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From the Stacks: Science Odds ‘n Ends for Oct. 10
Oct 10th, 2008 by Central Archivist | Comments Off

In the realm of natural pharmacopeia, German researchers claim St. John’s Wort is as effective as Prozac in treating depression.  This news must be a real downer for Eli Lilly…

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For those suffering from a low of another sort comes the news that Horny Goat Weed (yeah, that’s what it’s called) offers an alternative to Viagra.  Anyone who’s hung around DC for any length of
time knows horny goats hold a special place in our hearts … and now evidently elsewhere.

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If you have an issue of the opposite sort, you might be interested to know researchers have identified the gene responsible for premature ejaculation.  The jokes just write themselves.

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And, should you navigate those particular hazards, you will be pleased to know women evidently pitch their voices higher to appear more feminine during their most fertile times of the month.  That could definitely come in handy…

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Not every female needs to go out of her way to attract a mate.  A blacktip shark in an aquarium in Virginia is evidently a virgin birth.

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That shark pup would have little use for a technique being developed in Great Britain to use DNA to determine a person’s surname.  The theory goes that those with the same surname are probably related.  Of course folks who are closely related may simply have all lived on the same postal route…

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