way To Enhance Milk Yield - 1 views

Milk has always been one of the most significant sources of nutrition. It is good for the health of children and easily digested by the elders. The vitamin D, which is an important component of mil...

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started by anonymous on 28 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Elemental Analysis For A Depth Understanding Of The Elements - 1 views

The horizons of science are unbound, and there is a huge intricacy in it. Scientists and researchers have been dedicating meticulous efforts for discovering new and amazing things every other day. ...

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started by anonymous on 02 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Genetic Engineering In Fruits For Sustained Productivity - 2 views

There are a number of countries in the world that are considered as major players in horticulture. A number of important fruits and vegetable such as - mango, papaya, apple, tomato, carrot, etc. ar...

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started by anonymous on 07 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Material Research Of Mr. Mahendra Trivedi - 3 views

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi possesses an inimitable aptitude to transmit energy to all living and non-living beings that are directed through his thoughts. This phenomenon is called as Energy Transmissi...

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started by anonymous on 23 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
Janos Haits

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  • Janos Haits on 02 Apr 12
     
    Come work with us Interested in working with researchers from different disciplines within the Harvard, MIT and Broad community and an unique opportunity to participate in world-class research to make an impact on human health? Come work with us! We are looking for a computational biologists to handle data from a wide variety of experimental methods, focusing on next-gen sequencing technologies. Keep Reading...  SCDE is live The Stem Cell Discovery Engine (SCDE) is an integrated platform that allows users to consistently describe, share and compare cancer and tissue stem cell data. It is made up of an online database of curated experiments coupled to a customized instance of the Galaxy analysis engine with tools for gene list manipulation and molecular profile comparisons. The SCDE currently contains more than 50 stem cell-related experiments. Each has been manually curated and encoded using the ISA-Tab standard to ensure the quality of the data and its annotation. Keep Reading...  The Center for Health Bioinformatics at the Harvard School of Public Health provides consults to researchers for the management, integration and contextual analysis of biological high-throughput data. We are a member of the Center for Stem Cell Bioinformatics, the Environmental Statistics and Bioinformatics Core at the Harvard NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Genetics & Bioinformatics Consulting group for Harvard Catalyst and work closely with our colleagues in the Department of Biostatistics and the Program in Quantitative Genomics to act as a single point of contact for computational biology,
Erich Feldmeier

Jeremy Ginsberg: Grippe, Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data :... - 0 views

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shared by Erich Feldmeier on 18 Nov 11 - Cached
  • Erich Feldmeier on 18 Nov 11
     
    "Seasonal influenza epidemics are a major public health concern, causing tens of millions of respiratory illnesses and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide each year1. In addition to seasonal influenza, a new strain of influenza virus against which no previous immunity exists and that demonstrates human-to-human transmission could result in a pandemic with millions of fatalities2. Early detection of disease activity, when followed by a rapid response, can reduce the impact of both seasonal and pandemic influenza3, 4. One way to improve early detection is to monitor health-seeking behaviour in the form of queries to online search engines, which are submitted by millions of users around the world each day. Here we present a method of analysing large numbers of Google search queries to track influenza-like illness in a population."
Erich Feldmeier

@5eenGeno What is wrong with our bees? - Victorian Apiarists' Association (VAA) - 0 views

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shared by Erich Feldmeier on 20 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Erich Feldmeier on 20 Mar 14
     
    "Everybody likes a simple cause and effect - something we can point to and say (ommitting a few choice words to the perpetrators), 'Fix this and the bees will be right again.' Reality is rarely so straightforward. As the bee decline has progressed I've lost count of the simple 'causes' that have been presented. Among the more memorable are: * mobile 'phones (the absolute 'definite cause' of choice a couple of years ago) * mobile base stations, power lines and other strong electromagnetic sources (a perennial favourite for any malaise) * alien abduction (hopefully they have smaller probes for abducted bees...) * God's punishment (pro gay-marriage states in the USA have more cases of CCD) Leo's article shows neonicotinoids are at least a plausible candidate and they are surely not good for bees, but the argument for these being the explicit 'cause' of global bee decline is still not particularly strong. The risk here is that the media and vocal lobbyists are going off on a righteous crusade to the detriment of more diligent, and maybe less newsworthy, efforts to get to the root of a complex problem. Rather than reviewing the evidence here, I recommend a visit to Randy Oliver's website where his two recent articles from the American Bee Journalon this topic can be found, along with some further commentary on his home page. Interested readers can also directly access the study by Henry et. al. (2012a), the commentry on this study by Creswell and Thompson (2012), the response to the comment (Henry et. al. 2012b) and to the meta-analysis of toxicological studies on imidacloprid by Creswell (2010). An example of one such study is Cutler and Scott-Dupree (2007). Links to all are included below. These are original material rather than reportage and demonstrate the complexity of the issue. As food for thought, I'll leave you with the following: * Neonicotinoids are widely used in Australia and our bees are not (yet) in decline."
Skeptical Debunker

