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id="main"> <div id="main-inside" class="clear-block">  <div id="primary-content"> <div class="blocks">  <div id="post-4916" class="hentry post post-1 odd author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-brain post_tag-brain-activity post_tag-dolphins post_tag-eeg post_tag-sleep clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/06/25/did-you-know-dolphins-can-stay-constantly-awake-for-weeks/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/d3-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A marine mammal that can stay alert for weeks? Meet a dolphin!" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/06/25/did-you-know-dolphins-can-stay-constantly-awake-for-weeks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Did you know dolphins can stay constantly awake for weeks?">Did you know dolphins can stay constantly awake for weeks?</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Jun 25th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/06/25/did-you-know-dolphins-can-stay-constantly-awake-for-weeks/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>Young parents and workaholics are very familiar with the effects of <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/#Attention?aid=828">sleep</a> deprivation, and almost everyone is agreed – it’s not the most pleasant place to be! Anyone who has ever tried to be, or had to be, awake continuously for several days and nights will know how a stretch of busy time without a nap reduces us to clumsy, incoherent creatures in a daze. But did you know that dolphins have the incredible ability to stay constantly awake – and alert – for more than two weeks? So how do they do that? This is the question Brian Branstetter, a marine <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/06/25/did-you-know-dolphins-can-stay-constantly-awake-for-weeks/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/brain/" rel="tag" title="brain (19 topics)">brain</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/brain-activity/" rel="tag" title="brain activity (1 topics)">brain activity</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dolphins/" rel="tag" title="dolphins (1 topics)">dolphins</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/eeg/" rel="tag" title="EEG (1 topics)">EEG</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/sleep/" rel="tag" title="sleep (4 topics)">sleep</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4905" class="hentry post post-2 even alt author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-brain-development post_tag-childhood post_tag-dna-code post_tag-dna-methylation post_tag-epigenetic-code post_tag-epigenetics post_tag-methylation clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/01/21/the-epigenetic-code-and-brain-development/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MethylationBarinBlog-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail" alt="The first comprehensive maps of epigenetic changes in the brain known as "DNA methylation," a chemical modification of a cell's DNA that can act as an extra layer of information in the genome. Credit: Lister et aThe first comprehensive maps of epigenetic changes in the brain known as "DNA methylation," a chemical modification of a cell's DNA that can act as an extra layer of information in the genome. Credit: Lister et al, 2013." /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/01/21/the-epigenetic-code-and-brain-development/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The Epigenetic code and brain development">The Epigenetic code and brain development</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Jan 21st</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/01/21/the-epigenetic-code-and-brain-development/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>Epigenetics has been a hot topic in molecular biology for several years and it´s fascinating to see how it is now trending in general news as well. I was reminded of this fact when hearing <a href="http://anthropology.unc.edu/person/fatimah-jackson/">Fatimah Jackson</a> speak at the American Museum of Natural History´s recent <a href="http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/adults/scicafe">SciCafe.</a> So what is epigenetics? First of all it´s not as simple as the genetic code!</p> <p>The name is derived from <em>epi-</em> (Greek: <em>επί</em>- over, outside of, around) combined with<em> genetics</em>, literally meaning being “over genetics”. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene activity which are <strong><em>NOT</em> </strong>caused by changes in the DNA sequence. While the idea that <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2014/01/21/the-epigenetic-code-and-brain-development/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/brain-development/" rel="tag" title="brain development (1 topics)">brain development</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/childhood/" rel="tag" title="childhood (2 topics)">childhood</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna-code/" rel="tag" title="DNA code (1 topics)">DNA code</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna-methylation/" rel="tag" title="DNA methylation (1 topics)">DNA methylation</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/epigenetic-code/" rel="tag" title="epigenetic code (1 topics)">epigenetic code</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/epigenetics/" rel="tag" title="Epigenetics (4 topics)">Epigenetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/methylation/" rel="tag" title="Methylation (3 topics)">Methylation</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4898" class="hentry post post-3 odd author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-autism post_tag-emotion