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Researchers find why nicotine in cigarettes may relieve anxiety in smokers 
Preclinical data suggests inactivation of a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors may be an effective strategy to help smokers quit without feeling anxious, according to Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
Preclinical data suggests inactivation of a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors may be an effective strategy to help smokers quit without feeling anxious, according to Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
Agriculture
Source: Virginia Commonwealth University
Posted on: Friday, Nov 09, 2012, 5:45pm
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Source: Virginia Commonwealth University
Posted on: Friday, Nov 09, 2012, 5:45pm
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Gene find turns soldier beetle defence into biotech opportunity
New antibiotic and anti-cancer chemicals may one day be synthesised using biotechnology, following CSIRO's discovery of the three genes that combine to provide soldier beetles with their potent predator defence system. CSIRO researchers, and a colleague at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, published details of the gene identification breakthrough and potential applications recently in the in
New antibiotic and anti-cancer chemicals may one day be synthesised using biotechnology, following CSIRO's discovery of the three genes that combine to provide soldier beetles with their potent predator defence system. CSIRO researchers, and a colleague at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, published details of the gene identification breakthrough and potential applications recently in the in
Agriculture
Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 08, 2012, 4:30pm
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Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 08, 2012, 4:30pm
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How bacteria talk to each other and our cells
Bacteria can talk to each other via molecules they themselves produce. The phenomenon is called quorum sensing, and is important when an infection propagates. Now, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are showing how bacteria control processes in human cells the same way. The results are being published in the journal PLOS Pathogens with Elena Vikström, researcher in Medical Mi
Bacteria can talk to each other via molecules they themselves produce. The phenomenon is called quorum sensing, and is important when an infection propagates. Now, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are showing how bacteria control processes in human cells the same way. The results are being published in the journal PLOS Pathogens with Elena Vikström, researcher in Medical Mi
Agriculture
Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 07, 2012, 10:00am
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Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 07, 2012, 10:00am
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Health project in India saved many mothers and children
Infant mortality has fallen by half, and the number of women who died from complications during pregnancy and childbirth by three-quarters. This is the result of a four-year health care project in one of India's poorest districts. "We're overjoyed that mortality could be reduced with relatively simple means like mobile health care centres. It was successful because pregnant women and new mothe
Infant mortality has fallen by half, and the number of women who died from complications during pregnancy and childbirth by three-quarters. This is the result of a four-year health care project in one of India's poorest districts. "We're overjoyed that mortality could be reduced with relatively simple means like mobile health care centres. It was successful because pregnant women and new mothe
Agriculture
Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Monday, Nov 05, 2012, 8:15am
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Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Monday, Nov 05, 2012, 8:15am
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Research brings us step closer to rollable, foldable e-Devices
The next generation of electronic displays – e-Readers, smartphones and tablets – is closer thanks to research out today from the University of Cincinnati.
The next generation of electronic displays – e-Readers, smartphones and tablets – is closer thanks to research out today from the University of Cincinnati.
Agriculture
Source: University of Cincinnati
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 01, 2012, 8:30am
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Source: University of Cincinnati
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 01, 2012, 8:30am
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Bananas could be future staple
Plants from the banana family could become a critical food source for millions as a result of global warming, say scientists analysing world food security.
Plants from the banana family could become a critical food source for millions as a result of global warming, say scientists analysing world food security.
Agriculture
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012, 7:55am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012, 7:55am
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Mining social media to discover vehicle defects
Can social media postings by consumers be a source of useful information about vehicle safety and performance defects for automobile manufacturers?
Can social media postings by consumers be a source of useful information about vehicle safety and performance defects for automobile manufacturers?
Agriculture
Source: Virginia Tech
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 25, 2012, 8:15am
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Source: Virginia Tech
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 25, 2012, 8:15am
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Most large treatment effects of medical interventions come from small studies
CHICAGO – In an examination of the characteristics of studies that yield large treatment effects from medical interventions, these studies were more likely to be smaller in size, often with limited evidence, and when additional trials were performed, the effect sizes became typically much smaller, according to a study in the October 24/31 issue of JAMA.