What causes autism? Exploring the environmental contribution : Current Opinion in Pedia... - 0 views

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shared by Skeptical Debunker on 25 Feb 10 - No Cached
  • Skeptical Debunker on 25 Feb 10
     
    Purpose of review: Autism is a biologically based disorder of brain development. Genetic factors - mutations, deletions, and copy number variants - are clearly implicated in causation of autism. However, they account for only a small fraction of cases, and do not easily explain key clinical and epidemiological features. This suggests that early environmental exposures also contribute. This review explores this hypothesis. Recent findings: Indirect evidence for an environmental contribution to autism comes from studies demonstrating the sensitivity of the developing brain to external exposures such as lead, ethyl alcohol and methyl mercury. But the most powerful proof-of-concept evidence derives from studies specifically linking autism to exposures in early pregnancy - thalidomide, misoprostol, and valproic acid; maternal rubella infection; and the organophosphate insecticide, chlorpyrifos. There is no credible evidence that vaccines cause autism. Summary: Expanded research is needed into environmental causation of autism. Children today are surrounded by thousands of synthetic chemicals. Two hundred of them are neurotoxic in adult humans, and 1000 more in laboratory models. Yet fewer than 20% of high-volume chemicals have been tested for neurodevelopmental toxicity. I propose a targeted discovery strategy focused on suspect chemicals, which combines expanded toxicological screening, neurobiological research and prospective epidemiological studies.
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First 'living' laser made from kidney cell - physics-math - 12 June 2011 - New Scientist - 0 views

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First 'living' laser made from kidney cell - physics-math 12 June 2011 New Scientist

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  • thinkahol * on 14 Jun 11
     
    It's not quite Cyclops, the sci-fi superhero from the X-Men franchise whose eyes produce destructive blasts of light, but for the first time a laser has been created using a biological cell. The human kidney cell that was used to make the laser survived the experience. In future such "living lasers" might be created inside live animals, which could potentially allow internal tissues to be imaged in unprecedented detail. It's not the first unconventional laser. Other attempts include lasers made of Jell-O and powered by nuclear reactors (see box below). But how do you go about giving a living cell this bizarre ability? Typically, a laser consists of two mirrors on either side of a gain medium - a material whose structural properties allow it to amplify light. A source of energy such as a flash tube or electrical discharge excites the atoms in the gain medium, releasing photons. Normally, these would shoot out in random directions, as in the broad beam of a flashlight, but a laser uses mirrors on either end of the gain medium to create a directed beam. As photons bounce back and forth between the mirrors, repeatedly passing through the gain medium, they stimulate other atoms to release photons of exactly the same wavelength, phase and direction. Eventually, a concentrated single-frequency beam of light erupts through one of the mirrors as laser light.
anonymous

Introduction To Dna Fingerprinting - 1 views

We read and see a lot of news reports where the police seemed to have solved a murder case by the blood or hair strand left behind by the criminal. It is all possible thanks to DNA fingerprinting o...

DNA fingerprinting genetics research

started by anonymous on 06 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Microbes as Guardians of the Earth - 1 views

Microbes go about as gatekeepers of our planet guaranteeing that minerals such as carbon and nitrogen, are continually reused. Despite the fact that the Earth presently populated with green plants,...

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started by anonymous on 08 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
David Haow

Evaluation of Potential Ecological Risk and Contamination Assessment of Heavy Metals in... - 0 views

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Speciation Bioavailability Environmental indices Enrichment Cluster

shared by David Haow on 13 Jun 21 - No Cached
  • David Haow on 13 Jun 21
     
    The contamination and potential ecological risk posed by heavy metals from thirteen (13) sediment samples from different sampling sites along the lower portion of Agusan River were analyzed and assessed using different pollution indices. The results obtained shows that the total digest concentrations of different heavy metals under investigation have the following order: Cd < Pb < Zn < Mn, for both first sampling periods. The speciation and distribution pattern have shown that significant amounts of all metals are present in the residual fraction. Similarly, oxide-bound and organic-bound fractions were found to be highly important for Zn and Mn while Cd and Pb were significantly associated in the residual and exchangeable fractions. The results of different pollution indices moreover, showed that among all the heavy metals being studied, Cd posed the highest environmental risk across all sampling stations in both sampling periods and Mn metal was highly enriched and abundant in all of the sampling stations. Importantly, PCA results suggest that Zn, Mn and Pb may have the same origin while Cd might be coming from different sources, and this is corroborated well with the cluster analysis results. The results obtained from this work provide baseline data on the assessment of heavy metal pollution in the lower portion of Agusan River. Importantly, the acquired environmental indices will certainly help safety managers in assessing and interpreting the potential risk of the sediment associated chemical status that might adversely affect aquatic organisms in the selected sampling sites.
mrdomino