post_tag-empathy post_tag-golden-rule post_tag-moral post_tag-oxt post_tag-oxtr post_tag-oxytocin post_tag-vasopressin clear-block"> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2013/01/09/naughty-or-nice-the-moral-molecule/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Naughty or nice? The Moral Molecule">Naughty or nice? The Moral Molecule</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Jan 9th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block "> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2013/01/09/naughty-or-nice-the-moral-molecule/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038%2Fnature03701"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oxytocin (ball-and-stick) bound to its carrier protein neurophysin (ribbons) based on: "Crystal structure of the neurophysin-oxytocin complex" Rose, J.P., Wu, C.K., Hsiao, C.D., Breslow, E., Wang, B.C. (1996) Nat.Struct.Biol. 3: 163-169</p> <p>I recently enjoyed a truly mind-blowing talk at the <a href="http://www.nyas.org/Events/Detail.aspx?cid=a2c91ba1-b351-4e8b-a2ab-f8f8db89fa5b">New York Academy of Sciences</a>. The <em>Neuroeconomist</em> (yes, he studied Economy and is founding director of Claremont´s <a href="http://www.neuroeconomicstudies.org/">Center for Neuroeceonomic Studies</a>) Paul J. Zak spoke about his research on the brain chemical oxytocin (OXT) – the so-called “love hormone” – and how he showed that OXT is the source of love and prosperity, triggering a wide variety of physical and psychological effects <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2013/01/09/naughty-or-nice-the-moral-molecule/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/autism/" rel="tag" title="autism (10 topics)">autism</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/emotion/" rel="tag" title="emotion (2 topics)">emotion</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/empathy/" rel="tag" title="empathy (1 topics)">empathy</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/golden-rule/" rel="tag" title="golden rule (1 topics)">golden rule</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/moral/" rel="tag" title="moral (1 topics)">moral</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/oxt/" rel="tag" title="OXT (1 topics)">OXT</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/oxtr/" rel="tag" title="OXTR (1 topics)">OXTR</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/oxytocin/" rel="tag" title="Oxytocin (1 topics)">Oxytocin</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/vasopressin/" rel="tag" title="vasopressin (1 topics)">vasopressin</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4891" class="hentry post post-4 even alt author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-brain post_tag-cortex post_tag-development post_tag-imba post_tag-knoblich post_tag-neuons post_tag-neurogenesis post_tag-stem-cells clear-block"> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/11/13/brain-size-and-intelligence-why-a-human-is-smarter-than-a-mouse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Brain size and intelligence- why a human is smarter than a mouse">Brain size and intelligence- why a human is smarter than a mouse</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Nov 13th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block "> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/11/13/brain-size-and-intelligence-why-a-human-is-smarter-than-a-mouse/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p class="wp-caption-text">“Section through the cerebral cortex of a mouse, stem cells can be seen glowing in green, mature nerve cells in red; cell nuclei for both types of cell are shown in blue.” Source: IMBA</p> <p>Your brain is a complex, highly organized <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/2227">organ</a>. Each mammalian brain is made of approximately 10-15 billion nerve cells, called <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/1444">neurons</a>. And each brain is built of thousands of different types of neurons, called neuronal subtypes. Neurons have the amazing ability to gather and transmit <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/1277">electrochemical signals</a>, the more neurons the faster signals can be transmitted; think of them like the gates and wires in a computer. <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/11/13/brain-size-and-intelligence-why-a-human-is-smarter-than-a-mouse/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/brain/" rel="tag" title="brain (19 topics)">brain</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/cortex/" rel="tag" title="cortex (1 topics)">cortex</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/development/" rel="tag" title="development (3 topics)">development</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/imba/" rel="tag" title="IMBA (1 topics)">IMBA</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/knoblich/" rel="tag" title="Knoblich (1 topics)">Knoblich</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/neuons/" rel="tag" title="neuons (1 topics)">neuons</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/neurogenesis/" rel="tag" title="neurogenesis (1 topics)">neurogenesis</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/stem-cells/" rel="tag" title="stem cells (2 topics)">stem cells</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4871" class="hentry post post-5 odd author-mlee category-dnabarcoding clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/10/12/dna-barcoding-exposes-deregulation-of-herbal-supplements/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/black-cohosh-plant-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="black-cohosh-plant" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/10/12/dna-barcoding-exposes-deregulation-of-herbal-supplements/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: