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Aggression-promoting pheromone discovered in flies
Scientists say they have identified an aggression-promoting pheromone that controls such behavior in Drosophila, and have pinpointed the neurons in the fly's antenna that detect this pheromone and relay the information to the brain to elicit aggression. Their results provide an important first step toward unraveling the mystery of how aggression -- an innate (unlearned) behavior -- is hardwired into the brain by an animal's genes. Scientists Say No Evidence Exists That Therapod Dinosaurs Evolved Into
No good evidence exists that fossilized structures found in China and which some paleontologists claim are the earliest known rudimentary feathers were really feathers at all, a renowned ornithologist says. Instead, the fossilized patterns appear to be bits of decomposed skin and supporting tissues that just happen to resemble feathers to a modest degree.
Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks
Ridiculous mondegreen subtitles turn international videos into parody hits. That's the beauty of watching a "buffalaxed" clip. Communications Team Erects Lifeline For Firefighters Battling Californ
Early Sunday morning, July 23, an abandoned campfire in Cleveland National Forest erupted into a 7,000-acre wildfire that continues to spread. Now known as the Horse Fire, it threatens more than 1,500 homes and 100 commercial properties near San Diego, Calif. High Blood Pressure Induces Low Fat Metabolism In Heart Muscle
"The heart is the single most energy-consuming organ per weight in the body,"says Lisa de las Fuentes, M.D. Under some conditions this energy-hungry organ is prone to defects in its energy metabolism that contribute to heart disease, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology by de las Fuentes and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. New Links Among Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Obesity In Young Women Foun
There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men. The Snarky ViceSquad Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously. Seriousl
VBS.tv, a new web-based TV channel created by the scruffy misanthropes behind Vicemagazine, is elbowing its way into the crowded young industry of internet television. All the players are looking for an audience for original online video, and VBS.tv editors are using the jaundiced worldview of their street-culture rag to inform their coverage of global events. How A Latent Virus Eludes Immune Defenses
The mouse gamma-herpesvirus is invisible to its host immune system by virtue of its episome maintenance protein (ORF73), which is analogous to a protein in the human EBV. Hurricane Recovery Information
Annotated links to information for museums and libraries about disaster recovery (clean-up and monetary and technical assistance). Provides status reports from museums, zoos, and other institutions in the affected areas, as well as ways to contribute assistance. From the American Association of Museums (AAM). Numbers, Sequences Pose Problems For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children
Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) have particular difficulty understanding numbers and sequences, a University of Alberta study shows.
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