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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Whittaker’s adventures in olfactory research take unexpected turns into genetics, chemistry, and the halls of academia. ” (p. There’s also roller derby stuff. It’s taken a critical mass of women scientists to be heard and to be respected.

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Malaysian Firm to Establish New Animal Testing Facility

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But of course, the argument will be that the project is economic development, jobs and "for the good of humanity.". Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia. The stupid project is in partnership with a French pharmaceutical company. Fortunately, there are Malaysian activists opposing it.

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On the threshold of flight

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I speak of flight, of course. Flight has evolved multiple times; it has emerged in lizards, snakes, fish, bats, maybe bats again, distant relatives of primates, regular primates, rodents, and a few other unlikely taxa, in a rather half baked fashion, not “true” flight. This is a key feature of birds.

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Now We Have Glow-in-the-Dark Monkeys!

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Viral DNA was used to introduce a gene for a green fluorescent protein into monkeys, creating a new line of "glow-in-the-dark" transgenic primates for drug research work. Oh, by the way, drug researchers love this. Possibly better research, more drugs, more sales!!!). That way you can always find them in the dark! (Oh,

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species. But that’s another story. Here’s the idea. The graph shows the results.

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Of Eagle Abduction

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I was pretty sure it was fake from the get-go, because who brings their baby to a golf course in Montreal to bait eagles? Experts and bloggers agree that this has in all probability never actually happened , although the Institute of Creation “Research” and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association are a bit more open to the claim.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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research) rally in defense of his community (he considers himself a proxy for the entire UCLA community). He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them. Re: Trajectory of humans versus primates.