items tagged with Research
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-08 05:53:29
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese researchers have identified a gene variant which appears to predispose a person to strokes, but it seems more prevalent in Asians than in those of European or African descent.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-21 02:30:40
LONDON (Reuters) - Parts of the world could heat up by over 10 degrees Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) this century with big areas becoming uninhabitable, according to a climate prediction experiment.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-22 03:50:59
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviors to define, can be detected in brain scans, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-05-18 08:10:06
Scientists at the University of Haifa, Israel, have studied a desert rhubarb that uses specifically evolved leaves to direct rainwater to its roots. It provides 16 times more water than other plants in the arid region.
Read More About Desert Plant Waters Itself, Only One Known To Self-Irrigate...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-15 02:38:52
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental anti-obesity drug which could one day be given as a chewing gum is among three projects to win funding under a new scheme from the Wellcome Trust.
Read More About Imperial College Wins Cash For Obesity Gum...
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