Posts Tagged ‘University of Chicago’
Technique reads hidden details in DNA
U. CHICAGO / EMORY (US) — Scientists have developed and tested a new way to precisely read the DNA alphabet, letter by letter. Continue…
Thursday, May 17, 2012 13:59 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2012 8:46 - 0 Comments
Gene opens unique way to attack anxiety
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers testing the role of a mysterious gene have identified a new target for drugs designed to treat anxiety. (more…)
Top Stories - May 4, 2012 10:12 - 2 Comments
Beehive remedy may slow prostate cancer
U. CHICAGO (US) — An over-the-counter remedy derived from honeybee hives stalls the growth of prostate cancer cells in mice. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 25, 2012 16:21 - 2 Comments
Foreign language thoughts boost risk-taking
U. CHICAGO (US) — When people consider a problem in a foreign language, they are more likely to take favorable risks and make more rational decisions—a finding that could have implications for business in a global economy. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 18, 2012 11:54 - 11 Comments
For many, faith in God rises with age
U. CHICAGO (US) — Belief in God increases with age, even in countries that are largely atheist, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 6, 2012 10:42 - 1 Comment
Deaf kids learn with gesture-sign misses
U. CHICAGO (US) — Gesture-sign mismatches made while explaining a math problem suggest a deaf child is experiencing a teachable moment, a finding that could help their instructors become better teachers. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments
South Pole Telescope hunts down dark energy
U. CHICAGO (US) — Astronomers are beginning to unravel the modern mystery of dark energy based on data from the South Pole Telescope. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 2, 2012 10:31 - 1 Comment
Solar nebula kicks off organic compounds
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers say complex organic compounds—many important to life on Earth—were readily produced in the primordial solar system. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 30, 2012 10:32 - 0 Comments
Titanium ‘DNA’ reveals moon’s one parent
U. CHICAGO (US) — A new study refutes the theory that a two-planet collision created the moon, and identifies Earth as the moon’s sole ‘parent.’ (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 23, 2012 11:02 - 0 Comments
Cheat or play fair? For apes and us, game on
U. CHICAGO (US) — Because of our shared genetic inheritance, humans play the same “games” in social relationships as monkeys and apes, says a behavioral biologist’s new book. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 21, 2012 13:39 - 1 Comment
Ultracold atoms heat up quantum research
U. CHICAGO (US) — Physicists have experimentally demonstrated that atoms chilled to temperatures near absolute zero may behave like seemingly unrelated natural systems of vastly different scales. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 16, 2012 9:16 - 2 Comments
Humans and worms share brain ‘blueprint’
STANFORD/U. CHICAGO (US) — A genetic link between human brains and acorn worms suggests that biologists should look more broadly for vertebrates’ origins. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2012 11:32 - 0 Comments
‘Lens’ zooms in on brightest, distant galaxy
U. CHICAGO (US) — A natural “zoom lens” in space offers a uniquely close-up look at the brightest gravitationally magnified galaxy yet discovered. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 16, 2012 14:45 - 1 Comment
Early puzzle play may sharpen spatial skills
U. CHICAGO (US) — Children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 demonstrate better spatial skills later, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2012 10:39 - 1 Comment
How ‘molecular machines’ evolved
U. CHICAGO / U. OREGON (US) — New research explains how a few genetic mutations may account for the evolution of complex “molecular machines.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 3, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
Shearing forces yield stringy surprise
U. CHICAGO / CORNELL (US) — Microscopic spheres form strings in surprising alignments when suspended in a viscous fluid and sheared between two plates, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 10:17 - 2 Comments
Language may trump race for young kids
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have found that for younger white children, language can loom larger than race in defining a person’s identity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2011 13:15 - 0 Comments
‘Small’ talk improves kids’ spatial skills
U. CHICAGO (US) — Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform on average 23 percent better on spatial skill tests later on. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2011 9:19 - 4 Comments
Race and US politics: One nation, two worlds
U. CHICAGO (US) — The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years—from Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath to Barack Obama’s election—writes political scientist Michael Dawson in a new book. (more…)
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