Is Caloric Restriction Necessary for Longevity? – Video

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A Biologist's Mother's Day Song – Video

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I love you, mom Much to my surprise, some people have requested the mp3--now you can get it here: http://www.cdbaby.com (it's the first song) or on iTunes, just search cadamole Lyrics: To make one me you just add Half of mom and half of dad That is what I once believed But I know now that I was wrong I got so much more from you mom Than just half a set of genes I got nutrients and transcription factors and nearly everything that matters plus my prenatal environment (transplacental inheritance) mRNA, mitochondria, That back in the day once belonged to ya (theyre cytoplasmic) and I just want to thank for supplying them Just like two strands of DNA are spirally entwined Your nature and your nurture are inspiringly combined Scientists remind me and I find that it is true Slightly more than half of everything I am is thanks to you Mitochondria power my cells and they have DNA as well Transcription factors modulate transcription And since theyre in the cytoplasm The eggs the only one that has em and sperm I guess they dont have much ambition My sex determination gene means that Im a guy From you I got my X chromosome, from Dad I got my Y X has over a thousand genes, Y has less than 92 Thats why more than half of everything I am is thanks to you I roomed in your womb for nine whole months and never paid the rent Your glucocorticoids shaped my hypothalmic development I took in your blood and sucked it dry of every nutrient (its gross but true) Sometimes I wonder where the time went ...

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Spray Day

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Seal pup up close (Ciaran Hatsell)

Our first 'second coater' of the year (David Steel)

Seal team in action (David Steel)

Beach pickings (David Steel)

Great Northern Diver in the kettle off Inner Farne (Ciaran Hatsell)

Thursday 27th October comments: The winds (and sea!) finally eased allowing a return to 'normality' on the Farnes. I'm not sure if the Farnes will ever be classified as 'normal', but it was as normal as we could have wished. The team were active from the start, as we headed to the seal colonies to continue our work counting and marking the pups. Due to visitor work (it was a busy day) we completed two island counts and will finish the operation tomorrow morning.

It was a good day with 115 born on the South Wamses since our last visit and I suspect we'll have over 300 pups on the islands, but will bring you a full account tomorrow. On the bird front, we had a lingering Stock Dove (a rarity out here - first record since 2008), a vocal Richard's Pipit (our second this year) and a very showy Great Northern Diver just off Inner Farne. Otherwise all well on the islands and tomorrow will be just as busy. North Wamses here we come.

Storm force

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Staple Island not open for business (Ciaran Hatsell)

The storm from Brownsman (Ciaran Hatsell)

Great Grey Shrike dinner - a Brambling speared ready to eat (Ciaran Hatsell)

Oblivious to the storm, a pup suckles (Ciaran Hatsell)

Tuesday 25th October comments: The storm raged for a second day, bringing with it huge seas, heavy rain and strong south-easterly wind. Despite the carnage, the Grey Seals got on with business as usual, with mothers protecting young pups from the might of the North Sea. On the bird front, the weather appeared to block any serious movement, with very few 'new' arrivals across the islands although the Great Grey Shrike remained for second day.

However with forecasts suggesting a drop in wind strength tomorrow could be a better day. As we head to bed tonight, the wardens are sharing the rooms with roosting Starlings, a Brambling and even a male Black Redstart which is roosting in the toilet. Welcome to planet Farnes, it really is a strange and wonderful place.

Today's highlights: Merlin 2, Woodcock 7, Moorhen 1 adult, Pomarine Skua 1 juv, Great Skua 4N, Little Auk 2S, Short-eared Owl, Great Grey Shrike present for second day and killed another Brambling, Black Redstart 4, Blackcap 12, Chiffchaff 5, Willow Warbler and Brambling 11.

Empire Shrikes Back!

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Great Grey Shrike on Brownsman (Ciaran Hatsell)

Brambling's beware (Ciaran Hatsell)

Its a stunner; Black Redstart caught in visitor centre (Graeme Duncan)

Pause for thought: Fieldfare on Inner Farne (Graeme Duncan)

Hammer time - Yes, that really is our jetty

Monday 24th October comments: The Farnes is back in action. Following a very quiet autumn period, the winds have finally switched to the south-east and with it, a plethora of good birds have arrived. The weekend brought a variety of highlights including six Grey Phalaropes and Corncrake amongst others.

Today more birds poured into the islands, with some noticeable highlights including a stunning adult Great Grey Shrike which was observed killing a hapless Brambling. The sea has been monstrous, the islands battered but the warden team are happy. What tomorrow will bring is anyone's guess, but hopefully we will have more great birds to shout about. This place is rockin.

Today highlights: Moorhen (!) adult on Inner Farne - less than annual out here, Arctic Skua 7N, Great Skua 4N, Little Gull adult, Little Auk 1S, Short-eared Owl 3, Black Redstart 2 including one caught on Inner Farne, Great Grey Shrike adult on Brownsman, Lapland Bunting and Reed Bunting 5.

It’s coming…

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Ring Ouzel - surprisingly our first this year! (Ciaran Hatsell)
It may not look much, but it's stormy! (Ciaran Hatsell)
Sunday 23rd October comments: It's been another blustery day on the islands as the winds have increased and gradually switched to the south-east. The birders on the islands are starting to get excited (these winds could bring in some very interesting migrant birds) although its not so good from the visitor point of view (probably no boats sailing until Wednesday).

Following yesterdays seawatching highlights, today followed suite with another Grey Phalarope, the lingering Sabine's Gull and two Little Auks all in Inner Sound. Although a scattering of migrants tried to steal the show including Black Redstart and Ring Ouzel, the real winner was a Corncrake, which exploded under the feet of an observer on Brownsman - our second of the year, but the first living specimen following the discovery of a raptor kill back in September. What tomorrow will bring is any one's guess, but its probably going to be good. Here goes, wish us luck.
Todays Highlights: Corncrake 1 flushed on Brownsman, Grey Phalarope 1 on sea, Sabine's Gull juvenile north Inner Sound, Pomarine Skua one juv north, Great Skua 2N, Arctic Skua 3N, Little Auk 2N, Skylark 11W, Black Redstart, Ring Ouzel, Blackbird 106W, Redwing 81W, Fiedlafre 43W, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 1 eastern race individual and Starling 196W (and four roosting in Brownsman cottage)

Looking back…

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As we get nearer the UK were starting to reflect on the trip and what weve seen and done. All has all mostly gone to plan and exceeded our expectations.Its been an amazing experience. In the 6 months we have travelled 10564 miles stayed at 54 different Campsites spent 7 nights on a yacht 4 Different Apartments 3 Hotels 4 Nights with Friends and one night on a ferry.We swam in seas

Laos en Noord Thailand de laatste

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Beste Mensen De vorige blog ben ik beindigd in Vietnam dezelfde avond hebben we de bus naar Loas genomen dit is het laatste land dat we gaan bezoeken.S39avonds hebben we om 7 uur de bus genomen vanuit Hanoi deze bus zou ons in 24 uur naar Vientiane Laos brengen. Dit werd dus weer een lange trip. Overal waar we recencies lazen op internet zeiden ze dat dit the bustrip from hell was

You know you’re in Ethiopia when…

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Take yourself back to 29 October 2004... Where were you What were you doing I was at the Sheraton drinking screw drivers teaching Mary my host sister how to swim and getting caught up in an Ethiopian wedding. Oh that39s right that was yesterday Yes folks Ethiopia is quite literally 7 years behind. I39m sitting here with a beer feeling quite illegal the drinking age here is