Jun 30 2009
Junho em Boston e’ assim…
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Jun 24 2009
H1N1 pandemic virus analyzed
Nature’s editor says (bolds are mine):
A phylogenetic analysis of swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus provides evidence that the virus is a reassortment possessing genes from avian, swine and human origin viruses. The pandemic virus appears to have evolved in way typical of swine flu sequences prior to entering humans, and is derived from several viruses circulating in swine. Initial transmission to humans appears to have occurred several months before recognition of the outbreak. An estimate of the gaps in genetic surveillance points to a period of years between the reassortment of swine lineages and the transfer to humans and the multiple genetic ancestry is inconsistent with an artificial origin for the virus. The gaps in out knowledge revealed by this work highlight the need for the systematic surveillance of influence in swine as a means of identifying potentially pandemic strains before they cross into human populations.
The paper can be found here.
Jun 23 2009
touching to get music
Daqui. A nocao de instrumento e a possibilidade de interaccao esta’ a mudar.
Jun 19 2009
The food we eat: the scientists’ viewpoint
Apr 23 2009
Jantares
Jantar de quarta
O Mark Bittman tem umas ideias engracadas. Fiz com couve (a minha mae vai delirar quando ler isto!) que aqui eles chama de collard greens em vez dos “brocolos de rabe”(?), uns cogumelos e um nadica de chouriça salteada. Ficou bom, longe de delicioso mas diferente. Ando com desejos de aprender a fazer um bom esparregado, cremoso e verde ao paladar qb…
Antes do jantar tive um ensaio/jam session muito bom onde o funk foi abundante e o soul tambem. Gosto muito de tocar com este grupo. Infelizmente, dois dos melhores musicos vao sair daqui a uns meses… o que e’ pena, porque um deles e’ um baterista muito muito bom com quem e’ um prazer tocar! Depois do jantar…
