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It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

November 20, 2009

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal GENETICS (http://www.genetics.org), scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethylene.

High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

November 20, 2009

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension -- even during doctor's office visits -- increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology.

Saving the single cysteine: New antioxidant system found

November 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---We've all read studies about the health benefits of having a life partner. The same thing is true at the molecular level, where amino acids known as cysteines are much more vulnerable to damage when single than when paired up with other cysteines.

Smartphone app illuminates power consumption

November 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan.

CORRECTED: Survey of Science Bloggers for graduate researchers

November 20, 2009

Apologies - here is the link to the survey for folks who blog about science:

Click Here to take survey

Thanks!

A "shout out" for my favorite science education (ad)venture

November 20, 2009

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When Pittsburgh Voyager began its unique river-based educational programs, I was in academe and was asked to join its Board of Directors.

When I left my "day job" in 1996 to write full-time, it was time for someone else to take my spot on the Board.

But I still have a soft spot for the organization, which now has a new name that captures its spirit of experiential learning.

Help requested: Please take a survey on science blogging for my graduate research

November 20, 2009

Hi science bloggers - If you can spare 10-12 minutes, would you take my survey about the needs and habits of science bloggers? If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.

Universities of Science and Technology

November 20, 2009

Yujiang-Wu's picture

Most people believe that university is the cradle of science and technology. A lot of new universities have names like:
"University of Science and Technology"

Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

November 20, 2009

North Grafton, Mass., November 19, 2009 -- The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression

November 20, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) -- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth and progression to metastasis.



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