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POPSWhat the World Eats (1) What's on family dinner tables in fifteen different homes around the globe see also What the World Eats (2) http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/633A2B98-B0BE-4C2D-B5C7-19507606A388/
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POPSZebra's Stripes, Butterfly's Wings: How Do Biological Patterns Emerge? Previous work identified a specific signal necessary for getting these fly egg cells to move; the problem is that this signal is “graded.” Like drops of ink spreading out on wet paper, this signal travels in between surrounding cells, gradually fading away as it moves outwards. But clear lines are required for pattern formation — there is no grey area between a zebra’s black and white stripes, between heart and liver cells and, in this case, between migrating cells and those that stay put. How are graded signals converted to a clear move or stay signal? By examining flies containing mutations in different genes, the researchers discovered that one gene in particular, called apontic, is important for converting a graded signal.
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POPSReference Guide for HERBS Someone asked for this... Ho Shou Wu Root Hyssop Leaf Jujube Date Juniper Berry Kola Nut Korean Ginseng Root Lady Slipper Root Licorice Root Lycium Berry Motherwort Leaf Muira Puama Root Mullein Leaf Oregon Grape Root Panax Ginseng Parsley Root Passion Flowers Pau D'Arco Bark Paullina Seed Prickly Ash Bark Red Beet Root Red Clover Tops Red Peony Root Red Sage Root Rosemary Rose Hips Berry Saw Palmetto Berry Schizandra Berry Sok-Day Root St. John's Wort Stinging Nettle Leaf Turmeric Rhizomes Uva Ursi Root Valerian Root White Willow Bark Wild Yam Root Wood Betony Leaf Wu Chi Root Yarrow Leaf Yellow Dock Root Yerba Mate Leaf Those are also linked
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POPSWatermelon May Have Viagra-effect In watermelons, these include lycopene, beta carotene and the rising star among its phyto-nutrients – citrulline – whose beneficial functions are now being unraveled. Among them is the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does. Scientists know that when watermelon is consumed, citrulline is converted to arginine through certain enzymes. Arginine is an amino acid that works wonders on the heart and circulation system and maintains a good immune system, Patil said.
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POPSPossible 'Sleep Gene' Identified When closed, the channel shuts down and the fly sleeps. The insomniac fruit flies had less of the Sleepless-produced protein. The lack of sleep didn't come without consequences. The Sleepless fruit flies lived about half as long as fruit flies that did not carry the mutation. They also experience impaired coordination and restlessness in their few hours of sleep.
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POPSAlgorithmic Inelegance Life is a collection of kludges taped together by chance and filtered by selection for functionality; it all works magnificently well, but if you look under the hood you are simultaneously appalled by the sheer inelegance of the molecular gemisch and impressed with the accumulation of complexity.
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POPSChocolate Beer 3000 years old Should Make some. Looks like it was invented before chocolate drinks. I haven't found a recipe, but it could just be a matter of knowing how to brew.
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