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From the Annals of What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Woolly mammoth could roam again

A major step forward in bringing back the woolly mammoth has been taken by scientists at Harvard University who have inserted DNA from the extinct mammal into the genetic code of an elephant. Woolly mammoth could roam again as extinct DNA merged with elephant - Telegraph. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and …

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The future of mental health care: Brain-zapping, big data, and beauty sleep.

On January 21, Dr. Chris Frueh (who writes as Christopher Bartley) gave a talk on some of the upcoming innovations in mental health care. You can watch the whole thing here (starts at about 14:30). There are all kinds of new treatments on the horizon, like microbiome testing, Ketamine infusion and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Of course most of us don't …

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Attention Citizen Scientists! ZomBee Update

Honey bees are crucial for over 90 crops grown in the United States. Apocephalus borealis, also known as the "Zombie Fly,"  parasitizes and kills honey bees. As the larvae grow and infect the bees' brains, the bees become disoriented, walking in circles or standing motionless. Infected bees often act like zombies, leaving their hives at night and sometimes …

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Huh.

1) In a randomized double-blind study (n = 127), science faculty from research-intensive universities rated the application materials of a student—who was randomly assigned either a male or female name—for a laboratory manager position. Faculty participants rated the male applicant as significantly more competent and hireable than the (identical) female applicant. These participants also selected …

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Coffee is like sin

It always smells better than it tastes.*  And now, Science tells us why! "The act of swallowing the drink sends a burst of aroma up the back of the nose from inside the mouth, activating a “second sense of smell” in the brain that is less receptive to the flavour, causing a completely different and …

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