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Cancer Genomics Browser gives cancer researchers a powerful new tool

A Cancer Genomics Browser developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, provides a new way to visualize and analyze data from studies aimed at improving cancer treatment by unraveling the complex genetic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The host makes all the difference

For some people it is a certainty: as soon as the annual flu season gets underway, they are sure to go down with it. It is little comfort to know that there are other people who are apparently resistant to flu or overcome ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Historical increase in corn yield -- it's in the roots

One of the most significant developments in agricultural growth in modern times has been the continuous and substantial increase in corn yield over the past 80 years in the U.S. Corn Belt.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German researchers testing veggie Viagra: reports

German researchers are testing an impotency treatment for men made using only natural ingredients that in some cases works better than Viagra, newspapers reported Monday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Texas-sized tract of single-celled clones

A Rice University study of microbes from a Houston-area cow pasture has confirmed once again that everything is bigger in Texas, even the single-celled stuff. The tests revealed the first-ever report of a ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Danger lurks underground for oak seedlings

Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems

Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researcher proposes statistical method to enhance airport secondary security screenings

A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has found that secondary security screening at airports is mathematically flawed, and has identified a way to select people for screenings more efficiently and fairly.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0