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‘The History of Angels’

By Guest PostNovember 17, 2011Cultureangels, angels are everywhere, archangels, authorities, Bible, celestial hierarchy, cherubim, christ as an angel, christian ascetic monks, christians, companion angels, diane swanbrow, dominions, early years of christianity, egyptian monks, ellen muehlberger, guardian angel, keepsake ornaments, lapel pins, magnetic dashboard figures, near eastern studies, north american christianity, principalities, pulitzer prize winning play, seraphim, song of the angels, syria, thrones, united states, university of michigan, virtues, virtuous behaviour, widespread modern notions about angels, william adolphe bouguereau, worldly activities

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Angels are everywhere today—on lapel pins, magnetic dashboard figures, keepsake ornaments and in a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. But interest in angels is more than a contemporary fad. According to a University of Michigan historian, angels stirred intense interest in the early years of Christianity as well.

“Just as many people today think of pets as part of their families, many people in the first 500 years of Christianity were convinced that angels were part of their lives,” said Ellen Muehlberger, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies and history at the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. (more…)

Researchers Reap a Sweet and Sustainable Harvest

By Guest PostNovember 17, 2011Environmentbiofuel crop, biofuel industry, energy sorghum, sorghum harvest, sorghum juice, sugarcane of desert, sustainable harvest, sweet sorghum

Known as the sugarcane of the desert, sweet sorghum could be a sustainable and ecological future biofuel crop for Arizona.

Researchers in the University of Arizona’s department of agricultural and biosystems engineering recently reaped the reward of six years of planning, testing and trials and harvested 40 acres of experimental sweet sorghum at the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Red Rock Agricultural Research Center. (more…)

Xtranormal: Movie-Making for Everyone

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Entertainment, Technologyanimated movies, movie making, xtranormal, xtranormal studio, xtranormal technology

Microsoft BizSpark One startup aims to make animated movies as easy as typing

REDMOND, Wash. — Xtranormal’s tagline, “If you can type, you can make movies,” describes both the company’s mission and how to use its text-to-speech system to create animated movies. The Microsoft BizSpark One member is working to transform movie-making into an everyday activity, as simple and commonplace as composing a text message. (more…)

Scientists Uncover Mechanism That Regulates Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Metabolism

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Scienceadenosine triphosphate, atp, body cells, california institute for regenerative medicine, carbon dioxide, carla koehler, cell differentiation, cell functions, chicken or the egg question, cytoplasm, electron transport chain, energy, energy generation by mitochondria in pluripotent stem cells, glycolysis, glycolytic and biosynthesis pathways, human pluripotent stem cells, inactive mitochondria, jin zhang, kim irwin, mature cells in children and adults, metabolic activities, method of generating energy, michael teitell, mitochondria, oxidative phosphorylation, protein, respiration, stem cells, sugar fermentation, ucp2, uncoupling protein 2, visual appearance

Human pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body, rely heavily on glycolysis, or sugar fermentation, to drive their metabolic activities.

In contrast, mature cells in children and adults depend more on cell mitochondria to convert sugar and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water during a high energy–producing process called oxidative phosphorylation. (more…)

Ancient Bronze Artifact from East Asia Unearthed at Alaska Archaeology Site

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Sciencealaska archaeology site, ancient eskimo dwelling, cape espenberg excavations, inupiat eskimos, modern eskimos, prehistoric bronze artifact

A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling and which likely originated in East Asia. (more…)

MU, Westminster Researchers Find Reduced Bone Density, Stunted Growth in Turtles Exposed to Common Chemical

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Environment, Naturebone density, exposure to chemicals, indicator species, pcb exposed turtles, pcb exposure, pentachlorobiphenyls, regulation of hormones, turtles

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Manufactured until 1977, and banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979, pentachlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are chemicals still commonly found in the environment because they break down slowly. (more…)

Xbox at 10: A Decade of Gaming

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Technologydecade of gaming, kinect for xbox, video game console, xbox, xbox concept, xbox live, xbox video game

*A decade after its introduction, Xbox has grown into a global gaming phenomenon. A selection of highlights from the past 10 years.*

REDMOND, Wash. (Nov. 15, 2011) –– It’s hard to believe, but 10 years ago today, Microsoft introduced the world to Xbox, noting that the gaming system was “erupting” on the scene. The gaming system set sales records, with 100,000 units per week shipping to retailers in the first weeks after its launch. According to NPD Group, Microsoft sold 1.5 million Xbox units in North America between the Nov. 15 launch and the end of calendar year 2001, making Xbox the best-selling video game console launch on record. (more…)

Tiny Worms Change Direction Using Two Human-Like Neural Circuits

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011Sciencecommand interneurons, gas pedal circuit, motion change, motor control, movement disorders, roundworm

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A University of Michigan biologist and his colleagues have found that the strategies used by the tiny C. elegans roundworm to control its motions are remarkably similar to those used by the human brain to command movement of eyes, arms and legs. (more…)

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