Biochemistry

PHOTOS: Freaky Glow-In-The-Dark Life Shines In New Museum Show

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Video, Bioluminescence, Biology, Fish, Deep Sea, American Museum of Natural History, Biochemistry, Slidewide, Ichthyology, Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence, Slidepollajax, Ocean, Science News

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/28/2012 10:33 AM EDT on LiveScience NEW YORK — Some living things can light up dark pla...

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WATCH: How To Extract Your Own DNA

Posted 03.13.2012

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At 40,000 times thinner than a human hair, our DNA isn't usually much to look at. But if you're curious about your genetic material and don't happen t...

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Can Nanosensors Save Lab Animals?

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Nanosensor, Animal Cruelty, Lab Rat, Video, Lab Animals, Animal Experimentation, Biology, Biochemistry, Animal Research, Foundation for Biomedical Research, Science News

If rats could clap, they just might. That's because German scientists have developed a new technology they say could reduce the number of experiments ...

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Robobug Spies, First Responders: Coming Soon?

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Robot Insect, Cockroach Spy, Video, Military, Cyborg Insect, Biochemistry, Cockroach, Robotics, Cyborg Cockroach, Insect Spy, Darpa, Science News

Some call them robobugs, others insect cyborgs. No matter what, scientists have been pushing hard to outfit bugs with tiny electronic sensors--saying ...

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The Chemicals Of Care: How Self-Compassion Manifests In Our Bodies

Kristin Neff | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Cortisol, Oxytocin, Self-Compassion, Biochemistry, Memory and Cognition, Healthy Living News
Kristin Neff

The power of self-compassion is not just an idea; it's very real and actually manifests in our bodies. When we soothe our own pain, we are tapping into the mammalian care-giving system.

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Green Revolution Can Provide Food and Fuel

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Population, Industrial Revolution, Biofuels, Industrial Biotechnology, Dsm, Biochemistry, Green Revolution, Bric, Stephan Tanda, Biomass, Fossil Fuels, Green Industrial Revolution, Environment, Oil, Sustainability, Food, Climate Change, Green News
Stephan B. Tanda

The human race will be around in a hundred years, even if oil won't -- in a big way at least. We will have long gone back to living off the land by that point, just as we did before the modern industrial revolution changed life seemingly irrevocably.

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Are We Hard-Wired to Suffer?

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fear, Change, Inner Life, Worry, Happiness, Transformation, Neuroscience, Depression, Biochemistry, Pop Culture, Anxiety, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D.

We are culturally awash, once again, in a biochemical, reductionist moment. With this narrative in vogue, we take umbrage in labeling our issues, and deficits as "hard-wired" -- unchangeable.

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Scientific Link To Autism Identified

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain Chemistry, Brain, Biology, Health, Biochemistry, New Study, Autism, Vaccine, Neurology, Hormones, Wellness, Homeostasis, Hormone-Imbalance, Healthy Living News

After careful review of countless scientific studies, The Center's Life Sciences group was able to formulate a scientifically verifiable model for the...

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The Biochemistry of Sales

Rick Foster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emotions, Relationships, Sales, Profitability, Biochemistry, Sales Relationships, Sales Customers, Selling, Happy Customers, Business, Happy, Happiness, Business News
Rick Foster

Any seasoned salesperson will describe a sales-positive customer in the following terms: relaxed, focused, high-trust, happy. The question is, can salespeople consciously create these biochemically-induced states?

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The Key to Losing Weight that Nobody Talks About

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Losing Weight, Medical Biochemistry, Dieting Tips, Weight Management, Biochemistry, Weight Loss Tips, How to Lose Weight, Overweight, Weight Control, Nutritional Biochemistry, Reasons-Youre-Not-Losing-Weight, Stress and Obesity, Yo Yo Dieting, Dieting, Chronic Dieting, Yo-Yo-Dieting, Weight Loss, Dieting-Tips, Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Obesity, Healthy Living News
Dr. John Neustadt

What's completely ignored in the diet debate but essential to long-term success, is the need to realign the body's biochemistry in order to reach a healthy weight.

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