When it comes to public issues pertaining to science and technology, “talking it out” doesn’t…
Month: November 2010
Grad student simulates 100 years of farming to measure agriculture’s impact on land and water quality
A graduate student has used a detailed computer model to simulate, year-by-year, the effects of…
Combining radiation therapy, chemotherapy safely treats head and neck cancer patients, study finds
Stereotactic body radiotherapy, a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute…
Predictive power of dairy cattle methane models insufficient to provide sound environmental advice, study finds
Researchers have shown that current equations to predict methane production of cows are inaccurate. Sound…
Single shot of morphine has long lasting effects on testosterone levels, study finds
A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to…
Neutron stars may be too weak to power some gamma-ray bursts; Black holes may be power source
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts flash across the universe to signal the collapse of a massive star,…
Japan investigating China collision video (Reuters)
Reuters – Japan on Friday was investigating whether online video clips that appeared to show…
A ‘brand’ new world: Attachment runs thicker than money
Can you forge an emotional bond with a brand so strong that, if forced to…
Developmental dynamics of the maize leaf transcriptome
How developing plants build and regulate their solar reactors is still poorly understood. How many…
Insufficient vitamin D levels in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients linked to cancer progression and death
Researchers have found a significant difference in cancer progression and death in chronic lymphocytic leukemia…