Arguing over why Johnny can't read

Article Abstract:

Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHY) believe that there is a physiological basis for the difficulty many children experience decoding words into individual sound units. The brains of poor readers show subtle abnormalities in anatomical structures and activity levels.

Research, Physiological aspects, Brain, Learning disabilities, Learning disorders, Localization (Brain function), Reading disability, Reading disorders, United States. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

---

Genes seen turning imaginal fly eyes into reality

Article Abstract:

Ulrike Heberlein of the University of California, San Francisco, reported at the June 1996 national meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology her discovery of four genes in Drosophila melanogaster that control the morphogenetic furrow which changes imaginal disc cells into photoreceptors.

Genetic aspects, Drosophila, Morphogenesis

---

URI tries downsizing by formula

Article Abstract:

The University of Rhode Island is using a detailed self-study as a guide for downsizing, which may become a cost-cutting model for other universities. The study compared the tuition and other revenues generated by each department with the costs for maintaining the department.

Finance, Sciences education, Science education, University of Rhode Island

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Restoring Costa Rica's rainforest. Restoring Vietnam's forest. Rare plants of Kenya
• Abstracts: Preparing for a pandemic. Cooping up avian flu. What's in a Name? Not much at the moment, thinks biologist Kevin de Queiroz, but names could be made to reflect our modern understanding of life's origins and complexity
• Abstracts: Regulating cyberspace. Reseeding the Green Revolution. Women's health research blossoms
• Abstracts: Envisioning an artificial retina. Live long and prosper? When rigor meets reality
• Abstracts: First nematode-resistance gene found. Teeth and bones tell their stories at Chicago meeting. Plants as chemical factories

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.