Sulfated steroids and RNA-mediated identity codes
Summary: In two studies of human pheromones we linked a mixture of androsterone and androstenol to increased flirtatious behavior and reports of increased attraction to […]
messenger RNA
RNA-mediated.com (topic descriptions)
Another companion domain has been added to the ScentofEros.com; Pheromones.com, PerfumingtheMind.com collection Intro to topics/catagories at RNA-mediated.com Information that links physics, chemistry, and molecular epigenetics […]
A microRNA-mediated mechanism that is epigenetically inherited
Pregnancy Stress Spans Generations The stressors a female rat experiences during pregnancy can have repercussions for her granddaughters, a study shows. By Anna Azvolinsky | August 7, 2014 […]
Another powerful refutation of mutation-initiated natural selection
Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys Date: January 28, 2014 Summary: New research suggests a surprising degree of similarity in […]
Alzheimer’s, microRNAs, and olfaction
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? Circulating microRNAs could help doctors diagnose the neurodegenerative disease. By Jef Akst | July 30, 2013 Excerpt: “Testing the blood […]
MicroRNA binds messenger RNA: Adaptive Evolution
This model of systems biology represents the conservation of bottom-up organization and top-down activation and the required reciprocity that links genes to behavior and back.
Why we love: Helen Fisher
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Evolution at work sans random mutations
In my model, the phrase “from microbes to man” refers specifically to this yeast species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (i.e., a microbe) where nutrient chemicals determine not only sexual orientation but also sexually dimorphic pheromone production