Archive for June 9th, 2012
Microscopic Plants Flourish Under Arctic Ice
June 9th, 2012 | 
Author: The apparently barren ice of the Arctic can host huge bright green blooms of microscopic plantlike organisms underneath it — all hidden from satellites — suggesting that the Arctic Ocean is far more productive than previously thought, scientists find.
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Saturn: What a difference 150 years make
Last night, under a reasonably clear sky, we paid a visit to our neighborhood astronomical observatory to use its 18.5" refracting telescope, the lens of which was made & first used in the early 1860s.
With this, at the time, cutting edge technology, Saturn looks pretty much like this:
Today, Cassini offers us this:
Study: Dogs show empathy to crying people
Dogs respond to a person who is crying regardless of whether it is their owner or an unfamiliar person, researchers in Britain found.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Square Off Against Humira
It’s not always fun being compared to the competition.
But, Roche Holdings AG took the chance with a head-to-head study it financed pitting its rheumatoid arthritis treatment Actemra against the market-leader Humira, Abbott Laboratories’ blockbuster.
Actemra fared better at reducing arthritis symptoms—swollen, painful joints—according to the study results, presented Friday morning at a European arthritis conference. Actemra is made by Roche’s Genentech unit.
Actemra Side Effects — drugs.com
Humira Side Effects — drugs.com