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Software to Help Companies Overcome the Challenges of Globalization
2008-01-18 21:49:00 If we take into consideration the importance, influence and consequences of globalization, it is easy to understand why IBM unveiled new software and research innovations that aims improving collaboration between employees across an organization in a globally integrated enterprise.According to IBM the challenges of globalization are forcing companies to become more nimble, using an increasingly geographically-dispersed and virtual workforce to remain competitive. In the world of software development, this means 24x7 collaboration with specialized teams around the globe to pick up where another left off. IBM is also examining how virtual worlds can help software development teams break down the barriers caused by globalization.IBM announces that the development platform is based on Web 2.0 technologies for developers to collaborate and contribute to software under development at http://www.jazz.net/. That is an open, commercial community designed to help companies globally and transp... More About: Software , Globalization , Companies , Overcome
Facebook Asked to Pull Scrabulous
2008-01-17 23:23:00 Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its website by the makers of Scrabble. The Facebook add-on has proved hugely popular on the social network site and regularly racks up more than 500,000 daily users. Lawyers for toy makers Hasbro and Mattel say Scrabulous infringes their copyright on the board-based word game. The move has sparked protests by regular fans of Scrabulous keen to keep the add-on running. Scrabulous is currently one of Facebook’s ten most popular applications - little programs that Facebook members can add to the profiles they maintain on the site. The request to remove the add-on came from both Hasbro and Mattel because ownership of the Scrabble trademark is split between the two. Hasbro owns rights to the game in the US and Canada while Mattel has rights everywhere else in the world. Facebook makes no comment to make at this stage. The Scrabulous add-on was not created by Facebook but was built for the site by Rajat and Jaya... More About: Facebook , Pull
Starbucks vs. McDonald's
2008-01-16 22:42:00 A latte war is brewing. The prize: venti-size profits in a U.S. specialty coffee market valued at $11 billion and growing. McDonald's is planning to capitalize on the public's willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 of their fast-food outlets. On the other side McDonald's Corp seems to appear burger behemoth that feeds more people every day than any other restaurant brand in the world. The company announced a national rollout of the type of made-to-order coffee drinks that Starbucks brought to the fore. Meanwhile, Starbucks, with business lagging, is fighting back with an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy, by offering heated breakfast sandwiches and adding drive-thru windows to some of their locations. These two chains as polar opposites - one designed as a sophisticated faux living room where customers could get a decent coffee drink and read their newspapers; the other, a riot of plastic-and-vinyl boo...
Thinnovation - MacBook Air
2008-01-16 08:33:00 MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of breakthrough design. With MacBook Air, mobile computing suddenly has a new standard announces the http://www.appla.com/Silver colored,A smaller 45W power adapter;USB 2,Micro-DVI,headphone jack;Built-in 802.11n along with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR,A five hours battery life. 3 lbs,0.16-inches to 0.76-inches thickness,13.3-inches full size display,full size keyboard (backlit), multi-touch gestures,iSight camera,1.6GHz Core 2 Duo,2GB of memory,80GB hard drive (64GB SSD optional),802.11n,Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR,Magsafe connector.The features of the MacBook Air proves the announcements of Apple Chief, Steve Jobs that they've got some great stuff for 2008.The great stuff of Apple costs $1799 apiece.Jobs make some more announcements about the “Time Capsule” is the back-up appliance that mar... More About: Macbook , Macbook Air
First Google Android Apps Released
2008-01-15 22:31:00 Boston (dbTechno) - It was not very long ago that Google first revealed Android , their line up upcoming applications for mobile phones, and now the first Google Android applications have arrived.A La Mobile has the honor of hosting the very first Google Android applications which will be available for the HTC Qtek 9090, as well as possibly other phones.The device is said to have a Google Android web browser, camera, office applications, as well as games. There is also an audio player, Google maps, calendar, contacts manager, calculator, and notes all included.This is the first prototype of the Android platform, which could wind up on many cell phone handsets in the near future.Google also has plans to reveal new applications for the Apple iPhone at MacWorld this week. They are expected to show off new versions of Gmail, Reader, Calendar, iGoogle, as well as Picasa and Google Maps at MacWorld all for the iPhone. More About: Released
Robot Technology to Become the Future of Computers
