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- Researchers see history of life in the structure of transfer RNA
Transfer RNA is an ancient molecule, central to every task a cell performs and thus essential to all life. A new study from the University of Illinois indicates that it is also a great historian, preserving some of the earliest and most profound events of the evolutionary past in its structure.
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:00:00 CST - Chains that train new store owners help keep franchises afloat, study says
Fast-food restaurants and other chain outlets are less likely to fail when super-sized training programs prepare fledgling owners for the challenges ahead, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor.
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:00:00 CST - Combat helmet that could relay injury data is goal of U. of I. project
University of Illinois researchers are pooling their knowledge of health sciences and engineering on a project that ultimately could benefit combat soldiers who've received serious - but often immediately undetectable - blast-related brain injuries. The project will focus on the use the latest communications technology to transfer real-time blast-injury data to first responders.
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST - Role of exercise in mitigating effects of multiple sclerosis being studied
While others work to find a cure for multiple sclerosis - which Rob Motl said is unlikely to materialize any time soon - he and colleagues at the U. of I. are focusing their research on "understanding the role of exercise as rehabilitation for MS, with the goal of slowing, mitigating or ending the devastating effects of the disease."
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CST - Group homes appear to double delinquency risk for foster kids, study says
It appears that group homes - generally the placement of last resort for children in foster care - also play a significant role in pushing the children they serve toward the juvenile-justice system, according to a new study in Los Angeles County, led by a University of Illinois professor.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:45:00 CST - Psst, Boss: Co-workers most powerful influence in organizational change
The seeds of workplace change may come from the top, but take root from the bottom up, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor.
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:45:00 CST - Expert: Hold on executions could continue after Supreme Court rules
A historic capital punishment case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could extend a de facto moratorium that has already halted executions for more than five months, a University of Illinois death penalty expert says.
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:00:00 CST - Honey bee invaders exploit the genetic resources of their predecessors
Like any species that aspires to rule the world, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, invades new territories in repeated assaults. A new study demonstrates that when these honey bees arrive in a place that has already been invaded, the newcomers benefit from the genetic endowment of their predecessors.
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:00:00 CST - Royals weren't only builders of Maya temples, archaeologist finds
An intrepid archaeologist is well on her way to dislodging the prevailing assumptions of scholars about the people who built and used Maya temples. From the grueling work of analyzing the nitty-gritty physical details of six temples in Yalbac, a Maya center in the jungle of central Belize, Lisa Lucero is building her own theories about the politics of temple construction that began nearly two millennia ago.
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:45:00 CST - Mechanism of blood clot elasticity revealed in high definition
Blood clots can save lives, staunching blood loss after injury, but they can also kill. Let loose in the bloodstream, a clot can cause a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism. A new study reveals in atomic detail how a blood protein that is a fundamental building block of blood clots gives them their life-enhancing, or life-endangering, properties.
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:30:00 CST
