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Algae for biofuels: Moving from promise to reality, but how fast?

A new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more long-term research, development and demonstration. In the meantime, several non-fu…

Emotional distress leads children to doubt their competence

Children who experience emotional distress from depression and anxiety are prone to viewing themselves and their world in a negative light ? and this thinking leads them to underestimate their abilities, suggest the results of a long-term study of nearly 1,000 elementary school children.