HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: robison1@husc10.harvard.edu (Keith Robison)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,bionet.molbio.evolution,talk.origins
Subject: Re: What Genomes have been Sequenced?
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:24:41 GMT

klier@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:

>Keith Robison writes:
>> 	Chloroplast -- liverwort, tobacco, rice, beechdrops
>> 	Plant mitochondrial -- liverwort (Chlamydomonas? -- I'm not sure)
>> 	Arabidopsis  -- a few cosmid-sized (50Kb) segments done.

>Ah, the zoological biases strike again ;-)

>Chlamydomonas is an alga.
Ooopss --- and I even used to work on the thing, so I know better.
However, in my defense, I believe the rRNA data puts the green
plant -- green alga split after the animal-fungal-plant radiation,
so the clumping is not entirely without basis (On the other hand,
Chlamy's mitochondrial genome doesn't look like that of land plants,
so get out the wet noodle for another round :-)

Keith Robison
Harvard University
Department of Cellular & Developmental Biology
Department of Genetics / HHMI

robison@ribo.harvard.edu
From: timi@mendel.berkeley.edu ( Tim Ikeda)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: The old "are humans veggies or carnivores" thing
Date: 14 Oct 1992 21:27:48 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization
NNTP-Posting-Host: mendel.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Oct14.192253.8495@alw.nih.gov> singley@helix.nih.gov (Erick Sing
ley) writes:
>A minor addition, if we're going on body parts as a distintion: position of
>eyes: most herbs have side-facing eyes (horse, rabbit, etc.) to watch for
>preds; while preds have forward facing for better binc/depth (lion, dog).
>Humans would fall under this latter catagory, yes?

Yes, but maybe not to become better predators.  3-D vision is a 
benefit for creatures that have to swing from branch to branch.

Tim
From: Ruud Hovius
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Quipazine, where to buy ?
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:34:30 GMT
Reply-To: hovius@icphp1
Organization: EPFL

Hello everybody,

As biochemist I'm working at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, and I'm
looking for the compound quipazine, which is a drug directed at the serotonine
receptor. However, the companies that used to make (as far as I know ) or sell
this compound do not do so any more. 

So, I'm quite desperate !

If anybody as any clue, I'd be gratefull.

		Bye, Ruud. 
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From: env@pa.itd.com (8224)
Subject: Update to Previous Job Announcement
Organization: Space Remote Sensing Center
Distribution: USA
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:17:43 GMT

This is an update to a job announcement posted 10/14/92.  I appologize for
the mistakes in the previous posting.


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From: young@serum.kodak.com (Rich Young)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: The old "are humans veggies or carnivores" thing
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:04:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Oct16.160451.8041
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Diagnostics Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Originator: young@sasquatch

In article <4370003@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> loftis@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Kirk Loftis) writes:

[...]

>	I am not sure if a cow or a horse would even eat meat if it was
>presented to them.  While a dog will eat lettuce, peanuts, etc if given
>to them.

	I'm attaching an old sci.bio article which may have some bearing
	on the above.

-Rich Young (These are not Kodak's opinions.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Article 4326 of sci.bio:
From: w.p.coyne@newcastle.ac.uk
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: KILLER SHEEP in Scotland.
Date: 31 May 92 12:08:43 GMT
Reply-To: w.p.coyne@newcastle.ac.uk
Organization: Chemical & Process Engineering Dept, University of Newcastle, UK.


 In one of the UK's serious newspapers (Daily Telegraph, 30-5-92, p3) it 
reported that killer sheep have been found on a Scottish island.

Foula, a remote island in the Shetlands, contains sheep which scientists
recently observed to eat young birds.  They estimate 100's of young birds
are eaten each year.  The sheep favour the legs, wings and heads of the 
birds and it is belived they do it to get the phosphorous they need.  
This is because the island vegetation is very poor in that mineral.
the sheep have lived on that island for many centuries.

This is maybe a case were over just a few 10,000's years evolution would
make visible physical changes in the animals.  Sheep which eat entire birds
might do better, leading to change in teeth, this might then allow them
to cope with larger things such as rabbits.

                                         W.P.Coyne@newcastle.ac.uk 
...........................................................................
Dept of Process and Chemical Engineering,+|If builders built buildings the 
Newcastle University, United Kingdom.    +|way computer programmers write  
                                         +|programs,                       
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UUCP : ...!ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!W.P.Coyne +|came along would destroy        
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...........................................................................
From: oliversh@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Polygonum: HELP NEEDED
Date: 9 Oct 92 13:08:45 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

NEED HELP!

