http://www.findingdulcinea.com/home.rss findingDulcinea: Science en-us Copyright 2009, Dulcinea Media, Inc. Friday, 20 November 2009 23:24:09 EST http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/nov/Caster-Semenya-and-the-Ambiguity-in-Determining-Sex.html ]]> The results of Caster Semenya’s sex verification tests will not be made public. Reports suggest that she is intersex, meaning that she cannot be classified simply as a male or female.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/nov/Caster-Semenya-and-the-Ambiguity-in-Determining-Sex.html November 19, 2009 08:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/2009-Leonid-Meteor-Shower-to-Peak-Tuesday.html ]]> The early morning hours of Nov. 17 will be the best time to view the Leonid meteor shower in the United States.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/2009-Leonid-Meteor-Shower-to-Peak-Tuesday.html November 14, 2009 03:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/september/What-Success-Does-for-the-Brain.html ]]> MIT researchers have shown that the brain appears to react more to success than failure, supporting previous evidence that we learn more from a positive outcome than a negative one.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/september/What-Success-Does-for-the-Brain.html November 11, 2009 07:30 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/august/Praying-May-Increase-Brain-Power-.html ]]> A recent study found that intense prayer and meditation have a positive effect on mental ability, leading one researcher to suggest that it’s possible to reconcile science and religion.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/august/Praying-May-Increase-Brain-Power-.html November 10, 2009 11:30 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/November/Scientist-Wilhelm-Rontgen-Discovers-X-rays.html ]]> On Nov. 8, 1895, German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen’s experiments with cathode rays led him to discover X-rays, a feat that earned him the first-ever Nobel Prize for Physics.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/November/Scientist-Wilhelm-Rontgen-Discovers-X-rays.html November 08, 2009 02:00 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/Putting-a-New-Face-on-Animal-Testing.html ]]> Studies show Americans’ support for animal research has declined significantly. In response, biomedical researchers have launched a national campaign to defend and promote animal testing.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/Putting-a-New-Face-on-Animal-Testing.html November 06, 2009 06:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/september/Is-Your-Brain-Male-or-Female.html ]]> Mounting evidence suggests that the differences between male and female brain structure may be more heavily influenced by environment than previously thought.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/september/Is-Your-Brain-Male-or-Female.html November 06, 2009 05:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/Stanford-Researchers-Create-Germ-Cells-in-the-Lab.html ]]> Germ cells, the cells that compose eggs and sperm, could provide insight into the earliest stages of human development, and maybe even prevent infertility, birth defects and genetic diseases.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/November/Stanford-Researchers-Create-Germ-Cells-in-the-Lab.html November 05, 2009 05:30 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/oct/Boys-Are-Becoming-Girls--Cause-for-Alarm-or-Old-News-.html ]]> A Danish report on the level of contact that 2-year-old children in the developed world have with feminizing chemicals has been met with shock and concern by some, and frustration by those that say this is a new take on old news.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/oct/Boys-Are-Becoming-Girls--Cause-for-Alarm-or-Old-News-.html October 26, 2009 08:25 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/oct/Britain-Drops-Proposal-to-Keep-Innocent-in-DNA-Database--as-US-Database-Grows-.html ]]> In many U.S. states, the DNA of those arrested but not convicted is held indefinitely. In Britain, however, the Home Office dropped a DNA database proposal due to strong public opposition and a European court ruling.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/oct/Britain-Drops-Proposal-to-Keep-Innocent-in-DNA-Database--as-US-Database-Grows-.html October 19, 2009 07:30 PM