Facts, not opinions, link feedback loops to odor and pheromone signaling
November 3, 2015 Your sense of smell can make or break a relationship No it can’t! What Do We Actually Know About Pheromones? July […]
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Gut bacteria and pheromones
Gut bacteria mediate aggregation in the German cockroach Reported as: Cockroach swarming pheromones produced by gut bacteria Excerpt: … their study highlights the previously overlooked […]
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 […]
Let there be anti-entropic light (2)
Without knowing anything about the biophysically constrained chemistry of protein folding that links light-induced amino acid substitutions to the stability of DNA is the organized […]
Olfaction, ecology, and intelligence
“I should think we might fairly gauge the future of biological science, centuries ahead by estimating the time it will take to reach a complete […]
The biologically-based origin of the mammalian placenta
Summary: In this open access journal article, Gunter Wagner’s group eliminates assumptions about mutations and ends the obfuscation of biologically-based cause and effect. Experimental evidence […]
From Hydra to humans vs a Lakatosian research program
Imre Lakatos Excerpt: “A Lakatosian research programme[8] is based on a hard core of theoretical assumptions that cannot be abandoned or altered without abandoning the […]
Ecological adaptations reported as evolution in insects and mammals
Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor Excerpt: “Our results also provide insight into the molecular basis of behavioural evolution.” See […]
The importance of olfactory receptors
Smell Turns Up in Unexpected Places By ALEX STONEOCT. 13, 2014 Excerpt: “I’ve been arguing for the importance of these receptors for years,” said Dr. […]
Insect homology and diversity attributed to mutations
Ancient homology underlies adaptive mimetic diversity across butterflies Excerpt: “Surprisingly, our results suggest that modulation of this conserved developmental gene has occurred in tandem between […]