Early developmental research on human embryos is impossible due to ethical considerations, and is technically difficult to perform in other mammals, making resources for this type of research extremely rare. For example, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2017
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The first-ever study of Michigan State University's pioneering robot-learning course shows that online students who use the innovative robots feel more engaged and connected to the instructor and students in the classroom.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2017
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Detailed global maps of key traits in higher plants have been made available for the first time, thanks to work led by researchers from the University of Minnesota's (UMN) College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource ...
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2017
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Law enforcement agencies across the country are solving an average of 85 percent more burglaries after adopting a new profiling system. The statistics-based program designed at the University of South Florida in Tampa indicates ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2017
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Over 90 species of rockfish are caught commercially off the West Coast of the United States, but some deep-water species have been severely affected by overfishing. To help these threatened populations recover, fisheries ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2017
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This last year our team has actively been working on a project to evaluate the impact of a dietary intervention on mercury toxicity in the Peruvian Amazon. Our progress is the natural product not only of a committed team ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2017
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This spring, I spent close to two weeks flying over central Nunavut, peering out the window of a small plane at the rolling tundra below, looking for and counting caribou to monitor their numbers.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2017
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In Utuado, a town in the hills of central Puerto Rico, "very little works." That's what Delsie Gandia, a resident, told me several days ago via email during a rare opening when she could connect to the internet.
Environment
Dec 1, 2017
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When driverless cars become mainstream—which could happen sooner than you're expecting—it will change everything.
Other
Dec 1, 2017
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Ancient carvings recently discovered in caves in the Saudi desert are the first to show dogs on leads.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2017
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