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A reason why video games are hard to give up

.... Revenues from video games--even before the latest Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox systems emerged--surpass the money made from Hollywood films annually. A range of demographic groups plays video games, and key to understanding their enjoyment is the motivational pull of the games. Four groups o...

Recycled paper and compost could both be key tools to control plant disease

...isease control benefits. Professor Ralph Noble's latest research appears to add another ecological benefit. Early results from trials with conifers using compost made from paper waste shows that it is providing much the same disease suppressing effect as green compost made from plant waste. This provides...

Scientists work to identify genes that contribute to early heart attack risk

...sis begins in childhood and adolescence. Using the latest technology, scientists will screen tissue samples from the study looking for genetic variants that may predispose individuals to develop early atherosclerosis. "Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this study is the large number of genetic vari...

Found -- the apple gene for red

...oral Fellow with the team, Dr Adam Takos, used the latest molecular technology to measure how much particular genes were activated, or expressed, in apple skin as the fruit ripened and coloured. "Apple growers have always known that apple colour is dependant on light ?apples grown in darkness or even hea...

Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating

...ate of climate change caused by emissions." The latest findings on greenhouse gas emissions are supported...e past." Drs Raupach and Fraser presented their latest findings last week during the Annual Science Meeting at Tasmania's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution ...

Fire ant-attacking fly spreading rapidly in Texas

...traps will help BFL researchers identify where the latest phorid hotspots exist so that landowners can know where to bring fire ants from their property. Recently, the Texas Organization of Wildlife Management Associations adopted the initiative and plans to help promote the spreading of phorids by privat...

Eat less, weigh more? Enzyme makes lean mice 'susceptible' to dietary fat

...high-fat diet. The report, to be published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online the week of May 1, is based on the identification of a gene - CPT1c - the brain needs to manage body weight. According to the researchers, the CPT1c gene protects against weight ga...

Test reveals effectiveness of potential Huntington's disease drugs

...lls use to communicate with each other. In the latest UT Southwestern study, the researchers cultured striatal spiny neurons from the brains of mice genetically engineered to express the mutant human Huntington gene. As predicted, glutamate killed the Huntington's neurons, but the scientists also tested...

Plant-cell-produced technologies-cutting edge approach to bringing solutions to the market

... the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in poultry. The latest technology could be applied quite quickly to other diseases - with avian flu a prime target. This approval represents an innovative milestone for the company and the industry. The Dow AgroSciences Concert Plant-Cell-Produced System represents a new...

Important gene controlling tree growth and development found

...nts, trees display some key features. They are the latest flowering plants known ­ many trees do not form their first flower until they are 10-20 years old, sometimes even older! Trees also have the ability to cycle between growth and dormancy. This is a way to adopt to harsh winter conditions when the supp...

A rice future for Asia

...est in, or knowledge of, rice ?will learn the very latest scientific techniques in rice research and, more specifically, be convinced of how rice research can provide a brighter future for rice in the region. "We want them to understand that rice research is not some sleepy little scientific backwater, but...

Study provides first look at the 'birth' of a retina cell

...an Genetics, is senior author of both studies, the latest of which appears in the March 7 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). In PNAS, Swaroop's team reports that NRL is the earliest marker of rod precursors, or cells that are fated to become rods. They achieved this unique...

Female birds boost up their eggs when hearing sexy song

In a new study published in the latest issue of Ethology researchers show that female songbirds can alter the size of eggs and possibly the sex of their chicks according to how they perceive their mate's quality. The researchers played back attractive ("sexy") songs and less attractive ...

Trials for new drug to overcome HIV

...articles as they bud out from infected cells. The latest research, in which the virus was examined under a microscope, shows that the drug binds to the capsid protein at acrucial stage in its manufacture (Journal of Virology, vol 80, p 5716). Normally, the capsid protein is clipped apart from a major struc...

AIDS vaccine research offers new insights on survival

... School, and investigator at the NIAID VRC. "These latest findings now provide us with an important new way of looking at subpopulations of CD4 helper T-cells and suggest how they may be used as a marker to gauge the efficacy of these vaccines." The work was spearheaded by Letvin and his colleagues at the ...

NYU researchers decorate virus particles, showing potential to enhance MRI capabilities

...MRI) techniques. Their results are reported in the latest issue of Nano Letters. The study was conducted jointly by NYU's Department of Chemistry and the Department of Radiology at the NYU School of Medicine. The study is part of a collaborative discussion group between these departments called Molecular I...

Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads

...ector, Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw, said the latest research had given Australia more accurate information on diabetes and its consequences than that possessed by almost any other nation. "It also gives every Australian a clear indication of the increased risk they face of developing diabetes and its...

Ten years later, Dolly is still making headlines

...hcare. "At AAPS, we are committed to tackling the latest issues ?even the toughest issues ?and exposing our members to disparate points of view so they ?as the most highly trained scientists in the world ?can draw their own conclusions," said John Lisack, AAPS executive director. "With topics like cloning ...

Carnegie Mellon researchers discover key deficiencies in brains of people with autism

...bles to wire the parts of the brain together. This latest research shows for the first time that the abnormality in synchronization is related to the abnormality in the cabling. The results suggest that the connectivity among brain areas is among the central problems in autism. The researchers have also fou...

Tyrannosaur survivorship -- tough times for teens

...wo to almost 10 metres in total length. For this latest paper, Currie collaborated with Dr. Gregory Erickson from Florida State University to produce the first age-standardized ecological life table for a non-avian dinosaur population. They selected fibulae or metatarsals from individuals and used growth ...

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