A Mosquito Sex-Determining Gene Could Help Fight Dengue Fever, Life Science Researchers Say
Males aren’t relevant — at least when it comes to disease transmission by mosquitoes.
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Research Team Finds New Ways to Detect Ovarian Cancer
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech have discovered new possibilities for detecting ovarian cancer using microsatellite variations.
New Technology Provides Superior Ability to Rapidly Detect Volatile Organic Compounds
Over the past several decades, the progress in micro fabrication technology has revolutionized the world in such fields as computing, signal processing, and automotive manufacturing.
Researchers' Discovery in Alternative Energy Production may be Breakthrough for Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
A team of Virginia Tech researchers discovered a way to create hydrogen fuel using a biological method that greatly reduces the time and money it takes to produce the zero-emissions fuel. This method uses abundantly available corn stover – the stalks, cobs, and husks – to produce the hydrogen.
In a Severe Flu Season, Researcher Searches for Better Ways to Prevent Infections
Linsey Marr, a professor in the Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, is obsessed with flu transmission.
Brain Responses to Disgusting Images Help Reveal Political Leanings
Maggot infestations, rotting carcasses, unidentifiable gunk in the kitchen sink – how much your brain responds to disgusting images could predict whether you are liberal or conservative.
Modeling Cancer
Virginia Tech researchers prove mathematical models can predict cellular processes.
New Evidence of Ancient Multicellular Life Sets Evolutionary Timeline Back 60 Million Years
A Virginia Tech geobiologist with collaborators from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found evidence in the fossil record that complex multicellularity appeared in living things about 600 million years ago – nearly 60 million years before skeletal animals appeared during a huge growth spurt of new life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion.
The Internet was Delivered to the Masses; Parallel Computing is not Far Behind
During the past few years, Virginia Tech’s Wu Feng has built upon a National Science Foundation (NSF) / Microsoft grant from the “Computing in the Cloud” program, and synergistically complemented it with subsequent collaborative grants, including a $6 million award from the Air Force on “big computing” for mini-drones and a $1 million award from NSF and the National Institutes of Health on “big data” for the life sciences.
If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
It may be that, when it comes to stock market success, your brain is heeding the wrong neural signals.