Articles written by Dianne Rees
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Obesity and Drug Addiction
Compulsive reward-seeking behavior in obese individuals and drug addicts is associated with decreased numbers of dopamine D2 receptors.
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Synthetic Biology
To understand how a cell works, you have to take it apart and put it back together. That's the thinking behind synthetic biology.
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The Biological Basis of Memory
Scientists have speculated that memories leave traces in the form of biologically altered brain cells. Recent research provides support for the idea of a memory trace.
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A Virus Linked to Obesity
Recent studies indicate that a particular adenovirus infection can turn stem cells to fat cells that are fatter than normal.
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Nicole Kidman in The Invasion
Nicole Kidman gives a curiously wooden performance in The Invasion, while pod people swarm and vomit and intermittently deliver some really bad lines.
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Smoking Affects Gene Activity
A recent Canadian study suggests that while some changes in gene activity can be reversed by stopping smoking, other changes are irreversible.
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The Biology of Naps
Your circadian rhythms may be to blame for your urge to sleep in the afternoon, but high-carb diets don't help.
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