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Friday, July 30, 2010
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Science News And Research
Interesting science news, research tidbits and science discussion.
Graphene stress produces gigantic pseudo-magnetic fields
Researchers have reported the creation of pseudo-magnetic fields far stronger than the strongest magnetic fields ever sustained in a laboratory - just by putting the right kind of strain onto a patch of graphene...
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Primates on The Pill find it hard to pull
Hormonal contraceptives change the ways in which captive ring-tailed lemurs relate to one another sexually, leading the researchers to speculate that The Pill could also be influencing human mate choice...
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Mad cow disease... sans cow!
In a startling new study, scientists have shown for the first time that abnormal prions - fragments of infectious protein that can cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - can erupt from healthy brain tissue...
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HIV preventative effect too small to justify circumcision, claims new study
Previous studies carried out in Africa indicated circumcision to be effective in limiting the spread of HIV, but new research suggests circumcision would have a very small effect on reducing HIV incidence in the United States...
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Finally! Something that eats jellyfish
Jellyfish have few predators and the increasing incidence of ocean "dead zones" around the world has seen jellyfish populations explode in recent years. Now, however, ocean scientists have identified a common fish species that likes nothing better than jellyfish for dinner...
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Stroke me, baby! Touching body-parts can prevent stroke, suggests study
The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, say University of California researchers who suggest that stimulation of the fingers, lips or face could all have a similar effect in humans...
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Acoustic fabric functions as speaker and microphone
MIT researchers have announced a new milestone on the path to functional-fiber fabrics: acoustic threads that can both detect and produce sound. Applications touted include clothes that function as sensitive microphones, for capturing speech or monitoring bodily functions...
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Cunning cats use mimicry when hunting
In a fascinating example of vocal mimicry, researchers have documented for the first time a wild cat species imitating the call of its intended victim: a small, squirrel-sized monkey...
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Alzheimer's breakthrough: A chemical to make brain cells grow
"It was blind luck," say the researchers who discovered a chemical that makes new neurons grow in the part of the brain that is integral to learning and memory...
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Cougar sex drive an evolutionary adaptation
As a woman's fertility begins to wane, the brain ramps up the libido in what researchers call "reproduction expediting," an adaptive response that makes women more willing to engage in one-night stands and adventurous sexual behavior in an effort capitalize on their remaining childbearing years...
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