	Does anybody out there have any or know of any articles pertaining to a
plant genus Polygonum? Have tapped into as many informative citations as
possible. Looking especially for articles pertaining to near neighbor/density
effects upon mature plant growth and fecundity plus literature supporting
Polygonum punctatum or sesp. as a disturbed species. Please mail directly to me
here at Memphis State. If you have done work on this genus, would appreciate a
reprint. Please send to:
			Susan Oliver
			Department of Biology
			Memphis State University
			Memphis, Tennessee
					38152

				
			Thank you for your time and any effort involved.
		
				Sincerely, 
					Susan O.




Newsgroups: sci.bio
From: andrewt@watson.ibm.com (Andrew Taylor)
Subject: Re: Are There Any Venomous Mamals?
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 11:44:26 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In article <1af51cINN9p9@armory.centerline.com> mrh@centerline.com
(Mike Huben) writes:
>1) all montremes, including the 2 echidnas, have poisonous spurs on the males

Neither Echidna species has a venomous spur (see the Complete Book of 
Australian Mammals). I've handled male Echidnas without injury.

Andrew Taylor
From: lecl@quads.uchicago.edu (elizabeth e. leclair)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: are there any toroidal cells?
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:44:30 GMT
Reply-To: lecl@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <Bw62vK.65E@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
>Idle question: are any cells topologically toroidal, either throughout
>their life or as a phase of significant duration?
>

   The pore cells (porocytes) of most sponges, which surround the incurrent
 (ostia) and excurrent (oscula) water channels, are toroidal.  They adjust
 in diameter to accomodate greater or lesser amounts of flow.  

   The stomata, or guard cells on leaves are (I beleive) pairs of U-shaped
  cells which together form a torus or hole.  Check me on this one, I'm
  much better on inverts than plants!

   -happy topology,     
    Beth


-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth E. LeClair  (lecl@midway.uchicago.edu)~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago
"Sex is two wavy lines and the United States of America is a trapezoid." L.M.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: sci.bio
From: dl10697@ehsn3.cen.uiuc.edu (Duc Trieu Le)
Subject: Re: The old "are humans veggies or carnivores" thing
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:58:17 GMT

barkdoll@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Edwin Barkdoll) writes:

>In article <1992Oct14.192253.8495@alw.nih.gov> singley@helix.nih.gov (Erick Singley) writes:
>>A minor addition, if we're going on body parts as a distintion: position of
>>eyes: most herbs have side-facing eyes (horse, rabbit, etc.) to watch for
>>preds; while preds have forward facing for better binc/depth (lion, dog).
>>Humans would fall under this latter catagory, yes?

>	Well, most primates including the herbivorous ones have
>forward facing eyes.

>>Erick
>Edwin Barkdoll
>barkdoll@cattell.psych.upenn.edu
>eb3@world.std.com

Yes, but wasn't our ancestral primates both herbivores and predators?
Didn't early primates also hunt for meat?

duc
led@sunfs1.dsd.northrop.com
Xref: sparky sci.bio:3552 sci.engr.biomed:574 sci.engr.mech:420 sci.energy:4904
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.engr.biomed,sci.engr.mech,sci.energy
Subject: Re: COOL HEADS... HOT HEADS
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:08:39 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <1992Oct13.063411.18974@bhprtc.scpd.oz.au> dif@bhprtc.scpd.oz.au (David Faulkner) writes:
>gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
>>In article <1ar1k8INNfso@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> davidt@ecst.csuchico.edu (David Taylor) writes:
>>>
>>>To build an accurate model of the system, I need to know the rate of heat
>>>leaving a person's head.  My team has spoken to the nursing and physiology
>>>teacher.  They were nice, but couldn't help us.  I woudl be greatful if
>>>someone would beable to provide me with the amount of watts or joules 
>>>leaving a head.  or suggestions on where to get this information.
>>
>>Hmmm. You could stick your head in a bucket of water and measure the
>>temperature rise in the water.
>
>Not really. The rate of heat transfer in the water will be quite
>different to the rate in air, which is what David is interested in.

No, David is asking what the heat load is that has to be rejected. The
calorimetry suggested above will give that figure. That's the number
that must be met to keep the head at a steady temperature. The rest of your
speculation is based on *efficiency* considerations, an entirely different
question that David will also have to consider when he starts designing
hardware.

Gary
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Seed versus sprout
Date: 12 Oct 92 16:32:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: iscsvax.1992Oct12.213256.7561
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <5q4JsB2w165w@waffle.sns.com>, jen@waffle.sns.com (jennifer warshaw) writes:
> I was shooed away by the local reference librarian for trying
> to find sources for the answer to the following question.  
    Huh?  Does the library director know about this?

> I am almost sure the information exists somewhere. . .  
> What is the difference in the chemical makeup of a seed (any will
> do, but preferably common food seeds such as sunflower) after it
> is sprouted?  I once heard that a seed converts some of its fat
> to starch in the sprouting process, any ideas for finding out
> information will be deeply appreciated.
> 
In general, protein and nucleic acid content (per dry weight) go up
during seed germination, while fat and starch content goes down.
A possible place to look for this sort of info would be the USDA
tables on "chemical composition of foods" -- try comparing
barley (grain) and malted (sprouted) barley.

