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| bio | website | nicolaromano.net |
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| location | Montpellier, France | |
| age | 32 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
| seen | 12 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 94 |
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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Mar 11 |
answered | How many nucleotide pairs code one gene? |
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Mar 10 |
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What is the appropriate blender speed to maximize nutrition and digestion of fruits and vegetables? Very nice but... how does all of that compare to the effects of HCl in the stomach? If HCl breaks apart food anyway (which it does...) the advantage of a >30K rpm blender are small or non-existent at all. |
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Mar 8 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on What is the appropriate blender speed to maximize nutrition and digestion of fruits and vegetables? |
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Mar 8 |
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What is the appropriate blender speed to maximize nutrition and digestion of fruits and vegetables? Sounds very much like a marketing ploy... |
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Mar 4 |
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How does plant grafting work? Cited article more clearly |
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Mar 2 |
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A good textbook on Neuroscience Artificial and biological neural network share only the name... Understanding, say, how a neuron fires an action potential, would not really give you any advantage if you are just interested in AI. On the other hand, there are tons of interesting computational neuroscience problems, which instead require deep understanding of biological processes, but are not necessarily related to AI. |
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Feb 26 |
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Why did the urinary bladder evolve? @shigeta: although I agree with you for the general case, this is probably a situation where the trait gives you a fairly strong "life or death" advantage... |
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Feb 26 |
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Why did the urinary bladder evolve? @rg255: working with mice every day I can assure you they do not. |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Lactose Intolerance |
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Feb 24 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Gas from bacteria that's not methane |
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Feb 23 |
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How was the first ribosome theorized to have been made? Don't have time to write a complete answer, but you may want to start by reading about the RNA world hypothesis, ribozymes and the central dogma of molecular biology |
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Feb 21 |
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What are some alternatives to Charles Darwin evolution except creationism? @DVK: sure, however existence of God is neither provable nor disprovable, so my point remains. |
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Feb 21 |
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What are the limitations of commercial-grade DNA genotyping compared to full sequencing? +1: on the other hand, 23andme proposes a certain type of analysis to their clients that does not require whole genome sequencing. They say "We will test such and such SNP and tell you that you have x% probability of having an heart attack in your 60s"... |
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Feb 20 |
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Are there examples of encryption in nature? Encryption is not about the impossibility of deciphering, that would rather be hashing. Also note that knowing folding does not immediately give you the function, just the structure. |
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Feb 20 |
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Are there examples of encryption in nature? @KarnRatana: encryption implies the concept of "secrecy". You encrypt data so that only a certain individual or group of individuals can access it using a certain key. See also stackoverflow.com/questions/4657416/… . It is difficult to imagine a biological situation where secrecy would be an issue. |
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Feb 19 |
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What are some alternatives to Charles Darwin evolution except creationism? @terdon: anything involving God (and creationism falls into the category by definition) is not a scientific hypothesis, as the existence of God cannot not be scientifically proven. |
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Feb 19 |
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Can a person become addicted to tea? @carandraug: thanks for the edit! |
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Feb 19 |
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Can a person become addicted to tea? @rwst: green tea and black tea are the same plant (the tea plant, Camelia sinensis). carandraug: I will gladly upvote this answer if you link to some study or review showing that caffeine is addictive (should not be difficult to find). |
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Feb 17 |
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What kind of microscope should be used to view biological structures (such as spores) roughly 5 µm in length? Agree 100%. Cheap lenses will just give blurry and distorted images. Beware of promises of 1000x, and color camera for $200... you will just be disappointed. The ideal would be going for something like the Zeiss Primo Star which goes for around 1500-2000€. |
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Feb 17 |
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Does GTP-γS (GTP gamma S) bind all GTP-binding proteins? Sort of related: biology.stackexchange.com/questions/3258/… |
