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How an Antarctic worm makes antifreeze and what that has to do with climate change
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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Two Brigham Young University researchers who just returned from Antarctica are reporting a hardy worm that withstands its cold climate by cranking out antifreeze. And when its notoriously dry home runs out ...
Video games linked to poor relationships with friends, family
Jan 23, 2009 |
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A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family - and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own findings.
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Older siblings get more attention
Feb 14, 2008 |
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A U.S. report said first-born children may attain more education and make more money because they get more parental attention.
DNA origami
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Researchers from Brigham Young University found how to shape customized segments of DNA into tiny letters that spell "BYU." This new method of DNA origami will appear in the aptly titled journal Nano Letters.
Benefit of a mentor: Disadvantaged teens twice as likely to attend college
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Adult mentors give teens a 50 percent greater likelihood of attending college.Mentorship by a teacher nearly doubles the odds of attending college for disadvantaged students.The students who need mentors the ...
Sugar + weed killer = potential clean energy source
Sep 29, 2009 |
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A spoonful of herbicide helps the sugar break down in a most delightful way.
Catching the common cold virus genome
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A new study by Brigham Young University researchers on the virus behind nearly half of all cold infections explains how and where evolution occurs in the rhinovirus genome and what this means for possible vaccines.
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
May 28, 2009 |
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When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 13, 2009 |
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According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.
Crushed bones reveal literal dino stomping ground
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Imagine the gruesome sound of bones snapping as a thirsty, 30-ton dinosaur tramples a heap of fresh carcasses on his way to a rapidly shrinking lake.
Elections study: Voters like fresh faces at polling places
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A new study shows counties can boost voters' trust in elections by making an investment in the human side of elections by recruiting new poll workers.
Babies understand dogs
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2009 |
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New research shows babies have a handle on the meaning of different dog barks - despite little or no previous exposure to dogs.
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