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Entries from April 2008

Who’s afraid of Bisphenol A? (part 1)

April 24th, 2008 by gio | 5 Comments

Who’s afraid of Bisphenol A? (part 1)

Bisphenol A, an estrogen-like compound used to line water bottles, has been found to be able to alter gene expression in a breast cancer cell line, a change similar to that seen in high-grade breast cancer lesions. But bisphenol A has been known to affect more than cell lines, and research into its impact on the reproductive system and toxicity has been conducted since the 1960s.


Work in progress 2.0

April 21st, 2008 by gio | No Comments

Work in progress 2.0

More work in progress on this website…here are a few updates


Female flies get turned on – by a light switch

April 19th, 2008 by gio | 3 Comments

Female flies get turned on – by a light switch

In today’s study, scientists tried to activate certain neurons using what could basically thought of as a “light switch”, and observed females performing a characteristic male courtship song. Although the BBC suggestively calls this a “mind-control sex swap”, we are really not looking at the sex of the flies – but rather, at gender-specific behaviors.