Morning Briefing: 24 September 2010

Gene limits learning and memory in mice [via Medical Daily] Scientists at Emory University’s School of Medicine have found that “deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible.” Mice without the gene were better able to remember objects and navigate [...]

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Morning Briefing: 20 September 2010

Gay Men Achieve World-Record Longest Kiss [via Gawker] Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello, students at The College of New Jersey, broke the Guinness World Record this weekend for the longest kiss — 33 straight hours of locking lips. Adult diapers are banned by Guinness, so the boys went through a cleanse to try and rid [...]

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Step Away From the Book, Sir

There’s disturbing news out of The New York Times. No, I’m not talking about the fact that an apparently popular Barnes & Noble across from Lincoln Center in Manhattan is closing due to escalating rent. No, I’m talking about the fact that it’s upsetting the people who spend time there reading without paying for the [...]

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