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February 28, 2009
Category: Parasites
Conspiracy theories, TV thrillers and airport novels are full of the idea that the world is secretly run by a hidden society. We have come up with many names for this shadowy cabal of puppet-masters - the Illuminati, the Freemasons,...
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 27, 2009
Category: Psychology
Foul play elicits the same facial expressions and subjective emotions as disgusting tastes or images.
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:30 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 26, 2009
Category: Politics
Adults and children predict election results equally well by making judgements of competence based on facial appearance.
Posted by Ed Yong at 2:00 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 25, 2009
Category: Brain
The prion protein, of CJD and BSE fame, is the receptor for amyloid-beta, the Alzheimer's plaques peptide.
Posted by Ed Yong at 1:00 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Animal behaviour
This macabre DIY saves the colony's home at the cost of the plasterers' lives.
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:35 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 24, 2009
Category: Fish
Despite being the world's fastest sharks, females stay on the east side and males on the west.
Posted by Ed Yong at 7:00 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Following last week's 400th anniversary post, I have another celebratory announcement. A year ago today*, I set foot in ScienceBlogs for the first time. As previously noted, some things have changed while others are much the same. The posting rate...
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:39 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 23, 2009
Category: Conservation
Like oil slicks, this foam wrecks the waterproofing of seabird feathers, leaving them soaked and freezing cold.
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:30 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 22, 2009
Category: Epigenetics
The brains of suicide victims abused as children reveal epigenetic modifications to a stress gene called NR3C1
Posted by Ed Yong at 1:00 PM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 21, 2009
Category: Viruses
The viruses that cause herpes could protect against bacteria, including (at least in mice) the bubonic plague.
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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