A Beginner's Guide to the Origin of the Universe
Whatever gets you through the night ‘salright, ‘salright…Don’t need a clock to waste your time oh no, oh no…Whatever gets you to the light ‘salright, ‘salright. ...
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The Diel Hypothesis and Theory of Evolution
Abstract Hypothesis: The light/dark oscillation produced by the sun and rotating earth and the change in the period of that oscillation have played a more pivotal role in the evolution of life...
Read It Review ItOn the role of the circadian system in the earliest evolution of life: The diel hypothesis.
On the role of the circadian system in the earliest evolution of life: The diel hypothesis Glen D. Brown Unaffiliated Every living organism has a circadian clock. The...
Read It Review ItHyaluronan treatment of biotinylated packaging cells increases titre of progeny retrovirus affinity-captured onto paramagnetic particles.
BACKGROUND: The polysaccharide hyaluronan is a major component of the extracellular matrix and has been observed to impact retrovirus infectivity in biological settings. Hyaluronan has also been ap...
Read It Review ItElectrical Properties of Mimosa pudica and its Ability to Transmit Data at 2.4 GHz
This project explored the electrical properties of the Mimosa pudica plant and its ability for conducting and transmitting 2.4 GHz frequency radio waves which are commonly used for wireless comm...
Read It Review ItStudies on the anticataract activity of echitamine, an alkaloid from the stem bark of Alstonia scholaris.
The phytoconstituent echitamine isolated from stem bark of Alstonia scholaris was subjected for in vitro cataract prevention study on glucose induced cataract model. Goat lenses were incubated w...
Read It Review ItThe dual role of Transcription Factors in protein evolution, revisited
In December 2013, Stergachis and colleagues published a high-profile paper on the dual role Transcription Factors (TFs) might have as a consequence of their binding to protein coding regions. This ...
Read It Review ItAn ‘invincible’ antibiotic that is bound to be defeated
The following paper was published as recently as yesterday, but already caused a bit of a stir on social media. Let's see why. A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistanceLosee L....
Read It Review ItRibulose-1,5-bisphosphate + carbon dioxide → carbon fixation!
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate reacts with carbon dioxide to produce 3-keto-2-carboxyarabinitol 1,5-bisphosphate as the first step in the biochemical process of carbon fixation. It needs an enzyme to do...
Read It Review ItWhy Psi is not a legitimate topic of study
Abstract The study of phenomena like precognition, telepathy or clairvoyance has always been intertwined with mainstream psychology research. And so it should: premonitions and other uncanny sensa...
Read It Review ItConcomitant physiologic changes as potential confounds for BOLD-based fMRI: a checklist
A recent conversation on Twitter led to the suggestion that someone compile a list of physiological effects of concern for BOLD. That is, a list of potentially confounding physiological changes tha...
Read It Review ItThe responsibility of bringing forward new ideas in science is shared by authors, editors and the whole scientific community. A practical case.
Reading something new Every once in a while, it is healthy for established concepts and standard procedures to be challenged by ideas that come from outside the discipline's specialist field. They ...
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