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Without oxytocin people would be far less inclined to seek social interaction, let alone fall in love and mate for life. The brain releases gobs of it during orgasm, mothers are awash in it during breastfeeding and, in clinical trials, a spritz of oxytocin has been shown to reduce anxiety, increase feelings and even ease the symptoms of shyness.
Most previous research on oxytocin has focused on animals. (Prairie voles are famous for their oxytocin-inspired behavior: they're fiercely monogamous lovers and caring parents.) But more recently, scientists have begun to…
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Efficient Nanowire Storage to Replace Next-Gen Car BatteriesFrom: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-01 12:57:45
popularmechanics.com
Sometimes the clich fits: It looks like a bomb went off?not necessarily in this lab, but somewhere, with the aftermath seemingly carted here. The gutted remains of a sedan, its engine exposed, the seats ripped out of the frame, sits encased in cables.
? WEDNESDAY: With Electric Scooter, MIT Hopes To Rev Up Practical Transport
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more What Happens When Supermassive Black Holes Collide?From: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-01 11:50:43
universetoday.com
As galaxies merge together, you might be wondering what happens with the supermassive black holes that lurk at their centres. Just imagine the forces unleashed as two black holes with hundreds of millions of times the mass of the Sun come together. The answer will surprise you.
Hummm, so… Lets say that the black hole "kicked out" is sent flying at a very very high speed, and pulls a few stars along with it, and maybe the light from the glow of material ar...
more Family Guy Spins Off ClevelandFrom: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-01 10:21:26
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The network, along with 20th Century Fox, is currently developing a spinoff of its enduringly popular Family Guy to revolve around Peter Griffin’s bathtub-loving, accident-prone neighbor, Cleveland Brown.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the new animated series, tentatively titled Cleveland, will be coming from the same comic minds that brought Stewie & Co. into the mainstream, with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, former Simpsons…
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