My dear friend,
As we talk about Wallace( in my blog) and the pure heart in contibuting to the welfair of human kind( and living things) we have heard alot about recent work on stem cell.
Some friends have trouble with knee degeneration and will sure get' a younger knee' in the future with the fast developement of stem cell treament.Like to touch on the yearly event of Nobel prize and the work conributed.The Nobel Prizes in science will be announced — one prize per day — between now and Wednesday. Today, the winners of the prize for physiology or medicine were announced. John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka will share the award for work related to cloning and our ability to manipulate the functioning of stem cells.
What's interesting here is that the research these two men are winning the Nobel for happened nearly a generation apart. Gurdon's work was crucial to the development of cloning. You'll recall that some embryonic stem cells can grow up to be anything, any part of animal's living tissue. Differentiated stem cells, in contrast, are destined for a specific job — for instance, they could grow into skin cells, or nerve cells, but not both. In 1952, other scientists had concluded that you could take genetic material from a very early frog embryo, inject it into the egg cell of another frog, and get that to grow into a living animal — a clone. But those researchers thought this process would only work up to a point. They didn't think you could clone an adult, or even an older fetus. Gurdon proved them wrong. In a series of experiments published between 1958, 1962, 1966, he worked with older and older donor cells, and produced more developed clones — eventually growing fully adult, fertile frogs from cells taken from the intestines of tadpoles.
Yamanaka, meanwhile, did his research in the early part of the 21st century, developing the methods that allow us to trick grown-up, set-in-their-ways cells into behaving more like embryonic stem cells. Yamanaka's work is linked to Gurdon's because it explains why Gurdon (and researchers after him) were able to successfully clone adult animals from cells that had fully differentiated.
The research history here is a little hard to follow, especially with Gurdon's work. The description of his findings I have here is what I've been able to piece together from several different sources, citing several different dates and specific achievements. To help cut through some of the confusion, here's a couple of links where you can get a good, reasonably detailed idea of what this research is, and why it matters:
• This article on the history of cloning from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is easily readable and interesting, especially if your awareness of this topic begins with Dolly the Sheep. • In 2009, Gurdon and Yamanaka won the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. That organization has
a good explanation of how both men did their experiments and how their work ties together.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Aurora light
Solar Storm is strong and Aurora Polaris
seen at latitude north 35 degrees. during the extremely powerful solar storm recorded, north light , Aurora polaris was seen around equator. South light, Aurora Australasia is a smaller events.
Wishing you good luck in viewing Aurora.
Try youtube aurora goodle search.
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Radiation hazards to humans (especially during day time)Intense solar flares release very-high-energy particles that can cause radiation poisoning to humans (and mammals in general) in the same way as low-energy radiation from nuclear blasts.Earth's
atmosphere and magnetosphere allow adequate protection at ground level, but astronauts in space are subject to potentially lethal doses of radiation. The penetration of high-energy particles into living cells can cause chromosome damage, cancer, and a host of other health problems. Large doses can be fatal immediately.Solar
protons with energies greater than 30 MeV are particularly hazardous. In October 1989, the Sun produced enough energetic particles that, if an astronaut were to have been standing on the Moon at the time, wearing only a space suit and caught out in the brunt of the storm, he would probably have died; the expected dose would be about 7000 rem[citation needed]. Note that astronauts who had time to gain safety in a shelter beneath moon soil would have absorbed only slight amounts of radiation.The cosmonauts on the
Mir station were subjected to daily doses of about twice the yearly dose on the ground, and during the solar storm at the end of 1989 they absorbed their full-year radiation dose limit in just a few hours.[citation needed]
Solar proton events can also produce elevated radiation aboard aircraft flying at high altitudes.
seen at latitude north 35 degrees. during the extremely powerful solar storm recorded, north light , Aurora polaris was seen around equator. South light, Aurora Australasia is a smaller events.
Wishing you good luck in viewing Aurora.
Try youtube aurora goodle search.
quoted.
