Plants respond similarly to signals from friends, enemies
Two soil-dwelling strangers ?a friend and a foe ?approach a plant and communicate with it in order to enter a partnership. The friend wants to trade nitrogen for food. The foe is a parasite that wants to burrow in and harm the plant. In a new finding published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at North Carolina State University have found that the two strange...Surprising symbiosis: Glassy-winged sharpshooter eats with friends
Like a celebrity living on mineral water, the glassy-winged sharpshooter consumes only the dilute sap of woody plants--including grapevines in California, which is feverishly working to prevent the insect's flight into prized vineyards. Now, in a surprising study published in the June 6 issue of Public Library of Science Biology (PLoS Biology), researchers at The Institute for Genomic Res...Train your brain to hear your friends at a party
A major science prize was today awarded to a researcher who is looking for the region of the brain that helps us to hear someone in a noisy place, such as a party or bar, and is responsible for "training" the brain to hear better in these situations. Not being able to hear a person's voice in a noisy room and follow conversations is one of the most common problems for Britain's nine millio...Friendship can extend lifespan
More than family bonds, its friendship that can keep people have a long life//. An Australian research study have pointed out that the benefits of having friends do affect the health and emotional well being of people so much so that life expectancy can get significantly increased. The researchers had surveyed about 1500 people about their social contacts, in person or over...Teenagers Take More Risk-Taking Behaviors In The Company Of Same Sex Friends
Teenage drivers may take risk-taking behaviors, like over speeding, more in company of same sex friends than in company of friends of opposite sex. The study was published on-line edition of the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention. // The findings indicate that teen risky driving increases in the presence of teen passengers, particularly male teen passengers. But more...Friends of Earth Protest water Diversion Project ,Garrison-II.
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project's key agenda is to transfer water from the Missouri River to eastern North Dakota, especially heavily populated areas in the red river drainage basin. // The environmental groups are up in arms against this proposition, due to a perceptible risk of foreign biota filling up the river. Beatrice Olivastri, executive director of Friends of the Ear...TN College Students Make Friends With HIV Positive Persons
In a poignant move, students from colleges in Chennai have made friends with a HIV positive person on the occasion of World Friendship Day//. Each student accepted a HIV positive person as a friend and promised to deepen the friendship. "I came to know that these people are normal in a way. They should not be shunned from society. They too should be given an opportunity to be themselve...