Neuroscientists discover a gene that controls worms’ behavioral state (MIT -...
(Source: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology) In a study of worms, MIT neuroscientists have discovered a gene that plays a critical role in controlling the switch between alternative behavioral...
View ArticleFollow up on the Visit the dogs` victim in Doorfling Farm (COSATU - The...
(Source: COSATU - The Congress of South African Trade Unions) Follow up on the Visit the dogs' victim in Doorfling Farm 15 March 2016 The Congress of South African Trade Unions in KwaZulu-Natal, its...
View ArticleUpcoming Rockettes show retooled, with the ladies starring
Click photo to enlarge This image released by MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC shows dancers on stage for the upcoming summer show, "New York Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes," in New York....
View ArticleMethane-eating bacteria could reduce the impact of our big appetite for fish
Conventional fish feed is hard on the environment. A California-based company is aiming to produce a non-animal, non-vegetable alternative...
View ArticleJimmy Carter says he no longer needs cancer drug treatment
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In a Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 file photo, gormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords in London. A...
View ArticleBen Affleck, Matt Damon Revive Reality Show ‘The Runner’ for Verizon
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reviving reality series “The Runner” for Verizon’s go90 platform. Their Pearl Street Films will join forces with Pilgrim Media Group and Adaptive Studios on the...
View ArticleWhat sellers should expect from their listing agent
I love buying houses: the dreams, the possibilities, the fresh start. I don't love selling them. I would rather swallow live worms. I have a house for sale in Colorado. It has been on the market for...
View ArticleExperts want Bt tech in varieties and not hybrids
Nagpur: The pink bollworm resistance has apparently reduced effectiveness of Bt technology. The yield of Bt cotton in India has stagnated over the last 10 years or so. The obvious question is: What...
View ArticleSquaw Valley Resort offers fresh farm to table dinners for families
When you want a fresh and healthy, fancy yet family-friendly, locally sourced gourmet meal that will make your mouth water, head out to Squaw Valley Resort. The farm to table dinner series features...
View Article'Better Call Saul': Breaking So Very, Very Bad
The weirdest thing about Better Call Saul: how fast it exploded from a Breaking Bad spin-off prequel into a classic American crime story all its own. When it began a year ago, all anybody really asked...
View ArticleAgriculture Day celebration: Georgia FFA announces 2016 State Star finalists...
(Source: Georgia Department of Education) MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358,mcardoza@gadoe.org -Follow us onTwitter, Facebook, and Instagram -GaDOE is...
View ArticleThe biology of first cousin marriages
That marriages between blood relations might lead to health issues for the child has been suspected for several years. Now, a detailed analysis of the issue involving over 11,000 children, born out of...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow & Jimmy Fallon sing awkward text messages on ‘The Tonight...
Gwyneth Paltrow fans may have forgotten that the actress-turned-lifestyle-expert could also sing, as she did in her hit 2011 film Country Strong. But her recent...
View ArticleHow Serious Is Inbreeding In Show Dogs?
A German shepherd with a sloping back that was awarded best of breed brought the dog show Crufts in for this year’s annual bout of criticism. Viewers took to social media to accuse the owner of animal...
View Article'Gods of Egypt' review: Lunatic fantasy crud worships at the altar of...
I will not denigrate video games by comparing "Gods of Egypt" to them. Difference being, I have actually had fun playing video games. I will, however, compare the film to a franchise in the same...
View ArticleTexas A&M AgriLife study shows bull selection critical in rebuilding herds...
(Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) CORPUS CHRISTI - The importance of bull selection to South Texas cow/calf producers in rebuilding their herds has been fleshed out in a new...
View ArticleIBERS scientists embark on giant panda research (Aberystwyth University)
(Source: Aberystwyth University) 01 March 2016 Dr Russ Morphew and PhD student Cat Pye, IBERS Scientists at Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)...
View ArticleParents’ bad diets may mess with genes, boost kids’ risk of obesity, diabetes
(credit: ) A crummy diet can obviously have a lasting impact on the waistline—but for parents, it may also have a lasting impact on DNA and the family line, a new study suggests. Compared with...
View ArticleParents’ bad diets may mess with genes, boost kids’ risk of obesity, diabetes...
A crummy diet can obviously have a lasting impact on the waistline—but for parents, it may also have a lasting impact on DNA and the family line, a new study suggests. Compared with skinny...
View ArticleWant to live to see 200? Chinese team come up with ‘super diet pill’ formula...
Ever wanted to see your great-great-great-great-great-great grandchildren? Fancy still being around in 150 years to see what technological marvels the world conjures up? Don’t like the idea of being...
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