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“Last-resort” antibiotic beaten by resistant bugs globally.

14 December 2015 grant 0

New Scientist doesn’t usually hype the headline too much, so one gets concerned when they say that germs can now resist another “last-resort” antibiotic:

Bacteria

… Read the rest ““Last-resort” antibiotic beaten by resistant bugs globally.”

Science Art: From Legal Chemistry: A Guide to the Detection of Poisons, Examination of Tea, Stains, Etc., 1884.

13 December 2015 grant 0

retorts and glassware

I found this elegant (if obscure) glassware at the public domain image repository at Reusable Art.

I’m guessing it was used to detect poisons more so than to examine tea, but I honestly… Read the rest “Science Art: From Legal Chemistry: A Guide to the Detection of Poisons, Examination of Tea, Stains, Etc., 1884.”

Chickens that lay medicine are here.

10 December 2015 grant 0

Nature reveals the existence of transgenic chickens, modified to produce drugs in their eggs:

The drug, Kanuma (sebelipase alfa), is a recombinant human enzyme marketed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

… Read the rest “Chickens that lay medicine are here.”

Bike helmets save lives. Bike helmet *laws* hurt people.

9 December 2015 grant 0

Outside has an interesting look at unintended consequences, examining a University of Colorado study into why bike-helmet laws increase injuries:

Studies show that the laws deter people

… Read the rest “Bike helmets save lives. Bike helmet *laws* hurt people.”

The less educated the mother, the shorter the newborn’s telomeres.

8 December 2015 grant 0

MedXpress details the chromosome damage that seems to be caused by economic inequality; in other words, the more educated you are, the more protected your baby is against chromosome damage… Read the rest “The less educated the mother, the shorter the newborn’s telomeres.”

Running a marathon on the International Space Station.

7 December 2015 grant 0

Sport Illustrated has some great science news today, reporting on the British astronaut who’s running the London Marathon in orbit (on a treadmill):

[Tim] Peake will be a part of

… Read the rest “Running a marathon on the International Space Station.”

Science Art: Space Launch System Takes Flight

6 December 2015 grant 0

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The Space Launch System (SLS) is the rocket that NASA plans to send to asteroids and, eventually, to Mars. It’s a big rocket. The most powerful ever built.

Well, once… Read the rest “Science Art: Space Launch System Takes Flight”

Be a better gift-giver – with psychological research.

5 December 2015 grant 0

Scientific American recently published a gift guide with no stuff it – just research showing how to be a better gift-giver:

A 2009 study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

… Read the rest “Be a better gift-giver – with psychological research.”

Long-distance runners’ brains shrink.

3 December 2015 grant 0

Not that New Scientist wants you to worry about what your exercise routine could be doing to your memory. Just that researchers have found ultra-marathoners’ brains are measurably… Read the rest “Long-distance runners’ brains shrink.”

Dinosaurs walked in Scotland

2 December 2015 grant 0

National Geographic marvels at a huge number of very large footprints on the Scottish coast:

The footprints form the largest dinosaur site ever found in Scotland. They also show that sauropods,

… Read the rest “Dinosaurs walked in Scotland”

Don’t worry about global warming flooding! Worry about suffocation.

1 December 2015 grant 0

Science Daily has more on the threat climate change poses to our oxygen supply:

A study led by Sergei Petrovskii, Professor in Applied Mathematics from the University of Leicester’s

… Read the rest “Don’t worry about global warming flooding! Worry about suffocation.”

Searching the brain for reasons for suicide – using ketamine.

30 November 2015 grant 0

Nature looks at a new ketamine study of the brains of people who attempted suicide:

Fewer than 10% of people with depression attempt suicide, and about 10% of those who kill themselves were

… Read the rest “Searching the brain for reasons for suicide – using ketamine.”

Science Art: Ecphora gardnerae, by J.C. McConnell

29 November 2015 grant 0

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A shellfish that was around when megalodons swam and the first crows flew.

It was drawn by J.C. McConnell, a doctor who officially worked as a clerk for the Army Medical Museum,… Read the rest “Science Art: Ecphora gardnerae, by J.C. McConnell”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina talks Theremin – An overview for composers and music lovers

28 November 2015 grant 0

In which the virtuoso discusses the techniques, range and aesthetics of the instrument.

And, you know, plays a little.

Thanksgiving Theremin: Theremin and Synths (Improvisation) by Carolina Eyck and Marius Leicht

27 November 2015 grant 0

Straight into the hearts of space with this one.

Hope your Thanksgiving weekend (if you’re celebrating) is, like, totally cosmic.

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  • Laura Veirs, who knows her way around a polysyllable.
  • Thomas Dolby, godfather of scientific pop.
  • Squeaky, fact-based rock about fusion containment & rocket science.
  • Cosmos II, a.k.a. Boston University astronomer Alan Marscher.
  • Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, astrophysicist who makes music from cosmic radio sources.
  • Dr. Jim Webb, astronomy professor and acoustic guitarist.
  • Artichoke, the band behind 26 Scientists, Vols. I and II.
  • They Might Be Giants, unrelenting proponents of scientific popular song.
  • Symphonies of Science, the people who make Carl Sagan and others sing.
  • Giant Squid, doom metal about the sublime horrors of marine biology.
  • Gethan Dick,6 scientists, 6 musicians, 1 great album
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