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Where Do You Stand? Research Shows Clues In Rules Of The Wild
If you wonder where you stand in the social pecking order at work, home and in the community, a little known group of primates found only in the highlands of Ethiopia may offer some clues.
If you wonder where you stand in the social pecking order at work, home and in the community, a little known group of primates found only in the highlands of Ethiopia may offer some clues.
Animal Behavior
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:46am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:46am
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Oatmeal's health claims strongly reaffirmed, science shows
A new scientific review of the most current research shows the link between eating oatmeal and cholesterol reduction to be stronger than when the FDA initially approved the health claim's appearance on food labels in 1997.
A new scientific review of the most current research shows the link between eating oatmeal and cholesterol reduction to be stronger than when the FDA initially approved the health claim's appearance on food labels in 1997.
Health
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Study: Prairie grass can produce ethanol
New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
Energy
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Research sheds light on the mechanics of gene transcription
The molecular machinery behind gene transcription -- the intricate transfer of information from a segment of DNA to a corresponding strand of messenger RNA -- isn't stationed in special "transcription factories" within a cell nucleus
The molecular machinery behind gene transcription -- the intricate transfer of information from a segment of DNA to a corresponding strand of messenger RNA -- isn't stationed in special "transcription factories" within a cell nucleus
Molecular Biology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Prairie grass energy boost studied in the field
Switchgrass, a prairie grass that sways around the borders of many US fields, offers 540% more energy than the energy sown into it, research has shown. The renewable fuel should be seriously considered as a low-greenhouse-gas, high-energy biofuel source, the researchers say.
Switchgrass, a prairie grass that sways around the borders of many US fields, offers 540% more energy than the energy sown into it, research has shown. The renewable fuel should be seriously considered as a low-greenhouse-gas, high-energy biofuel source, the researchers say.
There's a Men's Route And a Women's Route
Research Tries to Explain Why the Sexes Choose Different Strategies to Get From A to B
Research Tries to Explain Why the Sexes Choose Different Strategies to Get From A to B
Neuroscience
Source: Washington Post
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Washington Post
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:13am
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Mini 'stress tests' could help condition heart to survive major attack
People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Healthcare
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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Gene Therapy Can Reduce Long-term Drinking Among Rodents
Just as the risk of developing alcoholism is strongly influenced by genetic factors, mutations in gene coding -- such as the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2*2) allele -- also appear to protect against the risk. Scientists have only just begun to apply gene-therapy techniques to the alcohol-research field.
Just as the risk of developing alcoholism is strongly influenced by genetic factors, mutations in gene coding -- such as the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2*2) allele -- also appear to protect against the risk. Scientists have only just begun to apply gene-therapy techniques to the alcohol-research field.
Healthcare
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:12pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:12pm
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Daytime sleep improves memory consolidation
A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found.
A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found.
Neuroscience
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 11:49am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 11:49am
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Predator Pressures Maintain Bees' Social Life
The complex organisation of some insect societies is thought to have developed to such a level that these animals can no longer survive on their own. New research suggests that rather than organisational, genetic, or biological complexity defining a 'point of no return' for social living, pressures of predation create advantages to not living alone.
The complex organisation of some insect societies is thought to have developed to such a level that these animals can no longer survive on their own. New research suggests that rather than organisational, genetic, or biological complexity defining a 'point of no return' for social living, pressures of predation create advantages to not living alone.
Animal Behavior
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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LSU and Ohio State battle on football field, collaborate in research field
LSU and Ohio State University will battle for the BCS National College Football Championship in the Superdome early next week, but if the game was held in the Louisiana wetlands instead, the entire field would disappear before halftime. Louisiana’s wetlands are being lost at the rate of approximately one football field every 38 minutes.
LSU and Ohio State University will battle for the BCS National College Football Championship in the Superdome early next week, but if the game was held in the Louisiana wetlands instead, the entire field would disappear before halftime. Louisiana’s wetlands are being lost at the rate of approximately one football field every 38 minutes.
Ecology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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FOXO Factor Promotes Survival Of Oxygen-deprived Cancer Cells
Scientists report that an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor may have both positive and negative effects on the growth of tumors, depending on whether or not the tumor cells have enough oxygen. The research provides critical new information about how normal cells and cancer cells survive under stress.
Scientists report that an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor may have both positive and negative effects on the growth of tumors, depending on whether or not the tumor cells have enough oxygen. The research provides critical new information about how normal cells and cancer cells survive under stress.
Cancer
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:18am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:18am
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Surprise: That Interstellar Disco Ball Is Still Sparkling
A joint Japanese-American research team has found an odd beastie in deep space – a white dwarf expected to be as dead as an interstellar doornail, but which in fact is giving off powerful pulsar-like energy.
A joint Japanese-American research team has found an odd beastie in deep space – a white dwarf expected to be as dead as an interstellar doornail, but which in fact is giving off powerful pulsar-like energy.
Climate Change Put Big Chill on Neandertals, Study Says
Neandertals in western Europe were ravaged by an increasingly hostile climate rather than an invasion of modern humans, according to new research.
