They are not bioluminescent, they are fluorescent. In other words, they don’t glow unless they are given the right frequency of light, in this case 460-490nm. They lack the luciferin system of bioluminescent medusa. It’s a very interesting discovery, as finding GFP in non-glowing organisms helps us understand what…

The most amusing part of the broadcast was when the announcers stated that McCaffrey might be the next Barry Sanders, completely forgetting that Sanders’ son, Barry J. Sanders, also plays at running back at Stanford (and is two years head of McCaffrey). Sorry, little Barry.

We watched it on demand and had terrible problems with the sound levels. The dialogue was way too low as compared to the background. Combined with accents and jargon, it was hard to understand what people were saying. According to the authors’ twitter they know about the problem and will hopefully fix it before the…

There are multiple studies showing that monozygotic twins can have differing sexual orientation. Nature vs nurture is a false dichotomy. Everything is an expression of both.

Well, the pineapple as a symbol of “hospitality” is inextricably linked to the slave trade, so it’s kind of up there.

That’s a baby European freshwater eel (Aguilla anguilla). What they caught is a European conger eel (Conger conger). And yeah, eels are gloriously weird. Freshwater eels have one of the weirdest life cycles in the world. No one has ever seen them mate.

I’ve also had success with D-mannose. There’s some very promising scientific evidence to support it. The reasoning is that the bacteria have d-mannose receptors on their outsides, and the bladder has d-mannose in its lining. The bacteria are able to set up house by attaching their receptors to the d-mannose, thus…

According to deathlab: “The outcome is a small quantity of DNA-free greenish-brown liquid containing amino acids, peptides, sugars and salts, with no genetic tracers...” In other words, there’s more people stuff (dna, large organic molecules) in you garden variety sewer water.

It’s trademark that has to be defended or else lost, not copyright.

The illegitimacy issue is particularly relevant to Henry IV, or rather his son, Louis XIII. Even during his own lifetime, it was widely speculated that Louis’ children were illegitimate. His eldest surviving child was born after 23 years of marriage. All three of the descendants used in the Henry IV study were…

I clicked through and read the paper, and it's basically a confirmation of the ideas of natural and sexual selection. Sexual selection drives dimorphism in polygynous and lekking systems, and monogamy drives monomorphism because natural selection acts in the absence of sexual selection. They have some interesting data…

Are you sure you weren't at Saint Michael's Mount in Cornwall? It is flooded every day. The article is about Mont-Saint Michel in Normandy, which had a permanently (except for rare events like this tide) raised bridge constructed in the 19th century.

Yes, I ran into the same issue and it factored into me losing my position. It's a common problem. I'm interested to hear how Mika's and other departments deal with it. I also wish those advocating the techniques would acknowledge the issue more explicitly; it would help shield those who are taking risks by introducing…

I'm assuming your focused on careers

Also the source for making iron gall ink, used for writing in Europe until recently. Magna Carta, Shakespeare's plays, all written with iron gall ink.

How about Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler? I recently read it, and the themes of privatization and the abandonment of social obligation hit a little too close to home.

One of the requirements was that the shelters be for outdoor use. So no cardboard.

Schizophrenia is not 80% genetic. It has had heritability estimates as high as 80%; meaning that up to 80% of the variability we see in expression stems from variability in the underlying genotypes. A heritability estimate of X% does not mean that X% of the trait is from genetics.