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[Slate] Shades of Gay
The heterogeneity of homosexuality http://www.slate.com/id/2215123/...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 1, 2009 5:21 pm
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[BBC] 'Rosy glow' preferred in females
Women may be onto something when they reach for the blusher - people really do think healthy females should display a rosy glow, a study suggests ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 1, 2009 11:01 pm
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[New Sci News] First link found between latitude and sex of babies
The tropics produce more girls than boys, a global survey finds â€" but experts are not sure why ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 1, 2009 11:07 pm
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[NYT] Single Gene Shapes the Toil of Ants' Fighter and Forager Caste
Nicholas Wade: Researchers studying the social behavior of ants have found that a single gene underlies both the aggressive behavior of the ant colony’s...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 1, 2009 11:09 pm
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[Discovery News] Sugar-Coated Nanoparticles Find Hidden Tumors
California scientists develop non-toxic silicon nanoparticles that track down, and could even destroy, cancerous tumors ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 1, 2009 11:18 pm
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[Sci Am] Skeptic's Take on the Origins of Success
Michael Shermer: Are successful people primarily the beneficiaries of luck, timing and cultural legacy? ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 3, 2009 3:35 am
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[BBC] Sleep problems linked to suicide
Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may be more likely to try to commit suicide, US research suggests http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7972646.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 3, 2009 3:39 am
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[Telegraph UK] Newborn chicks can count
Newborn chicks can count, at least up to three, a new study suggests ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 3, 2009 3:40 am
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[NYT] A New Look at Race and Natural Selection
Nicholas Wade: A team of geneticists has identified many fingerprints of natural selection in the human genome ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 3, 2009 3:42 am
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[New Sci News] Drug-free memory erasure could lead to spotless minds
A new therapy wipes away fearful memories in rats and humans without using drugs â€" and might eventually help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder,...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 3, 2009 3:48 am
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[Nat Geo News] Orangutan Females Steal Food to Test Potential Mates
Female orangutans judge potential partners' aggression levels by snatching food from them and watching their response ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 4, 2009 3:40 am
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[Nature News] Muslim students weigh in on evolution
In Indonesia and Pakistan, questions about how science and faith can be reconciled http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090403/full/news.2009.230.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 4, 2009 3:42 am
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[Time] Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating
Adolescents who say they always take charge, tell others what to do, anger quickly, get into fights easily, and walk, talk and eat fast end up having more kids...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 4, 2009 3:48 am
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[Telegraph UK] How to be both clever and popular at school
Clever schoolchildren can avoid being labelled "nerds" if they follow fashion and have a "fall guy" friend who is badly-behaved, new research has found ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 4, 2009 3:50 am
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[BBC] Gene defect clue to male pill
A male contraceptive pill could be a step closer after US researchers identified a gene flaw linked to male infertility ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 4, 2009 3:51 am
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[ScienceNews] Hobbit brain small, but organized for complex intelli
Evolution may have endowed a controversial species with small but humanlike brains equipped to support advanced thinking ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 5, 2009 12:27 am
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[Nature News] The beneficial side of prions
The infectious agents could aid yeast survival in harsh conditions http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090402/full/news.2009.231.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 5, 2009 12:27 am
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[Time] What Good Is Sleep? New Lessons from the Fruit Fly
Sleep — not just in flies but also in higher-order mammals — may perform a pressure-releasing role ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 5, 2009 12:29 am
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[BBC] Clues to ancient invasion in DNA
Scientific evidence of an ancient invasion of Scotland from Ireland may have been uncovered by DNA techniques ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 5, 2009 12:30 am
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[Economist] Neuroscience and social deprivation
How poverty passes from generation to generation is now becoming clearer. The answer lies in the effect of stress on two particular parts of the brain ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 5, 2009 12:31 am
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[AP] Inbreeding taking toll on Michigan wolves
The two dozen or so gray wolves that wander an island chain in northwestern Lake Superior are suffering from backbone malformations caused by genetic...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 6, 2009 1:40 am
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[NPR] Scientist Finds Humanity's 'Inner Fish'
If you're going to tell a story from the beginning, there's always the question of how far back you should go. In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin starts about 375...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 6, 2009 1:43 am
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[Reuters] Robot scientists can think for themselves
Watch out scientists -- you may be replaced by a robot http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090403/sc_nm/us_science_robots;_ylt=An53AxegoGZk5OU5ZD44.QAhANEA...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 6, 2009 1:45 am
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[Times UK] Found: the brainÂ’s centre of wisdom
Scientists have identified the seat of human wisdom by pinpointing parts of the brain that guide us when we face difficult moral dilemmas ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 6, 2009 1:48 am
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[WSJ] Working Out at the 'Brain Gym'
Outfits Promise to Keep Older Minds Sharp With Computers, Walnuts and Green Tea http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123819562420161343.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 6, 2009 2:47 am
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[Nature News] Testosterone boost doesn't fuel risky behaviour in wom
Hormones could matter less on the trading floor than suspected http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090406/full/news.2009.339.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 7, 2009 1:03 am
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[Reuters] Alzheimer's gene changes brain early, study finds
A gene known to raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease may alter brain activity throughout life, British researchers said on Monday ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 7, 2009 1:06 am
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[BBC] How scratching can stop an itch Itching
Scientists have shown scratching helps relieve an itch as it blocks activity in some spinal cord nerve cells that transmit the sensation to the brain ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 7, 2009 1:07 am
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[New Sci News] Hand transplants seize back lost brain territory
The brain can re-accommodate transplanted hands into regions taken over by other parts of the body – surprisingly, the left hand gets accepted fastest in...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 7, 2009 1:08 am
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[NYT] When All You Have Left Is Your Pride
Keeping up appearances, psychologists say, is about much more than appearance http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/health/07mind.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Apr 7, 2009 1:10 am