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- Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle
- That impulsive, moody preschooler may grow up to be a problem gambler
- Astrobiologist proposes fleet of probes to seek life on Mars: Sensors would punch into soil, run range of tests
- Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield
- Birds cultivate decorative plants to attract mates
- Pain relief with PAP injections may last 100 times longer than a traditional acupuncture treatment
| Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:24 PM PDT A new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia has been developed. Biologists collect leeches from tropical jungles, which have been sucking blood from mammals, and subsequently analyze the blood for mammal DNA. By using this method, the researchers can get an overview of the biodiversity of the mammals without having to find them. |
| That impulsive, moody preschooler may grow up to be a problem gambler Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT Give me the child at age three and I will give you the adult compulsive gambler. That is the striking finding of a new study published in Psychological Science. The study found that "people who were rated at age three as being more restless, inattentive, oppositional, and moody than other three-year-old children were twice as likely to grow up to have problems with gambling as adults three decades later." |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Astrobiologists are calling for a mission to Mars with "a strong and comprehensive life detection component." At the heart of their proposal is a small fleet of sensor packages that can punch into the Martian soil and run a range of tests for signs of ancient or existing life. |
| Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:18 AM PDT Humans apply a moderate amount of morality and other human characteristics to robots that are equipped with social capabilities and are capable of harming humans, new findings show. |
| Birds cultivate decorative plants to attract mates Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:18 AM PDT Scientists have uncovered the first evidence of a non-human species cultivating plants for use other than as food. Instead, bowerbirds propagate fruits used as decorations in their sexual displays. The researchers discovered male bowerbirds had unusually high numbers of fruit-bearing plants growing around their bowers, and used these fruits in order to attract females. |
| Pain relief with PAP injections may last 100 times longer than a traditional acupuncture treatment Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:37 AM PDT Researchers have exploited the molecular mechanism behind acupuncture resulted in six-day pain relief in animal models. They call this new therapeutic approach PAPupuncture. |
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