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Researchers Discover New Way to Boost Grain Crops' Drought Tolerance
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside report the development of technology that increases the tolerance of grains crops to drought by decreasing the amount of an enzyme that is responsible for producing the plant hormone ethylene. Webcasters' Day of Silence: IsIt Working?
Early indications are that the webcasters Day of Silence protest is a success; but Congress needs to act. Scientists Catch Glimpse Of Platinum-based Complexes 'Walking' A Path
Do metal complexes casually stroll around certain molecules prior to chemical reactions? Scientists in the Organic Chemistry Department of the Weizmann Institute of Science have caught a glimpse of platinum-based complexes "walking"a path to their destinations. University Of Oregon Experts Create Online Resource For Green Chemistr
University of Oregon experts have created a unique online teaching resource for green chemistry. Boarding Pass Hacker Under Fire
Congressman Ed Markey wants the government to arrest a graduate student for launching a website that lets users create fake boarding passes capable of fooling airport screeners. That'll fix everything! By Ryan Singel. Chemical Signatures For Bioforensics
The scientific analysis of biological evidence isn't just determining what something is -- it's also learning how and where it was developed. Garlic's Goodness Best Released With A Crush
Consuming large amounts of raw garlic may be good for your heart, but not necessarily your social life. So, how do we best enjoy these pungent little bulbs, without missing out on their impressive health benefits? Crush them. Then bake them slightly. Gene, Stem Cell Therapy Only Needs To Be 50 Percent Effective To Creat
A muscular dystrophy patient should be able to maintain a normal lifestyle if only 50 percent of the cells of the heart are healthy, according to a new article. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and greatly affects the quality and length of life for individuals with specific forms of muscular dystrophy. Recent discoveries have demonstrated that gene and/or stem cell therapy could help a variety of organs in the body, but until now scientists have been unsure whether the heart could benefit from these treatments. ElectionGuide.org
This site provides an election calendar of presidential, parliamentary, and legislative elections for countries throughout the world, along with "information on electoral structures, parties and candidates ... links to country election authorities, summaries of election results, data on voter turnout, and real-time results. It also offers selective links to the best information on each election."Includes information back to 1998. From the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES). CJR Daily: Real-time Media Criticism From the Columbia Journalism Revi
CJR Daily provides a "critique of journalism and a continuing discussion and analysis of where it is and where it's going."It focuses on three areas: political journalism, analysis of the "larger forces -- political, economic, technological, social legal -- that affect press performance,"and journalism of the business and financial press. Archives go back approximately one month. From Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
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