University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student.

Journal.5

Ghostly’s 110: our favorite albums of the decade [∞]

A great list of some underappreciated works.

Sushi etiquette [∞]

I’m guilty of doing a couple of the don’ts.

Turntables sales up, vinyl rocking music again [∞]

It’s due to the superior sound quality and packaging.

In the brain, seven is a magic number [∞]

Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from a mental grocery list is not a sign of mental decline; in fact, it’s natural.

David Ho: the man who could beat AIDS [∞]

Ho, who has been working to develop an HIV vaccine of his own, now believes that a traditional shot, one that relies on snippets of a virus to both awaken and prod the immune system to churn out antibodies, may not be the best way to fight HIV. Rather than expecting the body to do all the work of first recognizing then mounting an attack against the virus, why not just present the body with a ready-made arsenal of antibodies that can home in on HIV? It’s the immunological equivalent of a frozen dinner; the already cooked antibodies eliminate all the hard work of prepping and priming the immune system to do battle.

U.S. lead in science shrinks [∞]

The U.S. accounted for nearly a third of $1.1 trillion spent on research and development globally in 2007, minted more science and engineering doctorates than any other country, and led the world in innovative activity. Efforts by China and other developing Asian countries to boost their science and engineering capabilities are bearing fruit, however, and the gap between them and the U.S., though still wide, is narrowing.

California scores $2.25 billion from Feds for high speed rail [∞]

The Obama Administration is set to award California with $2.35 billion in federal passenger rail stimulus funds today, with most all going towards high speed rail. The money is earmarked for four HSR segments–locally to the Los Angeles to Anaheim alignment–and for upgrades to the Pacific Surfliner route between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

These are not the fonts you are looking for [∞]

The packing designs of Factory Records are some of my all time favorite records. Peter Saville is a genius.

Smartest college towns [∞]

Ann Arbor, Michigan clocks in at #2.

The killer app that busted ski-resort snow jobs [∞]

Yeah, there’s an app for that.