New Method To Manipulate Genetic Material Developed By Consortium (Medical News Today)

25 July 2008, 3:12 am

A multi-institutional team of researchers, including scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School, have developed a powerful tool for genomic research and medicine. The robust method will allow researchers to generate synthetic enzymes that can target and manipulate DNA sequences for ina... read more

Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)

25 July 2008, 2:46 am

Colleges hope to jump-start economic development with new program By Jason Wiest LITTLE ROCK - Select Arkansas community colleges plan to offer entrepreneurship curriculum beginning this fall with an eye toward fostering economic development, the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges announced T... read more

Two Hornets on All-SWAC first team (Montgomery Advertiser)

24 July 2008, 9:10 pm

BIRMINGHAM -- When Alabama State football coach Reggie Barlow began making preparations to attend this year's Southwestern Athletic Conference media day, he found himself facing a tough choice: Who would he take?... read more

Former OSU baseball player dies in accident (The Shawnee News-Star)

24 July 2008, 8:58 pm

 Former Oklahoma State University baseball player and current Choctaw High School coach James “Jamie” Cook has died in a motorcycle accident.... read more

Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)

24 July 2008, 1:08 am

Hardin asked for bonus, advised secrecy, documents show By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin asked the UCA board for early payment of a $300,000 bonus that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has said likely violated state law, documents obtained by the Arkansas... read more

Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, UT Southwestern researcher reports (EurekAlert!)

23 July 2008, 9:06 pm

DALLAS – July 24, 2008 – One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.... read more