Zebra finches use a different part of the brain for random babbling than the one used to create adult calls, a find that could give new insight into how human...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 2, 2008 3:38 am
Estrogen fuels feelings of power and competition in women in much the same way testosterone does in men, researchers said on Wednesday in a study that shows...
4508
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 2, 2008 3:40 am
A bill that would prohibit discrimination by health insurers and employers based on the information that people carry in their genes won final approval in...
4509
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 2, 2008 3:41 am
The prospects for using genes as a therapy may be improving http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11288399...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 2, 2008 3:43 am
Female starlings with a testosterone top-up are better defenders of the nest, but skimp on parental care. The finding may offer clues to why females in general...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 3, 2008 3:57 am
Jaw and facial structures in the ancient human relatives shows that they could gape widely, although researchers are stumped as to why they had this ability. ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 3, 2008 3:58 am
Sue Black's job involves rummaging around in mass graves, examining the remains of dead children and identifying people from their severed limbs. The forensic...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 3, 2008 3:59 am
Spiders "talk" to potential mates using a type of light not visible to the human eye, scientists report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7378196.stm...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 3, 2008 6:50 am
Soldiers who need special waivers to get into the Army because of bad behavior go AWOL more often and face more courts-martial. But they also get promoted...
4516
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 5, 2008 2:43 pm
A new, simplified family tree of humanity has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our...
4517
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 5, 2008 2:47 pm
A spectacularly preserved new Chinese fossil reveals a previously unseen stage in the early evolution of flight ...
4518
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 5, 2008 2:51 pm
Pressure Hits States For Education Bills; A National Push http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120967537476060561.html ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 5, 2008 2:52 pm
British scientists have identified a section of genetic code that makes half the population more vulnerable to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 5, 2008 2:57 pm
On requiring every child to be above average. http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/The-age-of-educational-romanticism-3835...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 6, 2008 6:07 am
Rethinking race and genes. http://www.slate.com/id/2190573/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 6, 2008 6:08 am
A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said on Monday. ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 6, 2008 6:09 am
New research indicates that growing smarter has dangerous side effects that make its evolution even more puzzling. ...
4524
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 7, 2008 3:19 am
Childhood abuse seems to affect gene activity in the brain in ways that may increase the risk of suicide ...
4525
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 7, 2008 3:19 am
Blocking a hunger-inducing hormone to help obesity might have unwanted effects. http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080506/full/news.2008.802.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 7, 2008 3:21 am
Scientists are studying sled dogs that run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in an attempt to understand why the dogs are "fatigue-proof." ...
4527
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 7, 2008 3:28 am
Beautiful people are healthier and live longer, according to a study of sex appeal. ...
4528
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 7, 2008 3:29 am
Why can't we stick to our goals? Blame the sloppy engineering of evolution. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-marcus4-2008may04,0,5015266.story...
4529
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 8, 2008 7:57 am
Monotreme's genome shares features with mammals, birds and reptiles. http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080507/full/453138a.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 8, 2008 7:58 am
A new study suggests that 2-year olds have a smaller vocabulary if their fathers have depression than if their mothers do ...
4531
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 8, 2008 7:59 am
Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting...
4532
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 8, 2008 8:01 am
The history of science is full of ideas that several people had at the same time. ...
4533
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 8, 2008 8:03 am
A growing band of researchers is trying to redefine how diseases are classified — by looking at their genetic underpinnings. ...
4534
cogsys480
May 8, 2008 10:52 pm
For some African-American retirees, moving to Africa is a return home, but for others, spending the golden years there allows a lifestyle grander than they...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 10, 2008 5:52 pm
Flowers "wave" at insects to get their attention, scientists have discovered. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7388689.stm...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
May 10, 2008 5:53 pm
Switches within DNA that govern when and where genes are turned on enable genomes to generate the great diversity of animal forms from very similar sets of...
