Posts Tagged ‘science’

Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)
AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor’s trademark style, British scientists say in a new study View original post here: Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)
Judge won’t let stem cell money keep flowing (AP)
AP - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a “parade of horribles” predicted by federal officials would not happen. See original here: Judge won’t let stem cell money keep flowing (AP)
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (AP)
AP - Japan has confirmed the nation’s first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday. View original post here: Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (AP)
Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP)
AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels “fantastic” and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. View original post here:  Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP)
UK doctors: New superbug gene could spread widely (AP)
AP - People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and scientists are warning this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide. Read the original here: UK doctors: New superbug gene could spread widely (AP)
Book Review Podcast: Jonathan Weiner
Featuring Jonathan Weiner, the author of “Long for This World,” on the science of immortality; and Sam Sifton on Paul Greenberg’s “Four Fish” and the future of the oceans. See original here:  Book Review Podcast: Jonathan Weiner
NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat (AP)
AP - Shrimp, grouper, tuna and other seafood snatched from the fringes of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico are safe to eat, according to a federal agency inspecting the catch. Read more here:  NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat (AP)
Ohio lake’s algae dangerous to swimmers, economy (AP)
AP - Patches of green and turquoise slime floated like thick paint in the channel behind Kyle Biesel’s home. His pontoon boat sat covered up, unused for weeks, on a wooden lift stained by the algae. The rest is here:  Ohio lake’s algae dangerous to swimmers, economy (AP)
Closing in on genes that help people live to 100 (AP)
AP - The oldest among us seem to have chosen their parents well. Researchers closing in on the impact of family versus lifestyle find most people who live to 100 or older share some helpful genes. Go here to see the original:  Closing in on genes that help people live to 100 (AP)
Hong Kong air pollution blamed on political system (AP)
AP - Democracy activists are not the only ones unhappy with a slow pace of electoral reform in Hong Kong. See the rest here:  Hong Kong air pollution blamed on political system (AP)