http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when using a pen than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news172342232.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:54:46 EST news172342232 (PhysOrg.com) -- Children are increasingly unlikely to leave school with even the most basic knowledge of modern languages despite Government claims to the contrary, an independent study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news171222816.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:10:02 EST news171222816 (PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding how living cells originated and evolved into their present forms remains a fundamental research area in biology, one boosted in recent years by the introduction of new tools for genomic analysis. Now, researchers at MIT and Boston University have used such tools to put what they say is "the last nail in the coffin" for one theory about the origin of a basic structure in the cell. http://www.physorg.com/news159635938.html Biology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:19:47 EST news159635938 Mice lose their fear of territorial rivals when a tiny piece of their brain is neutralized, a new study reports. http://www.physorg.com/news155841607.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:20:33 EST news155841607 A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood: Basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, which was conducted by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, found that the school had to add 40 cents to every dollar of external grant support received by newly recruited scientists in order to achieve financial equilibrium. This is in contrast to support required for established scientists, which is considerably less. http://www.physorg.com/news150993162.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:32:42 EST news150993162 A spin out company from basic structural biology, Asterion Ltd., has led to new technology that provides a way of creating therapeutic proteins to tackle major diseases such as cancer, diabetes and infertility. The research was carried out at the University of Sheffield in laboratories supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This work is reported in the current edition of BBSRC Business, the quarterly research highlights magazine of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. http://www.physorg.com/news137324670.html Biology Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:44:30 EST news137324670