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Dusting for Fingerprints -- It Ain't CSI
May 11, 2011 — Fingerprints: dozens of crime dramas revolve around them. The investigators find the victim, dust for fingerprints, run them through a computer program and voilá -- the guilty party is quickly ... > full story -
Following Your Steak's History from Pasture to Plate
May 11, 2011 — The package on a supermarket steak may say "grass-fed" or "grass-finished," but how can a consumer know whether the cow spent its days grazing peacefully on meadow grass or actually gorged on feedlot ... > full story -
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: New Test Could Give SLE Patients a More Tolerable Life
May 9, 2011 — Five million people worldwide suffer from the chronic rheumatic disease SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus. Together with rheumatologists, researchers in Sweden are on the way to developing a new test ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Mechanism That Could Convert Certain Cells Into Insulin-Making Cells
April 29, 2011 — Researchers may have discovered the underlying mechanism that could convert other cell types into pancreatic beta ... > full story -
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Teen Sleep Study Adds to Evidence of a 'Neural Fingerprint'
April 26, 2011 — New research finds that consistent, "signature" brainwave patterns first noticed in short-term studies of adults are so robust that they're also detectable over a matter of years in the notoriously ... > full story -
Forensics: Developing a Tool for Identification -- Even Using Very Degraded DNA Samples
April 12, 2011 — Frequently the only biological material available to identify persons is DNA in a very degraded state. In these cases, the kits usually employed to carry out DNA identifications do not produce ... > full story -
Some Features of Human Face Perception Are Not Uniquely Human, Pigeon Study Shows
April 11, 2011 — A new study finds that pigeons recognize a human face's identity and emotional expression in much the same way as people ... > full story -
DNA Stretching: New Technique to Detect Illnesses
April 5, 2011 — Scientists are making DNA sequences being passed through nanochannels a thousand times thinner than a human hair to the point that they take on the form of diminutive spaghetti. DNA stretching ... > full story -
New Technology Capable of Detection of 150 Genetic Syndromes from an Amniocentesis
April 5, 2011 — A new prenatal diagnostic tool has a diagnostic resolution 100 times greater than common cytogenetic techniques. The new device is able to detect 150 genetic syndromes. The wait time for results with ... > full story -
What Does Signing Your Name Mean in the Marketplace?
March 17, 2011 — Signing your name on the dotted line heightens your sense of self and leads to purchase behavior that affirms your self-identity, according to a new study. But signing can reduce engagement in ... > full story
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