We have a column called “Boys Will Be Boys — Research by and for adolescent males of all ages and sexes“, that runs in every issue of our magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research. Occasionally, someone complains that the column appeals only to males, males who are especially juvenile. But our experience with readers says […]
Tag: Urine
Headline of the day: Less-controversial urine-derived teeth
Today’s Headline of the Day appears in Medical Daily: Scientists Develop Urine Grown Teeth, Claiming Urine Is Less Controversial Source Of Stem Cells Than Embryos The article goes on to begin to explain: In the quest for regenerative medicine, a Chinese research team has found a novel way of growing human teeth, from stem cells […]
Towards a radioactive urine substitute
“14C is one of the radionuclides for which the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has developed performance testing programmes (PTPs). During the PTP exercises, clients receive samples of natural urine containing spiked radionuclides, for testing. In these programmes, urine has disadvantages. These include (1) slow collection times from donors, (2) unpleasant smell and (3) potential to […]
Men, Women and Parasites: The Pleasantness of Smelling Urine
Still another finding about cats and “fatal attraction”: “Fatal Attraction Phenomenon in Humans – Cat Odour Attractiveness Increased for Toxoplasma-Infected Men While Decreased for Infected Women,” Jaroslav Flegr [pictured here], Pavlína Lenochová, Zdeněk Hodný, Marta Vondrová, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, no. 5, vol. 11, epub November 8, 2012, e1389. The authors, at Charles University and […]