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Choosy Cockroaches

September 17, 2001

Older female cockroaches are less choosy about mates.

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Lizard Spit

September 13, 2001

Spit from the Gila Monster could help diabetics stabilize their blood sugar levels

Read moreLizard Spit

Bacteria From Space

September 6, 2001

The seeds of life on Earth may have come from outer space from bacteria embedded in comets.

Read moreBacteria From Space

Circadian Rhythms

August 29, 2001

Studying the chemicals responsible for re-setting the body's internal clock

Read moreCircadian Rhythms

Hot Chilies

August 20, 2001

The evolutionary basis for why chili peppers are hot

Read moreHot Chilies

Biting Insects

August 17, 2001

Tropical wasps bite each other to divide labor, may be form of insect communication, not bullying.

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Insect Sweet Tooth

August 7, 2001

Will insects that are attracted to sugar be attracted to artificial sweeteners?(insects aren't really attracted to sugar, but to other cues that denote sugar is there. But they will fall for artificial sweeteners)

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Friendly Microbes

August 3, 2001

Bacteria in your gut change how your genes express themselves, making it easier for other friendly microbes to enter and affecting your physiology as well.

Read moreFriendly Microbes

Seasonal Fat

August 1, 2001

Studying how hamsters gain and lose weight so quickly may teach us more about how humans can do it, too.

Read moreSeasonal Fat

Glowing Wounds

July 25, 2001

Civil War wounds that glowed meant that infection was staved off-- new research shows how p. luminescens bacteria saved the lives of soldiers.

Read moreGlowing Wounds

Hamsters

July 19, 2001

How hormones work in the brains of hamsters

Read moreHamsters

Schizophrenia Virus

June 8, 2001

A retrovirus embedded in the human genome may contribute to schizophrenia.

Read moreSchizophrenia Virus

Crayfish Reflexes

May 3, 2001

How the escape reflex of a the crayfish can teach scientists about behavior in humans

Read moreCrayfish Reflexes

Alzheimer’s Vaccine

April 27, 2001

A vaccine for Alzheimer's disease is beginning the first phase of human trials.

Read moreAlzheimer’s Vaccine

Stem Cells & Parkinson’s

April 6, 2001

Ethical issues prevent human embryonic stem cells from being studied widely as a treatment for Parkinson's disease

Read moreStem Cells & Parkinson’s

Marine Reserves

March 20, 2001

National Fish Parks benefit not only fish species, but fishermen as well.

Read moreMarine Reserves

Arsenic-Loving Ferns

March 16, 2001

Using ferns to soak up arsenic out of contaminated soil

Read moreArsenic-Loving Ferns

DNA Heritage

March 8, 2001

Can DNA testing reveal your ethnic heritage? (yes and no-- it can reveal heritage if special markers are present-- and they're not always present, even when there's a match)

Read moreDNA Heritage

Beer Antioxidants

January 12, 2001

Beer has antioxidants which reduce the risk of heart disease in rats.

Read moreBeer Antioxidants

Low Oxygen

January 5, 2001

Babies who succumb to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may not have enough neurons to respond to low oxygen.

Read moreLow Oxygen

Russian Honeybees

January 4, 2001

Russian honeybees can confer varroa mite resistance to domestic U.S. honeybees.

Read moreRussian Honeybees
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