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Friday 4 April 2008

Archive for the 'biology' Category

Pregnant man tells Oprah: It’s a miracle

Friday 4 April 2008 @ 10:46 am

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A transgender man who is six months pregnant said in an interview aired by Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that he always wanted to have a child and considers it a miracle.

Comments (0) | Posted in Oddity, biology, sex and metropolis, sex science, society, weird science

Do Attractive Women Want It All?

Tuesday 25 March 2008 @ 2:08 pm

Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women’s preferences can be influenced by their own attractiveness.

Comments (1) | Posted in Political Correctness, biology, human nature, psychology, sex and metropolis, sex science, society

Bio-fuel company modifies cow intestinal bacteria to produce industrial-strength methane

Thursday 20 March 2008 @ 12:53 pm

“Through genetic manipulation, we’ve changed the naturally occurring bacteria, so they eat and consume biomass a little more efficiently,” he said. “It works. There’s not even any debate that it works. It really is an all-natural, simple process that cows use on a daily basis.”

Comments (0) | Posted in Energy, biology, economics, technology

Sexual performance may hold key to men’s health

Wednesday 12 March 2008 @ 1:18 pm

Men’s pride in sexual performance may help the fight against increasing obesity, according to internationally regarded expert on obesity, men’s health and ageing Professor Gary Wittert.

Comments (0) | Posted in biology, health, sex science

Oestrogen Polution Turning Boys into Girls

Friday 29 February 2008 @ 11:24 am

” - it is calculated that 250,000 babies who would have been boys have been born girls in the U.S. and Japan alone.”

Comments (0) | Posted in Environment, biology, health, science and nature, sex science

Humans Are Just Machines for Propagating Memes

Friday 29 February 2008 @ 11:19 am

In the 1970s, Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” in his book The Selfish Gene to refer to aspects of human culture and how they evolve in a way that’s analogous to how genes evolve. Since then, the study of memes has become an evolving meme itself.

Comments (0) | Posted in biology, human nature, interesting

Next Human Plague Likely to Come From Wildlife

Thursday 28 February 2008 @ 12:00 pm

Presenting the first-ever map of “hotspots” of new infectious diseases, they predict that the next pandemic is likeliest to come out of poor tropical countries, where burgeoning human populations come into contact with wildlife.

Comments (0) | Posted in biology, health

Cannibalism May Have Wiped Out Neanderthals

Thursday 28 February 2008 @ 11:50 am

A Neanderthal-eat-Neanderthal world may have spread a mad cow-like disease that weakened and reduced populations of the large Eurasian human, thereby contributing to its extinction, according to a new theory based on cannibalism that took place in more recent history.

Comments (0) | Posted in Eat them up yum, biology

Sex Differences In Memory: Women Better Than Men At Remembering Everyday Events

Thursday 21 February 2008 @ 1:29 pm

There are several human characteristics considered to be genetically predetermined and evolutionarily innate, such as immune system strength, physical adaptations and even sex differences. These qualities drive the nature versus nurture debate and ask of our species, who is more successful and why?

Comments (0) | Posted in biology, sex science

Human ID Chips Get Under My Skin

Friday 15 February 2008 @ 10:37 am

The technology is available, but the potential for misuse is almost limitless. Our columnist takes you through the dangers of this futuristic process

Comments (0) | Posted in biology, technology