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Sox reliever Thornton seeks longevity

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GLENDALE, Ariz. Matt Thornton addressed the issue of junk food with bullpen coach Bobby Thigpen at SoxFest, and the White Sox left-hander sent another message to his fellow relievers this week when he reported to spring training at least 20 pounds lighter than last season.

In addition to helping his longevity, Thornton, 36, hopes to set an example for younger relievers whose habits might not be so healthy.

"It's on each person. You're a major league player, you're a grown man and make good money, whether it's league minimum or under contract. It's a lifestyle and habit you have to pick up to take care of yourself."

Left-hander Hector Santiago admitted he likes Gummy Bears candy, but he since has elected to change his eating habits at the ballpark once he saw a much slimmer Thornton at SoxFest and spoke to him about his altered diet. Santiago and Nate Jones plan to visit a doctor to have their blood tested to see what foods affect their diet more than others.

"I've never been a big fan of the candy bag in the bullpen," said Thornton, who was listed at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds last season and prefers an occasional bag of sunflower seeds. "Bobby sounds like he's the same way. He doesn't want us eating Butterfingers before you get in the game.

"You have to take care of yourself out there. Some guys have their own sugar rush. I don't understand it, but everyone is their own person."

Bulky Beckham: Second baseman Gordon Beckham added muscle to his upper body, even after hitting a career-high 16 home runs last season.

Beckham wasn't concerned that the added weight would cut down his flexibility.

"I feel capable of driving some balls to the point where I can check that off the list," Beckham said. "I didn't want it to be a situation where I'd want to ask myself, 'If I would have gotten stronger, I would have done this.' "

Danks passes test: John Danks said his left shoulder felt fine one day after throwing his first bullpen session at Camelback Ranch following surgery in August.

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Scientist Recommends Research Method Change For Evolutionary Biology

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Shozo Yokoyama, a biologist at Emory University, says evolutionary biologists need to shift their focus from present-day molecules to synthesized, ancestral ones to truly understand the mechanisms of natural selection.

Yokoyama presented evidence to support his claim at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) meeting in Boston this week.

This is not just an evolutionary biology problem, its a science problem, says Yokoyama, a leading expert in the natural selection of color vision. If you want to understand the mechanisms of an adaptive phenotype, the function of a gene and how that function changes, you have to look back in time. That is the secret. Studying ancestral molecules will give us a better understanding of genes that could be applied to medicine and other areas of science.

Yokoyama notes positive Darwinian selection has been studied for years almost exclusively using comparative sequence analysis of present-day molecules, an approach fueled by increasingly fast and cheap genome sequencing techniques. Faster and easier, says Yokoyama, are not always best if you want to arrive at a true, quantitative result.

If you only study present-day molecules, youre only getting part of the picture, and that picture is often wrong, he says.

Studying fish and other vertebrates, Yokoyama has spent two decades teasing out secrets of the adaptive evolution of vision.

There are five classes of opsin genes that encode visual pigments. They are also responsible for dim-light and color vision. Since the available light at various ocean depths is well quantified, fish provide valuable clues for how environmental factors can lead to vision changes. For example, the common vertebrate ancestor possessed ultraviolet vision, suited to both shallow water and land.

As the environment of a species sinks deeper in the ocean, or rises closer to the surface and moves to land, bits and pieces of the opsin genes change and vision adapts, Yokoyama says. Im interested in exactly how that happens at the molecular level.

Molecular biologists construct a specific visual pigment by taking DNA from an animal, isolating and cloning its opsin genes, then using in vitro assays to create the pigment that can then be manipulated by changing the positions of the amino acids. This allows the scientists to study the regulation of the genes functions.

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Intrexon and AquaBounty to Collaborate on Leveraging Synthetic Biology to Increase Productivity Across the Aquaculture …

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Exclusive Channel Collaboration Driven by Need to Meet Growing World Food Demand

Intrexon Proposes to Invest Up to $6.0 Million in AquaBounty

GERMANTOWN, Md. and MAYNARD, Mass., Feb. 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrexon Corporation, a synthetic biology company that utilizes its proprietary technologies to provide control over cellular function, and AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AIM:ABTX.L), a biotechnology company focused on enhancing the productivity in aquaculture, today announced the formation of an exclusive channel collaboration (ECC) to enhance productivity in aquaculture and develop products that decrease the time to market and address growing environmental issues.

