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Bad driving — damn genetics!
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that people with a genetic variation may be predisposed to being bad drivers.
The gene variation in question reduces the amount...
Zoological investigations
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While my long-term goal as a volunteer science writer does include developing a ravenous cult following the size of Winnipeg, I am not yet so megalomaniacal as to expect that just five articles spanning...
Cleanliness really is next to godliness
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Finding a dime in a phone box, not being in a rush, having other people nearby, background noise — these are all things that unconsciously affect our moral behaviour, scientists claim.
The latest addition to...
Animals in the sack
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To many of us, our first exposure to sex came at the paws of an animal, tugging on our parents’ coat sleeves, whilst exclaiming “Mommy, Mommy those two monkeys are killing each other.” For...
Mental health and well-being
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In many ways, this week’s feature on student health and well being is the most important project that I’ve ever had the privilege of being involved with. One of my goals entering this year...
Body size, health and fatphobia
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With the health-care reform debate gearing up in the states, there has been a great deal of controversy over the current system of health insurance. Last month, a four-month old baby in Denver was...
Bisons players devastated in wake of front office fumble
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Two weeks ago the Bisons football team was readying themselves for the playoffs after successfully turning around and salvaging what could have been a disaster of a season. It appears now that the Bisons...
