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Salmon DNA Points The Way To Green Electronics
An expert in light-emitting diodes is intensifying the properties of LEDs by introducing biological materials, specifically salmon DNA. Electrons move constantly ?think of tiny particles with a negative charge and attention deficit disorder. It is through the movement of these electrons that electric current flows and light is created. He believes that if the electrons?mobility could be manipulated, then new properties may be revealed. Woods Hole Research Center Plans Controlled Burn In Amazon Rainforest
Fire is an important agent of transformation in the Amazon landscape. Every year, low intensity fires burn thousands of square miles of Amazon forest. To study the effects of these, and the forests' ability to recover from repeated burning, Woods Hole Research Center scientists will burn two and a half square kilometers of forest in the transition forest of northern Mato Grosso state, at Fazenda Tanguro in Querencia, from late August into early September. Is Evidence-based Medicine Sufficient For Complementary And Alternativ
Evidence-based medicine is widely accepted among researchers as the "gold-standard"for scientific approaches. Over the years, EBM has both supported and denied the value of allopathic medicine practices, while having less association with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. Since most CAM practices are complex and focus on healing rather than cure the question arises as to whether EBM principles are sufficient for making clinical decisions about CAM. OHSU Scientist Helping Explain Basis Of Psychotic Behavior
An Oregon Health &Science University researcher is among an international team closing in on why many people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are "supersensitive"to the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dr. David Grandy co-authored a study that found a link between dopamine supersensitivity and increased levels of a dopamine receptor with a particularly high affinity for dopamine. The discovery could lead to the development of drug therapies that make people more amenable to antipsychotic treatment. New Cost-benefit Model Will Aid Efforts To Conserve Wilderness
A new conservation model that measures the value of ecosystem services benefiting humans -- ranging from flood control to crop pollination -- can foster more win-win solutions between wilderness advocates and landowners, according to University of British Columbia researcher Kai Chan. Squeezing Out Dune Plants: Coastal Erosion, Global Sea-level Rise, And
Researchers from Texas A&M University created a model to better understand the impacts of development and coastal erosion on plant communities, including plants that grow in the ever-shrinking strip of habitat between land and the ocean. Rusty Feagin, Douglas Sherman, and William Grant simulated varying levels of sea-level rise to understand the effects of erosion and development on sand dune plants. Their research appears in the September issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. [Stupid] Thieves tried to steal giant tooth
They tried to take the 4ft tooth from outside a dentist's surgery in Cathedral City, reports NBC5.com. Advanced Technologies Reveal New Knowledge About The Lives And Deaths
Using genetics, Navy sonar, deep-sea submersibles, and toxicology, scientists are peering into the lives of whales -- past and present -- in ways never before possible. Domestic Violence Identified As Stressor Associated With Smoking
Using a large population survey researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. Smoking and chewing tobacco contribute to some 800,000 deaths in India every year. Better Sensor Detection System To Help Keep Trespassers Out
By integrating readily available generic sensors with a more sophisticated sensor, researchers at Sandia have developed a detection system that promises to make it easier to catch perpetrators trying to infiltrate prohibited areas.
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