2008-01-15 21:26:00 As the world of computers and computer technology continues to evolve and change, many people, from science fiction writers and futurists to computer workers and ordinary users have wondered what the future holds for the computer and related technologies. Many things have been pictured, from robots in the form of household servants to computers so small they can fit in a pocket. Indeed, some of these predicted inventions have already come to pass, with the introduction of PDA’s and robotic vacuum cleaners. Beyond these innovations, however, there are likely to be many, many more. One of the most important areas of research in the world of computers is that of artificial intelligence. When many people think of artificial intelligence, they may picture fully aware machines, complete with emotions, and the problems that can arise from them. Even though this remains the goal of many artificial intelligence researchers, in fact artificial intelligence technology is already in place an... More About: Technology , Computers , Robot , Future , The Future
Emerging Cyber Threats 2008
2008-01-15 08:01:00 The Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the nation's premiere research universities, ranked seventh among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities, announced the report of Emerging Cyber Threats for 2008 . The report outlines the top five areas of security concern and risk for consumer and enterprise Internet users for the coming year.According to the GTISC forecasting the five key areas in which cyber security threats are expected to increase evolve:• Web 2.0 and Client-Side Attacks – including social networking attacks and new attacks thatwill exploit Web 2.0 vulnerabilities• Targeted Messaging Attacks – including Instant Messaging attacks and malware propagationvia online video-sharing• Botnets – specifically the spread of botnet attacks to wireless and peer-to-peer networks• Threats Targeting Mobile Convergence – including voice spam, vishing and smishing• Threats to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems – evolving and varied threat...
Northeast Winters Warming Fast
2008-01-15 00:12:00 Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been. A study of weather station data from across the Northeast from 1965 through 2005 found December-March temperatures increased by 2.5 degrees. Snowfall totals dropped by an average of 8.8 inches across the region over the same period, and the number of days with at least 1 inch of snow on the ground decreased by nine days on average. "Winter is warming greater than any other season," - said Elizabeth Burakowski, who analyzed data from dozens of stations for her master's thesis in collaboration with Cameron Wake, a professor at the University of New Hampshire's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space. Burakowski, who graduated from UNH in December, found that the biggest snowfall decreases were in December and February. Stations in New England showed the strongest decreases in winter snowfa... More About: Fast , Winters , Armin
Litrosphere - Light Source That Lasts 12 Years Without An Iota of Energy In
2008-01-13 11:11:00 A company known as MPK claims that throwing some tritium inside a phosphor-coated microsphere will result in a substance that can glow continuously for over a dozen years without an iota of energy input. The technology is known as betavoltaics, using a radioactive gas tritium as its power source. The beta particles from the tritium radiation can be safely contained by phosphor-coated micro spheres. Tritium has a half-life of about 12 years. The final material is called Litrosphere, which is not affected by heat or cold, can emit any color except white. The Litrosphere can be used in the form of paint injection-molded plastics. It costs you as little as 35 cents for getting it to cover a standard sheet of paper. MPK specializes in glow-in-the-dark paint and other glow products, although the new material does not need to be exposed to light in order to work. The company predicts that the technology could be used for light safety tape, lighted life rafts/flotation equipment, toys,... More About: Energy , Source , Light , Years
Hiring May not be so Great in 2008
2008-01-12 23:14:00 As the New Year begins, many employees across the country are hoping 2008 will be the year they find their dream job, or at least one that pays a decent salary. But unfortunately many workers are getting a bit pessimistic. According to the recruiting firm Hudson’s employment index many workers are indeed glum when it comes to their outlook for the New Year:Twenty-one percent of the workers polled believe their job prospects will be worse in the coming year, up from 15 percent last year.Thirty percent say it is not at all likely they will be looking for a new job next year, compared to 26 percent one year ago.Forty-six percent feel their organizations’ leaders are expecting the economy to get worse next year, and only 22 percent say executives think the economy is getting better.Fifty-seven percent of the workers polled said they expected to earn significantly or a little bit more in 2007, down from 63 percent in 2006.Hiring practically stalled in December, driving the nation’s... More About: Great
