Archive of articles published on the 19th of November 2009

'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils
Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illness
Promising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports doping products
Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontier
Research indicates that baby's sleep position is the major factor in 'flat-headedness'
Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones
ICT fails to accelerate drug approvals
On the crest of wave energy
On the trail of a vaccine for Lyme disease: Yale researchers target tick saliva
The benefits of stress ... in plants
Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms
SMOS satellite instrument comes alive
How to execute dietary management in eating disorder patients
Let them eat snail
Building the smart home wirelessly
Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients
Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn
Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa
Search engines are source of learning
WPI researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections
Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1
BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc
Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?
Women can quit smoking and control weight gain
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study
Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer
New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts
Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna
Spanish biotechnology should focus on food and plant sectors to be more competitive
Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome
Patient's weight not linked to success of fibroid surgery
Why can't some people give up cocaine?
Drug studied as possible treatment for spinal injuries
Technique finds gene regulatory sites without knowledge of regulators
Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica
Smithsonian scientists find the frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens
An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice
Scripps research scientists find new link between insulin and core body temperature
Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientists
Scientists unlock clues for tailoring corn plant for food, energy needs
Schizophrenia gene's role may be broader, more potent, than thought
U of M plant scientist uncovers clues to yield-boosting quirks of corn genome
Scientists at UA, collaborating institutions decode maize genome
PLoS Genetics 2009 maize genome collection
After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape
Amaizing: Corn genome decoded
Waking up memories while you sleep
ISU's Plant Sciences Institute researchers provide understanding to maize genome sequence
Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence
Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow
ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers
Microorganism may provide key to combating giant salvinia throughout Louisiana
Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems
Sweet corn story begins in UW-Madison lab
Rich ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere
New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation
Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusion
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests
Bone implant offers hope for skull deformities
New maize map to aid plant breeding efforts
Poverty measurement in the US: Income transfers alone won't eradicate poverty
Shifting blame is socially contagious
Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions
New map of variation in maize genetics holds promise for developing new varieties
New findings suggest strategy to help generate HIV-neutralizing antibodies
Sweet -- sugared polymer a new weapon against allergies and asthma
First reconstitution of an epidermis from human embryonic stem cells
Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients
Maize cell wall genes identified, giving boost to biofuel research
Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer
Braking news