Tuesday, July 20, 2004

+ - gfp neuron. Alison Barth and team from CMU developed a strain of transgenic mice with glowing neurons so they can monitor the neural activity of cells and synapses for their research in perception, behavior, and learning. dying neurons and cells with fluorescent dye is common (like the photo above) but it doesn't show the activity of the neurons as they fire. this seems to do the trick. she recently received a $1.125M award from NIH for this project. [via] [btang phlog] 8:41:47 PM

Blue - Indigo - Violet You've seen the view from my porch before. Here's another: Arizona summers are very surreal. They bring fantastic displays like this, huge bugs, like the one below (it's shown a bit smaller then life size) and super heated air, which as the monsoon progresses, becomes more and more humid. By August we'll all be ready for it to be over (it won't be), but about that time, the cicadas should start buzzing incessantly. To truly experience the summer here, you've got to get out in it. Normally, Phoenicians are exposed to their Venusian environment for a few seconds as we move from climate controlled homes to cars and into other buildings. Try going outside around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Use sunscreen, drink water and above all, stay in the shade. Good luck. [101-365] 6:50:19 AM

Red - Orange - Yellow Red Shadow. [Ottmar Liebert] 6:47:16 AM