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Egg Cetera #5: Nature's paradoxical packaging

In the fifth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, engineers and zoologists work together to discover the secrets of the eggshell.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maternal gene causes more piglets to be born

A sow gives birth to more piglets if the DIO3 gene from its mother is expressed instead of the same gene inherited from its father. This is shown during research conducted by the Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre in Wageningen ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In vino veritas: Promiscuous yeast hook up in wine-making vats

Humans aren't the only species that like to get busy with a glass of bubbly, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Turns out, the common baker's yeast has indulged in a frenzy of amorous ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Maryland Commission recommends 'common sense' immigration policy

Immigrants to Maryland contribute significantly to the state's economy, and were vital to its workforce expansion in both technical and less-skilled occupations from 2000 to 2010, concludes a new report by a Maryland commission. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds some children born in the year of the dragon have an advantage

As Chinese New Year approaches, Many East-Asian families hope that their children will be born in this Year of the Dragon because of the belief that the child will be smarter and more prosperous than children ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption

Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...

Technology / Other

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Child support forgiveness programs can be effective in reducing debt

Sometimes getting something is better than nothing. That's the aim of a pilot program that allows parents with large child support debts to reduce their overall debt if they pay back at least some of what they owe in child ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Economic recession takes toll on family relationships, researcher says

A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. A University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Where Antarctic predatory seabirds overwinter

In order to identify the flight routes of the birds, postgraduate Matthias Kopp, under the guidance of Dr. Peter, equipped South Polar skuas with geolocators in their breeding areas on King George Island, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flies can pass the effects of stress to their young in the form of chromosomal modifications

Most people don’t realize the extent of the biochemical and physiological changes that stress causes; indeed, new research suggests that offspring might even be vulnerable to changes in gene expression ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4


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