February 2012
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youarethesuninmyuniverse asked: I ALSO HAVE THAT POSTER! How exciting! I love tea xxx
youarethesuninmyuniverse asked: Duuuude I have that Einstein quote on a tshirt :D we're cool. I miss you xxx
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January 2012
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Genetic Diseases:
- Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome: Caused by a mutation in the CBG gene which leads to a decrease in HAT activity of the proteins. The symptoms include broad toes, big thumbs, beaked nose, mental retardation and heart malformaions.
- Tay Sachs syndrome: a pleiotropic disease caused by a mutation in the alpha subunit of hexA which codes for a lysosomal enzyme. This results in a build up of GM2 in nerve...
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Intrasexual selection.
In some species the males kill the female’s offspring in order to return them to a fertile state- infanticide. E.g. lions.
Some species form plugs in the female after ejaculation to prevent them from mating with other males.
Bed bugs possess sharp penises which they use to punch through the body wall of the female prior to insemination. The females require an immunity sac so they can...
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Evolution. The theories and such. In a nutshell.
Ok so first of all Plato was all like “I believe in perfect forms and eugh, any of you who vary from those forms are imperfect. I shall call those perfect beings Platonic forms. Pretty catchy right?”
Then Aristotle sort of had a similar idea. He came up with a hierarchy called the Great Chain of Being where humans were at the top (although just under angels because, well hello,...
December 2011
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“By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop...”
– Richard Dawkins (via dearscience)
November 2011
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October 2011
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Cathartic Tumbleweed: DOD-Patau Syndrome →
cathartictumbleweed:
Aka Trisomy 13- since the disease is a result of chromosomal abnormality where there are three copies of chromosome 13, instead of the normal two copies.
Etiology: most likely due to meiotic nondisjunction, but a small percentage can be caused by a specific Robertsonian translocation. A major…
BIOBABE.: Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA,... →
biotech:
Transformation: (1) when a plasmid vector or segment of chromosomal DNA is introduced into a bacterial cell; (2) when a normal cell is converted into a malignant cell.
32P & 35S: Radioactive isotopes of Phosphorus and Sulfur used to specifically label phage proteins and DNA.
Nucleotide: …
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