Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities
Getting resistance to the latest biotype of greenbug or rust in wheat may require some bridge building. "We're looking for new unique sources of resistance to var...Survival of the selfless - scientists find cheats don't always prosper
Selfishness is not necessarily the best survival trait for microorganisms, according to researchers studying the comparative effectiveness of 'cheating' and 'cooperating' strains of yeast. Writing in the journal Nature today, the team reports that studies of lab-grown yeast populations suggest the benefits of cheating are eventually counterbalanced by the costs. This contradicts classic ev...Pollutant haze heats the Arctic
Arctic climate already is known to be particularly prone to global warming caused by industrial and automotive emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Now, a University of Utah study finds a surprising new way society's pollutants warm the far north: the Arctic's well-known haze ?made of particulate pollution from mid-latitude cities ?mixes with thin clouds, making them better abl...Sports cheats beware -- new test detects previously undetectable drug
Injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned, and tests exist that can detect injected hormones. Injecting synacthen, which stimulates the body to produce extra amounts of its own corticosteroid hormones is also banned. But until now there has been no test that could detect it in a blood sample. That has just changed. Research published...Wireless advances in Madison, heats up in Waukesha
An initial coverage area of 10 square miles, including the isthmus and the Alliant Energy Center, is operational and available for testing. And until April 1, it's free, as...Act 255 heats up angel investment in 2005, though VC involvement lags
Wisconsin's decision to give tax credits to investors in early-stage companies has shown results in its first calendar year, especially for individual investors. Angel investors have so far applied for $1.8 million of the $3 million in available tax credits for 2005, state Department of Commerce figures show. But of the $3.5 million in tax credits available to venture capitalists, almost...Differences in brain pattern among liars and cheats in comparison to honest people
Neuroscientists have now identified different patterns of brain organization between normal people and people who cheat or lie constantly. Liars have been found to have less gray matter// and more white matter in their prefrontal cortex and certain abnormalities have been revealed in area that controls higher thinking. Gray matter consists of the cells that do the thinking (is also held...Sports Cheats Beware - New Test To Detect Synacthen Found
Until now there has been no test that could detect synacthen, which when injected simulates the body to produce extra amounts of its own corticosteroid. This is// most common in sports where sports cheaters use these injections as a performance-enhancing tool. Synacthen and injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned. Though some t...Improved Wheats Could Reduce Magnesium Deficiencies: Research
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have reported that the newly developed low-phytate breeding// lines of wheat have been found to produce flour with 25% more magnesium than commercial varieties. Edward J. Souza, research leader of the ARS Soft Wheat Quality Research Unit at Wooster, Ohio and colleagues Mary J. Guitteri and Karen M. Peterson at the University of Idaho Res...$1 Million Unpaid Bills by Health Care Cheats at Waikato Hospital
There are $1 million worth unpaid bills pending at the Waikato hospital owed by the health care cheats . These cheats are those patients who use the taxpayer-funded health care facilities to which they are not eligible as they are not the citizens of New Zealand nor do they hold a valid New Zealand passport. These patients use the free services which are meant only for the tax paying...