If you are poking around online and you find a good resource for learning Logarithm’s, please post it as a comment. Here is an example:
http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-log.html
Log or Ln sites would be great!
Archive for January, 2008
Now this is neat… supposedly there are MANY nematodes that we humans know little about, but these ants know something about them… that is for sure. These nematodes cause the ant’s rear end to balloon up like a berry, which makes birds much more interested in having an ant lunch. The birds then pass the nematodes and spread them around the forest – how cool is that? See the link below…
Parasite morphs ant into ripe red berry from PhysOrg.com
A newly discovered parasite so dramatically transforms its host, an ant, that the ant comes to resemble a juicy red berry, ripe for picking, according to a report accepted for publication in The American Naturalist. This is the first example of fruit mimicry caused by a parasite, the co-authors say.
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This is a quick little video explaining synthetic biology. Maybe this is the first step in creating a synthetic organism? Using the model that is already on earth of course.
Science Friday covered a story on how food has been minimized down into the fundamental nutrients rather than the enjoyment and benefits of the whole food. So, rather than eating fish – you may eat a pill that contains the fish oil? Why not? Well, maybe the food is important whole. Have a listen… (Note: the file is large (16MB); you may want to right-click and download the file)
Here is a link to the story: http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200801043
