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Scientists Discover Genetic Key To Growing Hardier, More Productive Pl
A team of plant biologists has discovered an overlooked genetic key to growing plants that are more productive, more drought-resistant and better able to grow in soils low in nutrients. Their findings may prompt biology textbook changes and have implications for increased world food production and global reforestation efforts. The findings are particularly relevant for farmers in areas prone to drought and in developing countries that lack irrigation systems and money for expensive fertilizers. Los Pobladores 200: Descendents of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angel
Website of this group "the primary goal [of which] was to locate and organize present day descendants of the original founding families of Los Angeles."Features details about group activities (such as the annual history walk on September 4, the date of the founding of Los Angeles), and an archive with names and brief histories of founding families and the soldiers who escorted them to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles. Gallery: Night of the Living Tech
You sent us photos of your best Wired costumes. We picked the best ones for our horrifying Halloween post-mortem. Novel Enzyme Offers New Look At Gene Regulation
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have purified a novel protein and have shown it can alter gene activity by reversing a molecular modification previously thought permanent. Cholesterol-regulating Genes Identified
Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how cholesterol levels are regulated. Researchers have identified 20 genes that are involved in this process. Besides giving scientists a better idea of where to look to uncover the mechanisms that ensure cholesterol balance is maintained, the discovery could lead to new treatments for cholesterol-related diseases. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Higher In 'Heavy' Teens With Insulin Resis
Obesity and insulin resistance are a menacing tag team that fuels cardiovascular risk factors in teens, according to a study reported in an obesity-themed issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Improved Molecular Switch Could Serve As Sensor, Medical Tool
Improving significantly on an early prototype, Johns Hopkins University researchers have found a new way to join two unrelated proteins to create a molecular switch, a nanoscale "device"in which one biochemical partner controls the activity of the other. Lab experiments have demonstrated that the new switch performs 10 times more effectively than the early model and that its "on-off"effect is repeatable. Ocean Temperature Predicts Spread Of Marine Species
Scientists can predict how the distance marine larvae travel varies with ocean temperature -- a key component in conservation and management of fish, shellfish and other marine species -- according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Primates' social intelligence overestimated: Primates groom others if
The grooming behavior displayed by primates is due to less rational behavior than often thought. According to a computer model, one basic rule explains all possible grooming patterns: individuals will groom others if they're afraid they'll lose from them in a fight. Wired News Writer Faked Info
We pull three stories after the author admits to creating a false e-mail address for an article source. Wired News staff reports.
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