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MU researchers find missing link in plant defense against fungal disease

Scientists at the University of Missouri report on a discovery in a key component in the signaling pathway that regulates the production of phytoalexins to…

Studies and Analyses

Spring-Cleaning Your Mind: New Research on Memory Lapses

Lapses in memory occur more frequently with age, yet the reasons for this increasing forgetfulness have not always been clear. According to new research from…

Physics & Astronomy

'3-D towers' of information double data storage areal density

This greatly enhances the amount of data that can be stored in a magnetic storage device and provides a method to reach beyond a wall of physical limits that…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Testing Choices: Balancing Rational and Emotional Factors

Consumers decide whether to use mail-in genetic tests based on both rational and emotional reasons, a finding that adds to a growing body of health-care…

Studies and Analyses

Empowered Workers Are Better, More Productive Workers

“Empowerment is an effective approach for improving employee attitudes and work behaviors in a broad range of industries, occupations and geographic regions,”…

Earth Sciences

Hundreds of New Barrier Islands Discovered Worldwide

The researchers identified a total of 2,149 barrier islands worldwide using satellite images, topographical maps and navigational charts. The new total is…

Studies and Analyses

American Consumers’ Views on Debt: 2006 Case Study Insights

The findings were based on case studies conducted with 27 white, middle-class Americans in 2006. The researchers, Michelle Barnhart of Oregon State University…

Environmental Conservation

Reducing Ocean Mysteries will be the Legacy of the BP Oil Spill

Damage was catastrophic along the Gulf Coast states. Oil and tar balls washed ashore, fouling beaches and estuaries. Marine organisms, seen and unseen below…

Physics & Astronomy

Polarized Microscopy Technique Shows How Proteins Are Arranged

By harnessing the unique properties of polarized light, Rockefeller scientists have now developed a new technique that can help deduce the orientation of…

Life & Chemistry

Harnessing Stress Response to Target Cancer Cell Mitochondria

Their findings, published in the April issue of the Journal for Clinical Investigation, show how this combination approach kills tumor cells in both mouse…

Social Sciences

Questioning Race: Impact on Health Care Disparities

What race best describes your background? That one question, which appears on most paperwork for health care, could leave entire groups of people underserved…

Physics & Astronomy

UC Santa Barbara Theorists Crack LED Efficiency Challenge

“Identifying the root cause of the problem is an indispensable first step toward devising solutions,” says Chris Van de Walle, a professor in the Materials…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting IL-6: Biophysicist’s Breakthrough Against Cancer

An Ohio State biophysicist used a supercomputer to search thousands of molecular combinations for the best configuration to block a protein that can cause…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Solar Power: The Magic of Optical Batteries

The researchers found a way to make an “optical battery,” said Stephen Rand, a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,…

Life & Chemistry

Plants and Speciation: New Insights into Evolutionary Rates

The finding upends long-held thinking that plants' speciation rates are tied to the first development of a new physical trait or mechanism. The research has…

Physics & Astronomy

Ferromagnetism and Superconductivity: A Century of Innovation

Just in time for the 100th anniversary to commemorate the discovery of superconductivity by the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on April 8, 1911,…

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