Anisotropic Perspectives

Powdered extracellular matrix derived from pig bladder was sprinkled on this guy’s missing fingertip to promote an amazing healing process in which the rest of the finger was regrown.

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Here’s a blog dissecting (literally) the fascinating creatures that battle sperm whales in deep sea combat.

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I love the Internet.  The National Human Genome Research Institute has an excellent short course on contemporary genomics and bioinformatics, including videos and handouts from fifteen lectures ranging from public policy (think GINA) to sequencing technologies.

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This is a little dated, but still hilarious (especially if you have any knowledge of French).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUVagbFcSUU

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How did the early universe look and how did it start?  Here’s the Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal explained to a general audience at UC-Berkeley last year (extensive background is given).
Part 1 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjwXe-pXvM

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Leaving a Trojan Horse with the Turkish Consul-General…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3SfNANtig

Televangelists…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15u6fHkICxc

A sad comment on APEC security.  They got through all the checkpoints before letting someone dressed as Osama out at President Bush’s hotel.  Trouble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOEWd_M5m44

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A fascinating new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics suggests the ancestors of the Khoisan (who are sadly rapidly disappearing in our time) were genetically isolated from other human lineages starting around 90,000-150,000 ybp, and continuing until the Late Stone Age around 40,000 ybp (based on mitochondrial DNA phylogeny).  The study was supported by the National Geographic Society’s Genographic [...]

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This is great for college students.  Enter available ingredients and SuperCook gives you a range of dishes to prepare along with instructions.
Hat Tip: James

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These guys are hilarious.  In this segment, they take on the recurring BS currently packaged as The Secret.  Too bad Idiocracy was released before this trash topped the bestseller lists last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbNJMUZSwo

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Prostitution a capital offense?  Not if you visit the cleric!
From “How to spot a Persian prostitute” in Slate…
The penalties for prostitution are severe—ranging from whipping to execution. But there’s a loophole in Islamic law called sigheh,or temporary marriage. According to Shiite interpretation, a man and a woman may enter an impermanent partnership with a preset expiration date. There’s [...]

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