tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post833145295465724419..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: HAPPY Mapping and Happy Mapping: Whales, Genomes, and MeanderingWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60847251720132573322015-01-13T23:19:28.346-07:002015-01-13T23:19:28.346-07:00Monkey Cage Blog/Washington Post
New post is up. ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/01/05/5-things-you-should-read-before-saying-the-imf-is-blameless-in-the-2014-ebola-outbreak/" rel="nofollow">Monkey Cage Blog/Washington Post</a><br /><br />New post is up. Bats prevailed (and hopefully, they will again soon).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30586086075032014172015-01-13T20:00:26.660-07:002015-01-13T20:00:26.660-07:00I'd ferreted out Max Delbrück before your link... I'd ferreted out Max Delbrück before your link appeared. Waaaay too much fascinating stuff out there.<br /><br /> Tonight I am careening between bats (inspired by the recent <i>New York Times</i> article and incredible photos, sharks and their oily livers which take up to 90% of their body cavities by volume, Annie Smith Peck who first climbed the tallest mountain in Peru, and recent Ebola developments.<br /><br /> And then there's the fact that some shark species continue to ovulate while pregnant in order to provide a ready source of food to their offspring. So they take great care of their young in utero. . .but then have been observed eating their young after they were born.<br /><br /> Ahhhhhh, decisions. . .<br /><br /> Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47317939893651549442015-01-13T19:44:51.557-07:002015-01-13T19:44:51.557-07:00PATOOMB!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Molecular-Biology-Centennial-Edition/dp/0879698004" rel="nofollow">PATOOMB!</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52032923985960275862015-01-13T19:37:20.884-07:002015-01-13T19:37:20.884-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38508528489563750972015-01-13T15:48:45.961-07:002015-01-13T15:48:45.961-07:00I agree, jan and Paul. So many more questions for ...I agree, jan and Paul. So many more questions for me now. About plants. About animals. . .<br /><br />Lego, any inside scoop on <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_phage" rel="nofollow">Lambda phage</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-2721959376488179842015-01-13T15:13:13.426-07:002015-01-13T15:13:13.426-07:00Not a dumb question at all. Looks pretty similar ...Not a dumb question at all. Looks pretty similar to me.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-66687183370518272132015-01-13T14:24:01.233-07:002015-01-13T14:24:01.233-07:00I wonder if bacterial conjugation is relevant here...I wonder if <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_conjugation" rel="nofollow">bacterial conjugation</a> is relevant here. Stupid question, perhaps.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86749223735694793762015-01-12T17:59:34.645-07:002015-01-12T17:59:34.645-07:00Great day at "College For A Day" in Denv...Great day at "College For A Day" in Denver. 9 colleges and their grads and these great topics:<br /><br />Dr. Catherine M. Stock<br />Professor of History - Connecticut College<br />Red Power: How the Occupation of Wounded Knee Shaped Conservative Politics in Rural America<br />How the white community in South Dakota responded politically to the American Indian Movement’s (AIM) Occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973.<br />http://www.conncoll.edu/directories/faculty-profiles/catherine-stock/<br /><br /><br />Dr. Kim Yi Dionne<br />Assistant Professor of Government - Smith College<br />The Challenges in Responding to Ebola<br />Why have West African governments and the international community struggled in responding to Ebola? Review the outbreak to date, the responses and the obstacles faced when trying to contain an epidemic.<br />http://www.smith.edu/gov/faculty_dionne.php<br /><br />Dr. John F. Morrissey<br />Professor of Biology - Sweet Briar College<br />Sharks are People Too!<br />The common knowledge about sharks is wrong! Learn about the diversity, anatomy, reproduction, and feeding behavior of sharks.<br />http://www.biology.sbc.edu/faculty/HomePageJMor.html<br /><br />Unifying theme: the "Underdogs"--AIM, healthcare workers, and sharks. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87145635719487850872015-01-11T17:52:01.822-07:002015-01-11T17:52:01.822-07:00But, just a moment of wonder before the questions ...But, just a moment of wonder before the questions perhaps. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-91311827361200333102015-01-11T17:43:15.135-07:002015-01-11T17:43:15.135-07:00Wild, but what's the significance? Do healthy...Wild, but what's the significance? Do healthy cells do this? In humans? Or do only certain mouse tumor cells do this? Who makes the microtubules -- the mtDNA deficient cell or the donor cell? Just when you thought you had some clue about how things work....<br />janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-2884935931212915532015-01-11T15:47:49.020-07:002015-01-11T15:47:49.020-07:00Shuttling between cells-wow!<a href="http://www.malaghan.org.nz/news-and-events/extraordinary-gene-transfer-between-cells-observed/" rel="nofollow">Shuttling between cells-wow!</a><br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52957700181027625752015-01-11T13:31:36.860-07:002015-01-11T13:31:36.860-07:00My first apartment in Denver, the top attic floor ...My first apartment in Denver, the top attic floor of an old Victorian at 13th and Race. I had to lean to the left in the bathroom and lean to the right in the kitchen. But, good times!<br /><br />The route was a happy map from my original community garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens to Rosedale Community Gardens near Kunming Park where I now garden. The route was pretty linear as you approached Point B so I cropped that out.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-59183796143986152362015-01-11T13:21:13.553-07:002015-01-11T13:21:13.553-07:00Being a bit obsessive, especially about maps, I...Being a bit obsessive, especially about maps, I'm trying to figure out point A, above. Another place you work with kids?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-76313049294438154932015-01-11T11:35:49.014-07:002015-01-11T11:35:49.014-07:00hahahaha
