Invasive plants don’t run amok
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Overachieving super-invader plants aren’t such a threat after all, according to a new study that finds when plants move to a new region, they are no more abundant than they were in their native range. Continue…
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Horses hold clues to human disease
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Horses need to be able to efficiently store energy to do the work they are bred for, but doing so too well can lead to disease—some that mirror human conditions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2011 10:50 - 0 Comments
Small change shields anti-HIV protein
U. MINNESOTA (US) — The battle inside white blood cells of people infected with HIV may come down to a fight between two proteins. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2011 16:00 - 1 Comment
Red flags may predict lupus flare-ups
U. MINNESOTA (US) — A chemical warning sign has been found in the blood of patients with lupus that appears to occur when a flare is getting ready to erupt. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 8, 2010 12:13 - 0 Comments
Do sperm have commitment phobia?
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Germ cells, the cells that give rise to eggs and sperm, undergo a special form of cell division that commits them to their fates. But future sperm put it off much longer than future eggs do. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2010 8:54 - 1 Comment
Virulent fungus threatens world’s wheat
U. MINNESOTA (US) — A fungus discovered in Uganda in 1999, now threatens up to 80 percent of the world’s wheat crop, according to researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 8, 2010 15:37 - 0 Comments
Could higher CO2 slow biodiversity loss?
U. MINNESOTA (US)—For years, a global rain of nitrogen from fertilizers and exhaust fumes has been linked to losses of species diversity among communities of plants. However, new research shows that rising CO2 could mitigate the loss of biodiversity brought about by nitrogen pollution. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2010 12:31 - 1 Comment
Dark matter ‘bump’ detected deep underground
MINNESOTA (US)—Physicists have recorded two interactions of subatomic particles whose signals look like those expected from the dark matter that gives shape to galaxies and forms the bulk of the Universe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2010 21:00 - 1 Comment
For fish, body form follows function
U. MINNESOTA (US)—The water movements generated by fish as they swim could have a hand in shaping the form of their bodies and their swimming style. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 12, 2009 15:52 - 0 Comments
Internet meltdown unlikely
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Even as Internet traffic grows by as much as 50 percent a year, concerns that usage will eventually overwhelm the system are unfounded, according to work by mathematics professor Andrew Odlyzko. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 2, 2009 10:50 - 0 Comments
Mapping the bottom of the world
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Penguin poop has a reddish tint that makes colonies and trails stand out on satellite images. That’s a boon to researchers who want to identify and keep track of remote, inaccessible colonies. But to do so, they need somebody to turn satellite images into maps. (more…)
