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On call

Posted on July 2, 2013 by DXS Contributor

Is constant digital access changing more than how we communicate?

by Alexa C. Kurzius Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged Alexa Kurzius, Andrew Przybylski, cell phone use, millennials, Sex and the City, Sherry Turkle, teens and smart phones, teens and texting, texting

Armchair genetics from Jamestown to Scott Brown

Posted on June 28, 2013 by DXS Contributor

What not to assume about “race” and parenting.

by Rebecca Schwarzlose Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged genetics, liger, multiethnic, multiracial, race, Rebecca Schwarzlose

SCOTUS ruling means cheaper genetic testing

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Chris Gunter

Myriad Genetics, breast cancer mutations, and you.

by Chris Gunter Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Science education | Tagged BRCA, breast cancer, Chris Gunter, gene patent, Myriad Genetics, SCOTUS, supreme court

He found out he has ovaries*

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Emily

Rare co-occurrence of two conditions masked it.

by Emily Willingham Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged adrenal, adrenal gland, ambiguous genitalia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cortisol, early puberty, hypospadias, man is female, Turner syndrome, XO

Sizing up the mother in me

Posted on June 5, 2013 by DXS Contributor

Science and my parents on the measure of motherhood.

by Joss Fong Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged being a mother, childfree, having children, motherhood, parenting

Chasing tornadoes is an old habit

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Jeffrey Perkel

We’ve been running after them for centuries.

by Jeffrey Perkel Continue reading →

Posted in Book review, Everything else | Tagged book review, fire tornado, hurricane, Jeffrey Perkel, storm chasers, storm chasing, tornado, twister

Of pacifiers and breastfeeding

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Tara Haelle

Take away pacifiers in a hospital… and breastfeeding rates drop?

by Tara Haelle Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged breastfeeding, formula, nipple confusion, nursing, pacifier, Pediatrics, Red Wine and Apple Sauce, Tara Haelle

Five reasons mermaids are impossible

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Emily

Although the list could be infinite.

by Emily Willingham Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else | Tagged animal planet, are mermaids real, mermaids

Arousal during rape

Posted on May 30, 2013 by DXS Contributor

Yes, it can happen to a rape victim.

by Jenny Morber Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged arousal during rape, autonomic nervous system, orgasm and rape, orgasm during rape, rape, sexaul assault

Calculating vaccine risk

Posted on May 29, 2013 by DXS Contributor

How the numbers really play out.
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Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged adverse events, Allison Hagood, CDC, Red Wine and Apple Sauce, risk, vaccines

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