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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/10/13

Posted on April 10, 2013 by kevmeasor

“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” — Edwin Hubble

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/9/13

Posted on April 9, 2013 by kevmeasor

“No one who, like me, conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed.” — Sigmund Freud

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/8/13

Posted on April 9, 2013 by kevmeasor

“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” — Carl Sagan

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/7/13

Posted on April 7, 2013 by kevmeasor

“To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.” — Charles Darwin

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/6/13

Posted on April 7, 2013 by kevmeasor

“Today’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.”  –Nikola Tesla

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The Lynx: 4/5/13

Posted on April 5, 2013 by kevmeasor

Here are the great stories you might have missed this week: Polynesian DNA in bones of extinct south american tribal people…not in Chile…not in Peru…not in Ecuador…all the way in Brazil.  John Timmer in Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/polynesian-dna-mysteriously-shows-up-in-a-brazilian-tribe/ -Brain games are all the … Continue reading →

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Ramon and Cajal: PSAP antibody role in cancer research

Posted on April 5, 2013 by kevmeasor

Post by Ramon: You can check out my brief story on the guest blog for Proteintech about the PSAP anitbody: PSAP Anitbody Uncovers Potential Role of Prosaposin in Cancer Survival Prosaposin or PSAP, a glycoprotein encoded by the PSAP gene, can be … Continue reading →

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/5/13

Posted on April 5, 2013 by kevmeasor

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” –Theodosius Dobzhansky 1973 Mosaic medallion in the floor of the main hall of the Jordan Hall of Science, University of Notre Dame.  from Wikipedia

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The Word: Science Quote of the Day 4/4/13

Posted on April 4, 2013 by kevmeasor

“Nothing shocks me. I’m a scientist.” -Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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