Researcher develops new way to study single biological molecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanjeevi Sivasankar was looking for a better tool to study how cells adhere to each other.
Nov 22, 2010
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Study confirms faculty union influence on institutional decision-making
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Iowa State University study of 341 public universities has found that faculty unions do exert the desired influence over institutional decision-making in areas such as salaries, appointing department ...
Nov 16, 2010
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Bed bugs in Iowa are more plentiful, but can be avoided with care: entomologist
Cleaning up polluting contaminants takes longer than thought: researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iowa State University researcher has discovered why theories and timetables established to predict how long it takes for a contaminated site to be free of pollution are overly optimistic.
Nov 08, 2010
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Scientists advance the understanding of the big getting bigger
Patricia Thiel of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory put a box of tissues to the right, a stack of coasters to the middle and a trinket box to the left.
Nov 04, 2010
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Voter behavior can explain midterm mood shift
Based on news accounts predicting Republican gains in both houses of Congress and more energized GOP voters in Tuesday's midterm election, it appears as though the nation's political landscape could change again -- just two ...
Oct 29, 2010
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NASA's Kepler Mission changing how astronomers study distant stars
The quantity and quality of data coming back from NASA's Kepler Mission is changing how astronomers study stars, said Iowa State University's Steve Kawaler.
Oct 26, 2010
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Chemists discover proton mechanism used by flu virus to infect cells
The flu virus uses a shuttle mechanism to relay protons through a channel in a process necessary for the virus to infect a host cell, according to a research project led by Mei Hong of Iowa State University ...
Oct 21, 2010
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Researchers discover eye test for neurological diseases in livestock
(PhysOrg.com) -- The eyes of sheep infected with scrapie - a neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease - return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue excitation light, according to a research project ...
Oct 19, 2010
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Bioasphalt to be used, tested on Des Moines bike trail
Iowa State University's Christopher Williams was just trying to see if adding bio-oil to asphalt would improve the hot- and cold-weather performance of pavements. What he found was a possible green replacement ...
Oct 07, 2010
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Iowa State team calculates societal costs of five major crimes; finds murder at $17.25 million
Murder takes an obvious toll on society in terms of the loss of human life, but what does it actually cost each time there's a murder? It's about $17.25 million according a recent Iowa State University study.
Oct 06, 2010
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New fisheries system will save about $20 million, researchers find
Neighborhoods can have depressing effect on health, study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation's poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent -- the highest level since 1994 -- according to the Census Bureau's annual report on the economic well-being of U.S. households. That means ...
Oct 01, 2010
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Phosphorus runoff can be slowed by changing farming practices, researchers say
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two recent studies by Iowa State University researchers show that phosphorus runoff into Iowa's rivers, streams and lakes can be slowed by farmers changing how they plant and fertilize their ...
Sep 28, 2010
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Researchers identify structure that allows bacteria to resist drugs
A research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them resistant to antibiotics.
Sep 23, 2010
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