Jessica Hilo
Jessica Hilo is a fellow with Miller-McCune magazine. Her work has been featured in the Santa Barbara Independent, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Canadian webzine Uncharted Sounds. In 2009, Jessica served as a social media commentator at the National Summit for Arts Journalism and a guest panelist at the MIC Journalism Seminar in Los Angeles. She has a Master of Arts degree in Specialized Journalism from the University of Southern California.
Enamored with Enamel
Researchers at the UCSF School of Dentistry work to create synthetic tooth enamel.
More Reasons Not to Skip Your Broccoli
A University of Illinois study shows that healthy gut flora and daily doses of broccoli — even when it’s been cooked to within an inch of its life — help fight cancer.
Power Poses Really Work
Researchers find that assuming a powerful body position helps you feel powerful, act more self-confident and raise testosterone.
Top Ten Bacteria Working in the Shadows
As Valerie Brown has shown, bacteria are indeed us. But while we know who we are, who are these microscopic allies (and enemies)?
Smelliot
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Brevibacterium linens
Little L
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Lactobacillus
Vanilla Ice
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas syringae
The Vibrio Family
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Vibrio
The Torpedo
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Bdellovibrio
Slick Willy
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas putida
Cyano de Bergerac
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Cyanobacteria
Space-Age Conan the Bacterium
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Deinococcus radiodurans
Bad-Rap Eddy
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: E. coli
Stinky Pete, the Prospector
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Streptococcus mutans.
Baby’s Must-See TV Does Not Increase Vocabulary
Researchers find that infant media does not expand vocabulary
Solar Farming Spreads to Appalachia
Ohio has reached a Turning Point with a solar-energy project that uses land that once was home to a strip mine.
Tracking Invasive Species from Riverside to Pandora
Plant physiologist Jodie Holt’s study and management of weeds has earned her kudos in Hollywood and in academe.
Wind, Brass Instruments Linked to Airway Damage?
Aussie researchers find a new reason to take up the violin: Increased levels of exhaled nitric oxide have been found in wind and brass musicians.
California Rejects Ban on Plastic Bags
Lawmakers struck down a bill that would have made California the first state in the union to ban plastic shopping bags.
Battleground Cyberspace
A stealthy flash drive attack emphasizes that hackers are toying with cyber warfare between sovereign states.
Listening for the Key to Reverse Aging
New research on responding to sound may have found a key to reversing, or even preventing, one of the effects of aging.
For the Love of Money
University of Cincinnati researchers find common cause for bankruptcy in world’s leading economies.
The Red Effect Works for Men, Too
A new study reveals that the color red makes men more alluring to women.
Ice Capades At the Ends of the Earth
A mile-and-a-half-long ice cube tells a story about Earth’s climate.
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The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
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New research suggests less-creative people do more innovative thinking when they are told individualism is the norm, and instructed to conform.
Better Super Bowl Makes for Better Ads
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Overseas Troops Finally Get Fair Shot at Voting
After decades of obstacles hindering the voting process, new laws will allow overseas and military voters to submit their votes in time for the 2012 election.
Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected No More?
World health leaders announce coordinated push to eradicate or control neglected tropical diseases.
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