Embryonic stem cells thrive when shaken

... ATLANTA (September 10, 2007) Embryos spend much of their time in the womb bobbing along with a mothers movement, and, surprisingly enough, new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University suggests that embr...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

... attach themselves and feed whilst asleep. "The research suggests that babies when they are on their tummy display these primitive reflexes, head bobbing in particular, that is seen in other mammals who are abdominal feeders, Colson says. Most importantly, she advises mothers to do what feels comf...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

...s attach themselves and feed whilst asleep. "The research suggests that babies when they are on their tummy display these primitive reflexes, head bobbing in particular, that is seen in other mammals who are abdominal feeders”, Colson says. Most importantly, she advises mothers to do what feels comf...

Bobbing in Biological News

Bee strategy helps servers run more sweetly

...ess of the nectar. The forager bees then dance behind the scouts until they learn the right steps (and the particulars about the nectar), forming a bobbing conga line of sorts. Then they fly out to collect the nectar detailed in the dance. As long as theres still nectar to be found, the bees that return c...

Helium helps patients breathe easier

... It makes for bobbing balloons and squeaky voices, but now helium is also helping people with severe respiratory problems breathe easier. Researchers at the University o...

Lizards 'shout' against a noisy background

...t" to get their point across, UC Davis researchers have found. Male anole lizards signal ownership of their territory by sitting up on a tree trunk, bobbing their heads up and down and extending a colorful throat pouch. They can spot a rival lizard up to 25 meters away, said Terry Ord, a postdoctoral resea...

Bobbing birds do it for a reason

...nder what circumstances it proves useful have remained uncertain. Researchers this week report findings that strongly suggest that for some birds head bobbing is critical for the stabilization of their visual world, despite the motion of their bodies, and thereby enables the accurate detection of objects suc...