Lipids and starches are both "burned" to provide energy needed for
germination, but lipids are not converted to starches which are then
converted to sugars which are then burned...  

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
From: novak@vitruvius.ar.utexas.edu (Marcos Novak)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: ANNOUNCING: New Graduate Program in Architecture+Art+Technology
Date: 9 Oct 92 05:55:27 GMT
Organization: School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin
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From: mytelka@codon6 (Daniel Mytelka;612 Barker;x2-5110)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Gene Imprinting ???
Date: 7 Oct 1992 19:55:01 GMT
Organization: University of California
NNTP-Posting-Host: codon6.berkeley.edu
Keywords: Genes

In article <2133@grivel.une.edu.au> jjuanyse@neumann.une.edu.au (El pescador ) writes:
>
>	But I need more information about it, like in what sorts of 
>developmental processes are the "imprinted" genes involved, what sorts of 
>explanations have been advanced for the evolution of imprinting, what could
>be the mechanism for these changes in the male and female genes, etc.
>
There actually hasn't been too much work done in this area, though it's been
known for quite a while based on the observation that a cell in which one
pronuclei (pre-first division) is replaced by a copy of the other one (eg two
maternal or paternal pronuclei) won't develop properly.

There are at least two ways in which parent specific gene activation occurs.
In some of the early embryonic tissues, X inactivation always deactivates 
the paternal X-chromosome, rather than at random, as is true in later
stages. The mechanism given is usually methylation.

As to a specific gene, you could look at Fragile-X syndrome (work mostly
of Charles Laird), and references therein.

I think that most of the rest of your questions can at best be answered by
speculation right now.

Dan Mytelka, mytelka@mendel.berkeley.edu
From: ZOOLXS@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU (SILBERBAUER,Letitia Xade)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Are There Any Venomous Mamals?
Date: 7 Oct 92 03:15:15 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <1992Sep30.194357.28853@ttinews.tti.com> jackson@soldev.tti.com writes:

> 
> (I've not seen this discussed before, if there is a well known answer to
> this I apologize.) I was thinking about spiders and other animals who
> disable their prey with a sting or venomous bite.  Its easy to think of
> examples of insects and snakes which do this, but as far as I know there
> are no poisonous mammals, birds or even fish.  Is there a physiological
> reason why this tactic is a poor choice for mammals, etc?  I believe that
> in most or all cases the venom is also an enzymatic substance that causes
> digestive processes in the prey -- is this true?  Does it have to do with
> anything?
> 
> Dick Jackson

One slightly and periodically venemous mammal that springs to mind is the
Platypus.  At some times of the year (I think) the male has an active poison
gland at the base of a hind claw.  It is not fatal, but neither is it a
pleasant experience (according to hearsay).  
tish
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.engr.biomed,sci.engr.mech,sci.energy
From: rizzo@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (anthony.r.rizzo)
Subject: Re: COOL HEADS...   HOT HEADS
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:07:52 GMT

In article <1ar1k8INNfso@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> davidt@ecst.csuchico.edu (David Taylor) writes:
>
>I woudl be greatful if
>someone would beable to provide me with the amount of watts or joules 
>leaving a head.  or suggestions on where to get this information.
>

I can't provide exact data.  But I think that I can put you on
the right track.  I doubt strongly that, when outdoor temperatures
are in the 90's F and relative humidity is in the same ballpark and
the midday sun is shining intensely, the heat dissipated from the
rider's head will be a significant factor.  You probably might
want to at least consider SOLAR GAIN, under those circumstances.
It just may impact the effectiveness of any cooling system that
you design. ;-)

Tony Rizzo
From: mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu (Michael Levin)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: embryos' ability to regulate, once you perturb them
Date: 9 Oct 92 01:00:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1992Oct8.210037.16188
Distribution: world
Organization: Harvard University Science Center


     I am looking for examples of embryops' ability to self-regulate -
to resume proper (or near proper) development in light of experimental
perturbations. I am interested in examples of re-association from
dissociated cells/tissues, proper development in light of reduced or
increased cell number and mechanical deformations, etc. Please send
all examples,  references, ideas, etc. to mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu.

Mike Levin
From: ph@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Pat Healey)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Psychology (not unlike Re: NLP and what the .... etc.
Keywords: science sense nonsense sixth-sense psychology astronomy
Date: 14 Oct 92 18:41:24 GMT
Organization: Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, UK

In article <1992Oct9.023051.10005@pony.Ingres.COM> jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger) writes:
>Lee Lady writes:
>
>> The proponent/skeptic model sees science as like a debate or court
>> case in which the important thing is to get victory for one's side.

