http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/comment-page-1/#comment-3958 Ed Yong Sat, 23 May 2009 23:42:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/#comment-3958 Sorry, yes, that sentence was missing a couple of words. They used a combination of radioactive thymidine and non-radioactive BrDU to study the cell cycle in the RPCs. Well spotted. Sorry, yes, that sentence was missing a couple of words. They used a combination of radioactive thymidine and non-radioactive BrDU to study the cell cycle in the RPCs. Well spotted.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Comrade PhysioProf Sat, 23 May 2009 22:15:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/#comment-3957 My guess is that the bromodeoxyuridine (BrDU) was not radiocative, as the whole point of using BrDU is that it can be detected by commercially available antibodies, and thus allows for the non-radioactive detection of DNA synthesis and, hence, mitosis. My guess is that the bromodeoxyuridine (BrDU) was not radiocative, as the whole point of using BrDU is that it can be detected by commercially available antibodies, and thus allows for the non-radioactive detection of DNA synthesis and, hence, mitosis.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 DDeden Fri, 22 May 2009 07:39:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/#comment-3956 That's why junk drawers are never empty, and usually have a flashlight. Never know when you'll need it. That’s why junk drawers are never empty, and usually have a flashlight. Never know when you’ll need it.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/comment-page-1/#comment-3955 kai Thu, 21 May 2009 23:10:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/#comment-3955 I presume bromodeoxyuridine isn't necessarily radioactive, but that a radioactive version was created for the experiment. I presume bromodeoxyuridine isn’t necessarily radioactive, but that a radioactive version was created for the experiment.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 Insesgado Thu, 21 May 2009 16:04:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/21/from-day-to-night-a-lesson-in-eye-evolution-with-the-owl-monkey/#comment-3954 That's beautiful man. That’s beautiful man.

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