Bookmarks for March 15th from 16:51 to 21:52

Links for March 15th from 16:51 to 21:52:

• Scientists identify opium poppy codeine and morphine genes |
  Science |
  guardian.co.uk – RT @GammaCounter: (Huge) The opium poppy's genes for morphine & codeine identified. Recombinant vat synth possible.
• The Difference Between Firefox, Opera, Explorer & Safari – The Difference Between Firefox, Opera, Explorer & Safari (via @russmaxdesign)
• BBC News – Reindeer body clock switched off – Reindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arc..
• Unlocking the opium poppy’s biggest secret: Genes that make codeine, morphine – Unlocking the opium poppy's biggest secret: Genes that make codeine, morphine
• New insight on how fast nicotine peaks in the brain – New insight on how fast nicotine peaks in the brain
• Pancreatic cancer study reveals mechanism initiating disease, in mice – Pancreatic cancer study reveals mechanism initiating disease, in mice
• Electronics ‘missing link’ brings neural computing closer – tech – 15 March 2010 – New Scientist – Fit me up with memristors: "missing link" of electronics brings neural computing a step closer
• BBC – Earth News – Bee swarms follow ‘pied pipers’ – Bee colonies follow a small oligarchy of bees that "pipe" sounds to trigger an explosive swarm
• Mexico – US updates travel advice for people visiting Mexico in light of drug violence. Sad reading.
• When god sanctions killing: effect of scriptural v… [Psychol Sci. 2007] – PubMed result – "…aggression increased when the passage was from the Bible or mentioned God".
• ongoing by Tim Bray · Now A No-Evil Zone – Now A No-Evil Zone – @timbray is now working at Google, what a surprise…not #google
• Snakes ‘see’ with odd type of vision | COSMOS magazine – Some snakes can detect faint body heat, but use a different neurological pathway. #science #snake #vision #reptiles
• Opium poppy’s genes finally revealed | COSMOS magazine – The genes that make codeine and morphine have been sequenced. #science #news #drugs #opium #biology #genetics #health