Squids In Space--Seriously

Squids In Space--Seriously

The last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour will be both manned and squidded. The most famous science experiment on board, of course, will be the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which will set up…
Can Older Diabetics Relax About Their HbA1c?

Can Older Diabetics Relax About Their HbA1c?

If you’ve been managing type 2 diabetes for a while, you know that current advice is to maintain your glucose levels at 7 percent or less, as this is where blood glucose levels are for non-diabetics…
Scientists Oppose European Stem Cell Patent Ban

Scientists Oppose European Stem Cell Patent Ban

European scientists are taking to the people to protest the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which would ban patents on embryonic stem cell-related technologies. Their contention; it would hurt large…
An Interview On The ATLAS Signal

An Interview On The ATLAS Signal

The interest for the tentative new signal of a Higgs decay to photon pairs does not seem to cease. Yesterday I gave a short interview to Fabio De Sicot, on the latest Higgs rumour. Fabio works for an…
Jon Butterworth on the ATLAS Higgs Signal

Jon Butterworth on the ATLAS Higgs Signal

Another comment on the ATLAS rumour is worth mentioning today, even if it comes a bit late, because it is written by Jon Butterworth, who is a ATLAS collaborator who also writes for the Guardian. You…
Why Is Squid Skin So Complicated, Anyway?

Why Is Squid Skin So Complicated, Anyway?

It's not exactly news--the Navy's decision to fund a huge, interdisciplinary research project on squid skin is so last year--but the topic cropped up again and started me wondering: why do squid use…