Deric Bownds' MindBlog

• Reunion of Bownds' Vision Laboratory - Before I started the thread of reading and writing that led to this MindBlog, I spent 35 years doing laboratory experiments on how the rods and cones or our retinas change light into a nerve signal. Next weekend, on the occasion of my 70th birthday, many of the researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral students who passed through my laboratory are assembling back here in Madison for a laboratory reunion. For this reunion I've pasted together some laboratory history showing pictures, listing contributions, etc., and thought I would pass it on for MindBlog readers who might be curious about my past.
  
  
  

BBC News

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• Falklands War memorial unveiled - A service has taken place to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.
• Chopper designer dies from cancer - The designer of the iconic Raleigh Chopper bike dies after a battle with cancer.
• Chemical weapon 'risk' at Kinloss - RAF Kinloss authorities knew the public could be at risk from chemical weapons buried near the base, according to documents obtained by BBC Scotland.
• Crowded House drummer Jones dies - Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies at the age of 45.
• Deadly quake hits northern Italy - A magnitude-six earthquake in northern Italy kills at least four people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.