Motion Sensors Control Computers, TVs and Cell Phones
2008-01-11 20:30:00 Nintendo Corp.'s Wii game console is a breakout hit in large part because users control the play by waving around a motion-sensing wireless controller. Many new gadgets are taking the idea of such an intuitive interface several steps further. Soon, you may be able to control computers, television sets, even cell phones with hand gestures alone. In one demonstration by 3DV Systems at the International Consumer Electronics Show here this week, users stood in front of a large screen and controlled a Windows computer with hand gestures: thumb left to go left, index finger right to go right, victory sign for Enter. JVC, also known as Victor Company of Japan Ltd., demonstrated a prototype TV with controls based on the same idea: gestures and sounds like snaps and claps turn the set on or off, control volume or change the channel. A particularly popular Wii game is bowling, where the user swings the remote as if it were a ball. Two phones that hit the Japanese market in May include bo... More About: Computers , Cell Phones , Phones , Cell , Motion
Children Safety Control Mechanisms to Enhance
2008-01-11 07:36:00 The systematic reader of BLOGVASION could have noticed that we have covered the issue of children’s safety in the World Wide Web several times. The intensity of highlighting the topic is the increased interest in providing children safety mechanisms.One of the revolutionizing broadband to safe children from bad influence of internet is introduced by Spidermail as announces Shahrokh Nikkhah the chairman and CEO of Spidermail. The software protects the children from inappropriate content and make them safer. Internet that has its advantages and disadvantages, and represents the real source of education and threat to the children at the same time. The software protects children from gambling websites, too.Shahrokh Nikkhah said: “A determined child is able to circumvent most protective software or security measures.“There are chat forums, blogs and even whole websites dedicated to getting around the problem, or a child may simply have a friend at school who knows how to disable th... More About: Safety , Children , Control
Intel Predicts the Personal Net
2008-01-10 23:53:00 Mobile devices will deliver a more personal internet within five years, using chips with the power of today's desktop PCs, Intel 's head has said. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, Paul Otellini predicted mobile devices could soon "augment reality" by pulling data from the net in real time. He said the industry was on the verge of creating a "new level of capability and usefulness to the internet". "It's an internet that is proactive, predictive and context-aware." Explaining that devices would be location-aware, and would access the internet over Wimax wireless connections, he said: "Instead of going to the internet, the internet comes to us. We need a ubiquitous, wireless broadband infrastructure. Eventually we will blanket the globe in wireless broadband connectivity." Intel is backing Wimax, one of a number of competing next-generation wireless technologies, such as Long Term Evolution and HSDPA. The breakthroughs in chip development were needed to solve the ... More About: Personal
Sony, Skype Calling Gamers
2008-01-09 22:12:00 The consumer electronics industry has for many years now tried to shoe-horn a game (some would say game-like) experience on the mobile phone device, but this year, Sony swims upstream in the same waters. It has taken the PSP handheld game platform and turned it into a mobile phone -- albeit with limitations. But the value proposition for consumers is win-win. Sony has partnered with eBay's Skype division and developed a portable version on the VoIP service for the PSP, effectively turning the gaming handheld into a Skype phone -- with the same functionality, as well its limitations.Here's what we know:In about 1-2 months, owners of the newer PSP model (the P-2000) will be able to download a firmware update and secure a free application that will allow users to make free PSP-to-PSP and PSP-to-PC calls so long as both parties are in a WiFi hotspot. PSP owners with the Skype firmware update can also make calls to conventional land lines (or cell phones) off the Skype network; however... More About: Calling , Gamers
IT Specialists Salaries Increase
2008-01-09 07:41:00 CV Screen, a leading IT Recruitment Agency that recruits for organization throughout UK reveals the results of data about IT Salaries.According to the 12 months observations, the results show that there is noticed an increase by 3.4%. The results are based on the analysis of advertisements over 2500 advertised positions and CV Screen’s IT salary survey of the corresponding time in 2006.Analysis concluded that the average permanent IT salary in the South East region is £33,513.Jason Price, Regional Account Manager commented on the findings that: “We’ve been experiencing continuing high demand for IT staff in 2007 and anticipated that there would be upward pressure on IT Salaries in the region and so it has proved. Our expectation is that the IT Jobs market in the South East region will remain buoyant in 2008, with continuing skills shortages in areas such as PHP, Citrix, .Net and Java.
