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Short Takes: News From All Over: March 17, 2005

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March 2005
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There's Nothing Sexier Than a . . . Nursing Mom?
By Jocelyn Selim, Biology & Medicine
Women with low libidos might have a new way to increase their sex drive: hang around breast-feeding mothers. Psychologists at the University of Chicago found that smelling the pheromones -- chemical compounds our bodies secrete to communicate with each other -- absorbed from the breasts of nursing women resulted in increased sexual motivation in other women. -- Grace Hanson
http://www.discover.com/web-exclusives/sexy-nursing-mom0209

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Lent and 'Pop' Theology
By Will Braun, Sojo.net
The Lenten season can be a great time to participate in what Braun calls 'practical liturgy:' scaling back on the consumerist excesses that we all fall victim to. He gives up brand-name soda, and in the process becomes more in tune with the abundance of Easter. -- Grace Hanson
http://tinyurl.com/3lkgv

New Research Opens a Window on the Minds of Plants
By Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor
Do plants think? The question is not new, but mounting evidence that certain plants can tell friend from foe, exert power over their surroundings, and plan their growth and migration patterns long in advance, have turned up the volume in this long-running biological debate. -- Leif Utne
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0303/p01s03-usgn.html

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