In response, sort of, to Project Insect Kaboom (see mini-AIR 2004-04), investigator Shelly Marino reports: I recall that Vincent Dethier, in his wonderful book To Know a Fly (the book that turned me into a biologist in the first place) found that if he removed from a fly the dingus (technical jargon, hey?) that told […]
Month: June 2004
Clean Sex
There is a relationship between housecleaning and sex, according to recent research, according to a report in The Mirror. read about it here.
Fruit Fly Fight Club
There is much to be seen and learned at the Fruit Fly Fight Club. Read about it here and here. Thanks to Mark Dionne and Brian Beck for bringing this to our attention.
Feline Reactions, Bearded Men
More than a decade has passed since the publication of the research report “Feline Reactions to Bearded Men”.. So begins this week’s Improbable Research column in The Guardian. Read it here.