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| bio | website | nicolaromano.net |
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| location | Montpellier, France | |
| age | 32 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
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I'm a researcher in neuroendocrinology
I'm interested in all that regards pattern recognition, time series analysis, rhythms etc.
My current research focuses in the exploration and modulation of the neuro-endocrine patterns that contribute to the generation of hormone pulsatility.
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Apr 17 |
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What would it take to recognize a deer by its photo? Sure but... this implies that you can distinguish a deer by its photo, which is what we are trying to determine. |
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Apr 10 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How do omega-3 fatty acids reduce cholesterol at the molecular level? |
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Apr 7 |
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How can homosexuality evolve despite natural selection? @rg255: I think the main problem is that whe should not ask "why X evolved", but rather "why X was not selected against" which is a very different thing. |
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Apr 7 |
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what's an ethics-friendly way to measure the protocol of electric shocking mice? @Skyler: One option is presented in Stroh et al 2013 although it sounds really tricky (especially seen the names of the two last authors!) |
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Apr 7 |
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How can homosexuality evolve despite natural selection? @rg255: I reapeat my point on myopia. Furthermore you should consider that homosexuality does not in any way imply sterility. |
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Apr 7 |
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What's the Evolutionary Purpose of Religion? This sounds to me as social advantages, not evolutionary ones. Not everything needs to have an evolutionary advantage. |
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Apr 6 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? @terdon: agree. I was just nitpicking |
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Apr 6 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? @terdon: I mantain that you inhale smoke, you do not ingest it. Ingest is mostly used for food (Oxford English Dictionary, offline edition :P). English aside, I do not doubt that smoke contains radicals, what I am saying is that they are most likely not those that directly affect DNA. They will rather generate cascade reactions creating new radicals, oxidising proteins and so on, especially in such a oxygen-rich milieu as the lungs. |
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Apr 6 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? @terdon: seriously doubt you would ever "ingest" (although inhale would be the correct word) free radicals from smoking. They are too short lived and reactive to be actually directly inhaled. |
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Apr 6 |
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How can homosexuality evolve despite natural selection? Why does it need an evolutionary explication? Not everything needs to be selected for. This is like asking why myopia (which in certain parts of the world can have a prevalence of >70%) evolved despite natural selection... |
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Apr 4 |
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Are there eukaryotes without introns? thanks for the edit, I was speaking about the ciliates, as I did not know about that. |
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Apr 4 |
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Are there eukaryotes without introns? Could you expand with some examples? |
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Mar 30 |
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What is the brightest color a light source that only emits blue frequency light can achieve? Generally, looking at the ray of a fairly powerful laser (3-4W) you still see it of whatever color it is (blue, red etc, but not white). NOTE: be careful if you try this, it may be very dangerous! Never look directly into the laser beam. |
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Mar 30 |
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205 nm UV-Vis readings DNA absorbance seems to be as high at 205 as at 260. faculty.evansville.edu/be6/b4454/DNAspectrum.gif?dur=2225 |
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Mar 30 |
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205 nm UV-Vis readings @MattDMo: I guess it is because usually nucleic acids are measured at 260. However, I am not sure 205 would remove DNA background noise... These are very approximative quantifications anyways, and only give a general idea of protein concentration. |
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Mar 30 |
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Least painful way to die Good answer but... there is a big point to be made on lab animals. Certain drugs may or may not be appropriate if the animals are to be used for experiments, as the drug may inficiate the results (e.g. I would avoid barbiturates if the animal's brain is being used for doing electrophysiology afterwards) |
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Mar 29 |
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How long can I store autoclaved disposables and reagents? The question is quite clear: how long autoclaved plasticware stays sterile? Sterility does not in any way depend on SOP. Either something is sterile or it is not. |
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Mar 29 |
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How long can I store autoclaved disposables and reagents? @dd3: why would it be less? |
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Mar 29 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? There is a link to the PDF on the right, copied, saved it on my HD then uploaded it here (or you can just grab a screenshot). |
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Mar 29 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? added 106 characters in body |