This is NOT Real Life! The Future of Gaming Never Looked so Good « 2016 Futur... - 0 views

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  • mrdomino on 11 Apr 16
     
    This video is a pretty impressive showcase of graphics technology that is possible with the Unreal 4 engine TODAY. I seriously had to do a double take as well on a few of these! My brain was fooled a few times, for sure. It's a showcase of various technical demos and a tribute if you will to the sheer power of the Unreal 4 engine. Some of these were from 2015 or earlier! So imagine, what's going to be possible in 2016 and beyond! And with the advent of VR upon us, this only makes the future of gaming that much more exciting! What's everyone think of these? Is the photorealism of gaming graphics shown here going to be possible in every game over the next few years or is this just going to be for the top tier developers?
anonymous

Transform To Sustainable Agriculture Today! - 2 views

Agriculture in the fast paced world requires many resources for faster growth and serving. But using lots of resources for this generation and leaving the next generation helpless is not good. Main...

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started by anonymous on 29 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
thinkahol *

YouTube - The Known Universe by AMNH - 0 views

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YouTube - The Known Universe by AMNH

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  • thinkahol * on 10 Oct 10
     
    The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum,  is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.     Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History  http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe/    Visualization Software:  Uniview by SCISS    Director: Carter Emmart  Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer  Producer: Michael Hoffman  Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler  Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen  Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott    Music: Suke Cerulo    For more information visit http://www.amnh.org
thinkahol *

The Most Dangerous Drug - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine - 0 views

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The Most Dangerous Drug - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

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  • thinkahol * on 04 Nov 10
     
    A new study in The Lancet rates the harmfulness of 20 psychoactive drugs according to 16 criteria and finds that alcohol comes out on top. Although that conclusion is generating headlines, it is not at all surprising, since alcohol is, by several important measures (including acute toxicity, impairment of driving ability, and the long-term health effects of heavy use), the most dangerous widely used intoxicant, and its abuse is also associated with violence, family breakdown, and social estrangement. A group of British drug experts gathered by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) rated alcohol higher than most or all of the other drugs for health damage, mortality, impairment of mental functioning, accidental injury, economic cost, loss of relationships, and negative impact on community. Over all, alcohol rated 72 points on a 100-point scale, compared to 55 for heroin, 54 for crack cocaine, and 33 for methamphetamine. Cannabis got a middling score of 20, while MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms were at the low end, with ratings of 9, 7, and 6, respectively.
Skeptical Debunker

It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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  • Skeptical Debunker on 05 Mar 10
     
    A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades. A panel of 41 scientists from across the world reviewed 20 years' worth of research to try to confirm the cause of the so-called Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) extinction, which created a "hellish environment" around 65 million years ago and wiped out more than half of all species on the planet. Scientific opinion was split over whether the extinction was caused by an asteroid or by volcanic activity in the Deccan Traps in what is now India, where there were a series of super volcanic eruptions that lasted around 1.5 million years. The new study, conducted by scientists from Europe, the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan and published in the journal Science, found that a 15-kilometre (9 miles) wide asteroid slamming into Earth at Chicxulub in what is now Mexico was the culprit. "We now have great confidence that an asteroid was the cause of the KT extinction. This triggered large-scale fires, earthquakes measuring more than 10 on the Richter scale, and continental landslides, which created tsunamis," said Joanna Morgan of Imperial College London, a co-author of the review.
thinkahol *

Short Sharp Science: Smallpox finding prompts HIV 'whodunnit' - 0 views

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shared by thinkahol * on 19 May 10 - Cached
  • thinkahol * on 19 May 10
     
    People keep blaming the emergence of HIV on science, or at least medicine. For the longest time this came in the form of the claim that it was all due to contaminated polio vaccine. That turned out to be factually groundless. Now a group of scientists in the US thinks it may all be down to the greatest medical intervention of all: the eradication of smallpox.
  • thinkahol * on 19 May 10
     
    "A more potentially useful observation about HIV and viruses comes from Jennifer Smith of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and colleagues in the 1 June issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, in which they report that men with HPV infection on their penis are nearly twice as likely to catch HIV than men without. They suspect the virus - which causes cervical cancer in women, and genital warts in men and women - attracts lymphocytes to the skin of the penis for HIV to infect, or creates micro-lesions where it can enter. That's good news, because we have a vaccine for HPV that appears to be completely safe. The team calculates that vaccinating men against HPV could prevent as many cases of HIV as more widely hailed circumcision efforts. It just goes to show that vaccination - already one of the biggest success stories of medicine - can continue to throw up unexpected benefits."
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