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Ants restrained from undesired reproduction by peers
Normally worker ants are not supposed to mate. Their job is to build a hive and care for the hive queen’s offspring instead. But a new study showed that when worker ants actually break the taboo and reproduce,...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 50 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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253 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
Cousins Should be Allowed to Marry, Say Geneticists
Genetic experts are asserting that laws preventing first cousins from marrying are outdated, since there is no scientific basis to support the belief that their offspring face a higher risk of genetic defect. Professors Hamish Spencer of the University of Otago in New...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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196 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
What Every Organism Wants: Sexual Selection
Yes, the title is an indicative to capture your attention. And, since you'all seem so tired and perhaps stressed out, well, we are now in "officially" a recession. Perhaps, an economic depression is next, but not soon or may be never, I hope. So, I wanted to arouse your... Soy and sperm do not get along
Men in fertility difficulties should now be aware that products containing soy and isoflavones could reduce their sperm count levels. " Soy reduces sperm count: study 30/07/2008 01h59...Obese Men Have Less Semen, More Sperm Abnormalities
Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children. Why? Read on -"Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, said that his research had shown that men with a higher body mass index (BMI) had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a...Surrogacy Still Stigmatized, Though Attitudes Changing Among Younger Women
" ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — Although younger people are becoming more positive towards surrogate mothers, current day attitudes to surrogacy are still broadly negative, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human...Male biological clock 'ticks too'
I really did not know this, and I'm happy to read it (if that doesn't sound too cruel!). I thought it was just we ladies who [alledgedly] started to tick, tick, tick after a certain period of time. Interesting. "Scientists say they have found more evidence that men as well as...Warming world sends plants uphill
"Climate change has resulted in many plant species moving an average of 29 metres uphill every decade. Climate change has caused plants to seek cooler conditions at higher altitudes. Smaller species such as...Brown in plea for embryo research
While not as controversial as in the United States, stem cell research is stil a debated topic in the UK." Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Sunday for members of parliament to support research using embryonic... Paris tackles rat problem again
Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the... Farm rules slow fish evolution
Researchers worry that the constant harvesting of big macho alpha fish is leaving all the procreating up to the smaller guys. So in a few generations, all the fish will be shy little betas? If that's...Best mare eligible for embryo transfer prize
Lucky horse!! "The owners of the leading mare in Florida's HITS Ocala Winter Circuit will have the chance to continue the bloodlines with a free embryo transfer, which will be performed by Dr. Corey Miller, head of reproduction at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala.... Honey Bee Queens Need More Hugging Hunny
A single female bee, surrounded by 1000's of hard working bachelor....eunuchs. That's the everyday life for honey bee colony queens, and to make things worse - sterile worker bees can excommunicate her for...
created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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777 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
Plastic in food containers causes reproductive problems
" ... an estrogenlike compound in plastic is probably causing an array of serious reproductive disorders in people. The compound, bisphenol A or BPA, is one of the highest-volume chemicals in the world and has... Secret image ‘found’ in Last Supper
File this story under "The Truth is out There""An Italian IT expert claims to have found a secret image of the Virgin Mary and a Knight Templar inside Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper.
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created by nukegingrich | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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4596 views | 20 recommendations | 4 comments
