‘Elite’ stereotypes can stymie success in kids
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Generalizations about the skills or likely success of a social group—of boys or girls, for example—can sometimes undermine performance, a new study shows. Continue…
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Bacteria fight ‘dirty’ to disarm antibiotic
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers have discovered how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat a potent antibiotic. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 27, 2012 10:44 - 0 Comments
Despite shared habitat, two species divide
U. ILLINOIS / UC DAVIS (US) — One species of microbe has divided into two, despite no physical barriers keeping them apart, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2011 10:49 - 2 Comments
‘Social goals’: How kids’ react to bullying
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Many wonder why bullies bully, but a new study looks at the other side of the equation: How do children respond to bullying and why? (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 15, 2010 17:53 - 0 Comments
Pest with an appetite for biofuel crops
U. ILLINOIS—The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a potential biofuels crop that would likely be grown alongside corn, researchers report. (more…)
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