While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise"; may actually have a faster...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 2, 2010 3:06 am
Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are still evolving, and quickly http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8959000/8959574.stm...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 2, 2010 3:11 am
Researchers' efforts to collect samples at a fair raise ethical questions http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100901/full/news.2010.445.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 2, 2010 3:25 am
A skink species lays eggs on the coast but births babies in the mountains, giving a rare glimpse at how placentas evolved, scientists say ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 2, 2010 3:26 am
People with a genetic predisposition to obesity can reduce their risk of being overweight by being physically active, researchers conclude ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 3, 2010 7:52 pm
The next generation of SAGE Journals Online (SJO), SAGE's award-winning journal platform, is now live! To celebrate, free online access to must-have content...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 3, 2010 8:27 pm
'Balaur bondoc,' a new species of dinosaur discovered in Romania, is a close relative of Velociraptor, but developed several striking evolutionary differences...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 3, 2010 8:30 pm
What went wrong with Marc Hauser's search for moral foundations http://www.slate.com/id/2265971/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 3, 2010 8:30 pm
One reason dieting does not work http://www.economist.com/node/16943703...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 5, 2010 6:28 am
J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 5, 2010 6:34 am
Cordelia Fine argues in a forceful, funny new book, the notion that gender accounts for differences in minds and behavior through some biological, brain-based...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 5, 2010 6:45 am
Francis Collins, a fervent Christian, thought he had resolved the stem-cell debate. A federal judge disagreed ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 5, 2010 9:32 am
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11181457...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 5, 2010 9:54 am
We all want to be happy, we want our children to be happy, and there are countless books advising us how to achieve happiness. But is this really what we...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 5:46 pm
They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100907/ap_on_sc/us_sci_money_can_buy_happiness...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 5:51 pm
People with a severe mental illness are no more likely to be violent than anyone else - unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study has suggested ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 5:53 pm
Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 5:55 pm
Zoos are better places for animals than they used to be. But more still needs to be done http://www.economist.com/node/16963942...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 6:00 pm
Are leaders born or made? Evolution may be throwing us a curve ball when it comes to picking them in the modern world, says Anjana Ahuja ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 7, 2010 6:01 pm
Humans have only been around for tens of thousands of years, but we are changing the world so much that genetic evolution simply can't keep up ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 8, 2010 10:04 am
Trying to understand income inequality, the most profound change in American society in your lifetime http://www.slate.com/id/2266025/entry/2266026/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 8, 2010 4:46 pm
... and the rural self-mythology of white women http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-real-stuff-white-people-like/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 8, 2010 4:54 pm
Psychologists have used avatars to pinpoint the killer moves that can make men great dancers ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 8, 2010 10:25 pm
The Utah study reported in the Journal of Neuroengineering shows promise for helping severely paralyzed patients communicate. A grid of microelectrodes was...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 9, 2010 4:39 pm
Bowers may make males look bigger than they are http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100909/full/news.2010.458.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 9, 2010 4:40 pm
Is that cupcake an innocent indulgence? Or your next hit? We're finding that a sweet tooth makes you just as much an addict as snorting cocaine ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 9, 2010 4:42 pm
There are many cases of mimicry in nature, which can be the sincerest form of flattery, the severest form of battery, or the weirdest survival strategy ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Sep 9, 2010 4:44 pm
Peter Forbes is fascinated by a study of the role of early technology in human evolution ...
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jmalloy@...
jmalloynyc
Sep 10, 2010 5:30 pm
Researchers have long overestimated the role our genes play in determining intelligence. As it turns out, cognitive skills do not depend on ethnicity, and are...
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jmalloy@...
jmalloynyc
Sep 13, 2010 2:18 am
Hi all. I've decided to move the daily Gene Expression forum links to a Delicious account. This will hopefully be more convenient than the forum, where you...
