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UF Researchers Probe Epilepsy Drug’s Effect On Scars

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Giving a common antiseizure drug to patients with scars on their bodies may improve the cosmetic appearance of the scars, scientists at the University of Florida’s Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute report in the current issue of Dermatology Online Journal.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, February 10, 2004.

Global Warming May Cut Production Of Key Protein Crop, Peanuts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How hot is too hot? A new UF study shows that global warming could dramatically reduce peanut production in places where temperatures are already high.

Filed under Research on Monday, February 9, 2004.

Giraffes Get Nutritional Boost From New UF-Developed Food

TAMPA, Fla. — Everyone knows they have long necks, intelligent faces and soulful brown eyes. But apparently giraffes also have a sweet tooth.

Filed under Research on Thursday, February 5, 2004.

UF Study: People Unduly Gloomy In Positive Situations, Upbeat In Negative Ones

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Odds are people think the glass is half empty when it is overflowing and half full when it is about to run dry, according to a new University of Florida study on attitudes about risk.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, February 4, 2004.

UF Scientists Find Enzyme Protects Cells During Gene Therapy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An enzyme instrumental to the body's ability to repair itself appears to also stop a gene therapy virus from damaging a cell once the virus delivers its corrective cargo, University of Florida scientists report today (Feb. 2) in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Filed under Research on Monday, February 2, 2004.

UF Botanists Help Create "Supertree" Of Evolution For Flowering Plants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A group of scientists has created the first comprehensive evolutionary reconstruction of the many families of flowering plants, an achievement that could aid in the search for plant-based cures for diseases and improve agricultural crops.

Filed under Research on Monday, February 2, 2004.