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Radiation hazards to humans (especially during day time)Intense solar flares release very-high-energy particles that can cause radiation poisoning to humans (and mammals in general) in the same way as low-energy radiation from nuclear blasts.Earth's
atmosphere and magnetosphere allow adequate protection at ground level, but astronauts in space are subject to potentially lethal doses of radiation. The penetration of high-energy particles into living cells can cause chromosome damage, cancer, and a host of other health problems. Large doses can be fatal immediately.Solar
protons with energies greater than 30 MeV are particularly hazardous. In October 1989, the Sun produced enough energetic particles that, if an astronaut were to have been standing on the Moon at the time, wearing only a space suit and caught out in the brunt of the storm, he would probably have died; the expected dose would be about 7000 rem[citation needed]. Note that astronauts who had time to gain safety in a shelter beneath moon soil would have absorbed only slight amounts of radiation.The cosmonauts on the
Mir station were subjected to daily doses of about twice the yearly dose on the ground, and during the solar storm at the end of 1989 they absorbed their full-year radiation dose limit in just a few hours.[citation needed]
Solar proton events can also produce elevated radiation aboard aircraft flying at high altitudes.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Sarawak,golden land,chapter ( )
Where is Sarawak ? Why Sarawak is very special ?
Sarawak is situated at the north west region of Borneo island. Alfred Russel Wallace published
'The Law of Sarawak' in 1885.
Who is Alfred R Wallace and what 'law' is this.
He was the codiscoverer of Natural selection and had the great contribution to mankind with Charles Darwin.
Alfred Wallace spent 18 months in Sarawak and it is in sarawak he wrote 'The Law of Sarawak'
which formed the foundation for the understanding of modern evolution, Biological science leading to genetic study
and modern medicine link with impact of research for advance total heatlh.
His work lead to research of Earth science with understanding of diversity of all living things.
He is a friend of living things.
Sarawak, therefore is the source of friends of living things.
Sarawak is the birth place of the pioneering theory of Alfred Wallace's Evolution Research.
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Why Sarawak became the place picked by Alfred Wallace for his heroic research of evolution ?
It linked with the special Glacial age or ice-age period that created Sundaland which included Borneo direct land link
with Asia continent. Imagine you were in Sarawak ten thousand years ago, the sea level is 390 feet lower than preset day sea level due to extensive ice formation over the earth. One could actually travel from Sarawak to Europe by land without any sea
such as present sea between Singapore and Sarawak.
What happen to the living things of Sarawak ?
Alfred Wallace picked the right spot with the help of Rajah James Brooke. Wallace firmly established his foundation of his theory of evolution in sarawak since the living things in Sarawak had the long period of time gone through natural selection and in contrast, compared to the living things of Australia, Alfred Wallace drew the conclusion.
The 'Wallace line' was declared and his research work was correct. The knowledge of his discovery is a proven tool
to future study and research.
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Sarawak got the advantage of ancient rain forest and thus the diversity of living things.
Imagine the Glacial age or ice-age with sea water surface temperature around freezing point. At that time eastern part
of Sarawak was covered with tropical rain forest due to the warmer sea over the east and south of Borneo.
Imagine snow cap peak of mountain Kinabalu at present Sabah state of Malaysia. It is a beautiful sight to compare the two adjacent region.
Sarawak became the centre of Alfred Wallace evolution research.
Base on the collection of living species of Sarawak , alfred Wallace observed and applied his knowledge of analysis and
found the conclusion of natural selection. At that time, more than 150 years ago, very little study had been done for the deep
sea trench east of Borneo, which actually seperated Borneo from Australasia. Can we say Alfred Wallace
was lucky to meet Sir James Brooke and eventually followed him to Sarawak and Sarawak is the place near to the deep deep sea trench east of Borneo. the trench caused the different type of diversity of livings of both side of the deep sea trench that enable Alfred Wallace to compare and eventually drew the right conclusion.
Evolution Theory
Lucky ? actually Luck only applicable to those who are well prepared for it
( written by Dr. Chong Mui Chun, James)
Sarawak is situated at the north west region of Borneo island. Alfred Russel Wallace published
'The Law of Sarawak' in 1885.
Who is Alfred R Wallace and what 'law' is this.
He was the codiscoverer of Natural selection and had the great contribution to mankind with Charles Darwin.
Alfred Wallace spent 18 months in Sarawak and it is in sarawak he wrote 'The Law of Sarawak'
which formed the foundation for the understanding of modern evolution, Biological science leading to genetic study
and modern medicine link with impact of research for advance total heatlh.
His work lead to research of Earth science with understanding of diversity of all living things.
He is a friend of living things.
Sarawak, therefore is the source of friends of living things.
Sarawak is the birth place of the pioneering theory of Alfred Wallace's Evolution Research.
@@@@@@@@@@@
Why Sarawak became the place picked by Alfred Wallace for his heroic research of evolution ?
