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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Researchers Find Proteins That Help Plants Survive Drought

In a study that promises to fill in the fine details of the plant world’s blueprint for surviving drought, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 08/25 at 01:23 PM
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Pee Power: Turning Wastewater into Electricity

An innovative new venture has set out to basically turn urine into electricity.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/25 at 12:33 PM
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Most Men with Genital Piercings are White, Middle Class

The average man with a genital piercing is 31, white, heterosexual, college-educated and earns more than $36,000 a year.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/25 at 12:07 PM
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Friday, August 20, 2010

Astronomers Have Devised a New Method for Measuring Dark Energy

Astronomers use Einstein’s gravitational lensing to learn more about the greatest puzzle of our universe - dark energy.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 08/20 at 08:40 AM
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Mutant Tumor Behavior May Expose Weakness for Treatment

Malignant gliomas are the most common subtype of primary brain tumor – and one of the deadliest.  But researchers have discovered a certain mutation that may expose a weakness to target for treatment.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/17 at 02:43 PM
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Predicting Nanoparticle Interactions in Human Bodies

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method for predicting the ways nanoparticles will interact with biological systems – including the human body.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 08/17 at 08:51 AM
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Monday, August 16, 2010

Seafood Samples from Gulf of Mexico Tested for Oil Traces on TV

A reporter with “Good Morning America” and researchers at Texas Tech University found no evidence of petroleum hydrocarbons on a sample of seafood from areas of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the BP oil spill.  More science needed, say researchers, after testing for oil in seafood from Bastian Bay, La.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/16 at 03:59 PM
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Monday, August 16, 2010

Social Media Tips for Students: Ryerson University Experts

Using social media tools to connect with friends and family is part of many students’ daily routine. But blogs and tweets can also be used as a way to enhance students’ university experience as well. Ryerson University experts serve up these social media tips for tech-savvy students:

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/16 at 08:58 AM
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Thursday, August 05, 2010

Experts and Sources on Same-Sex Marriage, CA Prop 8 Ruling

Newswise has a feature channel on same-sex marriage with experts and sources on the issue, including the recent development of the judicial ruling against proposition 8 in California.  See the full post for links and summaries of these resources.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 08/05 at 01:31 PM
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Thursday, August 05, 2010

A “Crystal Ball” for Predicting the Effects Of Global Climate Change

In trying to predict how species will respond to climate change caused by global warming, researchers and scientists are turning to comparative physiology, a sub-discipline of physiology that studies how different organisms function and adapt to diverse and changing environments. By comparing different species to each other, as well as to members within a species that live in different environments, researchers are learning which physiologic features establish environmental optima and tolerance limits. This approach gives the scientific community a “crystal ball” for predicting the effects of global warming, according to George N. Somero, Associate Director of Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 08/05 at 12:02 PM
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