DNA Barcoding Exposes Deregulation of Herbal Supplements">DNA Barcoding Exposes Deregulation of Herbal Supplements</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Oct 12th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mlee/" title="Posts by Melissa Lee ">Melissa Lee</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnabarcoding/">DNA Barcoding</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/10/12/dna-barcoding-exposes-deregulation-of-herbal-supplements/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/black-cohosh-plant.jpg"></a>There is an increasing need for more Americans to improve their health and lifestyle. One growing trend that I see in my hometown of New York City is the building of local farms on rooftops and the increase of organic produce sections in the supermarkets. In an effort to protect our health some of us are choosing more natural and locally grown food over mass-produced, insecticide-ridden crops. And in the realm of medicine, many people are choosing more natural medicines or herbal supplements to support our health. Many common herbal medicines used today are used for a variety of reasons, <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/10/12/dna-barcoding-exposes-deregulation-of-herbal-supplements/">More ></a></p> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4866" class="hentry post post-6 even alt author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-brain-damage post_tag-encephalitis post_tag-rabies post_tag-vampires post_tag-virus clear-block"> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/09/28/twilights-edward-and-bella-romance-or-rabies-a-scientific-view-on-vampires/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Twilight’s Edward and Bella – Romance or Rabies? A scientific view on vampires">Twilight’s Edward and Bella – Romance or Rabies? A scientific view on vampires</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Sep 28th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block "> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/09/28/twilights-edward-and-bella-romance-or-rabies-a-scientific-view-on-vampires/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>Today, September 28th, is world rabies day! Rabies is an animal borne viral disease that kills nearly 100 percent of its victims once the infection reaches the brain. But have you ever wondered how this fatal virus can affect the <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/2227">brain</a>, causing victims to become ´rabid´? I was thinking about it in those autumn days when all these pumpkin-spice lattes and fancy Hokkaido soups around the city indicate that Halloween is just around the corner – which is always a good excuse to enjoy classic splatter movies like <em>Shawn of the Dead</em> or the zombie film <em>I Am Legend</em> once again, or <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/09/28/twilights-edward-and-bella-romance-or-rabies-a-scientific-view-on-vampires/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/brain-damage/" rel="tag" title="brain damage (3 topics)">brain damage</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/encephalitis/" rel="tag" title="encephalitis (1 topics)">encephalitis</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/rabies/" rel="tag" title="rabies (1 topics)">rabies</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/vampires/" rel="tag" title="vampires (1 topics)">vampires</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/virus/" rel="tag" title="virus (3 topics)">virus</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4855" class="hentry post post-7 odd author-cmarizzi category-g2conline post_tag-arenaviruses post_tag-behavior post_tag-bioinformatics-2 post_tag-boa-constrictor post_tag-filoviruses post_tag-ibd post_tag-inclusion-body-disease post_tag-rna post_tag-snakes post_tag-virus post_tag-virus-phylogeny clear-block featured"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/decoding-mad-snake-disease/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BoaConstrictor-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail" alt="Boa Constrictor" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/decoding-mad-snake-disease/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Decoding ‘Mad snake disease’">Decoding ‘Mad snake disease’</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Aug 28th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/cmarizzi/" title="Posts by Christine Marizzi ">Christine Marizzi</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/decoding-mad-snake-disease/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p> </p> <p class="wp-caption-text">A boa constrictor with IBD, "mad snake disease".</p> <p> </p> <p>Have you ever seen a sick boa constrictor? All of a sudden they start shedding, develop head tremors and secondary infections, twisting up into knots and wasting away. These poor animals may have acquired a fatal infectious disease called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusion_Body_Disease">inclusion body disease</a> (IBD). The disease can rapidly progress to the nervous system, with behavioral abnormalities such as disorientation, corkscrewing of the head and neck, holding the head in unnatural positions, or rolling onto the back. Affected snakes either die quickly or starve slowly over several years. The disease was first observed in captive snakes <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/decoding-mad-snake-disease/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/arenaviruses/" rel="tag" title="arenaviruses (1 topics)">arenaviruses</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/behavior/" rel="tag" title="behavior (2 