Auxin tells shoots to grow away from the ground and toward light and water. Charles Darwin conducted early experiments that showed how auxin affects plant…
The etiology of these desires is multifactorial and a result of complex interactions with the environment. Adoption and twin studies have shown that the use of…
NCAR plans to provide up to 4.5 million processor-hours of BlueGene/L computing annually to researchers who have received computing grants from the National…
“On exploration missions, quick, self tests could allow astronauts to assess how they are functioning from a cognitive performance standpoint as it relates to…
In the late Paleozoic Era, with atmospheric oxygen levels reaching record highs, some insects evolved into giants. When oxygen levels returned to lower levels,…
Their latest research reveals that impaired energy production in heart muscle may underlie heart failure in some hypertensive patients. The researchers assert…
The study, which highlights the role of mitochondrial genome variation in the pathogenesis of common diseases, is published online in Genome Research…
New research shows that industrial development in North America between 1850 and 1950 greatly increased the amount of black carbon–commonly known as soot–…
More than a mile beneath the Atlantic’s surface, roughly halfway between New York and Portugal, seawater rushing through the narrow gullies of an underwater…
This forecasting system is scheduled to be ready in time for the Olympic Games in China in August 2008. Although it will initially benefit the sailing…
Many cancer survivors are willing to return to work after defeating their illness. However, there remains a possibility that due to their illness they will…
Currently in the UK around two-thirds of planning applications for wind farms are rejected. Concerns over the impact wind farms will have on local residents…
A research team led by Rothamsted Research has used a weather-based model developed to predict the start and severity of epidemics of phoma stem canker, a…
This first phase of the contract will run for 9-months, culminating in a preliminary mission design. The contract includes a package of training by SSTL and…
In the case of Escherichia coli, the bacteria studied, this is as much as 1,000 times higher than previously believed. The study also suggests that many more…
Scientists think that the secret lies beneath the crust, in the slippery asthenosphere. In order for the mantle to convect and the plates to slide they require…
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