It linked with the special Glacial age or ice-age period that created Sundaland which included Borneo direct land link
with Asia continent. Imagine you were in Sarawak ten thousand years ago, the sea level is 390 feet lower than preset day sea level due to extensive ice formation over the earth. One could actually travel from Sarawak to Europe by land without any sea
such as present sea between Singapore and Sarawak.
What happen to the living things of Sarawak ?
Alfred Wallace picked the right spot with the help of Rajah James Brooke. Wallace firmly established his foundation of his theory of evolution in sarawak since the living things in Sarawak had the long period of time gone through natural selection and in contrast, compared to the living things of Australia, Alfred Wallace drew the conclusion.
The 'Wallace line' was declared and his research work was correct. The knowledge of his discovery is a proven tool
to future study and research.
@@@@@@@@@@@
Sarawak got the advantage of ancient rain forest and thus the diversity of living things.
Imagine the Glacial age or ice-age with sea water surface temperature around freezing point. At that time eastern part
of Sarawak was covered with tropical rain forest due to the warmer sea over the east and south of Borneo.
Imagine snow cap peak of mountain Kinabalu at present Sabah state of Malaysia. It is a beautiful sight to compare the two adjacent region.
Sarawak became the centre of Alfred Wallace evolution research.
Base on the collection of living species of Sarawak , alfred Wallace observed and applied his knowledge of analysis and
found the conclusion of natural selection. At that time, more than 150 years ago, very little study had been done for the deep
sea trench east of Borneo, which actually seperated Borneo from Australasia. Can we say Alfred Wallace
was lucky to meet Sir James Brooke and eventually followed him to Sarawak and Sarawak is the place near to the deep deep sea trench east of Borneo. the trench caused the different type of diversity of livings of both side of the deep sea trench that enable Alfred Wallace to compare and eventually drew the right conclusion.
Evolution Theory
Lucky ? actually Luck only applicable to those who are well prepared for it
( written by Dr. Chong Mui Chun, James)
Monday, 24 September 2012
Intersting to find one article about new Malaysia Health care system...? possible in the near future.
Quoted:
Healthcare budget
With only two per cent of our budget allocated to health care, it must rank low by world standards compared with developed and other developing countries. The government must and should double or triple this amount. Cut from unnecessary and ego-promoting projects! Plug leakages and corruption — billions can be saved and utilised for health care. Do we need 270 units of armoured personnel carriers totalling some RM7.6 billion (and reportedly the cost from Turkey was only RM1.6 billion?) Do we need six littoral patrol vessels at RM1 billion a piece when the US Navy has only two? We can afford health care if we can save from all these.
Unnecessary 1 Care costs
While no specific numbers of staff and costs are available, implementing the 1 Care scheme will incur additional staff and further costs. The civil service is already bloated. What transparency can be expected? Why do we need to "invent" and copy from the UK’s NHS — which incidentally is facing lots of criticisms when the British government wanted to reduce its healthcare coverage.
Politicians must remember this — "privileges" once given out can never be abolished even though there are justifications, even when the government cannot afford it, even when facing bankruptcy. Look at Greece, Spain, Italy —strikes and demonstrations are the order of the day. This brings social and economic unrest.
Shouldn’t we try not to re-invent the wheel. We have a good healthcare system — all it needs are improvements. Something that can be achieved fairly easily and quickly.
Quoted:
Healthcare budget
With only two per cent of our budget allocated to health care, it must rank low by world standards compared with developed and other developing countries. The government must and should double or triple this amount. Cut from unnecessary and ego-promoting projects! Plug leakages and corruption — billions can be saved and utilised for health care. Do we need 270 units of armoured personnel carriers totalling some RM7.6 billion (and reportedly the cost from Turkey was only RM1.6 billion?) Do we need six littoral patrol vessels at RM1 billion a piece when the US Navy has only two? We can afford health care if we can save from all these.
Unnecessary 1 Care costs
While no specific numbers of staff and costs are available, implementing the 1 Care scheme will incur additional staff and further costs. The civil service is already bloated. What transparency can be expected? Why do we need to "invent" and copy from the UK’s NHS — which incidentally is facing lots of criticisms when the British government wanted to reduce its healthcare coverage.
Politicians must remember this — "privileges" once given out can never be abolished even though there are justifications, even when the government cannot afford it, even when facing bankruptcy. Look at Greece, Spain, Italy —strikes and demonstrations are the order of the day. This brings social and economic unrest.
Shouldn’t we try not to re-invent the wheel. We have a good healthcare system — all it needs are improvements. Something that can be achieved fairly easily and quickly.