Warner Bros. to Back Blu-ray DVD Format
2008-01-08 12:54:00 Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros . studio on Friday said it would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format, dealing a big blow to Toshiba Corp.'s rival HD DVD technology.Warner Bros., Hollywood's biggest seller of DVDs, representing about 18 to 20 percent of sales in the United States, was one of the few studios that backed both formats.All sides of the format war had agreed it was confusing to consumers and a stumbling block for a potential multibillion-dollar industry.Total DVD unit sales fell 4.5 percent in 2007, the first major year-over-year decline since the disc format debuted in 1997, according to Adams Media Research. Sales fell 4.8 percent to $15.7 billion."The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers," ... More About: Back , Format
Seven Cancer Causing Ingredients in Food
2008-01-08 08:12:00 The ingredient list on food labels where we find out what's really in the product is often hidden under a flap of packaging material in very tiny print, just barely visible without a magnifying glass. This is But in order to understand the healthfulness of the product. Some are straightforward, like carrots. Some may seem straightforward, but are actually a way of hiding harmful ingredients the manufacturer doesn't want you to know are in the product.A good example of this is broth. It seems like a safe ingredient unless you know that broth usually contains MSG and that this is one way that food manufacturers hide MSG in their products. Here are seven cancer-causing ingredients we might find in food:1) BHA, is a preservative that IARC classifies as a possible carcinogen; it possibly causes cancer. It may be used to preserve foods, like cereal, that come in a box, or it may be sprayed on the packaging instead. Either way it should be avoided.2) Potassium bromate is in brominated fl... More About: Food , Cancer , Ingredients
Social Media
2008-01-08 07:23:00 Social Media that comprises in itself social advertising, blogs, video sharing, virtual reality social networking, social shopping game sharing livecasting, and not only, is the democratization of information. Social Media users are also called “wisdom of crowd” and serve to connect information in a collaborative manner.During the last year the rise in social media was vivid. And the new year also promises changes and these changes definitely effect the increased utilization of social media that will have its impact on business.Strategy Director across the beyond analysis group and responsibile for developing key client and data propositions Beyond Analysis, Will Beresford identifies 10 trends in social media and business for 2008. These are:1. Traditional models for consumers to research a product or service will begin to be fundamentally changed by Social Media2. The growth in data and content created by the social media will also bring change to the traditional search models3... More About: Social
Debate over Green Role of IT
2008-01-07 21:54:00 The green implications of technology are viewed differently between both individual businesses and entire sectors, according to research. Some 90 percent of the 350-strong survey's respondents said IT is part of the solution to reducing environmental impact. But one in five admits that they are not using technology to improve sustainability, says the survey from BT and Datamonitor. Firms could be wasting financial benefits, said BT Global Services UK chief executive Tim Smart. "Operating sustainably is important – and technology has a role to play in making it happen," - said Smart. "But lack of forethought means companies may fail to see real benefit from the efforts they are making and critically a return on their investments." Utilities groups are most likely to have a plan for maximizing sustainability through technology: 66 percent already have a strategy in place, compared with only 44 percent of the construction sector. Just over half (51 percent)... More About: Green , Debate , Role
Information Technology and Student’s Priorities
2008-01-07 12:45:00 ECAR - EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research the mission of that is to foster better decision making by conducting and disseminating research and analysis about the role and implications of information technology in higher education conducted the research in 2007 that is a longitudinal extension of the 2004, 2005, and 2006 ECAR studies of students and information technology. The study interviews 7,846 freshman, senior, and community college students at 103 higher education institutions.According to the ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 2007 the research studies what kinds of information technologies students use, own, and experience; their technology behaviors, preferences, and skills; how IT impacts their experiences in their courses; and their perceptions of the role of IT in the academic experience.The study shows that:59.3 percent of students prefer a moderate amount of information technology in the courses and the older respondents, males and engi... More About: Information Technology
High-caffeine Soft Drinks May Boost Heart Rates
