Want to have a longer life? Go to college
In the heat of the battle for the presidency, one candidate questioned the value and need for a higher education, suggesting that urging young people to go to college was the sign of a “snob.” But, it seems, more education translates directly into longer life – and less contributes strongly to an earlier death, according to research by two University of Colorado Boulder faculty members. “Snobbery” or no, college can add years to a life.
Reproductive swell worsens beetle kill
Beetles emerging from trees so early that they are often able to produce two generations a year, rather than only one, as historically has been the case. That finding, believed to be the first confirmation of this reproductive explosion, helps to explain the staggering scope of the current pine-beetle epidemic. Because of the extra annual generation of beetles, there could be up to 60 times as many beetles attacking trees in any given year, their study found.
Finding compounds that can help fight cancer
Using fruit flies, a CU-Boulder researcher is developing a screening technology to identify cancer therapies.
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