Meet the Prion
Prions (proteinaceous infectious particles) challenge the central paradigm of contemporary molecular biology. Hint: Think non-Mendelian transfer of hereditary information.
Meet the Zimmers
You've seen the videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY">video;, now meet the band.
Mein Liebchen Liebling
I was ruminating on the Dave Barry "On Hallowed Ground" essay, wondering if there was another example of great war or crisis writing I could link to, when I thought about A. J. Liebling's WWII work for The New Yorker.
Mem, Mem, Mem
Paul West writes the first aphasic memoir. As a writer, I find the loss of language skills the most terrifying boogie man of them all.
Memory Hacking
Ted Berger is working on wetware can reconstruct lost thoughts. Well, that's the eventual goal.
Mental Maturity
Once we understand it, maybe we can create more of it.
Merry Christmas!
Dave Barry posted this one today and it's just too fabulous not to share. Enjoy—and then spend the rest of the day listening to music with your families.
Messianic Delusions
Jessica Duchen says, "Christmas is coming, decisions are being made over whether to splash out on an organic turkey, and Handel's Messiah is being reheated for its annual outings. With its stirring choruses and memorable melodies, it's no wonder that Messiah is still everyone's seasonal favourite, especially when performed in a style allegedly appropriate to the mid-18th century. But just as consumers of supposedly organic food can be misled, so music-lovers, dazzled by displays of "superior" knowledge, often swallow assurances that they're hearing a historically correct performance when they manifestly aren't."
Metabolic Ecology
Is there a unified field theory for biology?
Mice Sing For Sex
Who wouldn't?