2008-01-06 21:42:00 High-caffeine soft drinks may do more than give people a jolt of energy. They may also boost heart rates and blood pressure levels, researchers say. The results of a small study prompted the researchers to advise people who have high blood pressure or heart disease to avoid energy drinks because they could impact their blood pressure or change the effectiveness of their medications. The drinks generally have high levels of caffeine and taurine, an amino acid found in protein-rich foods like meat and fish that can affect heart function and blood pressure, the researchers say. They were unable to test the effect of higher levels of alcohol consumption, although drunkenness probably negates any positive effects on the brain. "We saw increases in both blood pressure and heart rate in healthy volunteers who were just sitting in a chair watching movies. They weren't exercising. They were in a resting state," - says James Kalus of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, who led the st... More About: Drinks , Heart , Soft , High , Boost
WWW.IMVIEW.NET Protect Your Family Online
2008-01-06 11:37:00 A leader in Internet monitoring software, uVee Technologies, LLC, introduces http://www.imview.net/. The product is the best tool to protect children form dangers that are mainly caused by Internet world.Jerry Salvi, CEO of uVee Technologies, LLC. admits that: "For the first time, parents and guardians have the real time ability to monitor, in detail, what their children are doing on the Internet and protect them from online predators, bullies and other dangerous online activities."According to the studies the majority of parents do not know what their children are doing while sitting at home at the computer.imView provides the resource to record children's emails, chats, instant messages, web sites visited, web site snap shots and keystrokes typed.ImView allows parents and guardians to log-in from anywhere an Internet connection exists and view such items as:· Whom a child is chatting and conducting IM with and the exact text of each conversation· Whom a child is sending email t... More About: Family , Online
Is Your Doctor Prescribing Placebos?
2008-01-05 21:08:00 One of the most intriguing processes in medicine is the placebo effect: the healing power of a sham therapy, when it's offered to patients with the suggestion that it will help. Neuroscientists have even observed where and how the placebo effect may work in the brain. In one recent study by University of Michigan researchers, participants who were told they would receive painkillers showed increased production of endorphins — the brain's natural pain reliever — even though they got no analgesic at all. It makes sense. Most people can attest that the mere expectation of relief can somehow prompt the body to respond. What most people don't know, however, is that doctors occasionally prescribe placebos to their patients in regular practice. A student-and-professor team at the University of Chicago surveyed 466 faculty physicians at Chicago-area medical schools. Almost half of the 231 respondents — 45% — said they had prescribed placebos in regular clinical practice. Amon... More About: Doctor
Who Are Bosses from Hell?
2008-01-04 22:50:00 Answer is as simple as possible-Women.Study of American women managers shows that a man puts his nose to the grindstone. But a woman sharpens her claws on it. The latest study by Shannon L. Goodson examines the differences between informal corporate support for men and women - the old boys network vs. the old girls network.Goodson says "For generations men have worked as hard on their golf game as their work skills to help establish themselves professionally." As a professional woman herself, Goodson has found networking with other pro-fessional men and women extremely valuable.The study surveyed approximately 150 male and female managers from Fortune 500 companies. There was no limit in range of managers and survey participants representing the middle management - senior executive level. The research results found out expectedly that, women overwhelmingly agree that forming and maintaining networks is important. But as Behavioral Science Research Press admits Goodson found out that... More About: Hell
CLONED TURKISH ANGORA CATS GLOW RED UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
2008-01-04 22:44:00 South Korean scientists have cloned cats that glow red under ultraviolet light, as part of research aimed at developing treatments for human genetic diseases, say officials. A team of scientists led by Professor Kong Il-keun, a cloning expert at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, produced three glowing Turkish Angoras cats, say the country's Ministry of Science and Technology. According to the Korea Times, the scientists added red fluorescence protein (RFP) genes to the skin cells of the mother cat. They then inserted the skin cells into ova to produce cloned cats genetically modified to contain the RFP gene. "It marked the first time in the world that cats with RFP genes have been cloned. The ability to produce cloned cats with the manipulated genes is significant as it could be used for developing treatments for genetic diseases and for reproducing model, cloned animals suffering from the same diseases as humans," - says the ministry of science and technology. ... More About: Cats , Light , Cloned , Glow
