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NCBI ROFL is the brainchild of Meredith Carpenter and Lillian Fritz-Laylin, two Molecular and Cell Biology graduate students at UC Berkeley. Follow us on twitter: @ncbirofl Check out our new blog: http://pwnedexperiments.blogspot.com, featuring owned, pwned, and failed science!

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NCBI ROFL: Do men prefer redder va-jay-jays?

Discoblog | May 11th, 2012 in NCBI ROFL, penis friday | 1 Comment

NCBI ROFL: Female chimps choose their sex noises depending on the audience.

Discoblog | May 10th, 2012 in fun with animals, NCBI ROFL, scientist...or perv? | 2 Comments

NCBI ROFL: The effects of caffeine, dextroamphetamine, and modafinil on humor appreciation during sleep deprivation.

Discoblog | May 9th, 2012 in eat me, NCBI ROFL, science or human rights violation? | No comments

NCBI ROFL: Scientific proof that milk is better on cereal than water.

Discoblog | May 8th, 2012 in analysis taken too far, eat me, NCBI ROFL, rated G | 15 Comments

NCBI ROFL: Do women prefer more complex music around ovulation?

Discoblog | May 7th, 2012 in feelings shmeelings, how is babby formed?, NCBI ROFL | 3 Comments

NCBI ROFL: Women’s sexual and emotional responses to male- and female-produced erotica.

Discoblog | May 4th, 2012 in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, scientist...or perv? | 7 Comments

NCBI ROFL: PhDs agree: bees see like me!

Discoblog | May 3rd, 2012 in fun with animals, NCBI ROFL | 1 Comment

NCBI ROFL: The identification of attractive volatiles in aged male mouse urine.

Discoblog | May 2nd, 2012 in fun with animals, ha ha poop, NCBI ROFL, smell you later | No comments

NCBI ROFL: Imitating mickey mouse can be dangerous.

Discoblog | May 1st, 2012 in NCBI ROFL, rated G, ridiculous titles | 4 Comments

NCBI ROFL: The dangers of intense hand drumming.

Discoblog | April 30th, 2012 in health issues I wish I didn't know about, NCBI ROFL | No comments

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Discoblog is DISCOVER's compendium of quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. It's written by Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross. Email tips and suggestions to vgreenwood [at] discovermagazine [dot] com.

Discoblog also includes the daily feature NCBI ROFL, in which two prone-to-distraction grad students post real scientific articles with funny subjects. Email your tips to ncbirofl [at] gmail.com. Follow the ROFL feed here.
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