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Essentials of the Hilbert book model
The Hilbert book model This model is a simple model of physics that is strictly based on the axioms of quantum logic. Quantum logic is very similar to classical logic, but one of the axioms of quantum logic is weaker than the corresponding axiom of c... Read more »
In picture: Staurosporine as a probe in the kinase pockets
A 3D stereoscopic movie of a representative protein kinase in complex with staurosporine. The cyan, orange, and purple bar can be used to guide an inhibitor design based on staurosporine's prefered interaction. The figure above can be viewed on C... Read more »
Protease Mapping
Protease Mapping Purpose Tagged proteins are attached to a resin, and a partial protease digest is done. Unbound fragments are washed away, and the bound fragments are eluted and run on a gel. This method has many applications, including domain... Read more »
Immunofluorescence Protocol
Immunofluorescence Protocol Purpose Immunofluorescence is a technique used in genetic engineering to label antibodies or antigens with fluorescent dyes. Immunostaining is often used to visualize the subcellular distribution of biomolecules in flu... Read more »
Academia and Social Network Sites
The Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences just published a research report on the potential of social network sites for science and academia in the framework of the project "Interactive Science": Nentwich, M. un... Read more »
Do you trust Google Scholar?
Are you using Google Scholar? For finding scientific literature? For obtaining citation counts and publication lists of researchers? Have you ever thought about how trustworthy the information is you get on Google Scholar? My colleague and I perform... Read more »
Synthetic Biology for Treatment of Cancer
Synthetic Biology is the growing technology and has various applications in different fields of science. Cancer treatment can be easier through this technology. There are many treatments for Cancer like Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, anti Cancer Dr... Read more »
Laws of Form: Why Spencer Brown is missing the point
In his famous book Laws of Form, George Spencer Brown tries to construct the world from the most simple. He begins with a simple distinction, a circle on a structureless plane for example. He does not say that this is the only way to begin, but makes... Read more »
Google, Google Scholar, Google Books and Science
The Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences just published a research report on the role of Google, Google Scholar and Google Books for science, in the framework of the project "Interactive Science": König, R., Ne... Read more »
“Artemisinin”- A Major Breakthrough In Malaria Chemoth...
Malaria is a vector borne parasitic disease caused by the genus Plasmodium, affecting over 100 countries of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Four different Plasmodium species infect humans and cause distinct disease patterns: P. fa... Read more »
By the One, toward the One, being the One
Some remarks on the Neoplatonic One, in connection with a book review of mine: George Lekkas, Plotinus. Towards an ontology of mode, Editions Papazisi, Athens 2009, 134 pp. in Critica - A Greek Online Journal of Philosophical Reviews (in Greek) T... Read more »
MicroRNA, trinucleotide repeats, and the genetics of general cognit...
A full understanding of the genetics of schizophrenia, autism, dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), alzheimer and a large number of neurodegenerative diseases seems to be impossible without reckoning with IQ as a major confoundi... Read more »
What is the diagnosis?
Please feel free to leave a comment if you know the diagnosis. Read more »
Foreign body-induced granulation tissue: A novel source of adult st...
An inert foreign body placed in the subcutaneous tissue induces new tissue that encapsulates the foreign body (called granulation tissue). In a new study published in the journal Translational Research, Dr. Jilpa Patel and her group at the Cook Coun... Read more »
Introduction to genetic algorithm
Introduction Genetic algorithm is an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm used to solve problems that can't be solved with a mathematic formula. It is inspired by the theory of evolution which uses genes and chromosomes to evolve. The generations... Read more »
Genetic variation in the Ahsg: one mechanism determining insulin re...
My "favorite gene" is on human chromosome 3q27. It encodes a moderate-sized phosphorylated glycoprotein (yes!) which is secreted at a high rate from hepatocytes, into the bloodstream. The gene is called AHSG (in H. sapiens), Ahsg (mouse), or sometime... Read more »
Microblogging and Science
The Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences just published a research report on the potential of microblogging for science, with a focus on Twitter, in the framework of the project "Interactive Science": Herwig, J... Read more »
Impacts of bio-intensive farming system in Nepal
Proponents of Green Revolution or high inputs chemical farming system (HICFS) generally argue that developing countries should opt for an agro-industrial model that relies on standardized technologies and ever-increasing chemical fertilizer and pesti... Read more »
Philosophical Orders
Albeit the title relates to Philosophy actually it deals with Mankind Behaviorism: 'Why very few Men can easily prospect (un)known fields and really grasp (deep researching) innovative solutions derived from newer standpoints while most of them could... Read more »
Teaching Artificial Intelligence
In the last couple of years, the implications of Neural Network have been the subject of research along with its application. However, the training aspect of this most promising technique is not taken so seriously, and thus as a result most of the st... Read more »
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