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"Much of what we’re learning about the microbiome’s role in human metabolism has come from studying..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:36:13 +0200

“Much of what we’re learning about the microbiome’s role in human metabolism has come from studying “gnotobiotic mice” — mice raised in labs like Jeffrey I. Gordon’s at Washington University, in St. Louis, to be microbially sterile, or germ-free. Recently, Gordon’s lab transplanted the gut microbes of Malawian children with kwashiorkor — an acute form of malnutrition — into germ-free mice. The lab found those mice with kwashiorkor who were fed the children’s typical diet could not readily metabolize nutrients, indicating that it may take more than calories to remedy malnutrition. Repairing a patient’s disordered metabolism may require reshaping the community of species in his or her gut.”

- Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome - NYTimes.com

Today.

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:33:32 +0200

Today.

"…You’d be hard-pressed to find a major illness without a logo, a wearable ornament and a..."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:57:53 +0200

“…You’d be hard-pressed to find a major illness without a logo, a wearable ornament and a roster of consumer-product tie-ins…“These campaigns all have a similar superficiality in terms of the response they require from the public,” said Samantha King, associate professor of kinesiology and health at Queen’s University in Ontario and author of”Pink Ribbons, Inc.” “They’re divorced from any critique of health care policy or the politics of funding biomedical research. They reinforce a single-issue competitive model of fund-raising. And they whitewash illness: we’re made ‘aware’ of a disease yet totally removed from the challenging and often devastating realities of its sufferers.””

- Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer - NYTimes.com

CAN’T. EVEN. START.

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:41:00 +0200

CAN’T. EVEN. START.

The Art of Unjumbling

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:20:26 +0100

The Art of Unjumbling

Obelisk & Metronome

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:10:00 +0100

Obelisk & Metronome

يقبرني (Ya’aburnee)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:22:40 +0100

Arabic – Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me,” a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them.

“We found each other in the cosmos” -Ann Druyan, about her...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:20:19 +0100

“We found each other in the cosmos”

-Ann Druyan, about her husband Carl Sagan

Photo

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:47:03 +0100

High Maintenance // Heidi

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:09:11 +0100

High Maintenance // Heidi

Wood & glass.

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:33:22 +0100

Wood & glass.

White on white on white.

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:03:00 +0100

White on white on white.

Solange // Lovers in Parking Lots My workday jam.

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:58:00 +0100

Solange // Lovers in Parking Lots

My workday jam.

"A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists, and non-religious people in..."

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:12:26 +0100

“A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists, and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to be. On basic questions of morality and human decency — issues such as governmental use of torture, the death penalty, punitive hitting of children, racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, environmental degradation or human rights — the irreligious tend to be more ethical than their religious peers, particularly compared with those who describe themselves as very religious.”

- Why do Americans still dislike atheists? - Washington Post

"To the European,” Frankl wrote, “it is a characteristic of the American culture that,..."

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:30:05 +0100

““To the European,” Frankl wrote, “it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to ‘be happy.’ But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to ‘be happy.’””

- There’s More to Life Than Being Happy - The Atlantic

#qotd

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:58:40 +0100

#qotd

I love this bitch.

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:47:00 +0100

I love this bitch.

a stunning family home in amsterdam

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:27:04 +0100

a stunning family home in amsterdam

Lab Grown Lung

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:32:34 +0100

Lab Grown Lung

Dream office.

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:31:38 +0100

Dream office.