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Try the link on Leather Charlie boy! It should do the job, or carry a guarantee of some sort and it is only £7.50 to buy.

I believe in God, a reasonably personal way, according to my understanding and have stated that in previous posts. The whole reason for this sub-Forum is to discuss matters in a rational and easy going way. I don't think this section should be removed but I think if you are unable to behave or react in a calm and well-thought out manner, YOU should leave this and go to another Forum. No offence to you, brother, but you cannot go around insulting others. Incidentally, I see atheism as a position of rationality and truth - it shows that people are thinking about faith. I see organised religion, as it is presently, as 'jobs for the boys'. People can find gainful employment for life based on apparent belief in God, which is not questioned by the 'flock'. To my believing mind, priests or ministers are an insult to true faith. A priesthood which claims authority from God and misuses it as it does deserves the reproach it receives from the general thinking public. I deplore the idea of a 'priesthood' intervening between you and God. That is a very personal relationship which needs no-one in the middle. Your idea of God can develop from the viewpoint of an intelligence that can create a Universe or Universes. That is a pretty awesome starting point.

As for the genetics, some melanocyte problems in the mouse model shows recessive, co-dominant and dominant mutations. These mutations could be deletions or substitutions causing shorter proteins than the normal or wild-type protein. This paper needs careful reading but makes a bit of sense: In eukaryotes, the messenger RNA made from the DNA in the chromosome is processed by splicing which is akin to a chopping and reassemblng of the message in the correct order before the ribosomes change it into protein. The bits of message which are chopped out are called introns and the bits which are translated into protein are called exons. For example this statement can be processed to make sense: MUM, WHO IS THE SCYLLA TO MY RELUCTANT CHARYBDIS, AND BESIDES, CAUSES ME NO END OF GRIEF, LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN HER BLUE DRESS can be processed to cut out details (introns) thus: MUM LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN HER BLUE DRESS (exons). This final 'message' can then be translated into 'protein'. Link Remember, this is only one genetic disorder that causes melanocyte problems and that injury or infections can also cause heterochromia. Link

For leather, see this commercial site: Leather For rubber and gasket glue, see this commercial site: Rubber For a more academic approach, use this paper and cross reference from the tab on the lower right: Link Incidentally, polyurethanes seem to be useful adhesives.

Hi SHA. This is the right Forum The condition is apparently caused by the presence of a dominant gene, or as a result of a benign tumour after birth, or from accidents, e.g. to David Bowie. The pigmentation is caused by excess or too little melanin. Link

Great find. I have read something similar about bacteriochlorophyll. However, can someone explain this quote to me, because I don't understand it. Link

OK, this is my opinion, based on my logic. If an alien civilisation had not reached a certain stage of development. For example, if they were 'ape'-like or similar, then there would be no point in a Revelation to them. However, if they have reached the stage of Adam and Eve (if the story is considered as allegory and not fact) then a Revelation would have to reach them in order for judgement to take place. A just God, in my view, can only judge those who are aware of moral right and wrong. If an alternate intelligent species seeded a new colony and the colony was sentient, I see no reason why a Revelation would not be given to them. It all depends on how you imagine God. If you imagine a God that intervenes and tinkers with Its Creation then I cannot see the logic in it. However, if you see an absolute intelligence that can create space-time itself and also atoms, then, philosophically It must be different from Its creation. Matter cannot create matter. Following on from this, I view God as an Absolute Intelligence that set the parameters for the Universe, knowing what would happen, then set Its Metaphysical Laws to deal with the checks and balances needed by the sentient beings spawned by the evolutionary process. It appeals to my logic.

She is being understandably cautious face to face, but the e-mail suggests real warmth and that she wants you as a study partner. Take it slow, study with her, and you are unlikely to regret it.

Klaplunk, I am a believer but I think that I follow the guidelines of this Forum. I treat people in the Forum in the same way that I would treat a visitor to my home - with respect. You seem to believe that, to gain respect for your views, you treat others with disdain and contempt. I think you are breaking the rules of engagement in a religion sub forum. How many people are you going to win over with your attitude? Calm down! Back to the thread. If there are aliens found then a fair and just God would pass his message on to them through an alien 'prophet' or 'apostle'. It is the responsibility of God to pass Its message on in order to guide those who wish to be guided. In short, A universal God would ensure that his message was passed on to all planets with sentient life, as soon as they become sentient. This means that the Adam and Eve story can be read as allegory and metaphor for the first sentient beings (IMHO) and may become a universal leitmotif for the development of consciousness.

I think the current efficiencies of converting solar energy can be increased using nanocrystals: Link

What is the minimum size of peptide that can induce an immune response and why does it induce the response? Moreover, what type of polyclonal antibodies are produced? Moreover, does the minimum antigen size also apply to monoclonal antibodies? Can you please be specific and cite references. Thank you.

