Methylating memories Neuroscience Gateway (March 2007) | doi:10.1038/aba1729 Standfirst Epigenetic modification of DNA is important in memory formation. Most...
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steve moxon
spmox
Mar 30, 2007 1:33 am
First principle of science: correlations mean nothing. There is bound to be a correlation, for example, between some activity that I do -- for all I know,...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 30, 2007 1:33 am
New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing New research from Columbia University Medical Center may explain why people who are able to easily...
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Joao Sousa
j_dinis_sousa
Mar 30, 2007 1:34 am
Hi Julienne, Astrology is wrong. The fact that Kepler, other scientists, kings, and so on, believed in it is little relevant; all these people can be mistaken....
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tijawi
Mar 30, 2007 1:35 am
... I've yet to see a convincing argument in favor of a mammal-bird clade to the exclusion of reptiles. Birds (Aves) belong to the Archosauria clade of...
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steve moxon
spmox
Mar 30, 2007 1:37 am
Yes, of course this is the nub: asstrollogy is founded on the opposite of science. Instead of progressing through mutually exclusive prediction, it's anchored...
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Joao Sousa
j_dinis_sousa
Mar 30, 2007 1:37 am
... Robert, You picked a subject to which I dedicated some attention two years ago. It's fascinating. Birds are ZW, but reptiles have also ZW families, XY ...
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Julienne
zjulienne
Mar 30, 2007 1:39 am
... Perhaps I have misunderstood you, Steve? Isn't one of your basic tenets that males are here to "protect" females? I wonder what would happen if you did...
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Haci-Murat Hubey
hubeyh
Mar 30, 2007 2:32 am
... Definitely not true. Science, all knowledge, starts with correlations. But correlation is not causation. The correlations in Gauquelin's work is strong. I...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 30, 2007 2:34 am
By Melissa Lee Phillips ... NEWS Selfish genes may drive out diseases Genetic elements that select for their own survival could establish disease-resistance...
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tijawi
Mar 30, 2007 3:10 am
... Excellent point. Cranial ornamentation is very common among carnivorous dinosaurs. Many of these structures are too fragile to have been of any use in...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 30, 2007 3:32 am
RKS: I'd like to pick you up on this point - can't birds be differentiated from other lineages by their unique sex chromosomes? Do any non-bird species also...
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Joao Sousa
j_dinis_sousa
Mar 30, 2007 6:13 am
... Are there studies of the genomes of dinosaurs? At least a hint of the karyotype? Perhaps my hypotheses of the ancestor of birds having already a ZW...
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Joao Sousa
j_dinis_sousa
Mar 30, 2007 6:17 am
... I know little about that, but see the site: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Mammalia.html#Mammalia Judging from this...
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tijawi
Mar 30, 2007 6:20 am
... Just to clarify... monotremes are a subset of mammals. Monotremes are the most "primitive" group of extant mammals. There are three major categories of...
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Julienne
zjulienne
Mar 30, 2007 6:20 am
... Well, if a surgeon were two inches off when cutting on your body, you'd pay attention. When timing is off in our daily lives, all kinds of disasters occur,...
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Anandaswarup Gadde
gaddeswarup
Mar 30, 2007 6:22 am
Non-gated version available here: Social brains, simple minds: does social complexity really require cognitive complexity? ...
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Julienne
zjulienne
Mar 30, 2007 6:23 am
... The astronomers were astrologers. Kepler was an astrologer, and made his living as such. And that so many scientists nowadays, with no familiarity or...
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Julienne
zjulienne
Mar 30, 2007 6:24 am
... If you think that "fate" has anything to do with astrology, you are mistaken. Do you go to a medical doctor for a check-up? If the doctor says you have...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 30, 2007 6:49 am
Consciousness, Accessibility, and the Mesh between Psychology and Neuroscience Ned Block ABSTRACT: How can we disentangle the neural basis of phenomenal...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 30, 2007 7:24 am
Those who looked up this morning's horoscope would know this was going to happen. For the rest of you - the thread 'Love not in the stars' ends here. Robert...
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steve moxon
spmox
Mar 30, 2007 2:18 pm
A passage in this brings back the discussion on here re methodology and the null hypothesis: "It is important to stress that this pursuit of mechanism is not...
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Christopher diCarlo
cwdicarlo
Mar 31, 2007 12:07 am
... That's an interesting question -- just how good are philosophers at applying critical thinking? Some much better than others, believe me. After all,...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 31, 2007 1:34 am
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences ISSN: 0962-8452 (Paper) 1471-2954 (Online) Issue: Volume 274, Number 1615 / May 22, 2007 Pages: 1317 -...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 31, 2007 1:34 am
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences ISSN: 0962-8452 (Paper) 1471-2954 (Online) Issue: Volume 274, Number 1615 / May 22, 2007 Pages: 1273 -...
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Benny Beit-Hallahmi
benny@...
Mar 31, 2007 6:57 am
Let me just contrast this with another judgment: " Human rights -- roughly the idea that all individuals everywhere are entitled to life, liberty and the...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Mar 31, 2007 7:39 am
... Just to clarify... monotremes are a subset of mammals. Monotremes are the most "primitive" group of extant mammals. There are three major categories of...
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Steven D'Aprano
dippyd
Apr 1, 2007 12:33 am
[ Aside: Christopher, would you might please adjusting your mail client so it follows the Internet standard of prefixing quoted text with "> "? If you need...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_karl_s
Apr 1, 2007 1:05 am
Distant relation. New genetic evidence suggests that the rise of modern mammals on the planet, such as this mammoth, might not have been directly connected to...
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stardora@...
philph56
Apr 1, 2007 2:19 am
Why Too Much Memory May Be A Bad Thing http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070329092022.htm Science Daily - New research from Columbia University...
