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WiSci is a blog that aims to provide interesting, informative posts about discoveries, debates, and dilemmas within the life sciences. This blog, formerly known as Beyond the Bench, attempts to reach any reader who has an interest in science and provide him or her with an accessible gateway into professionally published science content, whether by analyzing a journal article, interviewing a book author, or pointing out pieces written on other blogs.
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- March 15, 2010
- 09:36 AM
- 251 views
Programming DNA for Longevity
by agoldstein in WiSci
Turning on the hypoxic response in worms increases longevity!... Read more »
Mehta, R., Steinkraus, K., Sutphin, G., Ramos, F., Shamieh, L., Huh, A., Davis, C., Chandler-Brown, D., & Kaeberlein, M. (2009) Proteasomal Regulation of the Hypoxic Response Modulates Aging in C. elegans. Science, 324(5931), 1196-1198. DOI: 10.1126/science.1173507
- March 12, 2010
- 12:43 PM
- 279 views
Advertisers are coming . . . with SOUND research
by agoldstein in WiSci
Advertisers research our auditory capacity to be influenced.... Read more »
Knutson, B., Rick, S., Wimmer, G., Prelec, D., & Loewenstein, G. (2007) Neural Predictors of Purchases. Neuron, 53(1), 147-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.11.010
Plassmann, H., O'Doherty, J., Shiv, B., & Rangel, A. (2008) Marketing actions can modulate neural representations of experienced pleasantness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(3), 1050-1054. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706929105
- March 10, 2010
- 10:24 AM
- 861 views
Gills: How Fish Avoid the “Pruney Fingers” Effect
by agoldstein in WiSci
Gills may not have originated for breathing purposes, as has been assumed.... Read more »
Fu, C., Wilson, J., Rombough, P., & Brauner, C. (2010) Ions first: Na uptake shifts from the skin to the gills before O2 uptake in developing rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1545
Kirk, R., & Lewis, J. (1993) An evaluation of pollutant induced changes in the gills of rainbow trout using scanning electron microscopy. Environmental Technology, 14(6), 577-585. DOI: 10.1080/09593339309385326
- March 5, 2010
- 10:16 AM
- 263 views
Hang Onto Your Tankard
by agoldstein in WiSci
Health benefits of beer discovered!... Read more »
Casey, T., & Bamforth, C. (2010) Silicon in beer and brewing. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3884
Mayer Jr, O., Šimon, J., & Rosolová, H. (2001) A population study of the influence of beer consumption on folate and homocysteine concentrations. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 55(7), 605-609. DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601191
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