Tea, sharks, baboons, Chernobyl and more in this week’s BioBites!

A tea traditionally used in Africa may help control type-2 diabetes.
Network, network, network. It’s one of the best ways to be successful. Even if you’re a baboon.
How can plants manage to survive fallout from Chernobyl? Find out here!
You wouldn’t think a five-ton shark would be hard to find.
Nice guys don’t always finish [...]

Man’s best friend

Dogs may be a man’s best friend, but they still want fair treatment! Read about this, the revenge of the nerds, how your brain controls your weight and more in
this week’s BioBites!

This Week’s BioBites: aliens, housepets and amoebas (oh my!)

This week brings news about life in the universe and a scientific basis for the placebo effect, amongst other things. Want to learn more?
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This Week’s BioBites: Stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness!

If you ate way too much Thanksgiving food, like I did, and you feel like you’re still lying around in a coma, you might be interested to know that the tryptophan actually ISN’T to blame. Want to know more?
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Brain Power = Longer Life?

Study up! Smart people have been shown to live longer.
I want more candy!
You’re lying, right?
My brain hurts!

This Week’s BioBites: Why do birds sing? (And other mysteries of life…)

One thing that fascinates many scientists is the question of behavior. Why do different species act the way that they do? And what about different individuals within species? Is it programmed in their genes? Is it programmed in their brains? Is it determined by their environment and social interactions? [...]

This Week’s BioBites: Trick or treat!

In honor of Halloween, we hope you enjoy our goody bag of scientific treats, including a couple of pieces of advice for everyone’s favorite costumed holiday!
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This Week’s Biobites: artificial noses, amazing science images, and more!

Lucy Q. reporting from her sick bed couch where she is thoroughly investigating all the best links for you… as well as her TiVo’ed episode of Gossip Girl.
PS – Think you know what the picture at right is? I bet you’re wrong!
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This Week’s BioBites: the end of the world, the personality of Massachusetts, and more!

This week in science has been quite busy. See what all those researchers have been up to!
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If I only had a brain… I’d be fatter?!?

By now, we can all name lots of things that are making Americans fat: McDonalds, video games, fad diets that don’t work… the list goes on and on. But here’s one I bet you haven’t heard before: using your brain.
I want more candy!
You’re lying, right?
My brain hurts!