Also, an object is not a meme. The hula hoop is not a meme; it is made of plastic, not of bits. When this species of toy spread worldwide in a mad epidemic in 1958, it was the product, the physical manifestation, of a meme, or memes: the craving for hula hoops; the swaying, ...
Incubator ProcedureBefore starting the actual procedure, it is important to ensure that all material used are clean and sterilized. Although an isolation medium is used for this technique, this is an important step in all culture protocols. ...
. For example, in our laboratory, when we monitor cellular oxygen consumption, we ensure that the incubator being used is independent of other ongoing experiments. This will minimize opening/closing of the incubator door, which alters the cellular environment. Furthermore, scientists must ...
At uni I majored in food microbiology and for my honours thesis delved into the bacterial populations of blue vein and camembert cheeses. Partially so I could play around with bacteria but mostly so I had an excuse to eat more cheese. Then there were a few wayward years as a wine maker ...
In reality, the temperature on Mars drops from about 0°C during the day to nearly -120°C at night. Operating in such low temperatures is already extremely difficult for small landers and rovers. In fact, it is an issue that has been solved with heaters in the design for the 300kg Ex...
Oysters' filter-feeding is so efficient that Swedish researchers have evaluated it as acost-effective alternative to wastewater treatment plants. Across the Atlantic, the loss ofoyster reefsin Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary on North America's east coast, transformed the ecosystem from clear wate...
You see, I love fermented foods (and beverages). At uni I majored in food microbiology and for my honours thesis delved into the bacterial populations of blue vein and camembert cheeses. Partially so I could play around with bacteria but mostly so I had an excuse to eat more cheese. ...
and because of the demand for recycled plastic from sustainable companies, virgin plastic is becoming cheaper than recycled. As an example, Nestle, which is often considered one of the world's worst plastic polluters, is going to pay above market rate for recycled plastic in an attempt to reac...
It was a proud but sad moment when NASA announced that mission control had lost the signal from the Cassini spacecraft on September 15. As it takes the signal over an hour to travel from Saturn to Earth, this meant that the spacecraft had already been de