Monthly Archives: April 2011

BioBytes: Marine Biotechnology | Ace Campaign

As you head off to the beach this summer with your family and friends, biotechnology is probably the last thing on your mind. What you might not realize is the vast amount of potential that the world’s oceans hold for. Continue reading →

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Depression Gene Discovered, Plus 3 Genetic Traits Recently Uncovered

Personalized Gene Medicine | Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Stem Cell Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis | Stem Cell Treatments | Board Certified Stem Cell Doctors | Stem Cell Medicine | Personalized Stem Cells Therapy | Stem Cell Therapy TV … Continue reading →

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Fund Raiser For The Desai Family: Medical School

If we study medical school we are able to learn our health as well as we could know our bodies' working process so that we maintain our body in a correct way and live as long as we can. Medical school teaches us that how … Continue reading →

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The high cost of healthcare in America (infographic)

The high cost of healthcare in America (infographic) – click on the image to see the larger-size file. The site hosting the infographic, MedicalBillingandCoding.org, is one of the URL-grabbing portals that redirects to other sites, so be careful what you … Continue reading →

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Headache? It could be that blade in skull (CNN video)

CNN: “I’ve got these stabbing pains” – Man complains about migraine, finds he has had a knife in his brain for 4 years. Related reading: Daily Mail Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on … Continue reading →

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Effect of 16-Hour Duty Periods on Patient Care and Resident Education

Dr. Amy Oxentenko details a study appearing in the March 2011 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings (available at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com) that looked at the effects of 16-hour duty periods for residents, and the impact of reduced shift length on: – patient … Continue reading →

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Disney – Skull Decanter

Peter Sciretta over at /Film posted pictures of the promotional materials Walt Disney Studios sent over for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Sciretta said he doesn’t normally post about the free things sent to /Film, but this particular … Continue reading →

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Portraits by Rafa Jenn

Portrait of the Artist… Portrait of the Viewer… These posters by artist Rafa Jenn are so sweet, no wonder they sold out—small runs too. The work in general is awesome, but these skull posters are subtle and soft and just … Continue reading →

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Blood Concept

Blood Concept is blood type bottled and sold as fragrances. Based out of Italy, the company states that “BLOOD CONCEPT is a private celebration of the vivid and fascinating liquid that flows in our veins. Because blood is actually the … Continue reading →

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Skull-A-Day: The Musical!

The wonderful Noah Scalin, creator of the blog, Skull-a-Day, and the book, Skulls, is taking the next logical step in spreading his love of skulls by producing Skull-A-Day: The Musical!  We wish him luck getting this project off the ground! … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Stigmatics of South Tyrol on Good Friday via The Wellcome Library, Circa 1840

…In the 1840s there was a steady flow of foreign tourists and pilgrims to the idyllic valleys of [South Tyrol] … solely to visit two women who were said to have received spontaneously bleeding wounds (stigmata) on their hands, feet, … Continue reading →

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Tonight and Tomorrow at Observatory: Extreme Taxidermy and Dubiously Sourced Bodies and Anatomical Learning!

Tonight and tomorrow night at Observatory; hope to see you there! Kitten Tea Parties, Auto Icons, and Habitat Groups: A Brief History of TaxidermyAn Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Pat Morris, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDate: TONIGHT! Thursday, April 21Time: 8:00 … Continue reading →

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Death Masks From the Halle Collection, Early 20th Century?

This image is cited as “Death Masks From the Halle Collection” but I could find no verification of this. Nevertheless, fantastic image. Via The Wunderkammer Blog.

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Italian Devil Automaton, 15th or 16th Century, From the Wunderkammer of Ludovico Settala

Automata were… theologically and culturally familiar, things with which one could be on easy terms. They were funny, sometimes bawdy, and they were everywhere… Mechanical devils were…rife. Poised in sacristies, they made horrible faces, howled and stuck out their tongues … Continue reading →

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EVMS hosts herpes virus researchers

Some 50 scientists and students from universities and organizations in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic were in Virginia Beach April 22 to discuss their common interests in the herpes virus.   Researchers from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University … Continue reading →

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FDA investigating Santa Cruz Biotechnology

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating veterinary care at Santa Cruz Biotechnology after inspections at the research facility twice last year found a dozen sick or injured goats in pain, including one awaiting euthanization.

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PM to open state-of-the art biotechnology facilities

State-of-the art facilities housing New Zealand’s first biotechnology incubator, the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology, will be opened by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. John Key in Auckland on Tuesday 19 April.

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USDA investigating Santa Cruz Biotechnology: Animal research facility out of compliance in 2010 and 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating veterinary care at Santa Cruz Biotechnology after inspections at the research facility twice last year found a dozen sick or injured goats in pain, including one awaiting euthanization.

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Can Hobbyists and Hackers Transform Biotechnology?

In his new book Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life , Marcus Wohlsen explores the new movement in garage-based biotech. For most of us, managing our health means visiting a doctor. The more serious our concerns, the more … Continue reading →

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Middlesex County College opens new biotechnology lab

A new biotechnology lab, designed to allow students to become proficient in laboratory techniques… – 7:24 am

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Limit to nanotechnology mass-production?

A leading nanotechnology scientist has raised questions over a billion dollar industry by boldly claiming that there is a limit to how small nanotechnology materials can be mass produced.

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Nanotechnology in sunscreens is safe, says Nanodermatology Society

The Nanodermatology Society (NDS), a physician-led organization dedicated to the scientific and medical aspects of nanotechnology and dermatology, released its first position statement on the safety of nanotechnology in sunscreens.

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Nanotechnology risks going same way as GM, FSA study

Manufacturers risk new nanotechnology-based food products being rejected in a similar way to genetically modified (GM) foods, unless they start engaging with consumers over their perceptions of the risks involved, a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned study has warned.

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Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia

DJ Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia Nanostart AG / Key word(s): Enterprise/ Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia DGAP-Media / 20.04.2011 / 09:00

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DGAP-News: Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia

DGAP-News: Nanostart AG / Key word(s): FundsNanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia20.04.2011 / 12:11* Market entry for Nanostart in Russia* 50-million-euro fund managed by Nanostart* Nanostart receives 37.5 million euros from RUSNANO and …

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