As part of the ECC, Intrexon has proposed investing up to $6 million in AquaBounty to fund its operations and research. The investment is subject to shareholder approvals including the waiver of pre-emptive rights.

Thomas Kasser, President of Intrexon's Animal Science Division, said, "Today's developing world population is faced with increasing demand across a broad spectrum of markets including food, fuel and healthcare. Intrexon's mission is to apply its synthetic biology expertise and know how to provide solutions to these major global issues. Our agreement with AquaBounty demonstrates this commitment and focus in the food arena.

"The ECC with AquaBounty places Intrexon in strong position to revolutionize the aquaculture industry with faster growing, environmentally friendly products to meet the strong and growing demand for finfish. Our priority will be to develop the next generation of AquaBounty's existing product, AquAdvantage(R) Salmon, and to identify other products where our synthetic biology can implement leading edge technology to advance the sustainability and efficiency of fish production. AquAdvantage(R) Salmon is capable of reaching marketable size in about half of the conventional time, reduced from approximately 28 to 36 months to 18 months, with a 30% reduction in feed required to reach market weight. The FDA has published a draft Environmental Assessment and a preliminary draft of a Finding of No Significant Impact as one of the last steps in the approval process. The public comment period for these documents will close on April 25, 2013."

Ron Stotish, Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty commented, "This collaboration with Intrexon is a transformative event for AquaBounty by providing access to one of the most innovative genetic sciences in the world today. It allows us to produce the next generation of existing products and new finfish products that meet today's demand for global consumption and environmental challenges."

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AquaBounty also announced the appointment to its board of directors of three individuals designated by Intrexon. The appointed board members are Thomas Barton, Managing Partner, White Rock Capital Management, L.P., Thomas R. Kasser, Ph.D., President of Intrexon's Animal Sciences Division, and James C. Turk, Jr., Partner, Harrison & Turk, P.C.

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Dr. McCord – The Scientist Behind Protandim – Video

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Dr. McCord - The Scientist Behind Protandim
Dr. McCord - The Scientist Behind Protandim- Chronic Fatigue - Scientific review and http://www.lifevantage.com The future of nutrition. Call Dr. Ed Noa at 707-718-2036. http://www.doctornoa.com. Get Dr. Noa #39;s new book - Doctor You - Overcoming the Sick Tired Styndrome FFID Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, IBS Depression. Amazon - Kindle http://www.amazon.com 2441 Imola Napa Cal 94558 Dr. Joe Milton McCord, PhD. was born March 3, 1945. He is an internationally known biochemist who as a graduate student, he and his senior professor, Dr. Irwin Fridovich Ph.D, were the first discover the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase. Dr. McCord is involved with LifeVantage Corporation - makers of Protandim, TrueScience and Canine Health since 2006. Dr. McCord received his BS degree in chemistry from Rhodes College (graduated in1966) and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University (graduated in 1970). Dr. McCord has held biochemistry faculty positions at Duke University Medical Center, University of South Alabama, and the University of Colorado Denver. http://www.ucdenver.edu Protandim is an all natural product is scientifically proven to decrease the oxidative stress of an adult by an average of 40% (Free Radical Biology, 2006), that of an infant. 14 peer-reviewed scientific studies (go to PubMed (www.pubmed.org) and write in Protandim), 4 patents and a Nrf2 activator. The ingredient synergy is proven. A proprietary blend of 5 herbs - green tea, tumeric, milk thistle, ashwaganda and bacopa that is 18 ...

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Christian Petersen’s hydroponics with ocean water Singularity university application – Video

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Christian Petersen #39;s hydroponics with ocean water Singularity university application
The idea behind this project is to get community participation in the production of their own food using dilute concentrations of ocean water as the fertilizer. This idea is based on the work of Maynard Murray "sea energy agriculture" is the name of his book. Ocean water contains every known (92) trace minerals. When plants are grown in mineral deficient soils they are unable to acquire those minerals. This means those plants have not me their genetic potential, they are mineral deficient. Growing plants in ocean water provides them with every known mineral. Those plants uptake what they need and are in a sense "perfected". They are less susceptible to disease, grow faster and often times require no chemical pesticides or herbicides, as their innate immune systems are able to ward off environmental attacks. Seawater is easily accessible and free which keeps the cost of production low, making it a great fertilizer. Hydroponic food production systems are the most sustainable way of growing food as they recycle the water and fertilizer. Unlike conventional farming, hydroponically produced fruits and vegetables aren #39;t as susceptible to damage from the extremes of the environment or pests such as birds and beetles. The crop yield is also much higher than conventional produce. The idea is to get communities, schools and councils to set up hot houses for food production using ocean water. Growing food locally and supplying it to the community cheaply (cheaper than the ...

