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News for May

onebrowncow wrote 6 months ago: We are running a special offer for Father’s Day this year. Purchase an Emma Bridgewater Father … more →

Tags: News, handbags, Mug, Lucy Quartermaine, one brown cow, Noi, emma bridgewater, FATHERS DAY, greetings cards

An upside to hyena dung

lucyq wrote 9 months ago: Happy President’s Day, to those of you who got a day off! Our boss scheduled a meeting today, … more →

Tags: BioBites, calories, Fossils, Green Comet, Large-Hadron-Collider, supersized

Happy (almost) Darwin Day!

lucyq wrote 9 months ago: Tomorrow, February 12th, is a big day in the world of biology – it’s Darwin’s 200t … more →

Tags: Articles, Darwin, Darwin day, Evolution

The worst jobs in science... and grad student didn't even make the list!

lucyq wrote 10 months ago: Popular Science has put together a list of the worst jobs in science for 2009. Want to know more? Th … more →

Tags: BioBites, Science Jobs, worst jobs, taphonomist

It's hard to think about global warming when it's 12 degrees

lucyq wrote 10 months ago: If it’s as cold where you are as it has been in Boston, global warming might not be the first … more →

Tags: BioBites, Politics, Trees, genes, Stem cells, Video Games, Global Warming, Antarctica, forests

A new reason to stick to that resolution to quit smoking...

lucyq wrote 10 months ago: Mid-way through January, many New Year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside. I, for one, h … more →

Tags: Articles, Cancer, second-hand smoke, smoking, third-hand smoke

An ant farm on steroids!

lucyq wrote 10 months ago: Ever wonder what an ant colony looks like underground? These scientists did, too, so they filled an … more →

Tags: ANT's, Natural Wonders, ant colony

BioBites for the new year!

lucyq wrote 10 months ago: Welcome back to our first BioBites of 2009! Read up on what you missed in the science world while yo … more →

Tags: Dating, Pain, Cholesterol, Memory, Genetic Diversity, cooking, Food Science, stay at home dad, dinosaur

Wanted: Used coffee grounds

lucyq wrote 11 months ago: In bad news, OPEC cut oil production today, in the hopes of getting a little more out of our wallets … more →

Tags: Coffee, biofuels

Return of the body snatchers!

lucyq wrote 11 months ago: When it comes to virtual reality, how real is too real? Scientists have shown that using a pair of g … more →

Tags: Psychology, Virtual Reality, Self

This Week's BioBites: aliens, housepets and amoebas (oh my!)

lucyq wrote 11 months ago: This week brings news about life in the universe and a scientific basis for the placebo effect, amon … more →

Tags: brain, Stem cells, Cats, Dogs, aliens, universe, Heart, amoeba, PLACEBO

Snowflake science

lucyq wrote 11 months ago: As the weather in Boston turns colder and the forecast begins to predict snow in our future, I came … more →

Tags: Snowflakes, snow, Crystal

This Week's BioBites: Stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness!

lucyq wrote 12 months ago: If you ate way too much Thanksgiving food, like I did, and you feel like you’re still lying ar … more →

Tags: brain, carbon footprint, Thanksgiving, turkey, supersized, Cholesterol, Video Games, Black Friday, Viagra

You are what you eat... and what your grandma ate?

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: There are a lot of crazy diet fads out there, and sometime in the future, when the technology is rig … more →

Tags: obesity, Epigenetics, insulin, diabetes, mice, Inheritance, Grandparents

The secret life of cells

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: I’ll admit it, I’m biased. I think cells are pretty cool. But even if you don’t, y … more →

Tags: Cells, animations, The Inner Life of the Cell

This Week's BioBites: Why do birds sing? (And other mysteries of life...)

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: One thing that fascinates many scientists is the question of behavior. Why do different species act … more →

Tags: brain, Behavior, Autism, bacteria, election, Birds, Fish, bird songs, nap

Genetically engineered tomatoes are purple, contain antioxidants, not babies1 comment

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: This week, scientists from the UK have published a study describing how they genetically engineered … more →

Tags: Cancer, purple-tomatoes, Tomatoes, Genetic engineering, genetically modified food, Genetic modification, Antioxidants, Greenpeace

This Week's BioBites: Trick or treat!

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: In honor of Halloween, we hope you enjoy our goody bag of scientific treats, including a couple of p … more →

Tags: Attraction, brain, Scotch Tape, sleep, Memories, instrument, Red, Oranges, Waste Water

What Sarah Palin doesn't know about fruit flies...2 comments

lucyq wrote 1 year ago: I’d like to start by saying that I have no intentions of getting political here, but there are … more →

Tags: Research, model organisms, Sarah Palin, fruit fly, Drosophila, neurexin, Autism


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