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Friday, 21 September 2012
Cough for a year
A Sambit town lady suffered from Chronic cough, for one year.
Aprt from house dust mites, she shows features of allergic to 'polluted air'.
Yes, tropical country can have polluted air from the tropical forest environment.
Aspergillus fungus is one of the triger factors.
Aspergillus mold allergies are a particularly difficult type of mold allergy that people experience. Aspergillus is a common mold that grows on decomposing organic matter such as compost, leaves, fruit, vegetables, and tree bark. Indoors, the mold grows in organic matter in trash cans, on damp wood surfaces, and in most other locations where other molds and fungi grow, such as damp ductwork, carpets, and foam pillows.
This particular type of mold can be very dangerous to people with compromised immune systems, such as people with autoimmune disorders, HIV/AIDS, lung disorders, lung cancer, or small infants with lung problems. Aspergillus can cause a lung condition called aspergillosis, and in rare cases a large ball of fungi can grow in the lung--an aspergilloma--that is extremely rare but which requires surgery for removal and treatment.
For most aspergillus mold allergies, decreasing exposure to this environmental mold is enough to manage symptoms. The easiest way to remove aspergillus from allergy sufferers is to relocate to an area of the country where aspergillus is rare, such as the southwest. Persons living in a river valley, near water, or near farms and mills are at highest risk for exposure. Moving is not realistic for most people with aspergullus mold allergies, however. With this in mind, consider the following steps to reduce aspergillus exposure in the spring and fall, when it is most prevelent in the air:
1. Wear a mask when working in the yard. Any raking of decomposing plants and leaves will stir up aspergillus. Forget what the neighbors might think: aspergillus mold allergies are more important than appearance.
2. Get rid of old books, older untreated indoor wood, and houseplants that attract mold easily.
3. Declutter anything in damp areas of the basement. Put in dehumidifiers, either electric or chemical.
4. Rip out old carpets that are damp or were once damp. Even one exposure to wetness can breed aspergillus.
5. Run an air filter in your home, especially in the bedroom.
6. Wipe down all surfaces with a miticide--a mold-killing chemical. Wash all walls, baseboards, counters, cabinets, and bookshelves. Consider washing all drawers and other pieces of furniture as well.
7. Remove shoes before entering the home. Wash hands immediately when entering the house.
8. Open windows rarely, and never on damp days. Run the air conditioning in the spring and fall rather than opening windows. Open windows only on dry days.
9. Reduce consumption of fermented or fungi products, such as wines, cheeses, or anything containing vinegar.
10. Examine any manufactured foods and supplements carefully. Most food enzymes are made using asperfillus as a fermenting agent. Almost all wines use aspergillus as well for fermenting. Many people with aspergillus mold allergies do not understand that aspergillus is used extensively in food manufacturing. Sensitive aspergillus mold allergy sufferers may not be able to eat many products that use aspergillus as a fermenting agent.
Aspergillus mold allergies are serious, and must be taken very seriously. Getting rid of unfinished antique furniture, beloved old books, or even moving may seem drastic, but they are necessary steps when battling this allergy. As spring deepens and asspergillus mold spores spread, what one might think of as "hay fever" may really be an aspergullis mold allergy.
Aprt from house dust mites, she shows features of allergic to 'polluted air'.
Yes, tropical country can have polluted air from the tropical forest environment.
Aspergillus fungus is one of the triger factors.
Aspergillus mold allergies are a particularly difficult type of mold allergy that people experience. Aspergillus is a common mold that grows on decomposing organic matter such as compost, leaves, fruit, vegetables, and tree bark. Indoors, the mold grows in organic matter in trash cans, on damp wood surfaces, and in most other locations where other molds and fungi grow, such as damp ductwork, carpets, and foam pillows.
This particular type of mold can be very dangerous to people with compromised immune systems, such as people with autoimmune disorders, HIV/AIDS, lung disorders, lung cancer, or small infants with lung problems. Aspergillus can cause a lung condition called aspergillosis, and in rare cases a large ball of fungi can grow in the lung--an aspergilloma--that is extremely rare but which requires surgery for removal and treatment.
