Kansas City infoZine Science Headlines http://www.infozine.com/news/topics/op/topicsView/tid/43/ The lastest articles from the infoZine Science topic area. en-us Copyright 2009 infoZine, All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:33 -0400 Science 360 Obama Administration Launches Initiative to bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36519/Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:15 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36519/ Vice President Kicks-Off Administration's Rural Tour, Announces Availability of the $4 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Increase Broadband Access and Adoption KU Researcher Finds Fungi Compounds Have Potential As Treatment for Diseases http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36509/Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:05 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36509/ Genetic research involving fungi being conducted at the University of Kansas could lead to treatments for a variety of diseases such as cancer and osteoporosis. K-State Researcher Studies the Anti-cancer Capabilities of a Special Purple Sweet Potato http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36511/Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:20 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36511/ A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components. New Biomarker Method Could Increase the Number of Diagnostic Tests for Cancer http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36493/Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:49:38 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36493/ A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new method for detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in body fluids may ultimately make it possible to screen multiple biomarkers in hundreds of patient samples, thus ensuring that only the strongest biomarker candidates will advance down the development pipeline. NSF Awards $399,939 to Study Science Impacts of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36483/Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:49:19 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36483/ Universities of Virginia and Michigan receive first of nine such awards EarthTalk: Do Sunspots and Solar Wind Contribute to Global Warming? http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36471/Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:20 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36471/ Dear EarthTalk: Don’t some scientists point to sunspots and solar wind as having more impact on climate change than human industrial activity? -- David Noss, California, MD MU Scientists Convert Pigs' Connective Tissue Cells Into Stem Cells http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36478/Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:05 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36478/ New finding could result in better tests for stem cell therapy, more accurate model Stream of Sand Behaves Like Water http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36457/Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:00:30 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36457/ Research opens up new experimental territory New Data Show Jump in Science and Engineering Graduate Study http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36458/Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:00:15 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36458/ New data show that enrollment in U.S. science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in 2007 grew 3.3 percent over comparable data for 2006--the highest year-over-year increase since 2002 and nearly double the 1.7 percent increase seen in 2006. Computers Aid in Cracking Deception in Plants http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36446/Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:10 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36446/ MU computer scientist receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award