Scientist Can Image Single Molecules In Living Cells

Seeded on Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:06 PM EST (Science Daily)

X. Sunney Xie's team has developed new imaging methods that allow scientists to 'see' and collect data from indidividual molecules in living cells (rather than in aggregate).

nature, science, gene-expression, imaging, proteins, nih, xie

Japanese Girl Geeks: onna otaku

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 10:58 AM EST (Wired News)

The members of an emerging she-nerd subculture in Tokyo can be identified by - generic clothing (worn with the price tags), virtual pets, cool techno gadgets, and stashes of pretty boy-on-boy comics.

technology, world, science, odd-news, tokyo, geek, nerd, onna-otaku

U.S. Limits Number of AIDS Researchers at Toronto AIDS Meeting

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:17 PM EST (Science: Current Issue)

The Bush Administration has limited attendance by federal researchers to the world's largest scientific AIDS meeting to 50.

politics, aids, science, u-s, cdc, nih

A Plague of Cannibals

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:05 PM EST (Science: Current Issue)

Mormon crickets crave protein and salt on their marches, so much so that they will eat other injured crickets if given the opportunity.

science, cannibals, crickets

Memory aided by meaning

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:34 PM EST (News at Nature)

This is a very readable article summarizing research on memory that offers some concrete suggestions for those of us who want to improve our memorization abilities.

learning, nature, science, memory, neuroscience

Well-dressed women get better service at clothing stores

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:22 PM EST (News at Nature)

An editorial from Nature discussing the obviousness of the results of this study.

fashion, science, shopping, well-dressed

Philadelphia's fight against rising violence

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:34 AM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Police statistics for targeted areas indicate an increase in gun violence when compared to last year's data in spite of "Safer Streets". It is argued that the violence would have been much worse had "Safer Streets" not been in place.

violence, philadelphia, statistics, john-street, safer-streets