topics)">behavior</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/bioinformatics-2/" rel="tag" title="bioinformatics (3 topics)">bioinformatics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/boa-constrictor/" rel="tag" title="boa constrictor (1 topics)">boa constrictor</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/filoviruses/" rel="tag" title="filoviruses (1 topics)">filoviruses</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/ibd/" rel="tag" title="IBD (1 topics)">IBD</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/inclusion-body-disease/" rel="tag" title="inclusion body disease (1 topics)">inclusion body disease</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/rna/" rel="tag" title="RNA (1 topics)">RNA</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/snakes/" rel="tag" title="snakes (1 topics)">snakes</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/virus/" rel="tag" title="virus (3 topics)">virus</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/virus-phylogeny/" rel="tag" title="virus phylogeny (1 topics)">virus phylogeny</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4845" class="hentry post post-8 even alt author-nash category-insidecancer post_tag-cancer post_tag-dna post_tag-dna-learning-center post_tag-dnaftb post_tag-evolution post_tag-inside-cancer post_tag-mutation post_tag-transposon clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/jumping-down-the-road-to-cancer/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mobiledna-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail" alt="DNA contains Jumping Genes" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/jumping-down-the-road-to-cancer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Jumping Down the Road to Cancer.">Jumping Down the Road to Cancer.</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Aug 28th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/nash/" title="Posts by Bruce Nash ">Bruce Nash</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/insidecancer/">Inside Cancer</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/jumping-down-the-road-to-cancer/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>Lying dormant in our genomes are millions of <a title="Some DNA can jump." href="http://www.dnaftb.org/32/">jumping genes</a>. Originally discovered by Barbara McClintock, <a title="Transposons" href="http://www.dnaftb.org/32/">transposons </a>are DNA sequences that can move from one location to another in our DNA. Transposons cause mutations when they jump to new locations, so keeping them from jumping is important. However, although <a title="Transposons" href="http://www.dnaftb.org/32/">transposons</a> are largely silent, every person probably has a few “rare” sites, found in only a few people in the world, where a transposon has jumped to a new location.</p> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mobiledna.jpg"></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.dnaftb.org/27/">Mutations </a>in numerous pathways need to accumulate for cancer to progress. Given the ability of <a title="Transposons" href="http://www.dnaftb.org/32/">transposons</a> to cause mutation and <a title="Hallmarks of Cancer, Promoting Mutations" href="http://teachercenter.insidecancer.org/view/Hallmarks%20of%20Cancer/951/Hallmarks,%20Promoting%20mutations.html">the role of mutation in </a><a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/28/jumping-down-the-road-to-cancer/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/cancer/" rel="tag" title="Cancer (25 topics)">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna/" rel="tag" title="dna (36 topics)">dna</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna-learning-center/" rel="tag" title="DNA Learning Center (1 topics)">DNA Learning Center</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dnaftb/" rel="tag" title="dnaftb (1 topics)">dnaftb</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/evolution/" rel="tag" title="Evolution (9 topics)">Evolution</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/inside-cancer/" rel="tag" title="Inside Cancer (2 topics)">Inside Cancer</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/mutation/" rel="tag" title="mutation (5 topics)">mutation</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/transposon/" rel="tag" title="transposon (2 topics)">transposon</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4810" class="hentry post post-9 odd author-mlee category-dnabarcoding clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/27/the-flavor-of-extinction-in-a-bowl-of-soup/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012__08_sharkfins2-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Shark fins" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/27/the-flavor-of-extinction-in-a-bowl-of-soup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The flavor of extinction in a bowl of soup">The flavor of extinction in a bowl of soup</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Aug 27th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mlee/" title="Posts by Melissa Lee ">Melissa Lee</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnabarcoding/">DNA Barcoding</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/27/the-flavor-of-extinction-in-a-bowl-of-soup/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012__08_sharkfins2.jpg"></a></p> <p>The most expensive bowl of soup I have ever had in my life was a $15 bowl of ramen in the NYC restaurant <a title="Ippudo" href="www.ippudony.com/" target="_blank"><em>Ippudo</em></a>. And this was no ordinary “ramen” you would eat at home as a cash-strapped college student. This was an authentic bowl nuanced with so many rich and hearty flavors of Japanese cuisine.