CHICAGO – In an examination of the characteristics of studies that yield large treatment effects from medical interventions, these studies were more likely to be smaller in size, often with limited evidence, and when additional trials were performed, the effect sizes became typically much smaller, according to a study in the October 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Agriculture
Source: JAMA and Archives Journals
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 4:15pm
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Source: JAMA and Archives Journals
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 4:15pm
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Developed Nations Pledge to Double Biodiversity Aid
But overall funding for nature conservation remains below estimated needs
But overall funding for nature conservation remains below estimated needs
Agriculture
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012, 9:27am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012, 9:27am
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Cholera discovery could improve antibiotic delivery
Three Simon Fraser University scientists are among six researchers who've made a discovery that could help improve antibiotic treatment of deadly bacteria. Lisa Craig, Christopher Ford and Subramaniapillai Kolappan, SFU researchers in molecular biology and biochemistry, have explained how Vibrio cholerae became a deadly pathogen thousands of years ago.
Three Simon Fraser University scientists are among six researchers who've made a discovery that could help improve antibiotic treatment of deadly bacteria. Lisa Craig, Christopher Ford and Subramaniapillai Kolappan, SFU researchers in molecular biology and biochemistry, have explained how Vibrio cholerae became a deadly pathogen thousands of years ago.
Agriculture
Source: Simon Fraser University
Posted on: Monday, Oct 22, 2012, 10:30am
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Source: Simon Fraser University
Posted on: Monday, Oct 22, 2012, 10:30am
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Conservation scientists look beyond greenbelts to connect wildlife sanctuaries
We live in a human-dominated world. For many of our fellow creatures, this means a fragmented world, as human conduits to friends, family, and resources sever corridors that link the natural world. Our expanding web of highways, cities, and intensive agriculture traps many animals and plants in islands and cul-de-sacs of habitat, held back by barriers of geography or architecture from reaching mat
We live in a human-dominated world. For many of our fellow creatures, this means a fragmented world, as human conduits to friends, family, and resources sever corridors that link the natural world. Our expanding web of highways, cities, and intensive agriculture traps many animals and plants in islands and cul-de-sacs of habitat, held back by barriers of geography or architecture from reaching mat
Ecology
Source: Ecological Society of America
Posted on: Friday, Oct 19, 2012, 1:15pm
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Source: Ecological Society of America
Posted on: Friday, Oct 19, 2012, 1:15pm
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Test Your Food IQ: Do We Need More Farms To Grow Fruits And Veggies For All?
We may be able to grow enough fruits and vegetables on land we already have if we're smart about how we do it, says World Wildlife Foundation expert Jason Clay. Take the James Beard Foundation's food quiz to see just how literate you are on this and other agriculture matters.
We may be able to grow enough fruits and vegetables on land we already have if we're smart about how we do it, says World Wildlife Foundation expert Jason Clay. Take the James Beard Foundation's food quiz to see just how literate you are on this and other agriculture matters.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 18, 2012, 9:48am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 18, 2012, 9:48am
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Organic Farming Increases Soil Quality
An analysis of 74 studies on the soils in fields under organic or conventional farming practices, found that over time the carbon content in the organic fields had significantly increased.
An analysis of 74 studies on the soils in fields under organic or conventional farming practices, found that over time the carbon content in the organic fields had significantly increased.
