Studying the role genes play on basic biology and disease is now easier, faster and more efficient, say researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. They have developed a drug-based genetic platform that enables scientists ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 14, 2021
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It took nearly 10,000 years of breeding to take maize from a tropical crop with thumb-sized ears to the high-yielding Midwest crop of today. But in just the next decade, new corn varieties will likely have higher levels of ...
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2017
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A University of Houston psychology researcher is reporting that the salary gap between men and women may be due to certain personality traits, specifically—assertiveness.
Economics & Business
Aug 9, 2021
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Violent extremism—be it political or religious—is a persistent global problem, which has escalated considerably in the US in the last decade. Why do some people resort to violence for their cause?
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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People who listen to music together often report feeling a powerful connection to each other as a result of their collective experience.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals. However, new research from The University of Texas at Austin has found ...
Environment
Jan 31, 2019
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For birds, simple does not always equal simple—and that difference can create interesting variations in plumage, according to new findings from University of Colorado Boulder researchers and their colleagues.
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2021
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"Tell me if you dance and I will tell you who you are!" A study led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has shown that both amateur and professional dancers ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2024
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A CEO who enjoys the adrenaline rush of flying a private airplane is more likely than other chief executives to exhibit similarly bold management characteristics, according to a new study by finance professors ...
Economics & Business
Aug 10, 2011
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Encouraging consumers to feel ownership of products they haven't yet purchased can backfire because consumers tend to see themselves in the products they own, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2013
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