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Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/19/2008

Astronauts End Space Walk Marred by Lost Tool Bag "Oh great" is probably the understatement of the century in that situation. Why fruit are groovy According to Darwin, the patterns and forms found in fruits and seeds could "drive the sanest man mad", but now scientists accord it to...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-18-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/18/2008

Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West It's hard to visualize deforestation going on without chainsaws and bulldozers, but these nefarious beetles do a pretty devastating job. Scientists Self-Censor After Political Attack Though no change was enacted, simply creating a political scene...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-18-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/17/2008

Going Green Whereas today's "going green" may be a buzz-worthy trend, for these photosynthesizing sea slugs it's literally been spliced into their DNA. Blogs as Wunderkammern Has the blogging revolution spurred a renaissance of the taxonomy of wonder? How to Run a Con Neuroscience delves...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-17-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/14/2008

Radiolab's "Choice" If you have never heard Radiolab before, you should probably start today. This season's premier episode (released today) discusses the problem of making choices. Eating Carbon New hope for carbon sequestration is found in peridotite, a fascinating mineral that likes...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-14-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/13/2008

Modified Genes Spread to Local Maize A controversy concerning the spread of transgenes out of GMOs into wild corn varietals is reignited once again. Google Uses Searches to Track Flu's Spread Let's just hope that people continue to use Google to answer their flu-related queries. Top US Court...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-13-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/12/2008

Sarah Palin vs. The Fruit Fly An ode to the organisms that help advance science. The Cognitive Benefits of Nature The restorative effects of nature are reaffirmed in a new study that argues a bit of green space is good for the brain. Resampled Space A Dutch photographer revisions architectural possibilities...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-12-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/11/2008

The EPA's Stalin Era Stunning discoveries reveal just how dangerous the situation with the EPA has gotten. The Future of NASA Is it to shine once again or will NASA remain tarnished by the controversies it has accumulated over the past eight years? The Promise and Power of RNA The RNAi revolution...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-11-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/10/2008

The Origins of Progress Kevin Kelly questions what drives progress in order to find out what our world will look like in the not-so-distant future. The Climate for Change Lame puns excused, Al Gore lays out what we need to do to get the USA and, more importantly, the planet back on track. The Art of...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-10-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/7/2008

Animals Speak Color From camouflage to copulation, color plays a primary role in the natural world. Why Plastic Isn't Always Fantastic Confused by their divergent findings researchers discovered that the plastic in their lab tools had leeched into their samples and screwed with their results. Tolerance...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-07-2008
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 11/6/2008

Personal genomes: The Case of the Missing Heritability Nature kicks off its special issue dedicated to personal genomics with an article exploring the missing pieces in the human genome, and what they means for at-home genetics tests. Check out the extended coverage over at ScienceBlogs . High Expectations...

Posted to General Science by Anonymous on 11-06-2008

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