Collaborate Disseminate
In the wild world of nature, where an organism’s sole aim is to succeed at passing on their genes at any cost, it’s not surprising many species have aggressive, and even deadly, mating behaviors.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Frogs, Re… Continue reading Croak it: Female frogs fake death to avoid sex with unappealing males
Scientists say they’ve uncovered the neural circuitry behind desire that is responsible for sex drive, behavior and reward.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Stanford University, Sex, Reproduction, Neural Network, Neuroscience, Brain stimu… Continue reading Sexy mice help scientists uncover the drivers behind male libido
For the last few years, [Mangy_Dog] has been working on what is easily the most technically and aesthetically impressive Star Trek tricorder prop the world has ever seen. With each …read more Continue reading A Guide to Field Stripping Your Voyager Tricorder
By decoding a genetic process responsible for asexual reproduction, researchers induced virgin births for the first time in a normally sexual fruit fly species. It was then discovered that the remarkable trait was passed down to all of the flies’ daugh… Continue reading Virgin birth at Cambridge thanks to genetically modified fruit flies
Feral cats live a rough life, and programs like Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) attempt to keep their populations from exploding in a humane way. Researchers in Massachusetts have found a …read more Continue reading Spaying Cats in One Shot
Scientists have observed the first known “virgin birth” in crocodiles. A female crocodile, kept alone in captivity for 16 years, laid a clutch of eggs that included a fully formed fetus which was genetically identical to its mother. The find reveals th… Continue reading “Virgin birth” seen in a crocodile suggests dinosaurs could also go solo
For many of us, the most difficult aspect of a project comes when it’s time to document the thing. Did you take enough pictures? Did you remember all the little …read more Continue reading Tricorder Tutorial isn’t Just for Starfleet Cadets
Once again naked mole-rats have dealt scientists an exciting blow, with new research suggesting their anomalies in mammalian reproduction could hold the key to preserving human fertility.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Fertility, Reprod… Continue reading Hope for humans in naked mole-rat’s age-defying fertility
A striking meta-study published in 2017 reported a 50% decline in the average male sperm count since the 1970s. A newly published follow-up investigation, including more data from more countries, is suggesting that decline in sperm counts may be accele… Continue reading Experts divided over new study claiming global sperm counts are plummeting
It has long been known that insects such as bees help plants reproduce, by spreading pollen from one plant to another. Now, however, a similar arrangement has been discovered in the undersea world – involving red algae and tiny crustaceans.Continue Rea… Continue reading Crustaceans found to fertilize seaweed like bees pollinate plants