Plasmid: Science and biotech research blogScience can be interesting, intriguing and even fun. Don't believe us? Let Stacey Singer show you.The games we played in 2007- December 31, 2007 The year in science 2007 may be remembered as the year of complexity, one in which problems that appeared straightforward proved stunningly intricate, whether we were trying to sort out human genetic variation or playing a simple game of...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... Santa's Progress Tracked by NORAD- December 24, 2007 One of my family&8217;s favorite online Christmas Eve activities is checking in on Santa , thanks to a tracking web site assembled by NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Not only do NORAD&8217;s satellites watch for incoming enemy...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... New Year, New Species, New Hopes for Conservation- December 17, 2007 A giant rat, a tiny possum, a stunningly beautiful dove; all are species apparently new to science that were discovered in Conservation International&8217;s latest foray into Indonesia&8217;s Foja Mountains, part of the Mamberamo River Basin, one of the largest...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... Of Starlings, Neurons and the Search for God's Fingerprints- December 14, 2007 Have you ever marveled at the way starlings by the hundreds can take flight and form a twisting curtain in the sky, moving as if they were one wonderful waving sheet Or snorkeled near a reef and enjoyed a...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... Florida's Evolving Science Standards- December 13, 2007 Warning: What you&8217;re about to read may be offensive to some people: &8220;Fossil evidence is consistent with the idea that human beings evolved from earlier species.&8221; There&8217;s more: &8220;Small genetic differences between parents and offspring can accumulate in successive generations...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... Study: Men Are Animals (Women, too)- December 10, 2007 News you can use, courtesy of the respected journal &8220;Evolution and Human Behavior,&8221; Volume 28, Issue 6, November 2007: For two months, eighteen strippers working in a gentlemen&8217;s clubs tracked the tips they earned during each 5-hour shift, and also...http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/plasmid/entries/2007/12/... |