LGP Science Thread

[Sarcastic]

400 percent. Nice.

[Kaizer]

Wisdom teeth. That is all.

I dont have any, where the hell did i come from?

[Sarcastic]

Wisdom teeth. That is all.

I dont have any, where the hell did i come from?

You probably came from your mom but your grand grand grand grand (repeat 1 thousand more times) grandmother probably came from a lizard.

[doublem]

Wisdom teeth. That is all.

I dont have any, where the hell did i come from?

You are super evolved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vest ... sdom_teeth" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Sarcastic]

I don't have wisdom teeth either.

[PensFanInDC]

Micro-evolution is an amazing thing

[Corvidae]

Yes.

Prescription drug abuse skyrocketing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38263477/ns ... id=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nice.

[doublem]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38269316" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria-proof’.

Good start.

[doublem]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66E7BM20100715" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Two-step vaccine may offer "universal" flu jab.

Seasonal influenza kills 250,000 to 500,000 people a year globally, including 36,000 in the United States. Pandemics often kill more and while H1N1 has not been especially deadly, it has killed far more children, young adults and pregnant women than seasonal flu usually does.

The experimental vaccine protected animals against H5N1 bird flu, as well. While avian influenza only rarely infects people, it has killed 296 of the 500 sickened by it since 2003.

[BadHands71]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66E7BM20100715

Two-step vaccine may offer "universal" flu jab.

Seasonal influenza kills 250,000 to 500,000 people a year globally, including 36,000 in the United States. Pandemics often kill more and while H1N1 has not been especially deadly, it has killed far more children, young adults and pregnant women than seasonal flu usually does.

The experimental vaccine protected animals against H5N1 bird flu, as well. While avian influenza only rarely infects people, it has killed 296 of the 500 sickened by it since 2003.

Sweet. That's good to know.

[PensFanInDC]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38269316

Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria-proof’.

Good start.

While I really am about this I have to think about it a little. Every living thing has a purpose and the only purpose I think mosquitos have is population control (i.e. spreading of disease).

[Corvidae]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38269316

Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria-proof’.

Good start.

While I really am about this I have to think about it a little. Every living thing has a purpose and the only purpose I think mosquitos have is population control (i.e. spreading of disease).

They also feed animals a higher protein diet since than other bugs since they're often full of blood. Valuable to the food chain.

[PensFanInDC]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38269316

Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria-proof’.

Good start.

While I really am about this I have to think about it a little. Every living thing has a purpose and the only purpose I think mosquitos have is population control (i.e. spreading of disease).

They also feed animals a higher protein diet since than other bugs since they're often full of blood. Valuable to the food chain.

Well I figured food chain was an obvious purpose. Everything is food for something else. The high protein fact is pretty cool though.

It's the reason I don't kill spiders in my house. They eat other bugs. Unless it's in my shower or my bedroom. Those places are off limits to spiders.

[Corvidae]

It's the reason I don't kill spiders in my house. They eat other bugs. Unless it's in my shower or my bedroom. Those places are off limits to spiders.

That is the exact same policy I have.

[BadHands71]

It's the reason I don't kill spiders in my house. They eat other bugs. Unless it's in my shower or my bedroom. Those places are off limits to spiders.

That is the exact same policy I have.

Bathroom and bedroom is off limits to all bugs and other household pests. Only our pets (dog, cats), and humans in those places.

[doublem]

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/APUSnew ... 6e0db48cfb" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

25,000 new asteroids found by NASA's sky mapping.

[doublem]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/ ... cial-gene/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gene Makes Some Drink More When Other Boozers Are Around

Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/ ... z0tmr7MJ3Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That’s the preliminary indication of a new study directed by psychology graduate student Helle Larsen of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Adults carrying at least one copy of a long version of the dopamine D4 receptor gene, dubbed DRD4, imbibed substantially more alcohol around a heavy-drinking peer than did others who lacked that gene variant, Larsen’s group reports in a paper published online July 7 in Psychological Science.

Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/ ... z0tmrFhvbD" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cool.

[doublem]

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/20 ... id=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Effects on Personality May Be Mechanism of Antidepressant Effectiveness.

While the neurochemical effects of SSRIs are known, how those changes act to reduce depression is not clear. These results contradict the prevailing assumption that changes seen in personality traits in patients taking SSRIs are a result of the drugs’ effects on depression. SSRIs may alter personality directly—and thus lift depression—or may act on a third factor that underlies both. CT may alter personality by a different path. Continued research on how these treatments work can provide a clearer understanding of the mechanism of action of SSRIs and how treatment can be best used to reduce depression and minimize relapse.

[bhaw]

But where did the egg come from?

According to P_G (and evolution), 2 animals that certainly weren't chickens

[doublem]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10661117" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Vaccine patch may replace needles.

[PensFanInDC]

But where did the egg come from?

According to P_G (and evolution), 2 animals that certainly weren't chickens

Even Darwinian evolution wont tell you that 2 animals got it on and birthed an egg that contained an entirely new species.

Then again I'm not sure if you are kidding...

I also don't want this to turn into a pro-evolution/anti-evolution thread so, if you want, I'll give you the last word and we can move on.

[bhaw]

But where did the egg come from?

According to P_G (and evolution), 2 animals that certainly weren't chickens

Even Darwinian evolution wont tell you that 2 animals got it on and birthed an egg that contained an entirely new species.

Then again I'm not sure if you are kidding...

I also don't want this to turn into a pro-evolution/anti-evolution thread so, if you want, I'll give you the last word and we can move on.

What came last? The last word or the acknowledgment that I can have the last word?

Yes, I realize that a new species doesn't just show up in one generation.

[Corvidae]

Even Darwinian evolution wont tell you that 2 animals got it on and birthed an egg that contained an entirely new species.

Then again I'm not sure if you are kidding...

I also don't want this to turn into a pro-evolution/anti-evolution thread so, if you want, I'll give you the last word and we can move on.

What came last? The last word or the acknowledgment that I can have the last word?

Yes, I realize that a new species doesn't just show up in one generation.

It can, since there has to be a point when the differences technically make it a new species. It's just a definition, after all. And actually, you can have dramatic changes in appearance and phyiscal attributes (phenotype) with zero DNA change (genotype) through an epigenic process called methylation (I must have brought this up at least a few times).

[bhaw]

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of 2 zebras won't give birth to a sea turtle. I can't remember the last time that happened.

[Corvidae]

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of 2 zebras won't give birth to a sea turtle. I can't remember the last time that happened.

Then you've never been to Tijuana.