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Alive as a dodo

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 12 Jan 2016
For more than 3 billion years since single-cell organisms first appeared on the planet, life has evolved in one direction only. When a plant or animal becomes extinct, there is no coming back. Or so we thought ... Advertisement ... ''I thought it was a very special creature ... Genetic tests revealed the embryos, known as blastulae, contained the DNA of the extinct frog so the team are confident their extinct genome is functioning ... ....

Why Are Our Genitals Between Our Legs?

Edit Huffington Post 13 May 2015
Why are our genitals positioned between our legs?. originally appeared on Quora. The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Answer by Joshua Engel ... The process of forming the digestive tract through the center of the blastula is one of the first things that happens to a developing embryo ... ....

New Origin Theory for Cells That Gave Rise to Vertebrates (Northwestern University)

Edit noodls 01 May 2015
In a study using embryos from the frog Xenopus, a powerful model system used in studies of development, LaBonne and her team found that neural crest cells and the early pluripotent cells present in blastula embryos have surprising similarities, including shared expression of a key set of genes which work together to endow the cells with their unique properties....

Syracuse Area Music Awards: Nominees announced, new categories unveiled

Edit Syracuse 03 Feb 2015
SYRACUSE, N.Y ... Phish's Jon Fishman will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award ... New this year are categories like "Best Jam Band" (Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, Liquid Lounge Band, Acadia, Our Friends Band, Count Blastula) and "Best Singer/Songwriter" (Tim Herron, Alanna-Marie Boudreau, Rabbit in the Rye, Kingsley Malcolm, William James Nicholson) ... Joe Driscoll & Sekou KouyateLiquid Lounge BandAcadiaOur Friends BandCount Blastula ... ....

UW Study of Cells During Frog Development May Aid Future Cancer Patients (University of Wyoming)

Edit noodls 04 Dec 2014
(Source. University of Wyoming). Predrag Jevtic, a UW doctoral student in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences program, is lead writer of a paper that appears in Current Biology today. (UW Photo) ... Such scaling may have future implications for controlling the rate of cancerous growth in human cells ... The MBT is a transition during the blastula stage of embryonic development in which zygotic gene transcription is activated ... (noodl....

Guitar great Tommy Emmanuel comes to the Oncenter: This week in Central New York music

Edit Syracuse 15 Sep 2014
Tommy Emmanuel is a musician for music lovers -- a true master of his craft and one of the finest guitar players in the world. The Australian guitarist comes to the Crouse Hinds Theater Tuesday night at 7.30 p.m. Emmanuel was a prodigy from a young age -- a student of Chet Atkins' style of guitar and eventual champion of the folksy "fingerstyle" method of playing ... The Boss's birthday is Sept ... Count Blastula -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 9 p.m ... ....

Toby Keith's and the F Shed welcome some big names: This week in Central New ...

Edit Syracuse 21 Apr 2014
Friday night welcomes a hodgepodge of groups to Syracuse. Burgeoning country singer Frankie Ballard comes to Toby Keith's in support of his latest album, "Sunshine & Whiskey." The 31-year-old country rocker has opened for acts from Taylor Swift to Kenny Chesney to Bob Seger. In a more intimate setting Friday, Matt & Shannon Heaton will perform at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society ... Count Blastula -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 8 p.m ... ....

Tiny fossils found in China appear to be 500-million-year-old embryos

Edit Fox News 15 Apr 2014
By Stephanie PappasPublished April 15, 2014. Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0. A Cambrian embryo fossil exposed by acid etching on rock. The polygonal pattern suggests that the embryo was in the multicellular blastula stage of development.Broce et al ... ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT ... [See Images of a Giant Cambrian Creature] ... The researchers believe that these specimens are blastulas, which are an early, multicellular stage of embryonic development ... ....

Researchers Have Dug Up Extremely Rare 500-Million-Year Old Embryo Fossils

Edit Business Insider 15 Apr 2014
A Cambrian embryo fossil exposed by acid etching on rock. The polygonal pattern suggests that the embryo was in the multicellular blastula stage of development. Tiny, spherical fossils found in southern China appear to be the embryos of a previously unknown animal ... [See Images of a Giant Cambrian Creature] ... The researchers believe that these specimens are blastulas, which are an early, multicellular stage of embryonic development ... email ... ....

500-Million-Year-Old Embryos Fossilized in Rare Find

Edit Yahoo Daily News 14 Apr 2014
View gallery. Soft-tissue fossils from the Ediacaran period, the last period before the Cambrian. These fossils co …. Tiny, spherical fossils found in southern China appear to be the embryos of a previously unknown animal ... tiny spheres, including some with polygonal patterns on their surfaces ... The researchers believe that these specimens are blastulas, which are an early, multicellular stage of embryonic development....

Little River Band comes to the Kallet Theater: This week in Central New York music

Edit Syracuse 14 Apr 2014
Roughly six months ago, a father-son duo in Pulaski renovated a relic of the small village's formative days. In November, they reopened the historic Kallet Theater -- which had long served as an eyesore in the rustic village -- as a multi-functional, state-of-the-art entertainment facility. The inaugural act. Marshall Tucker Band. The revived theater represents a rarity in Upstate New York ... Count Blastula -- Al's Wine & Whiskey, 9 p.m ... ....

Umphrey's McGee, Galactic, Tim Reynolds and a tribute to the Beatles: This week in Central ...

Edit Syracuse 03 Feb 2014
This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. And nationwide, people are looking to celebrate, reflect and remember. While the Grammys will host a quasi-reunion of Beatles on CBS (Paul and Ringo), Syracuse will host its own reunion ... Earlier in the week, the Westcott Theater brings in two powerhouse groups ... Count Blastula -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 8 p.m. Mike Place -- Coleman's, 9 p.m ... ....

Marc Cohn and Paula Cole, Garnet Rogers and live vinyl covers: This week in Central ...

Edit Syracuse 06 Jan 2014
With temperatures likely dropping into the single digits this week, it seems a good time to dream of Memphis. Marc Cohn, whose 1991 song "Walking In Memphis" earned him a GRAMMY for Best New Artist in 1992, comes to the Palace Theatre Sunday night. Paula Cole, who took home the same award five years later, will join him for the doubleheader show ... On deck this year ... Count Blastula -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 8 p.m ... Sirsy -- Coleman's, 10 p.m ... ....
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