Dispensary Corner 09 Aug 11
August 9, 2011
HERE’S a fascinating scientific
research project.
Chemists at the federal
Department of Sustainability and
Environment are working to
produce an artificial version of
wild dog urine, in the hope it can
be used to keep dingoes away
from precious livestock.
The idea is based on the
premise that pheromones in
dingo wee create a so-called “bio
boundary” marking out territory,
which other wild canines are then
unwilling to cross.
“You can use this non-lethal
barrier to keep animals out of
where people don’t want them -
in their back yards or those sort of
urban areas where towns are
encroaching into the bush, or on a
farm where there are sheep,” said
senior government researcher
Alan Robley.
The project involves collecting
urine from dingoes in zoos across
the country, and then analysing
its molecular signature so it can
be recreated.
NO wonder there’s a market for
bunion plasters.
A survey of British women has
found that those with large feet
are ashamed of stepping out in
appropriately sized footwear.
The poll, conducted by the
Debenhams department store,
found that 82% of women with
size 8 or 9 feet were embarrassed
to tell shop assistants their size
when at the shops - and more
than a third said they strongly
disliked taking their shoes off in
public.
A Debenhams spokeswoman
said the research had been
undertaken following a trend
toward shopping for shoes via the
internet.
“Buying shoes online can be a
tricky feat which is why we
decided to ask women why they
were doing it behind closed doors.
“We were surprised to learn
that a case of cold feet was
behind it all,” she quipped.
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