Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com science news research theories Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Food Bacterial Contamination from Kitchen Surfaces http://www.decodedscience.com/food-bacterial-contamination-from-kitchen-surfaces/30317 http://www.decodedscience.com/food-bacterial-contamination-from-kitchen-surfaces/30317#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:51:59 +0000 Clara Piccirillo, PhD http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=30317 Food cross-contamination causes many people to get sick or die from food poisoning yearly. A new study raises questions about wet and dry kitchen surfaces.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/food-bacterial-contamination-from-kitchen-surfaces/30317/feed 0 Understanding Embodied Simulation: Creating Meaning out of Language http://www.decodedscience.com/embodied-simulation-creating-meaning-out-of-language/30165 http://www.decodedscience.com/embodied-simulation-creating-meaning-out-of-language/30165#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:55 +0000 Lesley Lanir http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=30165 What is embodied simulation? A new cognitive theory explains how we apply meaning to everything around us in our minds from our own experiences.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/embodied-simulation-creating-meaning-out-of-language/30165/feed 0 Influenza Vaccine: Expert Says So-Called Flu Shot Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be http://www.decodedscience.com/influenza-vaccine-flu-shot/30280 http://www.decodedscience.com/influenza-vaccine-flu-shot/30280#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:30:56 +0000 Janelle Vaesa http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=30280 In a new look at influenza vaccine studies, Dr. Doshi steps away from conventional wisdom and draws our attention to the details of flu shot studies - safe and effective? Not as much as we think.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/influenza-vaccine-flu-shot/30280/feed 0 Reprogramming Human Skin Cells Into Embryonic Stem Cells http://www.decodedscience.com/reprogramming-human-skin-cells-into-embryonic-stem-cells/30273 http://www.decodedscience.com/reprogramming-human-skin-cells-into-embryonic-stem-cells/30273#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:43 +0000 Janelle Vaesa http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=30273 Scientific breakthrough: Science reprograms human skin cells to become stem cells equivalent to embryonic cell lines, but without the moral conflict.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/reprogramming-human-skin-cells-into-embryonic-stem-cells/30273/feed 6 Pavlof Volcano, Alaska Erupts: Placed on Orange Watch Alert: May 2013 http://www.decodedscience.com/pavlof-volcano-alaska-erupts-placed-on-orange-watch-alert-may-2013/30257 http://www.decodedscience.com/pavlof-volcano-alaska-erupts-placed-on-orange-watch-alert-may-2013/30257#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:44:47 +0000 Jennifer Young http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=30257 Pavlof, the Alaskan volcano, is erupting. What does the orange watch alert status mean, and how bad is the volcanic eruption?

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