Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Verbally aggressive mothers tend to control their children's choice of activities as well as use physical negative touch, along with directives, when trying to alter their child's actions.
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Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Researchers have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered organism that can effectively deliver an antigen in the body. The researchers report that they have been able to use live salmonella bacterium as the containment/delivery method for an antigen.
Read From Foe To Friend: Researchers Use Salmonella As A Way To Administer Vaccines In The Body (Links)
Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Iowa State University researchers are looking at ways to use ground cover, a living grass planted between the rows of corn, in production farming.
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Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 percent of those infected.
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Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genetic basis for black coat color, and white, in a breed of domestic sheep.
Read Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family (Links)
Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Potentially paving the way for more effective treatments of anxiety disorders, a recent Nature report has identified a critical component of the amygdala's neural network normally involved in the extinction, or elimination, of fear memories.
Read Brain Cells Related To Fear Identified, Paving The Way For More Effective Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress And Other Anxiety Disorders (Links)
Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old
Individual bone implants whose structure resembles that of the natural bone can now be produced quite easily. First, a simulation program calculates the bone's internal structure and porosity, then a rapid prototyping machine "bakes" the implant from metal powder.
Read Individual Bone Implants Whose Structure Resembles That Of The Natural Bone Can Now Be Produced Easily (Links)