Can parasites manipulate the behavior of host organisms? Consider this … > The fluke Euhaplorchis californiensis causes fish to shimmy and jump so wading birds will grab them and eat them. Hairworms, which live inside grasshoppers, sabotage the grasshopper’s central nervous system, forcing them to jump into pools of water,…
> The debate over Charles Darwin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin]‘s theories pits scientists against fundamentalist Christians, who take the Bible’s version of creation literally and equate evolution with atheism. Proponents of intelligent design don’t deny that life evolved over billions of years. But they…
> Running short of words or just too drunk. Nobody told me it feels so good, nobody told me you feel so beautiful. You are the light when I close my eyes, I’m coming to you. Am I Colorblind? 🙂 Sabrina, the teenage witch, who happens to be a good…
Imagine an ant walking on a crumpled sheet of paper. The ant would say that there was a mysterious “force” which pulled it left and right. But we know that there is no “force” pulling the ant; there is only the crumpled sheet of paper pushing the ant left and…
Intel IT Manager Game [http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/europe/emea/eng/114556.htm] is a strategy game which tests your skills in people management, resource allocation, strategic analysis and planning.…
> Paritrana means the act of relieving a conscious entity from the state of distress or pain. “Paritrana [http://paritrana.org/]“, is coined as the “political party for the Bharat of the 21st century”, backed up by 5 IITians who have shunned elite jobs and fat salaries, and entered into…
> An Iraqi man arrives in Iran through Hoor-ol-Azim waterway. He intends to get from his Iranian friend a wedding gown for his bride. On their way back home, he and his Iranian friend are attacked by the Iraqi patrols and the U.S. war planes. When the man’s…
I was going through the blog of this guy (American Desi) who calls himself Libran Lover. One of his posts, titled “Heartache for R! [http://libranlover.blogspot.com/2005/04/heartache-for-r.html]” was quite provocative. A couple of months back, I remember waking up one morning and walking like a…