The Hunchback Heuristic

Is perception of threat and shooting of Blacks racially motivated? This paper could have the answer: Chip on the shoulder? The hunchback heuristic predicts the attribution of anger to low status groups and calm to high status groups.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23311908.2016.1210998

The Biggest Dinosaur!

360º Virtual Reality - Meet the largest dinosaur ever discovered

360º Virtual Reality - The biggest dinosaur you’ll ever see, with Sir David Attenborough! #GiantDinosaur

Posted by BBC Earth on Monday, February 22, 2016

How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins

Spider vs Snake

I was truly amazed as I watched this. Even nature tells us that there is strength in weakness.

Carbohydrate Structure and Function

Discovered this interesting flash presentation of carbohydrate structure and function. Thought I'd share it.

http://kisdwebs.katyisd.org/campuses/MRHS/teacherweb/hallk/Teacher%20Documents/AP%20Biology%20Materials/Chemistry%20of%20Life/Carbohydrates/05_A01s.swf

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

General information on two common GMOs can be found through the links below:

Herbicide Resistant Oil Seed Rape
http://www.gmo-safety.eu/news/569.genetically-modified-oilseed-rape-canada-taking-stock-ten-years-cultivation.html

http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/john.rose/foerape.html

Insect Resistant Maize
http://www.gmo-safety.eu/basic-info/129.bacterial-arsenal-combat-chewing-insects.html

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/html_pubs/biotech/insect.htm

Central Dogma of Protein Synthesis

I came across these two videos on transcription and translation today while preparing for classes and I thought it pretty interesting especially to note how fast things are happening in real time.