Whether plant or animal, new genetic model can predict its future
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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Rongling Wu is out to prove Mark Twain clearly didn’t know a darn thing about genetics.
Maternal fish consumption aids infants in problem-solving
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Pregnant and nursing women should consume fish or take supplements with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, as a new study found that just a moderate amount of DHA significantly improves fetal and infant development of problem-solving ...
Better sleep may put Huntington's disease sufferers back on track
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Mice carrying the genetic mutation that causes Huntington's Disease (HD) showed marked improvements in alertness and their ability to learn after they were given drugs that put them to sleep.
In violent neighborhoods, adults too fearful to intervene with most young offenders
Jul 18, 2007 |
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A study of young, violent criminals in New York City found that they used fear and intimidation to keep adults from interfering with their criminal activities.
TB patient travel may have been illegal
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Local officials may have violated Georgia law when they allowed tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker to travel.
Conservative county OKs medical pot
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Conservative Orange County, Calif., will license the use of medical marijuana and issue ID cards to patients entitled to use it.
Researchers explore new method for early disease diagnosis
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Purdue University researchers worked with the Indiana University School of Medicine to establish a technique that provides a new approach for detecting a number of genetic disorders found in infants and young ...
Assessing levies for by-catch could fund conservation measures
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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Fishing industry lines accidentally catch so many seabirds and turtles that their populations are being threatened. One solution offered by a Cornell researcher and an Australian government scientist is to assess fines when ...
Researchers JAZ(zed) about plant resistance discovery
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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The mystery of how a major plant hormone works to defend plants against invaders has been revealed, thanks to collaborative research efforts by Michigan State University and Washington State University.
2006 Medal of Technology winners announced
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Five people have been identified as winners of the 2006 U.S. National Medals of Technology, which are to be presented during a White House ceremony next week.
Gene variant increases risk of blindness
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Researchers have found a gene variant that can more than double the risk of developing the degenerative eye disease, age-related macular degeneration.
Endeavour crew in pre-launch training
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The seven-member space shuttle Endeavour crew is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week for STS-118 pre-launch training.
