Posts Tagged ‘University of Warwick’
Gene discovered in corn ‘feeds the seeds’
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists have discovered a “nourishing gene” that controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 13:32 - 0 Comments
Magnetic ‘blueprints’ show brain at work
U. WARWICK (UK) — Technology developed for fusion plasma may also allow better noninvasive observation of brain activity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 19, 2011 17:06 - 1 Comment
Warm soil and hormones wake seedlings
U. WARWICK (UK) — Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research has found. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 11:23 - 0 Comments
Corkscrew molecules zap bugs like E. coli
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists at the University of Warwick have taken inspiration from corkscrew structures found in nature to develop a new weapon in the fight against infections like E. coli and MRSA. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 12, 2011 16:06 - 0 Comments
Confidence boosts women’s spatial skills
WARWICK (UK) — Confidence levels play a key role in women’s ability to perform spatial tasks, such as parking a car and reading a map, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
Enzyme flips body’s ‘fat switch’
U. WARWICK (UK) — Discovery of a mechanism that controls the body’s “fat switch” may help explain why some people have a swift metabolism and others are in a constant struggle to control their appetite. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 3, 2011 6:06 - 1 Comment
Top-paid UK moms choose: Full-time or family
U. WARWICK (UK) — Lack of part-time jobs in senior or well-paid roles force new mothers in the UK to abandon successful careers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments
Depression unplugs brain’s ‘hate circuit’
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new study using MRI scans shows that depression affects several areas of the brain, including the one that controls feelings of hatred. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2011 15:47 - 0 Comments
Crystal takes temperatures to extremes
U. WARWICK (UK) — Researchers have developed a form of crystal that can deliver highly accurate temperature readings, ranging from -120 to +680 degrees centigrade. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 30, 2011 11:21 - 1 Comment
40 years later, solar wind problem solved
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists have explained the unusual observations of turbulence in solar wind made by the probe Mariner 5 in 1971. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2011 22:26 - 2 Comments
Willing to pay 3x more for iPhone 5?
U. WARWICK (UK) — Some UK consumers may be willing to pay up to three times the price online to be the first to own an iPhone 5, one economist predicts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
Survey: Religious UK youth support Muslims
U. WARWICK (UK) — Early results from a survey of 10,000 UK teens suggest churchgoing young Christians are more supportive of Muslim peers than their non-religious counterparts. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 29, 2011 11:22 - 0 Comments
Plant killers may be easy to outsmart
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Pathogens pack a diverse arsenal of weapons in their war against plants, but a new study shows they strike a surprisingly limited number of cellular targets when they go for the kill. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 15, 2011 11:06 - 1 Comment
‘Twisted’ solution to antimatter vs. matter
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists may have neglected the significant effect of our galaxy’s rotation on the pattern of how subatomic particles breakdown, a new study suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 11, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Parents shout. Siblings bully
U. WARWICK (UK) — Children who are shouted at and slapped by their parents often go on to bully their brothers and sisters. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2011 15:54 - 7 Comments
130+ years of steadily increasing war
U. WARWICK (UK) — Economic growth and a proliferation of new countries have kept the frequency of war at a steady incline for the past century. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 17, 2011 12:17 - 0 Comments
Black hole eats star, spews light beam
U. WARWICK (UK) — A big, bright bang recorded by astronomers came from a distant black hole that ripped apart a star and blasted an energy beam to Earth. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 25, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Double trouble: Feuding white dwarfs
U. WARWICK (UK) — Researchers have found an unusual double star system made up of feuding white dwarfs. Each star appears to be stripped down to just its helium. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 25, 2011 11:43 - 1 Comment
After 9/11, new crop of loyal Republicans
U. WARWICK (UK) — After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many new, young U.S. voters favored the Republican Party, a shift that has persisted for years, according to a new study. (more…)
