NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 30th January 2007 08:29 PM GMT] Some data have shown, not quite conclusively, that the major histocompatibility complex profile of a man plays some role in the type of woman he attracts. Women prefer non-matching MHC profiles, sometimes, but not all the time. These preferences haven't been followed up much in those aspects that go beyond simple mate choice.
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 26th January 2007 08:30 PM GMT] Last month, Merrill Goozner reported on the success of artemisinin, in combination with other drugs, to treat malaria in Thailand and China. Reuters reported last week that the Li Guoqian, the first person to use artemisinin in a human trial, now wants to use artemisinin to eradicate malaria on the African island nation of Comoros. (Read Goozner's profile of Li's work... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 21st January 2007 04:16 PM GMT] Ever find yourself thinking, 'boy, if I ran the NIH, things would be different?' Well, two bloggers named Geoff Davis and Peter Fiske want to give you that chance -- virtually. Yesterday, at the North Carolina Science Blogging Conference , Davis announced 'Zerhouni for a Day,' a feature on their blog soliciting comments on what you would do if you were charge of the NIH and NSF.
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 8th January 2007 02:57 PM GMT] The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is living up to its name, and asking the public to choose what they want to see about science. On Wednesday nights at 8 PM in January, the channel is broadcasting pilot episodes from three different TV series about science, and asking the public to decide which program deserves its own series on PBS. We have three options: "Wired Science" adopts content from Wired magazine, "Science Investigators" answers a series of scientific questions... Click to continue
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