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Dramatic diversity of columbine flowers explained by a simple change in cell shape

Columbine flowers are recognizable by the long, trailing nectar spurs that extend from the bases of their petals, tempting the taste buds of their insect pollinators.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Will the English language ever die?

These cultural conventions are indicative of how a language impacts the worldview of the people who speak it. In Martu, an Aboriginal language from Western Australian, black and all dark colours are maru or maru-maru while ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 39

Primary component in turmeric kicks off cancer-killing mechanisms in human saliva

Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

When it comes to eating, rats follow their noses

(PhysOrg.com) -- Associate professor Don Katz sits in his modest office while a colleague makes a cappuccino next door. The small machine gurgles and churns and the smell of fresh brewed coffee wafts through the air.



Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Endocannabinoids, body's natural marijuana-like chemicals, make fatty foods difficult to resist

Recent studies have revealed potato chips and french fries to be the worst contributors to weight gain – and with good reason. Have you ever wondered why you can't eat just one chip or a single fry? It's not just the ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Ocean currents speed melting of Antarctic ice

Stronger ocean currents beneath West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf are eroding the ice from below, speeding the melting of the glacier as a whole, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. A grow ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

UCSF scientists play key role in success of Yervoy, a new cancer drug

Yervoy is unlikely to win a contest for best named drug, but recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the new entrant in the battle against cancer marks the success of a novel treatment strategy, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What rat breath can teach us about food preference, sense of smell and taste

(Medical Xpress) -- Would your favorite dinner taste the same if you could not smell it? Does a sense of smell require a sense of taste? Katz, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, set out to find some answers.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea reduces daytime drowsiness

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery to improve their breathing get a better night's sleep and therefore are less drowsy during the day, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cilantro ingredient can remove foul odor of holiday chitlins

With chitlins about to make their annual appearance on Christmas and New Year's Day menus, scientists have good news for millions of people who love that delicacy of down-home southern cooking, but hate the smell. They are ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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