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With the holidays upon us, anthropology professor William Beeman takes us on a tour of eating-related rituals around the world. Although practices vary widely in different cultures, they all help us cross boundaries.
Researchers at the U and elsewhere were astounded to find that the genomes of two corn lines were nearly as different as those of humans and chimps. The knowledge may someday be used to improve corn, a vital food and fuelstock.
For a quarter century, the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute has been a vital resource for research across a range of disciplines. A new high-performance computing system will expand its capacity significantly.
A new screening system developed by researchers at the University and Celladon Corp. quickly tests compounds' potential as heart failure drugs in an environment that mimics that of heart cell membranes--which is where it counts.