New Technology Could Help Police Solve Crimes Quickly

  • KNXV-TV
  • May 20, 2011
UA scientists have developed a rapid DNA testing machine that would go out in the field with military and police detectives. Said the UA's Federic Zenhausern: "The advantage now of doing rapid DNA testing is we can come much closer to the crime scene."

Have an Environment Question? Visit New UA Website

  • UANews
  • May 18, 2011
Visitors to the new eXtension website can ask questions on topics such as climate and receive answers within 48 hours. The site is designed for a wide audience, including members of the general public who are concerned about how climate change could affect forests and recreation in their region.

Kartchner Caverns: A Living Microbe Laboratory

  • UANews
  • May 17, 2011
In the first extensive genetic survey of microbes living in Kartchner Caverns, UA doctoral candidate Marian Ortiz has shown that some of the cave-dwelling microbes may have anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties.

Creating a 'Power-Aware' Internet Infrastructure

  • UANews
  • May 16, 2011
UA researchers Beichuan Zhang and Chris Gniady have received a four-year National Science Foundation grant toward moving the Internet's infrastructure from "today's energy-oblivious to tomorrow's energy-efficient."

Guilt, Cooperation Linked by Neural Network

  • UANews
  • May 11, 2011
A UA study using economic models backed up by fMRI scans offers new insights on why people choose to cooperate rather than act selfishly. The study appears in the current issue of the neuroscience journal Neuron.

A Memory for Pain, Stored in the Spine

  • Discover Magazine
  • May 11, 2011
You slam your hand in a door, and the experience becomes etched into your brain. UA scientists have found that a protein called PKMzeta helps to store memories in our brains, and it sensitizes neurons in our spines after a painful experience.

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