Agriculture
Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012, 8:25am
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Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012, 8:25am
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Mystery of nematode pest-resistant soybeans cracked by MU scientists
For 50 years, the world's soybean crop has depended on the use of cyst nematode resistant varieties of beans, but no one knew how these plants fought off the nematode pests. Now, the secrets of resistant soybean plants are finally coming to light. Surprisingly, one of the genes related to nematode resistance in soybeans also has been associated with human diseases including lymphocytic leukemia, s
For 50 years, the world's soybean crop has depended on the use of cyst nematode resistant varieties of beans, but no one knew how these plants fought off the nematode pests. Now, the secrets of resistant soybean plants are finally coming to light. Surprisingly, one of the genes related to nematode resistance in soybeans also has been associated with human diseases including lymphocytic leukemia, s
Agriculture
Source: University of Missouri-Columbia
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012, 10:30am
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Source: University of Missouri-Columbia
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012, 10:30am
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Video: The Marshmallow Study revisited - Delaying Gratification Depends as Much on Nurture as on Nature
For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later? Now a new study demonstrates that being able to delay gratification is influenced as much by the environment as by innate ability. Children who experienced reliable interactions imm
For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later? Now a new study demonstrates that being able to delay gratification is influenced as much by the environment as by innate ability. Children who experienced reliable interactions imm
Agriculture
Source: University of Rochester
Posted on: Friday, Oct 12, 2012, 8:45am
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Source: University of Rochester
Posted on: Friday, Oct 12, 2012, 8:45am
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Genetically modifying and patenting seeds isn't the answer
Instead of patenting genetic discoveries and making them artificially scarce, we should draw on traditional farming practices
Instead of patenting genetic discoveries and making them artificially scarce, we should draw on traditional farming practices
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 09, 2012, 8:09am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 09, 2012, 8:09am
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If Genetically Modified Apples Don't Brown, Can You Tell If They're Rotten?
Genetically modified apples that don't go brown could become the first transgenic apple varieties approved for sale in the U.S. Scientists say they're safe to eat, but the real question is, will consumers buy them?
Genetically modified apples that don't go brown could become the first transgenic apple varieties approved for sale in the U.S. Scientists say they're safe to eat, but the real question is, will consumers buy them?
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 27, 2012, 7:46am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 27, 2012, 7:46am
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Getting A More Svelte Salmon To Your Dinner Plate
Muscular fish like salmon, tuna and eel can benefit from more exercise in a farmed fish environment. New research and a new book are aiming to convince fish farmers that getting fish to swim faster will mean healthier products, less waste, and more profit.
Muscular fish like salmon, tuna and eel can benefit from more exercise in a farmed fish environment. New research and a new book are aiming to convince fish farmers that getting fish to swim faster will mean healthier products, less waste, and more profit.
Men and women are different in terms of genetic predispositions
We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases may differ from one individual to another
We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases may differ from one individual to another
Agriculture
Source: Universite de Geneve
Posted on: Friday, Sep 21, 2012, 8:30am
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Source: Universite de Geneve
Posted on: Friday, Sep 21, 2012, 8:30am
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Scientists: overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture endangers humans
Former FDA commissioner is among 150 scientists and 50 farmers calling on Congress to regulate antibiotic use
Former FDA commissioner is among 150 scientists and 50 farmers calling on Congress to regulate antibiotic use
Microbiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 20, 2012, 8:39am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 20, 2012, 8:39am
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Video: Scientists map the genomic blueprint of the heart
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have revealed the precise order and timing of hundreds of genetic "switches" required to construct a fully functional heart from embryonic heart cells—providing new clues into the genetic basis for some forms of congenital heart disease.
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have revealed the precise order and timing of hundreds of genetic "switches" required to construct a fully functional heart from embryonic heart cells—providing new clues into the genetic basis for some forms of congenital heart disease.
Agriculture
Source: Gladstone Institutes
Posted on: Friday, Sep 14, 2012, 12:45pm
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Source: Gladstone Institutes
Posted on: Friday, Sep 14, 2012, 12:45pm
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Tracking a Compost Killer
Gardeners in Vermont recently got a nasty surprise in their compost.
Gardeners in Vermont recently got a nasty surprise in their compost.
