Humboldt Biology 105

08/31/2022

https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/chemical-bonding/hydrogen-bond-ends-covalent-bond/99/i2

08/09/2022

https://gizmodo.com/butchered-mammoth-bones-new-mexico-1849365357

A pile of mammoth bones offers evidence that people were living in the region as early as 37,000 years ago.

07/02/2022

07/02/2022

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/30/1108939192/why-mosquitoes-might-find-you-irresistible-hint-a-viral-lure

Researchers have found that certain viruses may have a trick up their sleeve that can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes. The study also revealed a possible remedy.

07/01/2022

Pretty cool - a very purple tomato - skin and flesh - that has 10X the anthocyanins of other tomatoes. The anthocyanins greatly extend shelf life AND may have significant health benefits.

Biotechnology is a powerful tool that is starting to be used for enhancing the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables. One of the first of these new generation crops is the genetically modified purple tomato, improved for higher levels of anthocyanins, a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory c...

06/30/2022

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03/19/2017

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/taking-fish-fish-food/

Fish farms are supposed to be a sustainable replacement for ocean fishing—but most of them rely on fish-based feed. Enter science.

01/16/2017

Lot's of good readings in this syllabus. http://callingbu****it.org/syllabus.html

Credit: 1 credit, C/NCTime and Location: TBAInstructors: Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin WestSynopsis and learning objectives: Our world is saturated with bu****it. Learn how to detect it and defuse it. Full details on our about page.Disclaimer: We have developed this seminar to meet what we see as a ma...

12/19/2016

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/19/506144346/patients-cared-for-by-female-doctors-fare-better-than-those-treated-by-men

If male doctors were as good as their female counterparts at caring for older people in the hospital, about 32,000 fewer patients a year would die. What do women doctors do better than men?

12/08/2016

10/12/2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/12/this-virus-may-have-stolen-deadly-dna-from-black-widow-spiders/?tid=pm_national_pop_b

Horizontal gene transfer from spider to bacteriophage.

This bizarre virus infects bacteria that infect spiders. It makes a spider-bacteria-virus-spider turducken.