15% is customary, no? ;-)hahahaha<br /><br />15% is customary, no? ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19644972930415630102015-01-11T11:33:09.860-07:002015-01-11T11:33:09.860-07:00... and exceeding the limits of pastoral sway help...... and exceeding the limits of pastoral sway helps cow tipping.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-9798391395812482492015-01-11T11:06:38.657-07:002015-01-11T11:06:38.657-07:00Yeah, it's a good thing I have Maizie who like...Yeah, it's a good thing I have Maizie who likes her two-a-days. <br /><br />Has anyone heard the term "postural sway" before? I thought of postural swaying during our morning perambulation. Swimming helps walking and walking helps swimming and. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31153112697850328602015-01-11T10:34:01.233-07:002015-01-11T10:34:01.233-07:00Swimming is great, but it's not weight-bearing...Swimming is great, but it's not weight-bearing, so it doesn't do much to maintain bone strength. I think a "balanced diet" may be important in your exercise regimen, as in your food intake.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24923580133481721152015-01-11T09:38:53.887-07:002015-01-11T09:38:53.887-07:00Speaking of aging well, swimming, and postural swa...Speaking of <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2014/12/05/e10f272c-5ad0-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html" rel="nofollow">aging well, swimming, and postural sway</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29979308716045547822015-01-10T19:37:29.174-07:002015-01-10T19:37:29.174-07:00Rogers that.Rogers that.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-8812821210145364462015-01-10T19:12:11.224-07:002015-01-10T19:12:11.224-07:00jan,
I am no doctor, nor do I play one on TV. I no...jan,<br />I am no doctor, nor do I play one on TV. I normally leave all the medical discussion to you, a medical professional, and Steph, who seems to be very healthy, and smart about a lot of stuff.<br /><br />But my prescription (Rx it for what it is worth, about two cents, and your health insurance might even cover it.) for a long and happy life is to drink lots of Buttermilk and avoid pulling Triggers...<br /><br />...Oh yes, and also avoid butchers wielding knives.<br />Q.: What do you call lamb fillets laid out on paper towels?<br />A.: Muttony on the Bounty<br /><br />LegoLambdaMD(DoctorOfMutton)<br /><br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-53572745062748692872015-01-08T17:01:39.493-07:002015-01-08T17:01:39.493-07:00Don't do it, Paul.
There's something abou...Don't do it, Paul.<br /><br />There's something about counting with 4's and 7's and 8's and breathing for a quick nap but it never worked for me.<br /><br />Wonder if "counterproductive" is ever used at the Formica factory. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-15887598571027031092015-01-08T15:58:53.706-07:002015-01-08T15:58:53.706-07:00The only way I could ensure falling asleep in a tw...The only way I could <b>ensure</b> falling asleep in a twenty minute time frame would involve hitting myself in the head with a hammer. Probably counterproductive.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-69984152841788021232015-01-08T07:44:24.900-07:002015-01-08T07:44:24.900-07:00Surely not everyone goes through such debility and...Surely not everyone goes through such debility and dementia. Although, I have a friend whose husband was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at 58 and that is tough on her. So far, he seems to be mostly pretty happy still, enjoys music and walking the dogs with a companion, thankfully.<br /><br /> My grandmother was mowing her own lawn at 90 so I'm hopeful that I have good genes. And my 84-year-old mom is doing yoga and traveling to Europe still. I know that's no guarantee, though. I do want to read that book.<br /><br /> Hoping we all have good genes, good mobility, and quickish wit as we age! Happy trails, indeed. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-68422072443330046812015-01-08T06:55:23.392-07:002015-01-08T06:55:23.392-07:00Happy mapping brought this to mind.Happy mapping <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEqUyNaSdvg" rel="nofollow">brought this to mind</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-67513617030412007412015-01-08T04:03:18.554-07:002015-01-08T04:03:18.554-07:00Grace and dignity are hard to come by once debilit...Grace and dignity are hard to come by once debility and dementia have robbed you of your ability to control your bowels and bladder, bathe, dress, and feed yourself, recognize your loved ones, or remember what was being discussed five minutes ago, and even harder after you've burned through your life savings in a few months paying someone to handle those things for you,janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com