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Geneticists Identify 'Master Switch' That Causes Female Flies To Behav
Turning on a single male-specific gene produces a female fruit fly that displays male courtship behaviors: chasing other females, tapping their abdomens and performing wing-beating love serenades. The results, published in the June 15 online edition of the journal Nature, show that a single gene can determine how females and males detect and respond differently to sexual cues. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Antibiotics Protect Nerves In Mice By Turning On Genes
A family of antibiotics that includes penicillin may help prevent nerve damage and death in a wide variety of neurological diseases, including Lou Gehrig's disease, dementia, stroke, and epilepsy, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Scra-Scra-Scratching Thin Air
Researchers have cooked up a new tool for digital DJs: a device that converts movement into music. Clubs may soon be MC'd by DJs who produce the signature scratch sound by waving their arms in the air. By Jonny Evans. BioMed Central: The Open Access Publisher
"BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. All the original research articles in journals published by BioMed Central are immediately and permanently available online without charge."The site provides access to over 100 journals covering all areas of biology and medicine. Searchable and browsable. Registration required for searching. Underlying Cause Of Massive Pinyon Pine Die-off Revealed
The high heat that accompanied the recent drought was the underlying cause of death for millions of pinyon pines throughout the Southwest, according to new research. The resulting landscape change will affect the ecosystem for decades. Hotter temperatures coupled with drought are the type of event predicted by global climate change models. The new finding suggests that big, fast changes in ecosystems may result from global climate change. Exposure To Cats Increases Asthmatic Symptoms In People Without Specif
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat allergen is associated with greater bronchial responsiveness (BR) in people with certain common allergies, even if they are not specifically allergic to cats. This suggests that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergic individuals, regardless of their specific allergies. Gannett to Crowdsource News
The publisher of USA Today and 90 other newspapers embarks on an ambitious plan to reinvent how news is investigated and reported -- using the public as participant. By Jeff Howe. UIC Chemist Develops Tools For Nanotechnology
Yoshitaka Ishii, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, sees a big future in the microscopic world of nanotechnology. His work in characterizing the structure and functions of the molecular building blocks for these tiny devices may play a key role in making this future a reality. Primate Sperm Competition: Speed Matters
Sperm cells from the more promiscuous chimpanzee and rhesus macaque species swim much faster and with much greater force than those of humans and gorillas, species where individual females mate primarily with only one male during a reproductive cycle.
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