For most aspergillus mold allergies, decreasing exposure to this environmental mold is enough to manage symptoms. The easiest way to remove aspergillus from allergy sufferers is to relocate to an area of the country where aspergillus is rare, such as the southwest. Persons living in a river valley, near water, or near farms and mills are at highest risk for exposure. Moving is not realistic for most people with aspergullus mold allergies, however. With this in mind, consider the following steps to reduce aspergillus exposure in the spring and fall, when it is most prevelent in the air:
1. Wear a mask when working in the yard. Any raking of decomposing plants and leaves will stir up aspergillus. Forget what the neighbors might think: aspergillus mold allergies are more important than appearance.
2. Get rid of old books, older untreated indoor wood, and houseplants that attract mold easily.
3. Declutter anything in damp areas of the basement. Put in dehumidifiers, either electric or chemical.
4. Rip out old carpets that are damp or were once damp. Even one exposure to wetness can breed aspergillus.
5. Run an air filter in your home, especially in the bedroom.
6. Wipe down all surfaces with a miticide--a mold-killing chemical. Wash all walls, baseboards, counters, cabinets, and bookshelves. Consider washing all drawers and other pieces of furniture as well.
7. Remove shoes before entering the home. Wash hands immediately when entering the house.
8. Open windows rarely, and never on damp days. Run the air conditioning in the spring and fall rather than opening windows. Open windows only on dry days.
9. Reduce consumption of fermented or fungi products, such as wines, cheeses, or anything containing vinegar.
10. Examine any manufactured foods and supplements carefully. Most food enzymes are made using asperfillus as a fermenting agent. Almost all wines use aspergillus as well for fermenting. Many people with aspergillus mold allergies do not understand that aspergillus is used extensively in food manufacturing. Sensitive aspergillus mold allergy sufferers may not be able to eat many products that use aspergillus as a fermenting agent.
Aspergillus mold allergies are serious, and must be taken very seriously. Getting rid of unfinished antique furniture, beloved old books, or even moving may seem drastic, but they are necessary steps when battling this allergy. As spring deepens and asspergillus mold spores spread, what one might think of as "hay fever" may really be an aspergullis mold allergy.
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Golden Land, Sarawak, Chapter 30
Tom Harrison
Mr. Tom Harrisson has worked in sarawak as the chief of Sarawak Museum, or another name, the Curator of Sarawak Museum.
His team confirmed the first C-14 carbon date for a steel , iron factory at the site known as Bongkisam at Santubong, Kuching, Sarak, Borneo.
Bongkisam is an ancient settlement area where tools and items traced back to Tang Dynasty (modern calendar year 615 A.D.)of China. People lived there made tools for agriculture and daily use utensils such as cooking pot, vase for storing water. There are lots of jars meant for storing food and drink, likely wine.
Tom Harrisson together with Stanley J. O'connor confirmed the settlement site with radioactive Carbon C14 method. The people settled there originally from China.
There are other sites around that area indicate settlement dated with radio active carbon confirm steel factory during Sung Dynasty (modern calendar year 1,100 A. D).
In the year 1991, the senior Research Fellow of University of Sussex, UK, Mr. Tom Harrison sent the items to the Geochron Laboratories, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. the technical Director Dr. Harold W. Krueger supervised the radioactive Carbon date confirmation.
Chinese Ceramic is another durable items found in this settlement site. They have thrived in this country for hundred of years.
I pass by this area during my Scuba diving trip to near by Satang island. The area is a wilderness now. No body would have dream that it was a city.
Mr. Tom Harrisson has worked in sarawak as the chief of Sarawak Museum, or another name, the Curator of Sarawak Museum.
His team confirmed the first C-14 carbon date for a steel , iron factory at the site known as Bongkisam at Santubong, Kuching, Sarak, Borneo.
Bongkisam is an ancient settlement area where tools and items traced back to Tang Dynasty (modern calendar year 615 A.D.)of China. People lived there made tools for agriculture and daily use utensils such as cooking pot, vase for storing water. There are lots of jars meant for storing food and drink, likely wine.
Tom Harrisson together with Stanley J. O'connor confirmed the settlement site with radioactive Carbon C14 method. The people settled there originally from China.
There are other sites around that area indicate settlement dated with radio active carbon confirm steel factory during Sung Dynasty (modern calendar year 1,100 A. D).
In the year 1991, the senior Research Fellow of University of Sussex, UK, Mr. Tom Harrison sent the items to the Geochron Laboratories, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. the technical Director Dr. Harold W. Krueger supervised the radioactive Carbon date confirmation.
Chinese Ceramic is another durable items found in this settlement site. They have thrived in this country for hundred of years.
I pass by this area during my Scuba diving trip to near by Satang island. The area is a wilderness now. No body would have dream that it was a city.
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