ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:56 AM PDT The tiny plastic particles polluting our seas are not only orally ingested by marine creatures, but also enter their systems through their gills, …

Air Pollution Linked to Autism

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There’s more evidence that autism in children is linked to toxic exposures by pregnant mothers and developing infants—most recently exposure to air pollutants from traffic. A study published last month by the Archives of General Psychiatry found that children with: Continue Reading » BP Is Banned Citing a “lack of …

Of mice and melodies: Research on language gene seeks to uncover the origins of the singing mouse

kristyEarth Systems Science

Of mice and melodies: Research on language gene seeks to uncover the origins of the singing mouse Posted: 10 Aug 2012 04:37 PM PDT Singing mice are unique rodents that use song to communicate. An important underlying gene that is thought to influence the singing behavior is a transcription factor …