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EurekAlert!

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Union jobs disappearing at local, state and national levels, UCLA study finds | 05 Sep 2010
The recession is finally taking its toll on national, state and local unionization rates, finds UCLA's annual report on organized labor. Following an uptick last year, unionization rates fell between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, by a little more than ...

Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment | 04 Sep 2010
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing c...

DNA fingerprinting pioneer discovers role of key genetic catalyst for human diversity | 04 Sep 2010
One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research published September 5 by world-renowned scientist Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered ...

'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications | 04 Sep 2010
A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics....

MIT researchers create new self-assembling photovoltaic technology that repairs itself | 04 Sep 2010
MIT scientists have created a novel set of self-assembling molecules that can turn sunlight into electricity; the molecules can be repeatedly broken down and then reassembled quickly, just by adding or removing an additional solution. Their paper on the w...

In a changing climate, erratic rainfall poses growing threat to rural poor, new report says | 04 Sep 2010
Against a backdrop of extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, a new report warns that increasingly erratic rainfall related to climate change will pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, especially in Africa and Asia, requiring ...

Fears of a decline in bee pollination confirmed | 04 Sep 2010
Widespread reports of a decline in the population of bees and other flower-visiting animals have aroused fear and speculation that pollination is also likely on the decline. A recent University of Toronto study provides the first long-term evidence of a ...

Talented bacteria make food poisoning unpredictable | 04 Sep 2010
While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill -- why should this be so? Professor Colin Hill who is presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingha...

Backstabbing bacteria: A new treatment for infection? | 04 Sep 2010
Selfish bacterial cells that act in their own interests and do not cooperate with their infection-causing colleagues can actually reduce the severity of infection. The selfish behaviour of these uncooperative bacteria could be exploited to treat antibioti...

'Jailbreak' bacteria can trigger heart disease | 04 Sep 2010
Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham....