BIOLOGY News, Jan 31, 2012

BIOLOGY

Ultrasound Zap May Be New Form of Birth Control ABC News A new animal study, published in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, revealed that a couple zaps to the testicles might be the future of contraception. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that zapping ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months' BBC News A study published in Current Biology identified differences in infants' brainwaves from as early as six months. Behavioural symptoms of autism typically develop between a child's first and second birthdays. Autism charities said identifying the ... See all stories on this topic »

Working In A Crowd, Video Gamers Build A Better Protein Than Scientists Co.Design Foldit, a puzzle game designed by scientists to get laypeople involved in solving biology research problems, has been making headlines for years. The game focuses on protein folding, the process by which these essential biochemicals curl up into shapes ... See all stories on this topic » Co.Design

Cynthia Nixon's Claim to Be Gay By Choice Riles Ac … Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) AP - 11 hours ago Explore news, videos and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control. By LISA LEFF | Associated Press – 11 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cynthia Nixon learned the ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple, Kno to change the textbook industry forever UVU Review Imagine watching a video of a whale in a marine biology textbook, then engaging in a comment thread including thoughts and opinions of others studying the same material. It's those functionalities, as well as many more, that give these new textbooks, ... See all stories on this topic » UVU Review

Bowerbirds woo mates with illusions ScienceAlert Professor John Endler, from JCU's School of Marine and Tropical Biology, whose area of expertise is evolutionary ecology, has recently produced a research paper titled "Illusions promote mating success in great bowerbirds". Professor Endler said his ... See all stories on this topic » ScienceAlert

news In detail Knowledgespeak The Code deals with such common questions in higher education as: when and how much copyrighted material can be digitised for student use; whether video should be treated the same way as print; how libraries' special collections can be made available... See all stories on this topic »

Gender-neutral parenting: nutty or nice? Independent Online So proud were they of what they were doing that they even posted on YouTube a video of Sasha saying it was “silly” to talk of differences between boys and girls, and sent friends pictures of him dressed as a pink and glittery fairy. See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

How to Survive a Plague: Sundance Film Review Hollywood Reporter Written by the director with his editors T. Woody Richman and Tyler H. Walk, the film was clearly a monumental research project, culling material from 700 hours of video. France's reporting skills are impeccable. But in his first documentary, ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Concept of race not a black-and-white issue, COSI exhibit shows Columbus Dispatch An exhibit opening today at COSI Columbus explores how the idea of race isn't so much rooted in biology, as many people have asserted for hundreds of years. “Race is a social construct,” said Azuka MuMin, senior director of community outreach and ... See all stories on this topic » Columbus Dispatch

MIT OpenCourseWare Publishes Linear Algebra in Innovative OCW Scholar Format PR.com (press release) Professor Strang, who is one of the most widely known mathematicians in the world, hopes that the new, robust version—with its problem solving videos—will help students everywhere. “I'm very proud of this new version of 18.06,” said Professor Strang. See all stories on this topic »

Working long hours linked to depression Chicago Tribune The new study, published online in the journal Current Biology, examined babies 6 to 10 months old who were at higher risk of developing autism because they had an older sibling with autism. Researchers from Birkbeck, University of London, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cougar News: Interview with Mrs. Hedrick my.hsj.org Besides teaching chemistry, she also teaches physics and biology which is one of the reasons I chose to interview her. Here are some questions I asked and the answers I received: A: UC Davis, UC Berkley, and received graduate degree at University of ... See all stories on this topic »

Book review: Magical realism refreshes Western fiction in 'The Scholar of Moab' Deseret News Peck, an evolutionary ecologist at Brigham Young University where he teaches the philosophy of biology, manages to poke fun at LDS culture without making it the focus of the novel. The novel's portrayal of faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

Cooper grad Wasmer enjoys return trip to Abilene as TWU assistant coach. ReporterNews.com I've got a nice little highlight video of her, and it's just amazing things she could do. Basketball came first for her." Wasmer, a homecoming queen and academic all-state selection at Cooper, went on to help Odessa College win a national junior ... See all stories on this topic »

EVENTS CALENDAR for Week starting Jan. 27 New Haven Register Maritime Aquarium, Public Marine-Biology Program: “Squid Dissection”, 10:30 am, noon, 2 and 3:30 pm Jan. 28, for ages 9 and over, $5 per person plus Aquarium admission; “Lizards of the World”, live-animal presentation, 11 am-1 pm Jan. See all stories on this topic »

  

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