Word: research
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Though much of her research centers on the consumption behavior of adults, Schor says her theory of consumer society can be applied to Harvard--where many students are "thrust" into a reference group that is relatively affluent...
...instrumental in the discovery and subsequent research of the Kuiper Belt, which scientists believe is the source of short source comets. The belt of nearly 70,000 "trans-Neptunian" objects is believed to hold many clues to the formation of the solar system...
...University officials say they do not believe that the tenure process negatively affects the quality of research and instruction...
Several strains of one of the world?s most prolific killers may have met their match in the genes of a small, furry army. On Wednesday, researchers at New York?s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced that they had developed a new strain of mice, which look like your standard variety but carry an important piece of the cancer-prevention puzzle: They are genetically altered to delete the genes vital to the development of blood vessels that provide nourishment to tumors. Without the blood supply, the tumor eventually starves to death. This research comes on the heels of similar...
...tumor, and the tumors did not grow at their normal, aggressive rate - or they didn?t grow at all. While the technology in this study is new, the theory behind it is not. "The idea of starving tumors of their blood supply is one of the leading areas of research in cancer prevention and cures," says TIME science writer Mike Lemonick. While this study doesn?t translate directly into a treatment for humans, Lemonick explains, it?s certainly a notable step toward a solution. "Nobody?s suggesting we genetically alter humans this way, but the better we understand the behavior...