News tagged with incest
Research: Bedbugs can thrive despite inbreeding
Bedbugs aren't just sleeping with you. They're sleeping with each other. Researchers now say that the creepy bugs have a special genetic gift: withstanding incest.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Microarray analysis can identify unsuspected incest
Researchers using DNA microarrays to diagnose developmental disabilities or congenital anomalies in children may unexpectedly identify that some have been conceived through incest. This raises social and legal issues that ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Scent signals stop incest in lemurs
Chemical identifiers secreted from the genital glands of lemurs, allow them to avoid incest and also to engage in nepotism. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have identified the smells ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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PayPal reverses course on e-book sales ban
PayPal on Tuesday reversed a ban on the use of the online payments service for sales of electronic books portraying rape, incest and bestiality.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Insect 'incest' signals an end to males
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evolution may lead to males disappearing as they are replaced by 'parasitic fathers' who infect their daughters at birth in order to mate with them.
Jul 15, 2011 |
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GOP trying to use tax law to limit abortions
(AP) -- House Republicans want to limit tax breaks for insurance policies that cover abortions as lawmakers try to chip away at President Barack Obama's health overhaul.
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Psychology professor's book explores everyday feminism
Social psychologist Aaronette M. White believes in living feminism not just talking about it.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction
The ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law acknowledges the benefits that IMAR may bring to those choosing this approach and concludes that certain forms of IMAR are morally acceptable under certain conditions. The group advises ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Rights group slams Philippine abortion ban
(AP) -- A U.S.-based rights group urged the Philippines on Monday to reform a tough anti-abortion law that it says has spawned widespread underground procedures that kill about 1,000 women each year in the predominantly ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Study demonstrates sexual attraction to those who resemble our parents, ourselves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers reporting in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin last week say people are drawn to others who resemble their parents or themselves. This may explain why incest taboos are found in man ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Nest incest targets males
Fewer males than females are surviving the negative effects of inbreeding in a reintroduced population of a rare New Zealand bird, reports new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say
(AP) -- It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all - or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter. But will research showing King Tut was actually a hobbled, weak teen with a cleft ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 17, 2010 |
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House and Senate look to final health care talks
(AP) -- How many Americans will get subsidized medical coverage - plus who will pay for it - will be front-burner issues when Congress returns next month to complete President Barack Obama's health care remake.
Dec 27, 2009 |
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