Goodbye Airtcraft Carriers, Hello Hydra

Goodbye Airtcraft Carriers, Hello Hydra

Battleships are so World War II. And while aircraft carriers have ruled since then, naval air power relying on them is primarily effective against targets that are decades behind. So while Raytheon…
Coarticulation, Sign Language And Piano Fingers

Coarticulation, Sign Language And Piano Fingers

There is a phenomenon in speech called coarticulation, in which certain sounds are produced differently depending on the sounds that come before or after them. For example, though the letter n is…
Has Shark Week Jumped The, You Know ...?

Has Shark Week Jumped The, You Know ...?

I like the idea of "Shark Week" but I confess I am more of a reader than a television viewer. Still, when Discovery Channel whacked me as part of their "Shark Week" promotional campaign a few years…
Why Cocaine Addicts Tend To Be Skinny

Why Cocaine Addicts Tend To Be Skinny

Cocaine use may cause profound metabolic changes which can result in dramatic weight gain during recovery, a distressing phenomenon that can lead to relapse - the reason is because chronic cocaine…
Congenital Muscular Dystrophies Linked To Glycans

Congenital Muscular Dystrophies Linked To Glycans

Inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis or Huntington disease involve disease-causing genetic mutations that damage or remove a protein that has an essential role in the body. This protein defect…