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A rare albino buffalo

First albino buffalo spotted in Kenyan park

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Rangers in Kenya's Hellsgate National Park have spotted an albino buffalo, the first of its kind ever recorded in the wildlife rich country, park officials said Friday.





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Catalan primatologist Jordi Sabater Pi

Spanish ethologist who discovered albino gorilla dies at 87

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spanish ethologist Jordi Sabater Pi, who discovered the only albino gorilla known to man in the 1960s, has died at the age of 87, the University of Barcelona said Thursday.


Rare albino ratfish has eerie, silvery sheen

Rare albino ratfish has eerie, silvery sheen

Biology /

created Sep 24, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A ghostly, mutant ratfish caught off Whidbey Island in Washington state is the only completely albino fish ever seen by both the curator of the University of Washington's 7.2 million-specimen fish collection ...


Probing Question: Why are albinos always cast as villains?

Probing Question: Why are albinos always cast as villains?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 22, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The evil albino has been a stock Hollywood character for decades. Foul Play, End of Days, The Matrix Reloaded, and Cold Mountain are but a few examples of recent films with deranged or sadistic albino antagonists. ...


Nicotine activates more than just the brain's pleasure pathways

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.


Nicotine Activates More than Just the Brain’s Pleasure Pathways

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.


Flaxseed oil and osteoporosis

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Fo ...


A potential anti-ulcer herb medicine: Rocket 'Eruca sativa'

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gastric ulcer is an illness that affects a considerable number of people worldwide. Although the introduction of proton-pump inhibitors to the classic anti-ulcer therapy has revolutionized treatment of peptic ulcers and other ...


Researchers Demonstrate a New Model for Drug Discovery With a Fluorescent Anesthetic

Researchers Demonstrate a New Model for Drug Discovery With a Fluorescent Anesthetic

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin chemists and anesthesiologists have identified a fluorescent anesthetic compound that will assist researchers in obtaining ...


Politics took a back seat on blogs in 2005

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created Dec 27, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A year-end review of the blogosphere by Intelliseek's BlogPulse.com finds less politics and more variety of almost every other kind in blog content.



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