Pheromones and cancer
Transcription Factor-MicroRNA-Target Gene Networks Associated with Ovarian Cancer Survival and Recurrence Excerpt: “MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNA molecules that bind to complementary sequences on […]
Month: April 2013
Nutrient dependent pheromone controlled morphogenesis
Pheromone-Induced Morphogenesis Improves Osmoadaptation Capacity by Activating the HOG MAPK Pathway Excerpt: “We report here that pheromone stimulation of osmoadapted cells leads to a steady […]
Food odors, pheromones and potent social learning in primates
Social learning depends on pheromones. Science 26 April 2013: Vol. 340 no. 6131 pp. 483-485 Potent Social Learning and Conformity Shape a Wild Primate’s Foraging […]
Pheromone controlled morphogenesis
News article excerpt: “This is the first experiment to show that natural variation in the expression of a microRNA can lead to a change in […]
Human pheromones and the aquatic ape theory
Big brains, no fur, sinuses … are these clues to our ancestors’ lives as ‘aquatic apes’? Controversial theory that [sans human pheromones] seeks to explain […]
Pheromones and falling in love
How Do You Know When You Are In Love? Different Types of Love: passive love and active love; love at first sight. Published on April […]
Pheromones and the collapse of random mutations theory
Our current understanding of adaptive evolution includes the fact that heterospecifics are eaten by conspecifics, which results in metabolism of the heterospecific nutrient source to […]
Nutrient dependent pheromone controlled adaptive evolution (revisited)
FROM THE MAY 2013 ISSUE of Discover Grandma’s Experiences Leave a Mark on Your Genes Your ancestors’ lousy childhoods or excellent adventures might change your […]
Pheromone-controlled natural selection for cooperation
I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation edited by Martin A. Nowak and Sarah Coakley, which resists the […]
My unpopular model nutrient-dependent / pheromone-controlled Evolution
A response to Robert Karl Stonjek who wrote: “I’ve seen enough of “nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled adaptive evolution” for one life and have numerous complaints on the […]