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Fossils of dancing shrimp show earliest group behaviour
The fossilised chains of up to 20 crustaceans linked head-to-toe is the earliest record of any collective animal behaviour The conga was the world's first dance, it seems.
Clinic donates $1 million for the new UC Riverside program.
The Riverside Medical Clinic has donated $1 million for the planned UC Riverside medical school, officials announced Thursday.
Vitamin D a key player in overall health of several body organs, says UC Riverside biochemist
Essential for life in higher animals, vitamin D, once linked to only bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis, is now recognized as a major player in contributing to overall human health, emphasizes UC ...
Trail of remaining suspects in UCR-neighborhood robbery goes cold, police say
Two months after an intruder was shot to death in a botched home-invasion robbery near UC Riverside, two suspects remain at large, the case has gone cold and the victims won't speak to police, a Riverside ...
A Novel Family of Phosphole-Thiophene Oligomers for Optoelectronic Applications
UCR-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California 92521-0403 Received July 8, 2008 Abstract: A 2-terthienylphospholide can be ...
Two rescued from burning home in Riverside
A Samaritan pulled a man from his burning home Tuesday morning near UC Riverside and was trying to reach the man's trapped wife when firefighters arrived.
University of California, Riverside Researchers Propose Minocycline...
A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a readily available drug called minocycline, used widely to treat acne and skin infections, can be used to treat Fragile X syndrome, the most ...
Asian Americans could play key role in presidential race, study shows
Among Asian American voters, many are supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama, but another sizable portion remains undecided - a development that could set the stage for Asian Americans to play a pivotal ...
Some UI employees fear hurdles in prez search
Some University of Idaho employees fear the $270,000 first-year salary for the northern Idaho school's next president is too modest to attract a candidate willing to stay for an extended period.
Honeybees decode the waggle dance by applying simple maths
London, Oct 6 : Honeybees do a waggle dance to guide other hive-mates towards nectar-rich flowers, and scientists have now revealed that the bees in the hive actually apply maths to deduce the direction, ...
Laptop device catches notice of seismologists in hunt for earthquake data
It's possible you are reading this story on an earthquake sensor. Maybe you don't even know it.
California Indian Conference held in Palm Desert today
Representatives from Indian tribes throughout California will come together today and Saturday at the UC Riverside satellite campus in Palm Desert to address issues surrounding Native American health, ...
The idiotic Prosperity Gospel played a part in the mortgage mess: Has the so-called Prosperity Gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants a ' and hence, victims a ' of the current ...
Minocycline As A Promising Drug For Patients With Fragile X Syndrome Proposed By UCR Researchers
Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Also Included In: Autism ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Genetics Article Date: 04 Oct 2008 - 4:00 PDT A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a ...
Young Inland voters eager to cast their ballots
At 18, Travis Robinson is looking forward to voting in his first presidential election -- even if he can't yet decide which ticket to support.
Did God Want You to Get That Mortgage?
Has the so-called Prosperity Gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants - and hence, victims - of the current financial crisis? That's what a scholar of the fast-growing brand of ...
How to build crops that can beat aluminum's toxic effects
Researchers may have found the key to engineering plants capable of thriving in environments laden with toxic aluminum, according to a report published online on October 2nd in Current Biology , a Cell Press ...
Plant Tweak Could Let Toxic Soil Feed Millions
Thanks to a genetic breakthrough, a large portion of Earth's now-inhospitable soil could be used to grow crops -- potentially alleviating one of the most pressing problems facing the planet's rapidly growing ...
MURRIETA: Party politics in nonpartisan race?
When City Council candidate Paul Clay announced his run for a four-year term as a Murrieta decision-maker, he said it was primarily to extend the reach of his party, the Democrats, despite the race being ...
UC Riverside biochemists devise method for bypassing aluminum toxicity effects in plants
Aluminum toxicity, a global agricultural problem, halts root growth in plants, severely limiting agricultural productivity for more than half of the world's arable land.