From Dienekes comes this interesting paper: The eclipse of the gene by Margaret Lock Research in the field of epigenetics challenges the assumption on which...
anything that includes the phrase "genetic determinism" should be considered with a very critical eye. that the heritability of, for example, alzheimer's is...
... I know :-) "Interesting" is a code word :-) Regards ... Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]richardsharpe.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, sharpe[at]ethereal.com,...
Asia has too many boys. They can't find wives, but they just might find extreme nationalism instead. It's a dangerous imbalance for a region already on edge. ...
AUTHOR: Jesse M. Bering ABSTRACT: The present article examines how people~Rs belief in an afterlife, as well as closely related supernatural beliefs, may open ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 6, 2006 – It has been well documented that, across human cultures and in most mammals, males are usually more aggressive and less...
By CAMILLE PAGLIA Published: March 6, 2006 Harvard's reputation for disinterested scholarship has been gored by the manipulations of the self-serving cabal...
Science has always neglected religion as a subject for serious study. Given its social and political importance in recorded history - and its personal...
Exercising during pregnancy might have unanticipated benefits – at least in mice, a new study suggests. Pups born to active mums developed bigger brains a...
A team of biologists has identified 20 hotspots around the world where mammal species, while not yet appearing threatened, are likely to be at high risk of...
"Doing 'brain exercises' such as watching Countdown, playing Sudoku or taking a shower with your eyes closed can make us all up to 40 per cent cleverer within...
Study: Anorexia not a 'disorder of choice' By Christine Dell`amore Mar 7, 2006, 1:23 GMT WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Anorexics have often shouldered...
PARIS - A team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky,...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5246874 A study of children born prematurely finds that those who had intensive early education -- in the...
Both nature and nurture are at work here . . . we may never see this again Scientists regard scepticism as their professional duty; not one who has visited the...
Humans and chimpanzees have in common more than 98 percent of DNA and 99 percent of genes. Yet, in looks and behavior we are very different from them. For more...
The first humans may have arrived on Easter Island several centuries later than previously supposed, suggests a new study. If so, these Polynesian settlers...
http://arxiv.org/ftp/astro-ph/papers/0312/0312639.pdf When aliens rained over India 02 March 2006 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition Hazel Muir What...
WASHINGTON - It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel — and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty...
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