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_406b47c5-b4d2-44ea-b614-e8c985b19846.aspx Hi everyone


Most of us will be reading many scientific papers/articles evereyday .Just for a change try to read science fiction.


Robin Cook is one  writer who has this incredible ability to put science and fiction together . Mostly its life science related and you will definitely like it.


To know more about author and  his publications visit http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/robin-cook/


Try to take some time from your busy schedule and read.


Looking forward...]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:40:51 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_33b5bc3c-fb38-4491-8fca-fbc2387bcaa4.aspx Check out this quote from an article in the New York Times about looking for Dark Matter.

"But if he is right, Dr. Wefel said that the ATIC data favored something even more exotic than supersymmetry, namely a particle that is lost in the fifth dimension. String theory predicts that there are at least six dimensions beyond our simple grasp, wrapped up so tightly we cannot see them or park in them. A particle in one of these dimensions would not appear to us directly.

You could thi...]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:51:10 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_27f24da1-3ea9-4329-a75d-eb1534380c64.aspx People suffering form Hemophilia (lack of blood clotting factor VIII) or other clotting factor deficiencies e.g factor XIII recieve frequent blood transfusion as and when necessary. Such patients received  blood (not screened for HIV)  transfusion before 1984. It appears that about 20% of hemophiliacs receiving HIV positive blood were resistant to HIV/AIDS. This makes them a very important subjects for identification of resistant factors.

Duke’s Institute for Genome Science...]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:15:56 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_00f8e9de-cc79-4b4a-b727-c93202db3f5e.aspx

We all hear about the stories and have long disscussions over brain-drain and all; as what we should do to stop it, or atleast decrease its acceleration in order to uplift the quality of research and education in our countries. This is considered as a problem in most of the developing countries because the education costs will be beared by the respective government and in return the country doesnot get anything. The concensus says that if the country is paying for a person, he or she sho...]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:41:00 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_d3f013fc-959f-46f7-988b-47c59ddd1b93.aspx i just got an invitation from one of my scientist frn and i thought of gong through it. and its really good. but only few postings are being made here. may i request old members to let me know, if we can get information about new post-doc options here. and what are the topics we can disscuss hhere?
]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:44:35 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_2ea9d595-b444-428b-a2d5-c411702e0e66.aspx Blog is short name given for the term 'web log'. Mostly, blogs provide a space to people interested in writing a commentary, news or some kinda personal diary, which can be made open to all. This has a interactive format where the reader can also leave his or her comments over the topic raised!

This is just an introduction! There is much more to know about it!

Happy learning all round...
]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:27:11 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_cf947ebe-d3a1-4da0-9762-6d688c981854.aspx

Do you ever think before starting an experiment adviced by your guide? If yes, then well and fine... but if your answer is no...

Then atleast cogitate once... Whats the use of doing all that? You can get so many ideas and avenues in front of you. You can also solve many problems before they confront you while doing your experiments. There are many other benefits, that you can easily discover while doing the same...

Just try it once, and see the difference...

You would have hea...]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:16:10 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_b51b60a6-718b-4935-b12f-cd979443748a.aspx Raman spectroscopy offers several advantages for microscopic analysis. Since it is a scattering technique, specimens do not need to be fixed or sectioned. Raman spectra can be collected from a very small volume (< 1 µm in diameter); these spectra allow the identification of species present in that volume. Water does not interfere very strongly. Thus, Raman spectroscopy is suitable for the microscopic examination of minerals, materials such as polymers and ceramics, cells and proteins....]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:06:34 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_4239b838-3dc9-4b16-8f7f-29bad5dc66be.aspx You all have probably heard the news of attacks in Mumbai, including on a hospital.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Homepage/Homepage.aspx

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97537819

It is a somber day for everyone who has family and friends in Mumbai as we get ready to celebrate Thankgiving.

All the members in India, stay safe.

