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Brain does not allow math, memory to mix

Brain does not allow math, memory to mix

There is a limit to multi-tasking after all. The brain is not wired to allow you to balance your chequebook while introspecting, say researchers who have practically wire-tapped a hard-to-reach region of the brain.

The research showed that

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I don't know what to make of this.

I don't know what to make of this.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-20/scientists-develop-anti-ageing-process-in-mice/5168580


I don't come here that often and

Beer w/Straw   1080   4 Replies

Beer w/Straw

How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells making useful for delivering drugs

How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells making useful for delivering drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140721123932.htm

Date: July 21, 2014
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Summary: A special class of tiny gold particles can easily slip through cell membranes, making them g

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belljy

Evolution natural gene splicing

Evolution natural gene splicing

Did most organisms that underwent supposedly convergent evolution to develop complex organs such as the eye, merely copy them from other organisms through a non sexual transfer of dna such as the spread of viruses?
This would explain away the ne

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bio_man

Genetics

Genetics

A male and female fly have red eyes, although both of their fathers had white eyes (recessive). What is the probability that their offspring will be:
a.) red-eyed males?
b.) red-eyed females?
c.) white-eyed males?
d.) white-eyed f

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skylin192

Important fertility mechanism discovered

Important fertility mechanism discovered

Scientists in Mainz and Aachen have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. It was revealed by Professor Dr. Walter Stöcker of the Institute of Zoology at Johannes Gutenberg Univer

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doseofmegan

Clarifying the Effect of Stem Cell Therapy On Cancer

Clarifying the Effect of Stem Cell Therapy On Cancer

Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), isolated from bone marrow, cause

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doseofmegan

At What Level Are You In Your Education?

At What Level Are You In Your Education?

Just wondering

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sheldon

What cannabis actually does to your brain

What cannabis actually does to your brain

Archaeologists recently found a 2,700-year-old pot stash, so we know humans have been smoking weed for thousands of years. But it was only about 20 years ago that neuroscientists began to understand how it affects our brains.

Scientists ha

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Tyler Green

How to Know if Online Education is Right for You

How to Know if Online Education is Right for You

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If you?re seeking to advance your education, distance learning is one option that might be right for you. Online education allows you to connect with schools anywhere in the world that offer instruction via the

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Biology Forums

Obama Wants a Criminal DNA Databank

Obama Wants a Criminal DNA Databank

Hi! Glad to have joined this forum. I've been looking for something like this 

I'm sure everyone knows about the benefits and potential dangers of this practice: identifying the presence of an individual at a crime scene wi

biolove   1303   4 Replies

amal

Misconceptions in Biology

Misconceptions in Biology

What are some of the misconceptions in biology that you have come across?

Like for instance, bats are blind or rabbits lay eggs

biolove   5934   11 Replies

savio

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Mouse Model To Help Find How A Gene Mutation Lea

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Mouse Model To Help Find How A Gene Mutation Lea

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Mouse Model To Help Find How A Gene Mutation Leads To Autism

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that when one copy o

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biolove

Using Light To Control Brains

Using Light To Control Brains

This video shows how scientists can control the behaviour of cells simply by switching on a light. The technique, known as optogenetics, is teaching us about everything from how we wake up to how we learn. That's why Nature Methods has named opto

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biolove

POWERFUL LASER Will Find Out What “NOTHING” Is Made Of

POWERFUL LASER Will Find Out What “NOTHING” Is Made Of

World's most powerful laser to tear apart the vacuum of space

A laser powerful enough to tear apart the fabric of space could be built in Britain as part major new scientific project that aims t

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duddy

20U20 (20 Under 20)

20U20 (20 Under 20)

So I watched 20 under 20 the other day and realized how successful and intelligent these students are, and then realized that does college really help one achieve success in life. What do you guys think, do you think college is important to success i

biolove99   554   4 Replies

doseofmegan

Genetic basis for multi-tasking?

Genetic basis for multi-tasking?

Psychologists have found that 2.5 percent of the American population has a special multi-tasking ability that allows them to do such things as safely drive and talk on the phone at the same time. The neural basis behind this effect is not known, but

bio_man   1396   2 Replies

Biology Forums

A miracle salve or another stem cell fraud?

A miracle salve or another stem cell fraud?

This article talks about stem cell-derived ingredients being put into makeup and skin products and being sold on the market in Korea.

Some of the ingredients include stem cell culture fluids. This not only sounds nasty, it has the potentia

bio_man   1359   2 Replies

sineandcosine

Possible Hepatitis B Cure?

Possible Hepatitis B Cure?

Here's some awesome biology news!

Possible Hepatitis B Cure?

RESEARCHERS in Singapore are developing a t

bio_man   9051   6 Replies

i,m abdul

Researchers Train Bacteria to Convert Bio-Wastes Into Plastic

Researchers Train Bacteria to Convert Bio-Wastes Into Plastic

Researcher Jean-Paul Meijnen has 'trained' bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into high-quality environmentally friendly products such as bioplastics.