BEING A HI-TECH CRIMINAL
2008-01-03 21:22:00 Security experts looking back on 12 months in which hi-tech gangs took control of the net's underground say so: “Starting a career as a cyber criminal got much easier in 2007.” The economy supporting these groups has matured so much that now everything from virus-writing kits to spam-spewing zombies are available for rent or hire. This has helped to fuel, say security professionals, rapid growth in the methods criminals use to catch out PC users and steal saleable data. Joe Telafici, vice president of operations for McAfee's Avert Labs said: - «It was a year which saw the effective extinction of young hackers who wrote viruses and other malicious programs for fun. Now, Windows malware was all about money." Some attacks, such as phishing runs, were clearly about stealing cash from victims either from a credit card or bank account. But, he said, many others that looked more innocuous were done with money in mind. For instance, he said, trojans placed in banner ads that ... More About: Tech , Hi Tech , Criminal
Libraries Upside Down
2008-01-03 11:37:00 The Pew Internet & American Life Project that produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life and that aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world reveals the results of the research. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project findings about libraries:Libraries could better serve the 1/3 of the population without high-speed internet access13% use the public library as a resource for finding information (vs. 16% for television and radio and 36% for newspapers and magazines)53% of respondents visit a library within the last 12 monthsAs it is indicated in the study the demographic signals have their influence on Internet use (age, income, and education), too. 17% (incomes below $40,000) have sought the library for research vs 9% for... More About: Upside
AOL PULLS PLUG ON NETSCAPE WEB BROWSER
2008-01-02 23:33:00 Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run. Its current caretakers, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, decided to kill further development and technical support to focus on growing the company as an advertising business. Netscape's usage dwindled with Microsoft Corp.'s entry into the browser business, and Netscape all but faded away following the birth of its open-source cousin, Firefox. "While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer," - Netscape Director Tom Drapeau wrote in a blog entry Friday. In recent years, Netscape has been little more than a repackaged version of the more popular Firefox, which commands about 10 percent of the Web browser market, with almost all of the rest going ... More About: Netscape , Browser , Plug , Web Browser
NEW TECHNOLOGY BY COCA-COLA MANUFACTURER
2008-01-01 22:48:00 The world's largest soft drink Coca -Cola manufacturer has developed a new method of keeping their drinks of fizz ice-cold by packing new technology into each bottle, so when the cap is twisted off, a mechanism inside will create ice-cubes made from the drink itself. It will be tested on Sprite first, with a new product hitting UK shelves as early as next year, called Sprite Super Chilled. If this product does prove to be a huge success, it's understood Coca Cola will roll the technology across all its drinks, and might even sell it to beer and alcoholic drink manufacturers. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world’s most valuable brand, the Company markets four of the world’s top five nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and a wide range of other beverages, including diet and light beverages, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, energy and sp... More About: Technology
Brave Rat’s Vain Heroism. Toxoplasma Gondii. Why Rats Do Not Fear Cats?
More articles from this author:2008-01-01 12:24:00 The study shows that infected rats of Toxoplasma Gondii are more attracted by cats rather than repelled. Rats ’, mice’s that suffer from the parasitic protozoa are down to the smell of cat urine that makes the rodents fear the feline. The overlap causes vain “heroism” from the rodents’ side. At that time rats do not seem sick.According to Ajai Vyas of Stanford University, who led the new study said "brain circuits for many behaviors overlap with the brain circuits responsible for fear.”The study reveals that rats suffering from the affliction have specific brain damage that affects only their fear of cat urine but their instinctive fear of other dangers, their ability to learn to be afraid or their general anxiety remain without any change.The human being also can be infected by Toxoplasma. Study says that around 15 to 20 per cent of Americans are infected with the parasite, according to a study by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Infection (CDC).Infection has a m... More About: Cats , Fear , Heroism , Vain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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