Thanks everyone for being part of Scientisolutions!
]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:25:25 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_95ff3288-7f03-40c5-abfc-cde6a6f4c2e3.aspx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:40:07 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_b9208419-fe26-4e0f-93f7-2a72da0c1384.aspx So it finally hits the hiring process at one of the US's largest institutions.  As a young scientist, it is extremely disturbing to read articles like the one above.  What is a post-doc at the end of his time and grant money to do?  I dont know the answer, what do you all think?

 

Rusty Bishop

 

 
]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:32:58 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_522e902d-fe5f-4104-b982-793a670216c5.aspx Please share the techniques in used in histology lab including tissue processing , sectioning , trouble shooting etc

 

www.scientistsolutions.com/science-protocols_protocolslist_bb5a2e38-ead7-4530-b1f5-b472133d2045.aspx
]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:56:39 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_356eaa50-a023-4134-b223-69b5fcfe6d4a.aspx Higher levels of estrogen during ovulation may explain why women with cystic fibrosis tend to fare worse than men with the respiratory disease.


The authors of the study, published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that drugs that reduce estrogen levels, such as tamoxifen, might be helpful in fighting this devastating disease.


 


The evidence is still preliminary, however.


 


"There's not an immediate clinical connection...]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:19:30 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_0b81d3b7-b423-492e-8c24-a438aa8b7e89.aspx Pretty cool

World AIDS Day

I had no idea!  Lots of great info on their website

 

Rb
]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:57:19 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_e1fc97de-31ef-4694-bff9-987cbd184c82.aspx Hey everybody,

I found this article in the New York Times detailing a research project that may bring back the Mammoth and potentially other extinct species. It looks like advances in genomic techniques have allowed for a fairly accurate sequence of the mammoth genome taken from mammoth hair. A proposed project costing 10 million dollars would implant that genome into an elephant egg, and create a Mammoth. This a very exciting idea (straight out of the pages of a Michael Crichton novel). T...]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:43:34 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_0250ebb5-29aa-4f2c-a175-09466d372aa9.aspx Hi everybody.

Welcome to new memebers who registered at NeuroScience 2008.

Our members research interests span different disciplines in Science. This platform gives them the opportunity to ask questions and help other scientists by anwering their questions. Members could also blog about things of interest in Science as well as outside of it.  We encourage all memers to be active in asking and answering questions with no limits to how many times they could do so. We do however expe...]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:47 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_bd667cd6-09e4-44f9-827c-4b82231bfc18.aspx A new ongoing research shows that coral reef seed can be carried by under water currents over a distance of a thousand miles... It happens that the seed is released into the over-lying water which is moved by warm sub-surface currents to be carried and deposited in areas where conditions are favourable and the substrate is stable...
]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:14:12 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_70031c04-0470-4283-9eab-d958efef0ee2.aspx Clinical Research is positioned somewhere between medicine and science. It is already not pure medicine, due to the experimental and scientific techniques that are involved, yet it is not totally science, because there are many medical, ethical and regulatory aspects.


And what is medicine? Is it a science or an art?


“Medicine - the art and science of healing”- Wikipedia


“If there were no individual variability, medicine would have been science not an art &rdqu...]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:05:29 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_83d41629-76b2-4978-ba2c-206d0bfeb631.aspx Attendees at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Washinton DC, come and visit our Booth (#226) on Publishers Row Today through Wednesday.


Members please introduce yourself to our Team.  


Not a member yet?  We have plenty of computers available for you to sign in, log on and share your experiences from the meeting and post questions.


We are looking forward to meeting you all!


 
]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:06:57 GMT http://www.scientistsolutions.com/science-blog_cc034152-4c2c-4793-b9cc-56b2b4ddc8e4.aspx The Dana Sourcebook of Immunology

by Dan Gordon (Editor)

Dana Press, 2005

 


I like to read Immunology books after unterstanding the concepts clearly with this book. The Dana Sourcebook of Immunology is published by the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization with particular interests in science, health and education. This book has information on topics from AIDS to the monoclonal revolution to neuroimmunology. Recent trends like DNA vaccines and dendritic cell ...]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:15:39 GMT