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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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Mar 23 |
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Do dolphins really sleep? Of course we should note that our brain does not "shut down" (whatever that means) when we sleep. |
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Mar 23 |
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Can this theory on the evolution of human appearance be flawed? You should add to that the fact that height does not only come from genetic traits, the environment (nutrition, pollutants, stress, etc) plays an enormous role there. |
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Mar 20 |
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What are usable Sum formulas for Proteins? Why do you think something is wrong? 11% is not that far away from 15-19%. There are thousands of different proteins in our organism, so it really depends which one you get. |
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Mar 18 |
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Long term liquid food diet by blending/grinding all quality foods one would normaly eat, not any weight loss or prepared drinks @Alexandria: any proof of that? Eating is not merely digesting food for sustainement, it is a much more complex event. What would happen to the secretion of food-related hormones for instance? Would satiety be obtained at the same point? Would you tend to eat less because of the lack of "aesthetic" appeal of liquid food? What would be the effect on the dopaminergic reward systems in the brain? What would be the effect on intestinal microbiota? |
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Mar 18 |
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How much can be said about behaviour (future) based on bloodgroup? If I know you are A+ I know that you express a certain protein and not another one on your red blood cells. That's it. Note that there are thousands of different proteins in our body. I can probably know much more about your behaviour by Googling your name. |
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Mar 14 |
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Long term liquid food diet by blending/grinding all quality foods one would normaly eat, not any weight loss or prepared drinks I would definitely have a negative effect on mood. Why would you deprive yourself from the pleasure of eating a proper meal? |
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Mar 12 |
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Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance? @Alan Boyd: even better wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/fmrisalmon |
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Mar 12 |
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Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance? @dd3: well, but that just means that you DO want to understand what is the correct way of applying statistics to biological problems. I do not understand when people want to stay stuck with their t-test because "the rest is too difficult I won't understand it anyway". I am not a statistician either, but if I use a tool I want to know exactly what it gives me and how to use it correctly. |
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Mar 12 |
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Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance? Agree with @dd3. You can try and talk about effect size and such, but then when the infamous third reviewer whines about p values you gotta play the game... To be honest most biologists I know (many of whom are very good at biology, nothing to say there) only have a very basic -and often slightly wrong- understanding of statistics. I can tell you I always have a hard time convincing people to use things like generalized mixed models or such. Most people will just say: I'll do a t-test or an ANOVA instead... |
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Mar 11 |
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What is a “tool strain”? I have always called those reporter mice... |
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Mar 11 |
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What is the appropriate blender speed to maximize nutrition and digestion of fruits and vegetables? sure I agree with that, but I was more puzzled by the fact that a 20K rpm blender would be worst then a 30K rpm one... |
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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 |
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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 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 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. |