Neandertals in western Europe were ravaged by an increasingly hostile climate rather than an invasion of modern humans, according to new research.
Evolution
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:18am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:18am
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Drug companies spend more money on you than they spend targeting disease
The pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on the marketing and promotion of drugs than on research and development, according to a new analysis in this week's PLoS Medicine.
The pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on the marketing and promotion of drugs than on research and development, according to a new analysis in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Healthcare
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market
A new Internet database lets users generate on-the-fly citation statistics of published research papers for free. The tool also calculates papers' impact factors using a new algorithm similar to PageRank, the algorithm Google uses to rank web pages.
A new Internet database lets users generate on-the-fly citation statistics of published research papers for free. The tool also calculates papers' impact factors using a new algorithm similar to PageRank, the algorithm Google uses to rank web pages.
Research
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Proofreading protein production
Even small mistakes made by cells during protein production can have profound disease effects, but the processes cells use to correct mistakes have been challenging to decipher. Recent work by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, however, has uncovered two surprising new methods for such editing.
Even small mistakes made by cells during protein production can have profound disease effects, but the processes cells use to correct mistakes have been challenging to decipher. Recent work by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, however, has uncovered two surprising new methods for such editing.
Molecular Biology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Cyclists' cellphones help monitor air pollution
Cellphones used by bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, and beaming the data back to a research lab.
Cellphones used by bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, and beaming the data back to a research lab.
Environment
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Scientists look to sperm to power nanobots
A tiny assembly line that powers the whip-like tail of sperm could be harnessed to send future nanobots or other tiny medical devices zooming around the human body, according to a preliminary research report.
A tiny assembly line that powers the whip-like tail of sperm could be harnessed to send future nanobots or other tiny medical devices zooming around the human body, according to a preliminary research report.
Technology
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Handling Pesticides Associated With Greater Asthma Risk In Farm Women
New research on farm women has shown that contact with some commonly used pesticides in farm work may increase their risk of allergic asthma.
New research on farm women has shown that contact with some commonly used pesticides in farm work may increase their risk of allergic asthma.
Health
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:02pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:02pm
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Pbx-1 and Prep-1 are important key to regulating immune response
A research team at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has identified two genes that may be crucial to the production of an immune system cytokine called interleukin-10 (IL-10).
A research team at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has identified two genes that may be crucial to the production of an immune system cytokine called interleukin-10 (IL-10).
Molecular Biology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:01pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:01pm
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New research tools are too complex for easy answers,
Scientists who study cancer may be prone to drawing simplistic conclusions from the powerful molecular tools now available because they don’t appreciate how complex the data is that is being generated, said a team of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers in the January issue of Nature Reviews Cancer.
Scientists who study cancer may be prone to drawing simplistic conclusions from the powerful molecular tools now available because they don’t appreciate how complex the data is that is being generated, said a team of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers in the January issue of Nature Reviews Cancer.
Research
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:39pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:39pm
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Miscarriage And Abortion Triple Chances Of Future Low Birthweight Babies
Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests new research.
Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests new research.
Health
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 23, 2007, 4:37pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 23, 2007, 4:37pm
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Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
The past year has been both tempestuous and exciting--from pet food, E. coli and toy poisoning scares to political fireworks over embryonic stem cell research to forest fires ravaging California.
The past year has been both tempestuous and exciting--from pet food, E. coli and toy poisoning scares to political fireworks over embryonic stem cell research to forest fires ravaging California.
Why Don't We Get Cancer All The Time?
The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research.
The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research.
Cancer
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:49pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:49pm
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Nerve system link to PMS misery
Women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) may have a permanently depressed nervous system, research suggests.
Women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) may have a permanently depressed nervous system, research suggests.
Health
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Duetting birds found to be unfaithful
Birds that sing in harmonious duets with one another have always been considered monogamous partners, with the singing thought to help in building faithful relationships. Now, research has shown at least that one such species sleeps around.
Birds that sing in harmonious duets with one another have always been considered monogamous partners, with the singing thought to help in building faithful relationships. Now, research has shown at least that one such species sleeps around.
Animal Behavior
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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'Jekyll And Hyde' Bacteria Offer Pest Control Clue
New research at York has revealed so-called ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides.
New research at York has revealed so-called ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides.
Microbiology
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Moon is younger and more Earth-like than thought
It's a good thing the Moon doesn't have any feelings to hurt. New research suggests it is actually 30 million years younger than anyone had thought, and that it is merely a 'chip off the old block' of Earth rather than being made up of the remnants of a Mars-sized body that slammed into Earth billions of years ago.
It's a good thing the Moon doesn't have any feelings to hurt. New research suggests it is actually 30 million years younger than anyone had thought, and that it is merely a 'chip off the old block' of Earth rather than being made up of the remnants of a Mars-sized body that slammed into Earth billions of years ago.
Space
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:34am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:34am
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Parents Show Bias In Sibling Rivalry, Says Study
Most parents would hotly deny favouring one child over another but new research suggests they may have little choice in the matter.
Most parents would hotly deny favouring one child over another but new research suggests they may have little choice in the matter.
Animal Behavior
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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