A Record Number of Out-of-State Students Brings Windfall for UC System
Human Biology and Society student featured in a recent LA Times article.
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Fair Game?: Eric Vilain at TEDxUCLA
ISG director, Eric Vilain, recently gave a provocative TEDx talk on Sports, Genes and Fairness, at the very heart of Society and Genetics matters. Feel free to share and post…
African Bird Shouts False Alarms to Deceive and Steal, Study Shows
For starlings and meerkats in the Kalahari Desert, the fork-tailed drongo, a songbird with glossy black feathers and garnet-red eyes, is like the neighborhood dog: a trustworthy pal that’s always…
A Marmoset Never Forgets
Scientists studying social learning in animals have shown how easy it can be to introduce a new behavior into a group and watch it spread from individual to individual. However,…
DNA Modifications Measured in Blood Signal Related Changes in the Brain
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone — and showing signs of anxiety…
Pesticides Make the Life of Earthworms Miserable
Pesticides have a direct impact on the physiology and behavior of earthworms, a Danish/French research team reports after having studied earthworms that were exposed to pesticides over generations. “We see…