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A Natural Lock on Tumor Growth
January 20, 2010 – 5:08 pm | No Comment
A Natural Lock on Tumor Growth

At the University of California, researchers have been studying RNA interface(RNAi), a naturally occurring system that turns genes on and off, and the proteins drosha and dicer. The research has focused on spacial and …

Science requirements irk to the core, a reply.
October 30, 2009 – 10:52 am | One Comment

In her opinion piece “Science requirements irk to the core, “Matilda Swartz has not only missed the point of the CLA&S academic requirement for two science labs, she is on the slippery slope of being …

Greenhouse gases and arctic methane hydrate
October 22, 2009 – 4:31 pm | 4 Comments
Greenhouse gases and arctic methane hydrate

With all the focus on global warming and greenhouse gases the question becomes how much of it has been caused by humans? NOAA researchers have discovered a large source of methane in the Arctic Ocean …