Holy new species Batman
Too bad I can’t access the journal article to see if there’s a nice x-ray.
Here is an old post with a bat microCT image.
https://plus.google.com/+ChadHaney/posts/9KM494dCZh1
Happy #Halloween and #ScienceEveryday
Originally shared by New Scientist
New species of bat emerges from 30-year stint in jar of alcohol: http://ow.ly/U3huP
Rise of the Vampire
What does cholera have to do with vampires? Read on to find out.
Happy #Halloween and #ScienceEveryday
Originally shared by New Scientist
In Poland centuries ago, special burials were meant to stop vampires rising from the grave: http://ow.ly/U2TXC
A little lab humor
Originally shared by Alessandro Littara
Don’t you just need some of these to hang up around your office/lab?
Larger view: http://goo.gl/1vhfDS
Do you science? Are you in?
Check out this HOA to ask questions about the Citizen Science project: The GMO Corn Experiment.
Read more here: https://experiment.com/u/n4zonQ
Originally shared by Biology Fortified, Inc.
Drs. Karl Haro von Mogel and Anastasia Bodnar will be talking about Biology Fortified’s exciting Citizen Science project: The GMO Corn Experiment. For more information or to join the project, see:
Still not much info and trouble brewing for Theranos
The WIRED story below reports on an article from the Wall Street Journal about Theranos having trouble living up to their claims. I was skeptical about the company when news hype circled about Theranos over a year ago.
Minimal volume with minimal information
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ChadHaney/posts/Zd4UKZizmkP
There wasn’t much detail about the science behind their idea and that’s a red flag. The Wired article below even mentions peer reviewed journal articles. You’ve probably heard me and other moderator’s of the Science on Google+ community always tell ‘skeptics’ (often conspiracy theorists that call themselves skeptics), that only peer reviewed publications can be trusted when one has extraordinary claims.
I’ve written about skepticism already:
Skepticism doesn’t equal question all teh things
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ChadHaney/posts/iXZqcz7bDqB
an hype with preclinical results:
Overselling preclinical results
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ChadHaney/posts/UWn7Q9hTuHm
Finally, if you missed my piece on how drugs get to market, you might want to read:
Bench to Bedside
Participate in Science
Here’s your chance to participate in science! I have to make sure my dog doesn’t eat both ears of corn.
Originally shared by David Wood
Curious about GMO’s and want to do some citizen science? Fund this experiment and do something about it. Great idea Karl Haro von Mogel Kevin Folta Anastasia Bodnar