Zebra finches remember songs dad sang
Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, believe they have located a place in the brain where songbirds store the memories of their parents' songs. The discovery has implications for humans, because humans and songbirds are among the few animals that learn to vocalize by imitating their caregivers. In a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...Zebra finch males prefer females with exaggerated maternal traits
Researchers have demonstrated that learning about the appearance of their parents may give birds a preference for mates with exaggerated parental traits, rather than traits that more exactly match those of their parents. Such learned mate preferences may help drive the evolution of exaggerated traits and strong morphological differences between sexes ?phenomena seen frequently in birds and other...UGA scientists unravel 'molecular inch-worm' structure of walking-pneumonia bacterium
Researchers at the University of Georgia, using glow-in-the-dark proteins and microcinematography, have helped unravel the development and function of a complex organelle in the bacterium that causes "walking pneumonia." The researchers have described in new, precise detail the unique cell extension that forms on one end of the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae. This structure, called a "ter...Darwin's famous finches and Venter's marine microbes
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MADISON First, a full disclosure: Ive been hawking the concept of the I-Q Corridor connecting Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and beyond for a couple of years, so its no surprise I would think its swell that the mayors of Milwaukee and Madison are finally finding common ground. Then again, its still something of a shock that it may be actually happening. You dont have to be a stu...Trans Fats Adding Inches to the Waistline
Trans fats have always had a bad reputation among dietary fats. Now a new study has added fuel to the fire. The study has revealed that trans fats redistribute body fat// to the abdomen contributing to create the notorious ‘apple’ body shape even when on a calorie-controlled diet. The research was conducted by scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in the role of tr...Fast Food : Let the Consumer Feel the Pinch
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Nestlé has decided to pump in funds to the tune of SFr25 million ($20 million) in a shared project with the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne to invest in the creation // of new products that could enhance the power of the brain. The joint venture, envisaged for five years will seek to enhance brain power in children. Also research to lessen the impact of brain degenerative...Vitamin E- Take Its Benefits With A Pinch Of Salt
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It is a week since the US Court of Federal Claims, began hearing the compensation claims from the families of autistic children who are faulting childhood vaccines containing thimerosal. Commentators suggest that so far the autism activists have not been able to establish a firm link between the vaccines in question and the disease. The first case being heard is that of Michelle Ce...Spinchron 15 Refrigerated Centrifuge
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