In recent years the US Department of Energy laid out an ambitious plan to grow the…
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Digital device overload linked to obesity risk
If your attention gets diverted in different directions by smartphones and other digital devices, take note:…
Study debunks ‘depression genes’ hypotheses
A new study assessing data from 620,000 individuals found that the 18 most highly-studied candidate genes…
Potential fix for hospital star rating program
Allowing for more quality measures in the federal government's Quality Star Rating program would create a…
Researchers advance in the development of ‘papaya sugarcane’
Description of genes involved in sugarcane root cell separation could lead to the development of varieties…
Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts
Biologists have examined the factors that drive the predation levels of Australia's fairy wrens. After measuring…
Minute levels of disease detected with nanotechnology-enhanced biochip
The difficulty in spotting minute amounts of disease circulating in the bloodstream has proven a stumbling…
‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made…
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Metastatic ovarian, prostate and breast cancers are notoriously difficult to treat and often deadly. Now, researchers…
Berkeley’s soda tax election changed drinking habits months before prices went up
Berkeley's soda tax election may have played a major role in changing drinking habits in the…