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POPSFish with two mouths The rest of this articles is worth reading - show the damage we can do I guess. Quote of the day: "we do not inherit the land from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our children"
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POPSCradle of maternity in the brain discovered The study also showed that a partial restoration of Pet-1 function in the developing brain of females partially restored their serotonin levels, and maternal behaviour in adulthood. The finding indicated that subtle changes in the embryonic formation of the brain serotonin system in females could impact the quality of the maternal care they later provide for their offspring. The researchers say that future studies with Pet-1 deficient mothers may help to further elucidate the link between serotonin and maternal behaviour, and lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches for treatment of post-partum depression and child neglect.
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POPSPossible 'Sleep Gene' Identified When closed, the channel shuts down and the fly sleeps. The insomniac fruit flies had less of the Sleepless-produced protein. The lack of sleep didn't come without consequences. The Sleepless fruit flies lived about half as long as fruit flies that did not carry the mutation. They also experience impaired coordination and restlessness in their few hours of sleep.
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POPSDon't worry we have it figured out ! Listen people if your really want the healthiest way to lower - cholesterol then say f**k the pills and eat oatmeal everyday I've been doing it for 5yrs now and my count is 57 and I hate the shit but I hate pills more , the oatmeal works !♠remember this with each side effect come a new pill to counter and I was up to 50 pills a day at one point each for side effects of the other .
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POPSCan Recycling Be Used To Treat Cancer? The researchers discovered a compound, STF-62247, that was selectively toxic to RCCs deficient in VHL whereas cells with normal VHL were not affected. Treatment of RCC cells lacking functional VHL induced autophagy, a cellular recycling process that cells normally use to conserve resources during times of stress. "Increasing evidence implicates a role for autophagy in cancer, but it is not well understood how cellular and environmental cues drive autophagic cells down survival or death pathways," explains Dr. Giaccia. The researchers demonstrated that STF-62247 enhanced autophagy in VHL-deficient cells while inhibition of the autophagy pathway significantly increased the survival of VHL-deficient cells treated with STF-62247. "We have found a small molecule that selectively induces cell death in VHL-deficient cells, such as those that are found in kidney cancer. This represents a paradigm shift for targeted therapy," concludes Dr. Giaccia.
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POPS"Super Cells"! Single Celled Organisms that can Make Oil, Cure Cancer, and Build a City Amazing science. We might think Bacteria's mightiest power is confining us to the bathroom after an ill-advised late night snack, but having only one cell to deal with means bacteria can adapt incredibly well - and a single mutation can give rise to powers that make Professor Xavier's wheelchair-accessible mansion look like a home for people who are good at minigolf. Here we look at five organisms that would be called the Super-Cells, if that name wasn't probably already taken by Michael Crichton.
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POPSA WORLD WITHOUT REDHEADS...EXTINCT? I love a world with redheads and all the other heads. Read the rest of the article to see if they are really goners. http://science.howstuffworks.com/redhead-extinction1.htm
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POPSBacterial Chemical Sensors on the Horizon? Bacteria is responsible for the vast majority of all fundamental life processes on this planet. Harnessing bacteria to the service of humanity will be a technological revolution allowing anything from supersensitive sensors to weather control.
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POPSNew virus causes deadly bleeding This virus has just been identified and distinct from some other viruses with similar symptoms but is not a mutation. They believe it had been around for a while before it was isolated.
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POPSThe Top 10 Worst Hereditary Conditions (thanks Mark) "Sometimes parents deserve a guilt trip. While you and the guy next door share 99.9 percent of the same DNA, that small fraction leftover amounts to three million inherited differences ranging from blood type to eye color, which make you unique. Unfortunately, that family inheritance doesn't always come in a pretty package. You can thank your parents for zits, hair loss, and deadly diseases."
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POPSWhy some smokers don't get Lung Cancer Yes, I am a smoker. And after reading this news article, It still doesn't change my mind about quiting smoking. I need to quit! For my health and the heath of the people around me. And also the fact that I can save a lot of money each week from not buying cigarettes. Even if I were one of the select few that don't get Lung Cancer, that still means nothing to me, and it shouldn't mean anything to other smokers out there either. Because a lot more things can happen to a smoker, than just Lung Cancer.
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POPSThe Best Pun IN THE WORLD!! Finalists ) I tried to come up with a pun about famous German philosophers, but I Kant. - Dan J) Did you hear they found a narcissistic male lion whose females had turned on him? No, really? Yeah. Course it was his pride that did him in… - Justin
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