Scientific American 60 Second Science听抄（有音频文件）

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sep 17

a smell is a smell is a smell. Cinnamon smells like cinnamon, skunk smells like skunk, and boy smells like, well, it depends on who you ask. this week, scientists from Rockefeller university and Duck university announced a chemical present in high concentration of the sweat of man can smell like vanilla or like urine, depending on the genetic makeup of the person during the sniffing. the discovery had been like this: researchers of Rockefeller who asked four hundred people to access the intensity and XXX of sixty six different orders, including Axxxxx, a chemical and male sweat. in the main time, the Duke scientist discovered that Axxxx specifically activate the smell receptor called OR7D4. So the researchers teamed up. the Rockefeller scientist sent blood samples of their sniffer's to duck where researchers then look at their receptors. People with one form of the smell receptors find that Axxxxx smells falling intense while those different form detected the hint of vanilla, and some can smell it all. which might be a blazing, considering of other options, which are confusing, if not deem right of putting.

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这次感觉一般， 有几个单词听不懂。。。。。

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9 17

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070916143523.htm

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9 18
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_he_me/dirty_hands:)

[ 本帖最后由 forerunner 于 2007-9-18 17:11 编辑 ]

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“九一八”事变
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0918

Washing your hands is an excellent way to lower you risk of infection specially for colds, flu, and food xxxx. After using the bathroom, most people do indeed appear to wash their hands. But a lot of people still don't. That's the finding of studies sponsored by the American Society of Microbiology. along with the Soap and Detergent Association. Sure the Soap and Detergent Association wants to sell soap, but using soap happens to make a sense. The study had researches observed the behavior of over six thousand adults in public restrooms. No united states sanitizers were included. the sites were Penn station and Grand central station in New York, Turner field in Atlanta, The museum of science and industry and the shedd aquarium in Chicago, and the ferry terminal farmer's market in San Francisco. Over all, 88 percent of women and 66 percent of men did wash their hands. But in the last survey two years ago, 90 percent of women and 75 percent of men wash up. So remember, when it comes to illness, you really can't sometimes wash your hands, the whole thing.

[ 本帖最后由 wggmff 于 2007-9-19 06:40 编辑 ]

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No united states sanitizers  (senators)

Washing your hands is an excellent way to lower you risk of infection specially for colds, flu, and food xxxx.

Foodborne diseases are the illnesses contracted from eating contaminated food or beverages. Illnesses include foodborne intoxications and infections, which are often incorrectly referred to as food poisoning. There are more than 250 different foodborne diseases. They are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, and prions. Symptoms of foodborne illness range from mild gastroenteritis to life-threatening neurologic, hepatic, and renal syndromes.

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sept 19

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070918/139/6kvzp.html :)

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感谢 FORERUNNER 的有用信息， 最近人不多，大家加油啊！

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0919

concerns of xxx weather people get poor examples from characters on TV shows and the movies. A big case actors smoking in films and weather that encourages teens smoke. But here is a rare example of TV show having a looks like good influence and healthy habits among viewers. Back in the spring the popular show ER featured the storyline about an African-American teenager who is diagnosed with tight blood pressure, a patient get advice to eat more fruits and vegetables and to get more exercise. The study just published in the journal of health communication, analysed weather the gametic patients had the effect on the behavior viewers to saw the episode. Over 800 viewers were survey, 65% said the episode had inspired them to make positive changes in their habits. the ER viewers also had a 5% higher knowledge base about nutrition. the researches say the study illustrated the potential of entertainment TV to communicate how the messages, especially because those watched a lot of TV are more likely to be at risk for obesity.

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sept 20

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com ... 4-9726.2007.00320.x

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sept 21

http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/10033.html

http://www.projectpeanutbutter.org/

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A smile is a smell’s smell. Cinnamon smells like a cinnamon, skunk smells like a skunk, and boys smell like, well, it depends on whom you ask. This week, scientists from Rockefeller University and Duke University announced a chemical present in high concentration of the sweat of a man can smell like vanilla or like urine, depending on the genetic makeup of the person during the sniffing. The discovery had been like this: researchers of Rockefeller who asked four hundred people to access the intensity and pleasant of sixty six different orders, including androstenone, a chemical in male sweat. In the meantime, the Duke scientist discovered that androstenone specifically activate the smell receptor called OR7D4. So the researchers teamed up. The Rockefeller scientists sent blood samples of their sniffer's to Duke where researchers then look at their receptors. People with one form of the smell receptors find that androstenone smells falling intense, while those different form detected the hint of vanilla, and some can’t smell it at all, which might be a blessing, considering of other options, which are confusing, if not deem right of putting.

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Washing your hands is an excellent way to lower you risk of infection especially for colds, flu, and food borne disease. After using the bathroom, most people do indeed appear to wash their hands. But a lot of people still don't. That's the finding of studies sponsored by the American Society of Microbiology, along with the Soap and Detergent Association. Sure the Soap and Detergent Association wants to sell soap, but using soap happens to make a sense. The study had researchers observe the behavior of over six thousand adults in public restrooms. No United States senates were included. The sites were Penn station and Grand central station in New York, Turner field in Atlanta, the Museum of Science and Industry and the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, and the Ferry Terminal farmer's market in San Francisco. Over all, 88 percent of women and 66 percent of men did wash their hands. But in the last survey two years ago, 90 percent of women and 75 percent of men washed up. So remember, when it comes to illness, you really can't sometimes wash your hands, the whole thing.

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Concerns often crop up on whether people get poor examples from characters on TV shows and the movies--a big case that actor’s smoking in films and whether that encourages teens to smoke. But here is a rare example of TV show having what looks like good influence and healthy habits among viewers. Back in the spring the popular show ER featured the storyline about an African-American teenager who is diagnosed with high blood pressure. A patient gets advice to eat more fruits and vegetables and to get more exercise. The study just published in the Journal of Health Communication, analyzed whether the genetic patients had the effect on the behavior of viewers who to saw the episodes. Over 800 viewers were survey, 65% said the episodes had inspired them to make positive changes in their habits. The ER viewers also had 5% higher knowledge base about nutrition. The researches say the study illustrated the potential of entertainment TV to communicate healthy messages, especially because those who watched a lot of TV are more likely to be at risk for obesity.

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For decades scientists m*** animals on severely restricted diet live longer than their clumsy cousins. If you cut number of calories you can consume by a third, you can add about 30% to your life span, at least you right worms of fly. It sounds easy, but there is a catch. Well there is a bunch actually. For a starter, cutting many calories without becoming malnourish, is a trick few of us being able to put off. That’s not enough. Scientists in Virginia Commonwealth University at Richmond, have discovered that food flies on restrictive diet do live longer. But fortunately they continue to add age. As they grow old, they lose their memory as well as their ability to walk and to smell things. And eating banana mashes does not make live any sweeter. In the Virginia researchers’ hands, the calories we challenge among the flies continue to show age-related decline of their ability to climb wall and to avoid bad smells. The results appeared on October issue of Journal of Aging Cell. Just something to keep in mind, before you decide to pass apple pie on a mood, pretty much sure anything else you may think about to eat today.