Agriculture
Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012, 8:45am
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Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012, 8:45am
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Researchers use 'banker plants' to help battle whitefly pests
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by using plants as storehouses for predatory insects that can migrate to cash crops and feed on the pests attacking those crops.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by using plants as storehouses for predatory insects that can migrate to cash crops and feed on the pests attacking those crops.
Agriculture
Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Research, Education and Economics
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012, 8:15am
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Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Research, Education and Economics
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012, 8:15am
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'I knew it all along, didn't I?' - Understanding hindsight bias
The fourth-quarter comeback to win the game. The tumor that appeared on a second scan. The guy in accounting who was secretly embezzling company funds. The situation may be different each time, but we hear ourselves say it over and over again: "I knew it all along."
The fourth-quarter comeback to win the game. The tumor that appeared on a second scan. The guy in accounting who was secretly embezzling company funds. The situation may be different each time, but we hear ourselves say it over and over again: "I knew it all along."
Agriculture
Source: Association for Psychological Science
Posted on: Friday, Sep 07, 2012, 11:00am
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Source: Association for Psychological Science
Posted on: Friday, Sep 07, 2012, 11:00am
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Drought Puts Modified Corn Seed to the Test
Three major seed producers are working on drought-resistant crops. The conditions this summer are providing a stern test.
Three major seed producers are working on drought-resistant crops. The conditions this summer are providing a stern test.
Agriculture
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Sep 07, 2012, 7:35am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Sep 07, 2012, 7:35am
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Popular kids in US and Mexico more likely to smoke, USC studies show
Be warned, popularity may cause lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. New research from the University of Southern California (USC) and University of Texas finds that popular students in seven Southern California high schools are more likely to smoke cigarettes than their less popular counterparts.
Be warned, popularity may cause lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. New research from the University of Southern California (USC) and University of Texas finds that popular students in seven Southern California high schools are more likely to smoke cigarettes than their less popular counterparts.
Agriculture
Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 06, 2012, 1:15pm
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Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 06, 2012, 1:15pm
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Corn Exports Shrivel as U.S. Ethanol Demand Grows
As the world’s biggest exporter of corn diverts more and more of its crop to make fuel, it’s sending less to the global marketplace.
As the world’s biggest exporter of corn diverts more and more of its crop to make fuel, it’s sending less to the global marketplace.
Agriculture
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 30, 2012, 8:05am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 30, 2012, 8:05am
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How methane becomes fish food
Methane is an organic carbon compound containing the fundamental building block of nearly all living material: carbon. It provides an important source of energy and nutrients for bacteria. Methane is produced in oxygen-free environments and is found in abundance at the bottom of lakes.
Methane is an organic carbon compound containing the fundamental building block of nearly all living material: carbon. It provides an important source of energy and nutrients for bacteria. Methane is produced in oxygen-free environments and is found in abundance at the bottom of lakes.
Agriculture
Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 8:30am
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Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 8:30am
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Curiosity Rover Busts Out the Telephoto Lens
Even better photographs of Mt. Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination.
Even better photographs of Mt. Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination.
Agriculture
Source: The Atlantic
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 7:31am
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Source: The Atlantic
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 7:31am
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The end of an era? Branding horses does not enable them to be identified
There are many reasons why it is important to be able to identify farm animals, horses and small companion animals. Unique identification marks are essential for ensuring the correctness of breeding programmes, for preventing the spread of disease and for eliminating the possibility of deceit in competitions or when animals are sold. The traditional method of marking larger farm animals relies o
There are many reasons why it is important to be able to identify farm animals, horses and small companion animals. Unique identification marks are essential for ensuring the correctness of breeding programmes, for preventing the spread of disease and for eliminating the possibility of deceit in competitions or when animals are sold. The traditional method of marking larger farm animals relies o
Agriculture
Source: University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna
Posted on: Monday, Aug 27, 2012, 8:45am
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Source: University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna
Posted on: Monday, Aug 27, 2012, 8:45am
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