Your view of God, which you reached independently, seems to be pantheistic. Well done for your independence but your offhand responses to other posts seems to suggest a certain arrogance, which is not often an attractive quality in people. I wonder if this is what you are referring to? wiki link

Classic books! A must for any pure biologist, biochemist or molecular biologist. Gene Alberts Note to Mods: If these links are undesirable or illegal, please remove. Thanks.

B(=Boron) Ar Ga In = Bargain? = P--- take I think! Troll?

I sometimes wonder mate. However, which animal can write words as inspirational as this: Link And this is what puts us apart from other animals. It is the occasional elevation of thought to the sublime or inspirational and to show an amazing neuroplasticity instead of being hard-wired to an instinctive behaviour. Time will prove whether we are worthy of saving or not. I think the time will come when the world starts to run out of fossil fuels. Then the rich and influential countries of the world will enter into conflicts to preserve their energy supplies - it seems inevitable. Ref: 'Small is Beautiful' by E.F. Schumacher Link to Book Review

May I mention again the artificial gill, which has been used to extract oxygen from water. I read about this in New Scientist and cannot recall the date. However, the interviewed inventor mentioned that his dog was able to be immersed underwater and sit for 20 minutes before being raised to the surface. This invention, if it overcomes teething issues could allow people to exist, and be mobile underwater, for considerable amounts of time. This device, below is either the New Scientist device, or something similar. Link

I see the implications for food labelling but I can see alternative ways to avoid eating motivation by this unofficial food satiety index: 1. Eat when you are hungry and stop EXACTLY when the feeling of hunger has gone. Train yourself, and get help and encouragement from others to maintain this habit. 2. Take a glass of water before a meal so that the stretch receptors of the stomach register more pressure and pass on the message to the brain's satiety centre (in the hypothalamus of the brain) to stop eating. Link

I stand corrected Sisyphus. Yes, of course violet light has the shortest wavelength and that the sea is full of creatures However, does the type of dissolved salt not also have an effect on sea colour?

I suspect that, as you have stated Moontanman, that a scientific justification can be found due to the importance of whales in marine foodwebs. For example: Link The hypothesis may be controversial but it appeals to logic. We cannot afford to destroy parts of the web of life so that we may preserve other species that we may need to protect our own food supply.

Thank you for all the replies. Having done some reading, this is my take on it: 1. Light from the sun is white because it contains different frequencies of light mixed together. 2. The colours are: red, orange yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. 3. Red light has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency (number of waves passing by a fixed place per second, also called hertz, Hz). Blue light has the shortest wavelength out of the light spectrum and the highest frequency. 4. When the mixture of waves hit the Earth's atmosphere, they are scattered or reflected by dust particles, which are relatively large. 5. When the light hits gas particles in the air (a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen for the most part), it behaves differently. 6.Red light, orange light, yellow light and green light get through the gases being absorbed and radiated without much problem. 7. Blue light is absorbed by the gas particles but then scattered afterwards in the same manner as a card dealer in a casino scatters the cards amongst the players. 8. We see this scattering all around us. 9. The sun appears yellow due to the mixture of the colours of waves that get through the gases in the atmosphere. 10. The sea appears blue because it reflects light from the sky, AND, because some of the light waves of the spectrum are absorbed and some are scattered in the same manner as the sky. Where the sea is green, it is due to different particles in it. I hope this makes sense, because this is the way I explained this simple phenomenon to myself.

Thank you for the reply Moontanman - most of which I agree with. I was trying to establish if saving animals or plants on our Earth is a purely ethical issue or is science involved. I just wondered if there was a tension between a scientific viewpoint and an ethical viewpoint. Does 'Science' favour the preservation of other species on Earth? I really don't know the answer but would appreciate comments on it. Chief Seattle's apocryphal speech

Are whales just evolutionary failures that should not be expected to survive the increased population of humans? Or is there any ethical considerations which mean that we, as humans, should really be interested in saving the whale? Or any other endangered species for that matter. Was President Bush correct in confidently asserting the following : Link On a serious note, Greenpeace have taken an aggressive stance towards whaling and have mentioned the following: Link What is the ethical position from a scientific or philosophical viewpoint?

Genecks - can it be wrong just to be friends or study buddies? You and she don't have to take it any further forward except for sharing time together. Even time in the library or tea rooms as platonic friends. She may think that you are a funny, quirky guy and someone that stands out from the crowd. Even in the 21st century you can still have a non sexual relationship.

Not having understood most of what ajb has written (but respected it greatly), I will go back to swansont's post. I was amazed that the father of Chemistry was this guy: (bold font is mine)

eionmac, what is the point of a brain without an environment? iNow is perfectly correct in what he says. I think the debate is the extent to which nature and nurture both contribute to brain development. Link Also, I think that it has been known for a while now that the brain is not a complete tabula rasa (blank slate). Link