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DNA better than eyes when counting endangered species
— 8 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyUsing genetic methods to count endangered eagles, a group of scientists showed that traditional counting methods can lead to significantly incorrect totals that they believe could adversely…
Plants can adapt genetically to survive harsh environments
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | EnvironmentA Purdue University scientist has found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavourable conditions, a finding he believes could one day be used to help food crops…
Scientist shows link between diet and onset of mental illness
— 14 Dec 2010 21:00 | HealthChanges in diet have been linked to a reduction of abnormal behaviours in mentally ill people or animals, but a Purdue University study shows that diet might also trigger the onset…
Doppler radars help increase monsoon rainfall prediction accuracy
— 6 Oct 2010 06:23 | EnvironmentDoppler weather radar will significantly improve forecasting models used to track monsoon systems influencing the monsoon in and around India, according to a research collaboration…
New theory of why midcontinent faults produce earthquakes
— 31 Jul 2010 10:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new theory developed at Purdue University may solve the mystery of why the New Madrid fault, which lies in the middle of the continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary, produces…
Nanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'
— 23 Jul 2010 10:14 | TechnologyResearchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the…
Study: Adults take their physical activity on the road
— 15 Jun 2010 02:45 | HealthNew public health research by a Purdue University professor could help shed light on how the environment can influence physical activity, especially when it comes to where people live…
Fern's evolution gives arsenic tolerance that may clean toxic land
— 11 Jun 2010 11:33 | BiologyIsolating a gene that allows a type of fern to tolerate high levels of arsenic, Purdue University researchers hope to use the finding to create plants that can clean up soils and waters…
Solution to beading-saliva mystery has practical purposes
— 10 Jun 2010 10:30 | HealthResearchers have discovered precisely why strands of some fluids containing long molecules called polymers form beads when stretched, findings that could be used to improve industrial…
New yeast can ferment more sugar, make more cellulosic ethan
— 8 Jun 2010 13:54 | BiologyPurdue University scientists have improved a strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of the plant's sugars…