Yellowstone microbes fueled by hydrogen, according to U. of Colorado study
Microbes living in the brilliantly coloredhot springs of Yellowstone National Park use primarily hydrogen forfuel, a discovery University of Colorado at Boulder researchers saybodes well for life in extreme environments on other planets and couldadd to understanding of bacteria inside the human body.A team of CU-Boulder biologists led by Professor Norman Pace, one ofthe world's leading expe...Past droughts geographically widespread in the West, according to tree-ring data
When it's dry, it's dry all over, according to a new analysis of more than 400 years of annual streamflow in the Upper Colorado and Salt and Verde river basins. By using data from tree rings, University of Arizona researchers conclude that water supply for those western rivers fluctuated in synchrony during periods of severe drought. The study goes back almost 800 years in the Salt-Verde b...Brain networks change according to cognitive task
Using a newly released method to analyze functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated that the interconnections between different parts of the brain are dynamic and not static. This and other findings answer longstanding debates about how brain networks operate to solve different cognitive tasks. They are presented in the current (June 1) iss...Morning grogginess more debilitating than sleep deprivation, according to CU-Boulder study
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows that people who awaken after eight hours of sound sleep have more impaired thinking and memory skills than they do after being deprived of sleep for more than 24 hours. The study showed test subjects had diminished short-term memory, counting skills and cognitive abilities during the groggy period upon awakening known as sleep inertia, sa...Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings
Ecosystems containing many different plant species are not only more productive, they are also better able to withstand and recover from climate extremes, pests and disease over long periods of time. These findings, published in the June 1 issue of Nature, are the culmination of 12 years of experiments conducted by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology at the University of Minnesota,...IT outsourcing according to Tom Koulopoulos, part 2
After his keynote at the WTN: You have spoken about outsourcing as a way of distributing the risk of development to other organizations. But does...IT outsourcing according to Tom Koulopoulos, part 1
Global consultant Tom Koulopoulos said at the this month that companies should identify information technology work they do that does not support their core competency and push it outside of the organization. As you might expect, a discussion of outsourcing versus doing work in house raises a lot of questions, so WTN followed up wit...Dairy products not the devil in weight gain: according to a new study
Contradictory to previous bulky claims a new study claims that calcium intake was not associated with weight gain in men over a 12-year period. //This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 19,000 and above healthy men aged 40-75 years who were enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study were taken as the study sample. An evaluation on the link and...Results of Clinical Trials Vary According to Source of Funding
It has been found that cardiovascular clinical trials published between 2000 and 2005 varied in their results depending on whether they were funded by for-profit //organizations or by not-for-profit organizations.These were the finding of a study in the May 17 issue of JAMA. Surveys of randomized trials published between 1990 and 2000 raised awareness in the medical community that tri...