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Pavlov's Bacteria?
Pavlov's Bacteria?
Comment in News (1 digg) - 42 min ago
It's not: it's selection in action. To your point: this has nothing to do with Pavlov, or even psychology for that matter. These responses are based on selection pressures and mutations across generations. Pavlovian responses are based on classical cond … (see comment)
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Harmful chemical wafts off your TV
Comment in News (5 diggs) - 2 hr 22 min ago
Actually, yes. Vaporization is different from combustion. http://abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/setac2003/ ... "Because they are not covalently bound to the polymer, certain PBDEs, depending on their physicochemical properties, can bleed and volatiliz … (see comment)
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Scientists discover why plague is so lethal
Comment in News (1 digg) - on 05/06/2008
What you're effectively saying is that scientists should keep their research secret and/or science newswires should stop reporting until a cure is found. My headache is limiting my eloquence, but that's just dumb. (see comment)
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Acupuncture is not just for people. It's also for cities
Comment in News (5 diggs) - on 05/06/2008
Archives of Internal Medicine, Sept 2007 http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/ ... "...ten 30-minute sessions, generally 2 sessions per week, of verum acupuncture (n = 387) according to principles of traditional Chinese medicine; sham acupun … (see comment)
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Blocking HIV Infection: Successful In Lab
Blocking HIV Infection: Successful In Lab
Comment in News (2 diggs) - on 05/01/2008
Jabbar: read some science yourself. The immune system is responsible for destroying abnormal cells - infected, neoplastic, or otherwise. You shut down the immune system and no, it won't cause cancer, but the probability of an abnormal cell being able to p … (see comment)
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