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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Ovulation




Look closely: this is history in the making. These are the clearest pictures ever taken of what is the starting point of every human life: ovulation occurring inside a woman's body. See the photos

"The release of the oocyte from the ovary is a crucial event in human reproduction," says Jacques Donnez at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Brussels, Belgium. "These pictures are clearly important to better understand the mechanism."

Observing ovulation in humans is extremely rare, and previous images have been fuzzy. Donnez captured the event by accident while preparing to carry out a partial hysterectomy on a 45-year-old woman. The release of an egg was considered a sudden, explosive event, but his pictures, to be published in Fertility and Sterility, show it taking place over a period of at least 15 minutes.

Shortly before the egg is released, enzymes break down the tissue in the mature follicle, a fluid-filled sac on the surface of the ovary that contains the egg. This prompts the formation of a reddish protrusion, and after a while a hole appears, from which the egg emerges, surrounded by support cells. It then enters a Fallopian tube, which carries it to the uterus.

While there are no immediate medical implications from the pictures, Darryl Russell, who researches reproductive health at the University of Adelaide in Australia, says they are remarkable: "In animals, even when we control hormone levels - allowing us to predict the time at which ovulation will occur - it is very rare to see it in progress."

From issue 2660 of New Scientist magazine, 11 June 2008, page 13
Link where I saw it.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Gas Humor







Great Moments in Presidential Speeches...or not!

(All from our ill-us-trus prezident!)

“If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.”
- George W. Bush

“The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.”
- George W. Bush

“I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“The future will be better tomorrow.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“We’re going to have the best educated American people in the world.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is ‘to be prepared’.”
- Governor George W. Bush


“I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“Public speaking is very easy.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“For NASA, space is still a high priority.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“The most important job is not to be Governor, or First Lady in my case.”
- Governor George W. Bush

“I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It’s pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California.”

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

“What I am against is quotas. I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think, vulcanize society. So I don’t know how that fits into what everybody else is saying, their relative positions, but that’s my position.”

“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.”

“We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor like you like to be liked yourself.”

“If you’re sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.”

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Planet Tozer






Soap bubbles from Jason Tozer

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Unicorn


No Photoshop Necessary
This photo shows a deer with a single horn in the center of its head. The one-year-old Roe Deer -- nicknamed 'Unicorn'' -- was born in captivity in a research park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Italy. He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns.

Spock Monkey


via: http://www.spockmonkey.com/Home_Page.html

Wall Pwns Kicker


Sometimes you kick the wall, and sometimes the wall gets you back - here’s a perfect example of the latter. See how this concrete fence exacts a revenge on this poor guy: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Neatorama

My favorite baby animals













ferrets from: Flickr via Cute Overlode
other images from various sources

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