News tagged with domestication
What plant genes tell us about crop domestication
Anyone who has seen teosinte, the wild grass from which maize (corn) evolved, might be forgiven for assuming many genetic changes underlie the transformation of one plant to the other.
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Mad? Sad? Glad? People with severe mental illness can't easily 'read' their partner's feelings
(PhysOrg.com) -- For a healthy couple in a romantic relationship, getting along can be hard enough. But what if one person has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Dogs outdo humans at detecting rare noxious weed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A field test in Montana pitted dog against human in an effort to identify and eradicate spotted knapweed. This weed threatens the survival of native species and can bring about both economic and ecosystem ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Mind over market: Economist confirms role of psychology in U.S. business cycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Public attitude may be as important as public policy when it comes to the economy, according to UC Irvine’s Fabio Milani. A new economic model developed by the assistant professor of economics ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Tracking the true tale of turkeys
The turkey dinner is a staple part of Christmas Day, but new research at the University of Leicester reveals that the history of the much loved poultry is in fact rather varied and unexpected.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Dingoes, like wolves, are smarter than pet dogs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies in the past have shown that wolves are smarter than domesticated dogs when it comes to solving spatial problems, and now new research has shown that dingoes also solve the problems ...
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Why some women have real reason to fear the World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence to have a plan in place should their partners turn violent during the World Cup, and to avoid the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Researcher explores role of human behavior in infectious disease emergence
Wildlife scientists Kathleen Alexander examined how different human behaviors influence disease transmission between domestic dogs and the African wild dog, an endangered species.
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Nearly 4 million Californians report sexual or physical violence from a spouse or companion
Nearly 4 million adults in California reported being a victim of physical or sexual violence at the hands of a spouse, companion or other intimate partner, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Barriers keep vulnerable workers from accessing unemployment insurance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Michigan study suggests that provisions in a federal economic stimulus plan falls short of fully bringing vulnerable unemployed workers into the unemployment insurance program.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Poultry research leads to breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication
A Virginia Tech animal scientist, who in 1957 began breeding lines of White Plymouth Rock chickens based on their juvenile body weight, has provided scientists around the world with a model for exploring the ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Chinese pigs 'direct descendants' of first domesticated breeds
Modern-day Chinese pigs are directly descended from ancient pigs which were the first to be domesticated in the region 10,000 years ago, a new archaeological and genetic study has revealed.
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Researchers discover ancient urban center in Mexico
Colorado researchers have discovered and partially mapped a major urban center once occupied by the Purepecha of Mexico, a little-known people who fought the better-known Aztecs to a standstill and who controlled much of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 14, 2010 |
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China eases home grown tech purchase rule
(AP) -- China has eased requirements for companies to qualify for government purchasing of technology after a plan to favor domestic technology was met with heavy criticism from other countries and business groups.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Parents treble time they spend on childcare compared with 1975
(PhysOrg.com) -- The time British parents spent on child care each day more than trebled between 1975 and 2000, Oxford research shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 07, 2010 |
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