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mercoledì 6 gennaio 2016

# p-eu: back to 1999

<<  Privare gli individui della libertà di movimento significherà trasformare l'euro, che abbiamo tutti in tasca, in un inutile monile di nickel buono per i musei >>

<< (..) non avranno mica ragione i tanti nostalgici del marco? >>

Roberto Sommella, 05/gen/2016

http://m.huffpost.com/it/entry/8917722

martedì 5 gennaio 2016

# rmx-s-astrophys: physiological perpetual chaos ...

<< If mysterious radio bursts from space are hints from exploding black holes, we could be seeing the quantum source of gravity for the first time >>

Can burping black holes reveal the true fabric of the universe? New Scientist. 30 December 2015

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22930540-600-can-burping-black-holes-reveal-the-true-fabric-of-the-universe/

# s-age: “get under the skin”: social network vs lifespan

<<  This study integrates social and biological disciplinary perspectives and research to examine how social relationships “get under the skin” to affect physiological well-being as individuals age >>

Yang Claire Yanga, Courtney Boena, et al. Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span. PNAS Online.

http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/02/1511085112

also:

http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-social-networks-important-diet-span.html

# s-acad: the worst piece of peer review ever received

<< should post-publication peer review be anonymous? >>

<< merits and pitfalls of anonymity in peer review >>

<< The PubPeer organisers and two other scholars debate the merits and pitfalls of anonymity in peer review >>

December 10, 2015

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/should-post-publication-peer-review-be-anonymous

lunedì 4 gennaio 2016

# s-psych: if | when 'sixth sense' triggers anxiety

<<  the apparent 'sixth sense' we have for danger in social situations, with the direction of a person's gaze being a crucial cue. People with non-clinical anxiety are particularly well poised for action >>

<< Anxious people process threats using regions of the brain responsible for action. Meanwhile, 'low anxious' people process them in sensory circuits, responsible for face recognition >>

<< The human brain is able to detect social threats in these regions in a fast, automatic fashion, within just 200 milliseconds >>

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/e-bac122815.php

Marwa El Zein, Valentin Wyart, Julie Grèzes. Anxiety dissociates the adaptive functions of sensory and motor response enhancements to social threats. eLife, 2015; 4 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.10274

http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e10274

domenica 3 gennaio 2016

# rmx-s-gene: do not place the cadaver inside the freezer, please ...

<< When your (*) has passed away, do not place the cadaver inside the freezer.

Then, patiently follow these steps >> ...

http://en.sooam.com/dogcn/sub01.html

# s-gene: don't edit in embryos ...

<< genome editing in human embryos using current technologies could have unpredictable effects on future generations. This makes it dangerous and ethically unacceptable >>

Edward Lanphier, Fyodor Urnov, et al. Don’t edit the human germ line. Nature 2015;  519: 411

http://www.nature.com/news/don-t-edit-the-human-germ-line-1.17111?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews