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Fears can be inherited through smell

29

Jul

2014

According to a new study, published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the mechanism might be scent — at least when the fear occurs in mice. We found that the mother that expresses fear in the presence of their newborn pups passes her fear to her pups through scent, says Jacek Debiec, […]

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Growing up poor makes kids’ DNA look old

08

Apr

2014

Moreover, this form of genetic aging might explain why adults who grow up in poor or otherwise stressful environments are more likely to develop serious health problems, such as cancer, later in life. Scientists think that part of this phenomenon can be explained by protective caps found on the end of our chromosomes, called telomeres, which […]

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As BP returns to the Gulf, scientists find oil spill caused heart defects in fish

25

Mar

2014

Last December, scientists announced that dolphins in Louisiana were experiencing lung diseases and low birthrates in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that released more than 636 million liters of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Now, researchers have also found evidence of potentially lethal heart defects in two species […]

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