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Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:19 -0500

blue-voids: Phil Nesmith

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:56:44 -0500

blue-voids:

Phil Nesmith

Lynn, Cardinals shut out slumping Dodgers

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:54 -0500

Lynn, Cardinals shut out slumping Dodgers http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=330524119&

Lynn, Cardinals shut out slumping Dodgers

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:54 -0500

Lynn, Cardinals shut out slumping Dodgers http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=330524119&

meme4u: http://memeblock.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:45:53 -0500

meme4u:

http://memeblock.com

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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:21:56 -0500

yasasiihitogomi: Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency Pyruvate...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:43:11 -0500

yasasiihitogomi:

Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) is a mitochondrial matrix multienzyme, catalyzing the conversion of pyruvate into acetyl-CoA.

The disorder is inherited through both X-linked and autosomal recessive modes of inheritance.

Clinical presentation:

lactic acidosis

neurological defects
including; cerebral dysgenesis, encephalopathy and coma, epileptic seizures, motor deficits, dystonia, and ataxia.

Note that cerebral atrophy and corpus callosum dysgenesis.

Breakfast of Champions

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:05:42 -0500

Breakfast of Champions

Oh goodness that sounds high stress. Hope it's going alright! 25 people an hour is really really busy.

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:17 -0500

Shut gets real, but I like it.

syktris: Woe, Is Me / A Story To Tell

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:23 -0500

syktris:

Woe, Is Me / A Story To Tell

rnaddison: ur not hardcore unless u live hardcore

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:32:52 -0500

rnaddison:

ur not hardcore unless u live hardcore

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:35:47 -0500

animalfunwithnature: Tired Panda by ~naomi-p me..today.. too...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:46:53 -0500

animalfunwithnature:

Tired Panda by ~naomi-p

me..today..

too much drink.

awh yissss

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:37:03 -0500

awh yissss

spaceplasma: Unrolling Household Tape Produces X-Rays If you...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:41 -0500

spaceplasma:

Unrolling Household Tape Produces X-Rays

If you have ever (for whatever reason – that’s none of our business) locked yourself in a dark closet and peeled Scotch tape from its holder, you may have noticed a tiny bit of light. The tape actually emits a faint luminescence when it’s being separated. It’s due to a phenomenon known as triboluminescence, which has been documented as far back as the 17th century. In the 1950s, Soviet researchers claimed that unrolling sticky tape resulted also in the release of X-rays, but no one really bothered to follow up on that study until now.

A group of researchers at UCLA decided to test the X-ray claims recently. Using a machine to unroll the tape at 3 centimeters/second in a vacuum, they measured the electromagnetic output. The short bursts of X-rays lasted for about a billionth of a second each and output 300,000 X-ray photons. The researchers were even able to prove the presence of the X-rays by producing pictures of their finger bones. There’s no need to worry about getting a super-dose of radiation while taping the paper on birthday presents, though; the phenomenon seems to work only when the tape is in a vacuum.

The applications for this new knowledge are kind of sketchy at this point. The research team thinks that it may be useful for making cheaper X-ray machines or even for aiding in nuclear fusion. Both seem a little far-fetched, but harnessing this little-understood physical phenomenon may even create new, unforeseen possibilities in the future.

Powerful x-rays made from sticky tape [ video ]

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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:38 -0500

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Thu, 23 May 2013 11:42:02 -0500

housewifeswag: I love her.

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:36:08 -0500

housewifeswag:

I love her.

partybarackisinthehousetonight: show a man tumblr and he will laugh for a second. teach a man to...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:03 -0500

partybarackisinthehousetonight:

show a man tumblr and he will laugh for a second. teach a man to use tumblr and watch him spiral into insanity

neuromorphogenesis: Humans may soon regenerate damaged body...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:02 -0500

neuromorphogenesis:

Humans may soon regenerate damaged body parts like salamanders

Australian researchers have isolated an immune system cell in salamanders which helps it regenerate missing limbs and damaged organs — and they suspect the same thing could work in humans, too.

Salamanders, or axolotls, are unique among vertebrates in that they’ve got remarkable regenerative powers. Adults can literally regrow and restore function to any part of the body, including the spinal cord and heart — even parts of the brain. Moreover, the regenerated tissue is scar free; once repaired, the new tissue looks almost the same as it was before.

Mammals obviously can’t do this. When we suffer tissue damage, the growth response is severely limited, while also being subject to scarring.

Now, thanks to the work of James Godwin and colleagues at Monash University’s Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, scientists are one step closer to figuring out how to transfer the salamander’s regenerative powers to humans.

A crucial part of the healing process involves the presence of macrophages — a major immune system cell type that patrols tissues and gobbles-up foreign invaders, like bacteria and fungi. What’s more, they also play an important role in determining the mode of repair and instigating the tissue regeneration process.

Godwin et al. determined this after they got rid of all the macrophages in the salamanders they were experimenting upon. Devoid of these immune cells, the salamanders completely lost their ability to regrow limbs. In a manner of speaking, they suddenly became mammal-like — left with stumps and scarred tissue.

But then, after the macrophages were re-introduced, their regenerative capacities were restored, and the salamanders were able to grow their limbs back.

“Previously, we thought that macrophages were negative for regeneration, and this research shows that that’s not the case — if the macrophages are not present in the early phases of healing, regeneration does not occur,” he said in a press statement. “Now, we need to find out exactly how these macrophages are contributing to regeneration. Down the road, this could lead to therapies that tweak the human immune system down a more regenerative pathway.”

The researchers theorize that chemicals released by the macrophages are crucial for regeneration. And indeed, this is the next phase of their research. Their ultimate goal is to reverse-engineer these techniques into human therapies — a medical breakthrough that could lead to treatments for heart and liver diseases associated with scarring (fibrosis). It could also lead to therapies for the treatment of spinal cord and brain injuries.