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By JOHN MILLER Associated Press Writer BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium...
Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed.
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin-a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes-and core body temperature.
EUREKALERT Contact: Kosta Schinarakis k.schinarakis@fz-juelich.de Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon (USA), the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD...
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...
A new statistical technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois allows scientists to scan a genome for specific gene-regulatory regions without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant transcription factors.
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...
EUREKALERT Contact: Kara Capelli kcapelli@usgs.gov United States Geological Survey USGS at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Toxic dust: Toxins in coal-tar-based sealcoats in parking lots may be the culprit...
A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's Journal of Biological Chemistry,...
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.
