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For Highly Educated Women, Families are an Increasingly Popular Option
An increasing number of highly educated women are opting for families, according to a national study co-authored by a University at Buffalo economist. Qingyan Shang, an assistant professor at UB, says the study uncovers what may be the reversal of a trend...Crazy About Semantics
Last March I wrote a post about Google’s plan for “a phased transition from its keyword-based search system into a technology that is more ‘semantic.’” Drawing upon my own study of semantics and my familiarity with the work of others that have...DNA Replication Protein Also has a Role in Mitosis, Cancer
The foundation of biological inheritance is DNA replication – a tightly coordinated process in which DNA is simultaneously copied at hundreds of thousands of different sites across the genome. If that copying mechanism doesn’t work as it should,...Scientists ‘read’ the Ash From the Icelandic Volcano 2 Years After Its Eruption
n May 2010, the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull reached the Iberian Peninsula and brought airports to a halt all over Europe. At the time, scientists followed its paths using satellites, laser detectors, sun photometers and other...Increasing Predator-friendly Land Can Help Farmers Reduce Costs
Having natural habitat in farming areas that supports ladybugs could help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests and help farmers reduce their costs, says a Michigan State University study. Ladybugs and other predatory insects eat...Molecular Subtypes And Genetic Alterations May Determine Response to Lung Cancer Therapy
Cancer therapies targeting specific molecular subtypes of the disease allow physicians to tailor treatment to a patient’s individual molecular profile. But scientists are finding that in many types of cancer the molecular subtypes are more varied...“Power to the People” Reemerges in Germany
Mine is the generation that chanted “Power to the People” in response to the American military presence in Vietnam and a general recognition that large sectors of the population (women being a major example) were being deprived of equal rights. It...Culprit Responsible for Severe Systemic Scleroderma Complications in African-Americans Found
A new analysis finds that compared to Caucasians, African-Americans with systemic scleroderma have more antibodies in the blood that are linked to severe complications and an increased likelihood of death. They say this finding, published in Arthritis...
