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Omega-3 fatty acid on trial: Study to evaluate long-term effects on intelligence, behavior

University of Kansas researchers John Colombo and Susan Carlson have been awarded $2.5 million for the next five years of a 10-year, double-blind randomized controlled trial to determine whether prenatal nutritional supplementation ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Manipulating genes with hidden TALENs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A better understanding of gene function in model plant and animal systems could be used to develop useful traits in livestock and crop plants, and might someday lead to developments in stem ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors

(AP) -- Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created 9 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plants use circadian rhythms to prepare for battle with insects

In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, Rice University biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and make sophisticated preparations to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 7 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein libraries in a snap

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Rice University undergraduate will depart with not only a degree but also a possible patent for his invention of an efficient way to create protein libraries, an important component of biomolecular ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanotube therapy takes aim at breast cancer stem cells

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have again proven that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Dark plasmons' transmit energy

Microscopic channels of gold nanoparticles have the ability to transmit electromagnetic energy that starts as light and propagates via "dark plasmons," according to researchers at Rice University.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

UGA discovery uses 'fracture putty' to repair broken bone in days

Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies conducted in part by University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers show promise to significantly shorten the healing ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Scientists make strides toward fixing infant hearts

Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels. Their success offers hope that such stem cells may be used to grow ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hand counts of votes may cause errors, says new study

Hand counting of votes in postelection audit or recount procedures can result in error rates of up to 2 percent, according to a new study from Rice University and Clemson University.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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