</p> <p>Little did I know that $15 soup was considered “cheap” compared to other soups that sell for at least $100 a bowl. One such soup is shark fin soup, which is traditionally served in Chinese cuisine during special occasions. One is apt to eat this <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/27/the-flavor-of-extinction-in-a-bowl-of-soup/">More ></a></p> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4806" class="hentry post post-10 even alt author-nisselle category-insidecancer post_tag-egrf post_tag-nanotechnology post_tag-rnai clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/17/can-a-moisturizer-treat-cancer/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Moisturizer-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Moisturizer" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/17/can-a-moisturizer-treat-cancer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Can a moisturizer treat cancer?">Can a moisturizer treat cancer?</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Aug 17th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/nisselle/" title="Posts by Amy Nisselle ">Amy Nisselle</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/insidecancer/">Inside Cancer</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/17/can-a-moisturizer-treat-cancer/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><strong><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Moisturizer.jpg"></a></strong></p> <p>How often do you moisturize your skin? Every day? Once a month? Well researchers at <a href="http://www.northwestern.edu/">Northwestern University</a> in Chicago have <a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/109/30/11975.short">given a moisturizer the ability to perform RNA interference and regulate genes</a>.</p> <p>Topical treatments are common for skin cancers like melanoma, as they can be applied directly to the affected cells. But our skin is very effective at blocking toxins getting into our bodies so the challenge was how to cross that barrier.</p> <p>Again, enter the realm of nanotechnology, a topic <a href="../2012/02/17/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-an-immunologist-with-a-nanotechnologist-and-a-geneticist-a-dna-nano-robot/">I post about regularly</a>.</p> <p>This time, the scientists paired gold nanoparticles with <a href="http://silencinggenomes.org/">small interfering RNA (siRNA)</a> molecules to form a siRNA “sphere.” These miniscule <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/08/17/can-a-moisturizer-treat-cancer/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/egrf/" rel="tag" title="EGRF (1 topics)">EGRF</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/nanotechnology/" rel="tag" title="nanotechnology (2 topics)">nanotechnology</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/rnai/" rel="tag" title="RNAi (2 topics)">RNAi</a> </div> </div>   <div class="page-navigation 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out http://www.23andme.com/ - just might be what you're...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: IQ Tests as a Measure of Intelligence" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/09/28/iq-tests-as-a-measure-of-intelligence/#comment-5440"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6b23915f2fdd2da3dc5c657112de54a5?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">Sue: <span class="details"> I agree. IQ tests are overated. They are based on assumptions about the nature of intelligence,...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Cancer Overtreatment. When the solution is worse than the problem." class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/12/13/cancer-overtreatment-when-the-solution-is-worse-than-the-problem/#comment-5439"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=32' class='avatar avatar-32 photo avatar-default' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">points of view: <span class="details"> On My Twitter Feed... Then I checked my personal feed and saw somebody posting the link to the...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Tag…You’re It!" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/01/19/tag-youre-it/#comment-5359"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/52935aba909ed59a5789008268b14fdb?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">talha: <span class="details"> the wonders of science i wanna be performing this epigenetic tag therapy.</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Merry Christmas to Hemophilia Patients" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/12/15/merry-christmas-to-hemophilia-patients/#comment-5358"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/52935aba909ed59a5789008268b14fdb?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">talha: <span class="details"> this is just a tip of an iceberg whats gonna happen more and more can only be expected from gene...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: DNA DAY 2010: What, me worry about my DNA?" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/04/29/dna-day-2010-what-me-worry-about-my-dna/#comment-4616"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/fe0f32261332c54b99b24c06881c2573?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">Traci: <span class="details"> How would I go about getting my DNA tested? 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This is just another step to curing some of the most devastating diseases...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Compulsive Hoarding" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/11/10/compulsive-hoarding/#comment-1245"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cf95176c58575d503b402764e9710135?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">Eileen @ Space Matters: <span class="details"> You've got some very interesting info here! 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