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New TopCoder Challenge: Create an iPad App to Help NASA Track Astronauts’ Diets

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Multi Phase Open Innovation Project with NASA Tournament Lab Seeks New Ideas and Functionality for Nutritional Biochemistry Lab

TopCoder(R), Inc., the world's largest open innovation platform and competitive community of digital creators, today launched the first two of a series of open innovation challenges to create a new dietary tracking application for use by astronauts in an International Space Station (ISS) -type environment. The ISS FIT (Food Intake Tracker) iPad App Conceptualization and Voice Command Idea Generation and other competitions are now open on the ISS FIT Challenge home page (TopCoder and TopCoder Studio registration required).

These are the first two of multiple phases of the challenge which will build a fully functioning iPad application from concept to deployment using TopCoder's open innovation Community and process. The complete challenge series is sponsored by NASA through its NASA Tournament Lab (NTL), an online virtual facility that harnesses the capabilities of the TopCoder Community to create innovative, efficient solutions for specific, real-world challenges being faced by the space agency.

"We at TopCoder are delighted to be working on a new challenge with NASA and the ISS, following so closely behind the Longeron Challenge which was a highly specialized algorithmic contest," said Rob Hughes, President and COO of TopCoder, Inc. "This challenge will appeal to a broader set of digital creators and will span all areas of idea generation, prototype, develop and delivery through open innovation."

NASA's Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory, in the Human Health and Performance Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, is seeking an open innovation solution on the iPad platform that monitors the dietary intake of crews during missions to prevent the possibility of crewmembers in an ISS-type environment not consuming enough calories and to prevent nutrient deficiencies and various health risks.

The benefits of using nutrition and dietary patterns as countermeasures to prevent negative conditions associated with spaceflight include the low risks for side effects, low costs, and minimal crew time required during flight. Research in other areas (for example, cardiovascular, muscle, bone, immunology, and radiation) has highlighted nutrition as integral to their success and indicated where additional efforts are required. These efforts will contribute to the safe human exploration of space.

The ISS FIT (Food Intake Tracker) iPad App challenge follows in quick succession to the recently completed Longeron Shadowing Optimization Challenge, a $30,000, open innovation competition to make the energy-gathering solar arrays of the International Space Station (ISS) more efficient by eliminating the shadows it casts upon itself at different points during orbit. More than 4,000 individuals registered for Longeron with 459 competitors producing 2,185 unique solutions in less than three weeks.

About NASA Tournament Lab

NASA and Harvard University have established the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL), which, with the enabling capabilities of the TopCoder community, allows for competitions to create the most innovative, most efficient, and most optimized solutions for specific, real-world challenges being faced by NASA researchers. The NTL provides an online virtual facility for NASA researchers with a computational or complex data processing challenge to "order" a solution, just like they would order laboratory tests or supplies. Learn more at the official NTL Website.

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Cancer Patients Finding New Treatments are Just as Effective and Less Toxic than Traditional Methods

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The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine supports new innovative cancer treatments that cause less harm to the body than chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and other methods

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) February 15, 2013

Aetna.com explains that over 1.4 million new cancer cases are diagnosed every year in the United States, 650,000 of which seek chemotherapy (amgen.com). 550,000 people die from cancer each year according to nanomedicinecenter.com. With side effects and death rates from chemo being so extreme, medical experts have turned to other possible methods when threating cancer patients. NCBI.com states that 40 percent of cancer patients turn to complementary and alternative medicine.

Mark Rosenberg MD. has a personal relationship to the disease that jump started vigorous research for a new treatment method. After his mother died from lung cancer, Rosenberg decided to dedicate his time and resources to finding healthier, more innovative methods of cancer treatment.

Rosenbergs innovative treatments consist of immunotherapy, which stimulates the innate immune system. Glycolytic inhibitors prevent cancer cells from utilizing sugar within the body, and inhibit the release of tissue that destroys enzymes.

