http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog.aspx&ssipg=unewblogs Blog from ScientistSolutions.com en-us sci7feed@sci7.nojunkorherepleasespam.com daily 1 2005-05-05T12:00+00:00 http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_f8279ea8-f003-4887-b5f8-4b4786509f16.aspx Hi everyone,


Im starting a new BLOG to help folks get there experiments and questions answered more efficiently.  In this addition, Id like to tell you about a new way to make your  post more visible.


You can now cross-post any topic you create on our discussion boards in up to 3 relevant forums.  The crosspost option appears at the bottom of the post a topic page.  So if you are writing about transfecting jurkat cells with siRNA, you might post to Cellular and Mo...]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:34:53 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_e0069dda-32be-4a5a-97cb-46e8162ebbba.aspx How many of us see daily sunrise these days? Is it getting difficult to remember when I have seen the sunrise last.But same with most of us,isn't it.


I saw todays, its always like a  picturesque.


But let me share some of those beautiful moments. I saw the sun coming up from the horizon, it was so wonderful to see that and the surrounding was awesomly pleasent, then I thought what all I have been missing for a long time. Here is a snap to share with you all.


Now sometim...]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:32:53 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_e6e4b4b0-92e7-433b-8d9f-08ced34b105c.aspx


When I joined PhD programme in Molecular Neuroscience there was so much of excitement about how to really start an interesting research work, unraveling new dogmas’, publishing in big journals, and lot more...But truly speaking its really worth doing it, it has taught many lessons of life.


Doing a 5 year (< / >) PhD is Living a Life. You go through troughs and crests, shoot the troubles, learn to start building a project, managing lab, dealing scientific meetings and muc...]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:09:09 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_070e8d95-6a33-4bc5-8a7a-2029bb3c4fab.aspx  Hey scientists,

I ran into this article in the LA Times. A group at Boston showed that coca cola can act as a spermicide! Though it is not recommended for contraceptive purposes.

Here is the link (the article also talks about the other 2008 Ig Nobel prizes)

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-ignobel4-2008oct04,0,5393718.story

 

Omai
]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:19:07 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_317289ed-72d8-435e-ad88-7dead6041fa1.aspx A number of landmark papers on iPS cells came out this summer. A combination of three to four transcription factors deliverd by retroviruses could change somatic cells into induced pleuripotent stem cells.  Cells could be taken out from patients suffering from diseases like  ALS, Parkinson's, Down's syndrome etc and induced to form stem cells.  These stem cells could further be reprogrammed to differentiate into specific cell types. These cells are not ready to be used in the re...]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:22:12 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_036eb69c-80b5-4988-a83c-4716a191c165.aspx I am worried about the global economic crisis hitting the biology field. I think research would be the first to go down if money needs to be saved by the govts all across teh world. What can scientists generally do if they are laid off? Speaking for myself, I can't think of anything other than manial jobs, unless I have 3-4 years to study some new field. This is getting scarry!
]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:43:21 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_c66f48fb-5200-479e-83b1-993d8265f6b3.aspx we use a lot of fossil fuel these days..... why has it become so much of a want rather than a need?...... i have a solution...... save up the fossil fuel (meaning stop extracting the fuel) and start using other sources of energy..... i have 3 such sources and they seem to be good enough to sustain a city for 5 years in a row..... my inspiration came from living near the sea..... i love that place and it  feels good to enjoy the frequent rains in december.....
]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:25:46 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_23891e61-d910-41e5-ab43-d81544ea75c8.aspx There is a lot to me apart from the scientist within.......... I love to cook and try out new ideas with various blends of sight, taste and smell..... It takes music to calm me down and also get my mind working when my mind is tired and rusted........ Walking sure gives me a great deal of inspiration - but when its inspiration i seek, i prefer walking alone and let my mind wander...... i do the occasional art work (either painting or drawing or mixing textures and  colour)..... I have a l...]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:55:51 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_2a7a5399-5b5c-45ac-ad83-fbd183f61839.aspx This is a subject that has long fascinated me - and not in the Michael Crichton way either.

Coming soon (but not quite soon enough) to a car near you - as well as laptops, cell phones and what have you is yet another new application of these supermaterials.

This time round, carbon nanotubes find an application in supercapacitors that may have a role in replacing clunky old car battery tech. Scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas have invented a technique to make supercapaci...]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:06:04 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_1a56b36b-ca6c-4282-b72d-7b81c7487c46.aspx There is joy and a sense of satisfaction at Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Mogappair, Chennai.

