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Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu.


Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.


Psychologist studies how product messages influence our willingness to pay

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As retailers bombard holiday shoppers with a blizzard of product bargains and layaway options, they should probably be concerned with the power of the words being used to promote their products to consumers. ...


Iowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels

Scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neal Iverson opened his laboratory's walk-in freezer and said the one-of-a-kind machine inside could help scientists understand how glaciers slide across their beds. And that could help researchers predict ...


Iowa State University researcher discovers key to vital DNA, protein interaction

Researchers discover key to vital DNA, protein interaction

Biology / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant cell, opening up the possibility for what the scientist ...


Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Hira offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Personal finance professor offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An October survey of 3,800 consumers by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that more than two thirds (68 percent) planned to pay in cash for their holiday purchases this year, ...


ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents often find themselves in a holiday quandary when deciding on which video games to purchase for their kids. They know that their children want video games, but they also want to ensure ...


Good hygiene goes a long way toward keeping pets, people healthy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People may not be the only ones susceptible to the H1N1 virus this year - family pets also can fall victim to the influenza.


The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.


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Reference Genome of Maize Published (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science reveal ...



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