For over 70 years, chemotherapy has been used to treat cancer. According to an article written by Dr. Rosenberg, chemo adds two or three months onto the estimated survival time. While this method does extend the life expectancy when used in vitro, chemotherapy takes an aggressive toll on a patients internal organs while treated inside the body. Rosenberg developed several methods of new integrative treatment that he found has a more positive effect on the bodys overall well- being as opposed to chemotherapy and radiation.

According to the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), Traditional cancer treatment is efficacious for early stage cancer. Unfortunately, in the U.S., we have made little progress in the treatment of advanced stage cancers in the past twenty years. A study was published in the British journal, "Clinical Oncology," in December, 2004, entitled, "The Contribution of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy to 5-Year Survival in Adult Malignancies." The authors, one medical oncologist and two radiation oncologists, analyzed the results of all randomized clinical trials performed in the U.S. and Australia, that reported a statistically significant increase in 5-year survival due to the use of chemotherapy in adult malignancies. The trials that were analyzed were performed between 1990 and 2004. Overall survival benefit of less than 5% has been achieved in the adjuvant treatment of breast, colon, and head and neck cancers. Clearly, the need for an alternative form of cancer treatment is great and imminent.

On the contrary, I have extended both quality of life and lifespan. Most patients who make their way to my office have already failed chemotherapy and have been told to go home and enjoy their last few months. There is no greater satisfaction than crying with a beautiful forty year-old woman because her metastatic breast cancer to hips and spine is no longer seen on bone scan; or a vibrant sixty seven year-old man with metastases from his kidney to liver, lung, spine, and rib enters remission, after being told by his oncologist that he has perhaps 2 months to live. And this happens over and over, outside of the standard of care, stated Rosenberg.

While traditional cancer treatments do have positive long term effects on some patients, new age innovative treatment methods may be a new option for others who are not so lucky.

A4M hosts one of the first fellowships in integrative cancer therapies. The program is designed to start improving your cancer patients quality of life and survival rates through innovative therapies.

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5- Steps to a Stronger Bench Press- Wesley Inman Strongman – Prescription Nutrition – Video

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Archaea swim using a unique motile structure. – Video

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Archaea, the third domain of life, use a unique rotating propeller to swim, called the archaellum. Although it functions like a bacterial flagellum, its structure resembles a bacterial Type IV pilus. The protein structure of the archaellum has been characterized for the first time by a team from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology. See newscenter.lbl.gov for more information.

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Contamination of Produce via Root Uptake-Kalmia E. Kniel, Ph.D. – Video

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Contamination of Produce via Root Uptake-Kalmia E. Kniel, Ph.D.
Unlikely Contamination of Produce Through Root Uptake with Dr. Kalmia E. Kniel-Tolbert Click: http://www.blogtalkradio.com Duration: 19 minutes, 42 seconds Unlikely Contamination of Produce Through Root Uptake with Dr. Kalmia E. Kniel-Tolbert Associate Professor, Microbial Food Safety, Assistant Chair, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Food and waterborne protozoa and viruses and use of non-thermal methods to inactivate these organisms on fresh produce. University of Delaware2002: Ph.D., Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Blacksburg , VA, MS, BS Agenda: 1. Introduction. 2. What are foodborne pathogens? 3. How do foodborne pathogens contaminate food products? 4. Can fresh produce be contaminated via the roots into the product? 5. What does recent science suggest? 6. Which further research would enlighten producers and consumers? 7. Conclusion. Contact: Dr. Kalmia E. Kniel-Tolbert Associate Professor, Microbial Food Safety Assistant Chair, Department of Animal and Food Sciences College of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Delaware 531 S College Ave, 044 Townsend Hall Newark, DE 19716 302-831-6513 kniel@udel.edu ag.udel.edu Listen to AME Food Testing Show podcasts: itunes.apple.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com Please join The Food Pathogen Outbreak/Recall Response Group at: http://www.linkedin.com

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NIBI Conference for teachers in biology, 12 January 2013, dissection of fulmar stomach – Video

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NIBI Conference for teachers in biology, 12 January 2013, dissection of fulmar stomach
Lunteren, Netherlands Jan van Franeker, Elisa Bravo Rebolledo, IMARES Wageningen UR Participants were shown how to dissect a Fulmar stomach, and had their personal amazing and appauling plastic experience! Music: The great pacific garbage patch - Plastic Soup

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