There is considerab

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mikael

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

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mikael

Gene therapy cures monkeys of laziness

Gene therapy cures monkeys of laziness

Gene therapy cures monkeys of laziness

Procrastinating primates can be turned into workaholics, thanks to gene therapy. The discovery, which sheds light on the workings of the brain's reward c

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bio_man

The Hedgehog and the hair follicle: a growing relationship

The Hedgehog and the hair follicle: a growing relationship

The various forms of hair loss (alopecia) constitute an extremely common complaint among both men and women. Although sometimes dismissed as merely cosmetic, these conditions can be psychologically and socially devastating. The desire to regrow hair

bio_man   1143   1 Reply

mikael

Mice Created From Two Different Fathers

Mice Created From Two Different Fathers

A team of reproductive scientists have successfully produced both male and female mice using two different fathers, according to a study published online Wednesday in the journal Biology of Reproduction.

According to a December 8 press rel

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andzo

8-Year-Olds Publish Article in Respected Biology Journal

8-Year-Olds Publish Article in Respected Biology Journal

A class project about bees prepared by a group of British schoolchildren was published in a leading scientific journal Wednesday.

The 25 students -- aged between eight and 10 -- studied how bees see color and pattern

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bio_man

Genetic Mutation May Lead to Violent and Reckless Behavior

Genetic Mutation May Lead to Violent and Reckless Behavior

In a discovery that could help scientists further understand impulsivity in humans, researchers have announced they found a genetic variant that may contribute to spontaneous violent behavior.

In a new study released in the journal Nature

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bio_man

Probiotic natural health product over undeclared dairy, says Health Canada

Probiotic natural health product over undeclared dairy, says Health Canada

Probiotic natural health product over undeclared dairy, says Health Canada

OTTAWA - Health Canada says a probiotic natural health product is being recalled because it could contain trace amounts of dairy not d

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bio_man

What's the best solution for hair loss?

What's the best solution for hair loss?

THE two most commonly known medications for slowing down balding are Minoxidil lotion (Regaine or Rogaine), drops of which are rubbed into the scalp twice daily and Finasteride tablets (trade name Propecia), which are taken

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bio_man

Stop hair loss today. But read the fine print first

Stop hair loss today. But read the fine print first

A 26-year-old man from Edinburgh, Scotland, has claimed that he has become completely impotent after taking anti-baldness drug finasteride, known as Propecia in the United Kingdom, reports the BBC.

Propecia, a prescr

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john86

Ancient teeth may be oldest evidence of human remains: Israeli researchers

Ancient teeth may be oldest evidence of human remains: Israeli researchers

Ancient teeth may be oldest evidence of human remains: Israeli researchers

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shahindian2009

Why so many antibodies fail to protect against HIV infection

Why so many antibodies fail to protect against HIV infection

Why so many antibodies fail to protect against HIV infection

Researchers have been stymied for years over the fact that people infected with the AIDS virus

bio_man   1058   1 Reply

Jackson Williams

HIV drugs, Abacavir and Didanosine increase the risk of heart attack

HIV drugs, Abacavir and Didanosine increase the risk of heart attack

HIV drugs, Abacavir and Didanosine increase the risk of heart attack

A study to assess the adverse effects of anti-retroviral drugs shows that two widely-u

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bio_man

Neandertals’ Extinction Not Caused by Deficient Diets, Tooth Analysis Shows

Neandertals’ Extinction Not Caused by Deficient Diets, Tooth Analysis Shows

Neandertals’ Extinction Not Caused by Deficient Diets, Tooth Analysis Shows

Researchers from George Washington University and the Smithsonian Institut

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shahindian2009

Non-toxic chemical turned B.C. river green

Non-toxic chemical turned B.C. river green

Non-toxic chemical turned B.C. river green

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bio_man

Cause of male baldness discovered, experts say

Cause of male baldness discovered, experts say

Cause of male baldness discovered, experts say

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andzo

Bionic Eye

Bionic Eye

Amazing

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andzo

Life on Other Plants? Living on Mars

Life on Other Plants? Living on Mars

Living on Mars is a National Geographic production documentary dealing with the possibilities of making Mars more hospitable to humans, thus terraforming it.

“On the surface, the red planet’s freeze-dried world of rocks, ice, a

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bio_man

David Eagleman - The Brain and The Law

David Eagleman - The Brain and The Law

The Unconscious Part Of Your Brain Is The Real Main Decision-Maker.

The Role Of Consciousness Has Been Hugely Exaggerated, Ill Defined And Largely Misunderstood

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bio_man

U.K. man brought back from the dead after three hours without heartbeat

U.K. man brought back from the dead after three hours without heartbeat

U.K. man brought back from the dead after three hours without heartbeat

bio_man   1045   3 Replies

Itzmc

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius

A leading neuroscientist on the intriguing case studies that are revealing the powerful, adaptive potential of the human brain

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