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-two in Australia and one in North America- BELLEVILLE, ON, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it is launching three new products: Cue-Mare(®) and Tri-Otic(TM) Ointment in Australia, and PERIDAN® Concentrate in North America. About Cue-Mare(®) Cue-Mare(®) is the equine version of the Company's bovine product Cue-Mate(®),...

Scientists have caught male topi antelopes in the act of faking fear in front of females in heat as a way to improve their chances of having sex.The male antelopes, observed in southwest Kenya, send a false signal that a predator is nearby only when females in heat are in their territories. When the females react to the signal, they remain in the territory long enough for some males to fit in a quick mating opportunity.The signal in this case, an alarm snort, is not a warning to other...

Gene changes how mice respond to natural flux of hormones in their estrous cycleScientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rockefeller University researchers detail experiments in mice showing that a common human variant of the gene...

The low timbre and enticing vibrations of a deep voice have long been considered a key element of male attractiveness. Now it seems that it's not just human females that appreciate a husky vocalization.Research published this month in PLoS One, an online scientific journal, has shown that female fallow deer are attracted to a deep call. Data taken from a deer herd in Phoenix Park, Dublin indicates that the males with high dominance status also have the deepest "˜groans' (the name of the...