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"The CADET tool found that children consumed on average 293 g F&V (95% CI 287 to 303) per day. Clustered (by school) multilevel regression models with total F&V as the primary outcome were conducted to explore how the home environment affects children's F&V intake. Children of families who reported 'always' eating a family meal together at a table had 125 g (95% CI 92 to 157; p=

"Adam Corner is a research associate at Cardiff University. His interests include the psychology of communicating climate change"

"There is a strong contemporary association between high heels and female sexuality. We investigated the hypothesis that one motivation for women wearing high heels is that it artificially increases the femininity of gait. Biomechanical analyses revealed that wearing high heels led to increased femininity of gait including reduced stride length and increased rotation and tilt of the hips. This groundbreaking study was published this month in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior. It was written by Paul H. Morris, Jenny White, Edward R. Morrison and Kayleigh Fisher"

"Lauren Brent: The discovery of friendship in animals Primatologist and evolutionary biologist Lauren Brent has spent over 6 years researching monkeys in the hopes of explaining how social behaviors evolved in our closest living relative"

"Die Forscher betonen, dass ihre Studie nur Rückschlüsse über die durchschnittlichen Eigenschaften von Einzelkindern in China zulässt. Frühere Untersuchungen haben allerdings schon darauf hingewiesen, dass eine Kindheit ohne Geschwister generell negative Folgen für die Betroffenen haben kann. Mit dem wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung und der Öffnung dem Westen gegenüber ist in China inzwischen auch die Ein-Kind-Politik in die Kritik geraten. Momentan wird über ein Abschaffung diskutiert. In diesem Zusammenhang liefert die aktuelle Studie nun weitere Argumente: Die Ein-Kind-Politik bringt Generationen hervor, die negative Auswirkungen auf die chinesische Gesellschaft haben könnten, resümieren die Forscher. Lisa Cameron (Monash University in Clayton) et al.: Science, 10.1126/science.1230221 "

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"Ohne Belohnung läuft gar nichts Eigentlich müssten wir alle unser Leben ändern. Hirnforscher Gerhard Roth und Erziehungswissenschaftler Gerhard de Haan erklären, warum wir das trotzdem nicht tun. "

"A team of scientists at Oxford University have printed - yes, printed - what could be the predecessors to usable synthetic human tissue. The researchers released a paper called A Tissue-Like Material, announcing that they created their own version of a 3D printer, saying the current ones on the market couldn't print what they were after, according to PhsyOrg. And what were they after? A protein sack of water that can mold itself into different shapes and perform similar functions to human cells. After developing the printer, the team was able to print out a series of droplets that formed a network of human-like cells that could act like nerves and send electrical signals across the network."

"The unfortunate reality is that a person is likelier build a billion dollar company by writing code than by treating cancer. " (THX James Taylor ‏@JTBiotech ) @Spatzlhirn an @JTBiotech "As with many walks in life, the most glamorous legacies tend to get the most attention and the least are neglected"

"Tissue engineering is often thought of as a "Frankenstein-type" science where scientists build living tissues from otherwise "dead" tissues and organs. However, current advances in technology mean bringing life to cadaveric tissues is becoming more and more sophisticated: less of the lightning strikes and more stem cells and 3D printing!"

"Regardless of the platform, social media interactions require two-way conversations (see Box 2). Joining one of the many preexisting scientific conversations can simultaneously disseminate your own content, expand your online network, and raise your professional visibility. An easy entry point is the ScienceOnline conglomerate (http://scienceonline.com), an enthusiastic group of science communicators ranging from tenured professors to freelance journalists "

"Watabe, M., Kato, T., Tsuboi, S., Ishikawa, K., Hashiya, K., Monji, A., Utsumi, H., & Kanba, S. (2013). Minocycline, a microglial inhibitor, reduces 'honey trap' risk in human economic exchange Scientific Reports, 3 DOI: 10.1038/srep01685"

"Bislang hatte man eigentlich angenommen, dass die sexuelle Aktivität eher zunimmt, wenn der Mann im Haushalt hilft. Es kommt aber offenbar stark darauf an, welche Arbeiten er übernimmt - männliche oder "unmännliche". War die Aufgabenteilung klassisch - kümmerten sich die Männer also praktisch ausschließlich um Garten, Auto und Geld - hatten die Paare im Durchschnitt 1,6 Mal so häufig Sex wie Paare mit einer gerechteren Arbeitsteilung.... Sabino Kornrich (Juan March Institute, Madrid) et al.: American Sociological Review, doi: 10.1177/0003122412472340"

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The Singularity is a VERY rapid intelligence explosion. Each year we progress quicker. Visualize perfect immortality, eternal youth for everyone, no wrinkles. Every illness will be cured. Everything will be free, no poverty. We will colonize and explore Space. Our bodies and minds will be improved via genetic and technological modification. It's all about Artificial Intelligence, synthetic biology, biotech, nanotech, nanobots, robotics, 3D-Printing, DNA manipulation, Stem Cells. The Singularity is massively awesome utopia, perfect happiness.

"The press had a tendency to consistently overestimate [biohackers'] capabilities and underestimate our ethics. We have personal computing, why not personal biotech? That's the question biologist Ellen Jorgensen and her colleagues asked themselves before opening Genspace, a nonprofit DIYbio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science, where amateurs can go and tinker with biotechnology. Far from being a sinister Frankenstein's lab (as some imagined it), Genspace offers a long list of fun, creative and practical uses for DIYbio. Ellen Jorgensen is at the leading edge of the do-it-yourself biotechnology movement, which brings scientific exploration and understanding to the masses"

"uBiome is a citizen science project that allows the public access to cutting edge sequencing technology to understand their health through the microbiome. How does the microbiome affect my health? We are all covered in trillions of microbes -- in fact, they outnumber human cells 10:1. The trillions of bacteria live on and in us are collectively called the microbiome. Like the rainforest, the healthy human microbiome is a balanced ecosystem. The correct balance of microbes keeps potential pathogens in check and regulates our immune system. Microbes also perform essential functions such as digesting food and synthesizing vitamins. Studies have also linked the microbiome to human mood and behavior, as well as many gut disorders, eczema, and chronic sinusitis."

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