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What "Monster Porn" Says about Science and Sexuality

mardi 7 janvier 2014 — Evolution,Health,Mind & Brain

“ What does woman want? ” Freud once whined. Turns out quite a few women want fantasy sex with T. rex, Sasquatch or a boar-headed god. That, at any rate, is the implication of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Why drug discovery is hard - Part 2: Easter Island, Pit Vipers; Where do drugs come from?

mardi 7 janvier 2014 — Energy & Sustainability,Mind & Brain,More Science,Evolution,Health,Technology

The bark of the Pacific Yew tree which yields taxol, one of the world's bestselling anticancer drugs (Image: Wikipedia Commons) This is part 2 of a series of posts delving into the fundamental... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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An Unlikely GoPro Bandit: Caught in the Act!

lundi 6 janvier 2014 — Evolution,More Science

Check out this excellent video shot at a dive resort in Fiji. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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A Missing Genetic Link in Human Evolution

lundi 6 janvier 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Mysterious episodes of genetic duplication in our great ape ancestors may have paved the way for human evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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A Missing Genetic Link in Human Evolution

lundi 6 janvier 2014 — Evolution,More Science,Evolutionary Biology,Biology,Evolution

From Quanta Magazine ( find original story here ). [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Why drugs are expensive: It's the science, stupid.

lundi 6 janvier 2014 — Evolution,Mind & Brain,More Science,Health,Technology

A cartoon representation of part of the protein PCSK9, a significant new target for reducing cholesterol that until now has thwarted efforts to drug it (Image: Wikipedia Commons) This is part 1 of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Sunday Species Snapshot: Forest Owlet

dimanche 5 janvier 2014 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution

Scientific fraud almost led to this tiny owl’s extinction. Species name: Forest owlet ( Heteroglaux blewitti ). Known locally as dongar dudaa. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Evolving proteins - no DNA required

dimanche 5 janvier 2014 — Evolution,More Science

Prions are the infective agents that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as Mad Cow Disease in humans. All prions affect the brain or neural tissues and are currently untreatable.... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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False Killer Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins Swim Together for Years

dimanche 5 janvier 2014 — More Science,Evolution,Biology

In the waters off the northern coast of New Zealand swims a group of one of the world's most poorly understood cetaceans. Named for their resemblance to their better-known cousins, false killer... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Grassland earless dragons

samedi 4 janvier 2014 — Evolution

Captive Grassland earless dragon climbing in tussock; image by Tony Gamble, used with permission. Today: LIZARDS. Even better: obscure Australian agamids, or dragon lizards, or dragons, if you... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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