A New Look for SciFoo Lives On

A New Look for SciFoo Lives On

There have been a few additions to the SciFoo Lives On area on Nature Island in Second Life. The area has been divided into 36 numbered plots and most posters from the first two sessions have been…
Pseudoceramides: New Skin Healing Chemicals

Pseudoceramides: New Skin Healing Chemicals

Researchers have made synthetic lipids called pseudoceramides that are involved in skin cell growth and could be used in treating skin diseases in which skin cells grow abnormally. Ceramides are…
Don't Trust Expert Forecasts, Study Says

Don't Trust Expert Forecasts, Study Says

A study about predicting the outcome of actual conflicts found that the forecasts of experts are little better than those of novices, according to a new study. When presented with actual crises, such…
Will Latinos Become White?

Will Latinos Become White?

Italians, Irish and European Jews were all once considered 'non-white' by the standards of their day but that's hardly the case now - and certainly not the case with the descendants of those…
Biofuel For Military Jets

Biofuel For Military Jets

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. and Livermore, Calif., are part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -funded team led by UOP, LLC, a Honeywell…
Is Alcohol And Tobacco Use Genetic?

Is Alcohol And Tobacco Use Genetic?

Alcohol and smoking can be harmful, if not deadly. While the desire for these substances can be due to environmental cues, genomic factors also play an important role. The etiology of these desires…