Showing posts with label elephants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elephants. Show all posts

Monday, 3 May 2010

Mammoths had antifreeze blood

Scientists tested the revived mammoth proteins and confirmed that three highly unusual changes in the haemoglobin sequence allowed mammoth blood to deliver oxygen to cells even at very low temperatures.

This is something the blood of living elephants cannot do.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8657464.stm

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

GOP Dark Horse Dreams Can Someone Pull a Goldwater

The political axiom is familiar.

The GOP nominates the next in line. So it's been from Nixon to McCain. The next presidential cycle could prove otherwise. The GOP establishment no longer rides herd over today's elephants, conservative activists are exceptionally galvanized and autonomous, and establishment favorite Mitt Romney has an Achilles heel.

Source:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/26/gop_dark_horse_dreams_can_someone_pull_a_goldwater_105311.html