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December 14, 2013

12/14/2013

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If we had a developmental biology journal club, this nice paper on left-right asymmetry of the the gut would be a must.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1534580713004498
Note the use of different model systems and corresponding techniques.

A cool paper about a new anesthetic from centipede venom
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/43/17534.full

Apparently some guys (in California) are practicing girl-speak
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25232387

Wonder if their brain wiring changes, too
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/11/27/1316909110
Scientists are the only people who need a brain scan data to learn that the female thinking pattern is more complex than male :-)

Finally, I could not resist to throw this into the thread on genetics of achievement:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25337953
"It's not you, it's your mom and dad".

Have a great snowy/slushy weekend.
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