Sentences with phrase «experiments against their benefits»

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Asking Catalan engineers to build a vivarium based on microfluidics in which to observe fruit fly larvae feeding behavior, the scientists demonstrated in subsequent experiments that D. melanogaster larvae are capable of making decisions that balance risk against benefit in the context of their food search.

But new experiments in mice suggest that one of our own enzymes, A20, is also essential for protecting against allergies, and those who lack this enzyme don't benefit from exposure to endotoxin.

These experiments were adequately powered to detect even minor increases in progranulin, and argue against the potential for progranulin - mediated benefits of exercise in Grn + / − mice at this age.

For second - grade teacher Jacqueline Fiorentino, the minor benefits of homework did not outweigh the potential drawback of turning young children against school at an early age, so she experimented with dropping mandatory homework.

In a follow - up of two randomized field experiments, a brief values affirmation intervention designed to buffer minority middle schoolers against the threat of negative stereotypes had long - term benefits on college - relevant outcomes.

The experiment would be only for the benefit of those against whom you are arguing here, since evidently theoretical arguments don't work for them and they are demanding experiments.