Scientists give flies memories of bad experience
October 16th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Oxford scientists have succeeded in directly manipulating the activity of individual neurons to give flies memories of a bad experience-something they never really had."Flies have the ability ... Read more...
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Mum sperm whales have babysitters when they go food shopping!
June 14th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): Biologists studying sperm whales in the North Atlantic have found that mothers use organised babysitting sessions so they can go hunting for food.Scientists at the University of St ... Read more...
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Babysitting whales look after calves while mums go snacking
June 1st, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered that there are babysitters in whale populations as well, which look after the young ones of mother whales while they ... Read more...
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Somdev ousted from Bucharest Challenger
September 25th, 2008 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest (Romania), Sep 25 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman proved no match for German qualifier Gero Kretschmer as he went down in straight sets in the pre-quarter finals of the IPSOS Bucharest Challenger ... Read more...
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All it takes to turn women into men is a switch in the brain
May 1st, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Men might be from Mars and women from Venus, but a new study on flies suggests that they are both equipped with a largely unisex brain.Male ... Read more...
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Male, female flies share unisex brain
April 18th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Males and females, even among little flies, act as though they belong to different planets, but both come equipped with a unisex brain, says a study. By triggering ... Read more...
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Study in flies suggests males and females have unisex brain
April 18th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Men might be from Mars and women from Venus, but a new study on flies suggests that they are both equipped with a largely unisex brain.Male ... Read more...
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