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Aug. 3rd, 2007
Из жизни крыс (спасибо любимой газете)
Aug. 3rd, 2007 11:21 amWhen rats have fun
"Adolescent rats are more likely than adults to be attracted by cannabis - and seem more susceptible to the drug's effects on memory," New Scientist magazine reports. "Over a period of 18 days, Iain McGregor at the University of Sydney, Australia, and colleagues injected rats with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis, at doses designed to mimic heavy cannabis use in humans. Two weeks after the final dose, the adult rats avoided the regions of the testing chamber where they had received injections, but the adolescents showed no such aversion. ... Also unlike the adults, the adolescents had lasting problems with short-term memory."
When it comes to sex, the analogies between rats and humans are "profound," James Pfaus of Montreal's Concordia University told The New York Times. "It's not simply instinctual for them," he said. "Rats know what good sex is and what bad sex is. And when they have
reason to anticipate great sex, they give you every indication they're looking forward to it. ... The good thing about rats is, they don't lie."
"Adolescent rats are more likely than adults to be attracted by cannabis - and seem more susceptible to the drug's effects on memory," New Scientist magazine reports. "Over a period of 18 days, Iain McGregor at the University of Sydney, Australia, and colleagues injected rats with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis, at doses designed to mimic heavy cannabis use in humans. Two weeks after the final dose, the adult rats avoided the regions of the testing chamber where they had received injections, but the adolescents showed no such aversion. ... Also unlike the adults, the adolescents had lasting problems with short-term memory."
When it comes to sex, the analogies between rats and humans are "profound," James Pfaus of Montreal's Concordia University told The New York Times. "It's not simply instinctual for them," he said. "Rats know what good sex is and what bad sex is. And when they have
reason to anticipate great sex, they give you every indication they're looking forward to it. ... The good thing about rats is, they don't lie."
И еще из сегодняшней газеты
Aug. 3rd, 2007 08:38 pmОтнимите у меня "Глоб энд Мэйл" - совершенно не дает работать. Хуже ЖЖ, чесслово.
"...Canada's leading good-bad poet, James Gay. After penning many amusing verses in Guelph, Ont., Gay died in 1891. But he did compose this immortal couplet: "All hail our Great Queen in her Regalia,/ One foot in Canada, the other in Australia!"
"...Canada's leading good-bad poet, James Gay. After penning many amusing verses in Guelph, Ont., Gay died in 1891. But he did compose this immortal couplet: "All hail our Great Queen in her Regalia,/ One foot in Canada, the other in Australia!"