Their nine-year-old patient is doing well. It was a case out of the ordinary – a heart transplant performed on Tuesday.“She is doing very well and we will probably move her out of the intensive care unit in a couple of days,” said Dr Madhu Shankar, the cardiac surgeon who performed the transplant.

The girl has to be on immunosuppressants all her life, but that seems a small pri...]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:57:56 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_b4206eda-4327-4e9a-bfb7-a984f6c47ec3.aspx Hello Everyone,


   myself shiva working asa cell culture scientist...at present iam working on CHO-EPO up-scale process and purification by serum free daptation.


 
]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:29:02 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_5bb2c3a2-16af-409e-a590-5dee3b6f3146.aspx Those of you who know me, know that I'm a bit of a gadget freak - gimme a chipset to tinker around with, and I'm on a happy high for hours ;)

Thus, I was pleasantly surprised when the manufacturers of one of my favorite gadgets, and an electronics retailer came together in the finest Nigerian tradition for their Deal of The Day.... Read on! (No changes and amendments have been made - the text below is in its pristine artistic glory, though I did mark out the best paragraph).

Let&rsquo...]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:35:59 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_7db888ae-fe44-40fe-8afd-d23ad4dd28e9.aspx Last night, a large number if us listened to the the first debate between Presidential nominees, Senators Obama and McCain... a good bit of sparring lasting close to two hours. Although the subject matter of the debate was foreign policies, almost half the time was spent on the financial crisis facing United States and the rest of the world.

Being a scientist, we have been exposed to the financial crunch for over two years now, before the real state meltdown began. NIH funding has been s...]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:20:23 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_b1e991d0-c806-411d-b499-b04cc0235f69.aspx Dear Scientist Solutions members,

We are linking all of our blogs and forums to Technorati - one of the biggest blog search engines.

That means when you have a new blog created on scientistsolutions.com, your blog will be updated to Technorati automatically. Isn't it cool?

We are working on many other blog engines such as Weblog, Yahoo, Google, Blogdigger etc. When those are done, your blog will be all over the place. Yeah!!

 
]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:57:37 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_c619cc03-0820-46e9-9757-76694cc08ba4.aspx Who's your favorite actor or actress?  Jack Nicholson, Robert Di Niro, Meg Ryan, Demi Moore, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, all come to mind (at least for me).  Now, think about what kind of roles they play in movies - lawyers, businessmen/women, doctors, parents, children, fictional superheroes, etc.  Collectively, they have portrayed an incredible range of characters in just about every profession and lifestyle, except ... you guessed it, scientist!  Now, I'm no...]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:44:22 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_eb7538cf-1e1e-4c06-ac0a-d0e3325a3270.aspx Not sure if you guys caught this but the Director of the NIH resigned today.  Here is his letter.  Wonder if he wants to join scientist solutions?

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues in the extramural community,                                             ...]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:07:41 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_e6d099c7-97bb-45e3-8652-b482d565d463.aspx Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}

...]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:59:49 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_943f39f7-4c4b-43c8-bcf9-836561f7bff4.aspx Hello everyone


I would like to introduce a new discussion group – Clinical Research, it's pros and cons.


A vital part of modern medical research is "clinical research." Although laboratory and animal research are of great importance, it is clinical research that will take a research to the therapeutically area. The findings of the clinical research will eventually answer the question "Does this work?” and “Was it worth it”?" To answer this...]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:21:21 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_15d01660-dee4-4e42-9a61-b14c3e0aa9b0.aspx "Oh, you're a chemist?  You must be smart!" 


"I don't know much about science; I'm more of a creative type of person!"


So, there you have it.  If you listen to the rest of the world, us science geeks are smart, . . . but boring.  We know lots of technical "stuff" but our days are spent in dark, mysterious laboratories, contemplating the mysteries of science, surrounded by bubbling beakers and colored solutions in ...]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:07:39 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_18211434-2df2-4b6c-9ea1-7a93b2b6490a.aspx Bisphenol A, a chemical commonly used in plastic food and beverage containers and in the coating of food cans has been linked to heart disease.

But at this stage experts don't know how the chemical could cause the disease and say it could simply be a 'marker' for the real culprit.

Dr Iain Lang of the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK and colleagues report their findings in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The study of 1,455 adults, aged 18-74, ...]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:52:10 GMT