Good criticisms deleted. Jon goes on:

>Burden of proof doesn't mean the proponent starts at a disadvantage;
>rather, she has the opportunity to present her claim.  But we'd be
>fools to switch the burden of proof to the skeptic.  "Believe anything
>and everything anyone tells you unless you can prove it false"?  I
>think not.

If I understand my philosophy of science correctly this won't quite
do. According to Popperian models of empirical science you can only
falsify claims, not prove them. While this obviously doesn't amount to
believing anything people say it does carry the implication that we
must `believe' all (testable) hypotheses unless/until they are
falsified. Consequently some of the burden of proof does fall on the
skeptic.

Pat.

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From: tolman%asylum.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Kenneth Tolman)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Creativity research
Date: 14 Oct 92 05:39:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: hellgate.1992Oct13.233918.27680
Organization: University of Utah, CompSci Dept


  Hi,

  I am interested in finding basic foundations of research on creativity.
What papers should I look in, and what papers should I avoid?  Child
creativity, studies of geniuses, and anything else would be great.

Thank you,
From: janprzyb@scott.skidmore.edu (janine przybylinski)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: TWINS
Date: 15 Oct 92 22:51:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: scott.1992Oct15.225152.9064
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY

To any and ALL persons involved with research regarding twins (or
siblings close in age) and memory,

Hello, there.  I am currently working on a research project, examining
the effects of twinship on siblings...and I would like to know if
anyone would have any references to suggest...
I am VERY interested in autobiographical memory issues as well as the impact of
twinship on the self concept of twins.  Reminiscing effects and
twin-sib. as external cue-ing agent are two such specific issues.  I'm
really hoping to find ANY literature on twins (I'd prefer twin lit.
over sibling lit...).  To my chagrin (and probably others') there is a
serious lack of published material on the experience of being twins;
of course, studies involving twins-as-genetic-clones are of no use to
me.  If there is anyone who is working with this
area (Developmentally OR cognitively) please contact me!!!  This area
has intrigued me for a NUMBER of years.  I'd like to do as exhaustive a
lit. review as possible.  The fact of my own (identical) twinship
notwithstanding, twinship-and-memory is an   ***UTTERLY*** 
fascinating topic that not too many have explored!!! 

You can email me at the address below, or post accordingly!  Moreover,
if anyone could suggest any Grad programs where such research might be
going on...
Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Yours,
Janine Przybylinski '93
Skidmore College
janprzyb@scott.skidmore.edu

PS--Any twins out there?
From: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
Subject: Re: Psychology (not unlike Re: NLP and what the .... etc.
Reply-To: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
Organization: Ingres Division, ASK Computer Systems.
Date: 10 Oct 92 02:55:02 GMT

the estimable Gary Murphy writes:
> science works is _not_ by induction, but by the blind proposition
> of an explanation for the phenomenon which is refined through
> comparison with the empirical facts.

Can be either, both, or neither.

Example of neither: testing the limits of a phenomenon, discovering
the circumstances under which it occurs.  Good science, great fun,
no induction, no explanation.

-- Jon

Jon Krueger  jpk@ingres.com
From: jpetros@koko.csustan.edu (James D. ( Jim ) Petros)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: HYPNOTISM:  Working Techniques?
Date: 7 Oct 92 07:57:32 GMT
Organization: CSU Stanislaus

In article <1992Oct6.114709.10136@bsu-ucs.uucp> 00mddwyer@bsu-ucs.uucp writes:
>Hypnotism has always been scrutinised by critics, and it doesn't work on
>most people very well.  From what I understand it involves mainly putting
>someone into a very relaxed, highly suggestabe state...
>Is there anyone here that could post different methods of hypnosis, the
>techniques to do them, and how well they work?
>Thanks a lot.
>
>Mike Dwyer, Ball State University  (Muncie Indiana)

Have you considered checking the library at Ball State?

-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Newsgroups: sci.psychology,talk.religion.misc
From: thayne@unislc.uucp (Thayne Forbes)
Subject: Re: 1
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: HomeVax
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 02:41:49 GMT

IO20594@MAINE.MAINE.EDU wrote:
: 
: cdk@waikato.ac.nz posted under the subject,"1", simply the message,
: "123456789."  Can this be translated?  Why is this even being posted
: when it is obviously meant for only certain eyes?  Sci.psychology is
: a public list is it not?  How about keeping the discussions accessable
: to everyone.

I presume that the joke here is that this hand-wringing message was posted
by a person whose name is apparently IO20594.

No I get it, the joke is that this pananoid person is posting to 
sci.psychology.

No, the joke is on me for following up to a test message.  foo.  I've
been had again.
-- 
           "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
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