text: Email:Password:Forgot password?LoginNot yet registered?SearchSubscribeEnglishEspañolالعربيةOther EditionsSearch CloseSearchThe SciencesMindHealth TechSustainabilityEducationVideoPodcastsBlogsStoreSubscribeCurrent IssueCartSign InRegister	Crude MatterHuman physiology, weird animal biology, and the interface of science and culture.AboutRSSParkinson's disease patients get free lifetime access to 23andMe personal genome service.23andMe are offering free lifetime access to their personal genome service to people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease for their participation in their Parkinson's disease research initiative. February 24, 2012 — Michelle Clement Chemistry teachers: Request a free chemistry activity kit from ACSThe following is an e-mail I received from the ACS Kids & Chemistry Program Manager. I'm re-posting it here to spread the word. If you know any chemistry school teachers who might benefit from this program, please forward them the relevant info. February 14, 2012 — Michelle Clement How a cup of coffee a day may help to keep type 2 diabetes at bay.Black coffee: Probably what Paula Deen should have been drinking instead of all that sugar and trans fat. Many of us, especially the current or former graduate students among us, are addicted to our breakfast caffeinated beverage of choice. January 17, 2012 — Michelle Clement Links Post - January 15, 2012 Physiology
  The wonderful quail… and what Sen. Coburn should learn about it and Cocaine and the sexual habits of quail, or, why does NIH fund what it does? January 15, 2012 — Michelle Clement Pigs like video games too! Interspecies gaming to combat boredom, aggression in livestock.I like video games (I will rip up some Assassin's Creed whenever I get a long weekend, do NOT get me started). My cat likes video games too, even though she doesn't understand that she's playing them. January 9, 2012 — Michelle Clement The Research Works Act would deny taxpayers access to federally funded research.The short of it (covered in depth by Michael Eisen, and Razib tipped me off to the issue) is that Carolyn Maloney, a congresswoman funded by Elsevier, which is a major for-profit publishing company, is trying to pass the Research Works Act, which would deny Americans free access to research funded by taxpayer money. January 7, 2012 — Michelle Clement Memorable links from the second half of 2011As I expected, this set of links is a bit shorter than the last. Also, I just discussed my new year's resolution with Kedar, and it is to blog more often. December 31, 2011 — Michelle Clement Video: The science of champagneIf you're reading this post, congratulations! You've made it to the end of 2011! You may be going out tonight to ring in the new year with friends and family, and if so, there's a good chance that you'll be sipping some champagne when the clock strikes midnight. December 31, 2011 — Michelle Clement Memorable links from the first half of 20112011 was an exciting, stressful, occasionally scary, and very fruitful year for me, personally and professionally. I hope you are all pleased with the way life treated you this year. December 30, 2011 — Michelle Clement The Guppy Project is not wasteful, Sen. Coburn.Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has a degree in medicine, so I would expect that he's had some rudimentary biology education at some point in his life. However, you wouldn't know it just from glancing through the entries in his "Wastebook", a list of projects funded by the government that he considers wasteful. December 22, 2011 — Michelle Clement Advertisement | Report Ad123NextBlog Index	@ScientificAmericanSTAFFBehind the scenes at Scientific AmericanReadAnecdotes from the ArchiveSTAFFReadAnthropology in PracticeExploring the human condition.ReadBeautiful MindsInsights into intelligence, creativity, and the mindReadBudding ScientistEverything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kidsReadCross-CheckCritical views of science in the newsReadDark Star DiariesSTAFFReadDog SpiesExplore the science behind the dog in your bedRead	ExpeditionsReadExtinction CountdownNews and research about endangered species from around the worldReadFrontiers for Young MindsScience by and for kids ages 8-15ReadGuest BlogCommentary invited by editors of Scientific AmericanReadIllusion ChasersIllusions, Delusions, and Everyday DeceptionsReadLife, UnboundedDiscussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiologyReadMIND Guest BlogCommentary invited by editors of Scientific American MindReadNot bad scienceNew discoveries in animal behavior and cognitionRead	ObservationsOpinion, arguments & analyses from the editors of Scientific AmericanReadPlugged InMore than wires - exploring the connections between energy, environment, and our livesReadRoots of UnityMathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.ReadRosetta StonesAdventures in the good science of rock-breaking.ReadSA VisualSTAFFIllustrating science since 1845ReadTalking backSTAFFA science blog, sans blagueReadTetrapod ZoologyAmphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinctReadThe Artful AmoebaA Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on EarthRead	VoicesExploring and celebrating diversity in science.Read	PreviousNextEvery Issue. Every Year. 1845 - PresentNeuroscience. Evolution. Health. Chemistry. Physics. Technology.Subscribe Now!