…can Sci use “butt” in her post title? I guess we’re going to find out! Courtesy of NCBI ROFL, who gave me the idea to Pubmed this thing. Ozkaya, E. “An unusual case of mercurial baboon syndrome: lasting seasonal attacks in a retired metalworker”. Contact Dermatitis, 2008. So what, you may ask, is baboon syndrome? […]
Ok, Sci normally doesn’t post twice in a day, but this came across her Twitter and she thought it was SO CUTE (If you don’t know that Sci is on twitter…well…@scicurious, of course. You can also bug the Evil Monkey, @neurotopia). Sci LOVES Beaker, and feels bad that stuff always happens to him. He’s the […]
Every so often this cocaine vaccine issue rears its head again. I saw it again just the other day. The problem is, of course, the tendency of the media (ain’t it always the media) to say something like “OMG THIS IS TEH CURE FOR EVERYTHING!” in response to one small study. And who knows, the […]
Since Sci wrote so recently about the preservation of somatic cells and gametes for species regulation, she thought it might be a good idea to run through some basic concepts. REALLY basic. Like the stuff you had in high school and forgot. That kind of basic. She was also inspired in this post by reading […]
As I’m sure most of you are aware, the human species isn’t really in immediate danger from dying out due to lack of mating partners (other reasons, I leave up to you). And after all, if all else fails, a trip to a sperm bank can often be arranged. But what about those rare animals […]
First Neurotopia was picked for the top 30 Science blogs by the Times Online!!! Sci is very flattered and pleased for our mention: Punchy and irreverent views on research and medical education from US postgrads/postdocs in neuroscience and physiology — and has Friday Weird Science specials on the science of sex. W00t. Also, big congratulations […]
Sci is thinking she might like this new things Scienceblogs has entered into with National Geographic, for the express reason that it means that she gets access to all the hot new books before ANYONE ELSE!! And lo and behold, Sci’s first example of this awesomeness arrived on Thursday, when she received Vampire Forensics: Uncovering […]