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Lunar exploration -- potential UK and NASA collaboration
15 Feb 2008
The British National Space Centre [BNSC] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA ] have today [15th February 2008] issued a report from the Joint Working Group(JWG) on lunar exploration that outlines next steps in possible...
15 Feb 2008
The British National Space Centre [BNSC] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA ] have today [15th February 2008] issued a report from the Joint Working Group(JWG) on lunar exploration that outlines next steps in possible...
Panel identifies greatest technological research challenges of the 21st century
15 Feb 2008
Robert Socolow of Princeton University is a member of a National Academy of Engineering panel that has identified the greatest technological challenges of the 21st century. Click here for more information. A panel...
15 Feb 2008
Robert Socolow of Princeton University is a member of a National Academy of Engineering panel that has identified the greatest technological challenges of the 21st century. Click here for more information. A panel...
Oregon researchers study widespread areas of low oxygen off northwest coast
15 Feb 2008
NOAA fisheries scientist working on issue A team of scientists studying the California Current – a slow-moving mass of cold water that travels south along the coast from British Columbia to Baja California – are seeing increasing...
15 Feb 2008
NOAA fisheries scientist working on issue A team of scientists studying the California Current – a slow-moving mass of cold water that travels south along the coast from British Columbia to Baja California – are seeing increasing...
Past greenhouse warming events provide clues to what the future may hold
15 Feb 2008
BOSTON, MA--If carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels continue on a "business-as-usual" trajectory, humans will have added about 5 trillion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere by the year 2400. A similarly massive...
15 Feb 2008
BOSTON, MA--If carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels continue on a "business-as-usual" trajectory, humans will have added about 5 trillion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere by the year 2400. A similarly massive...
Mobile Neanderthals
15 Feb 2008
This release is available in German. The 40,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth that has given scientists the first direct evidence that Neanderthals moved from place to place during their lifetimes. Click here for more...
15 Feb 2008
This release is available in German. The 40,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth that has given scientists the first direct evidence that Neanderthals moved from place to place during their lifetimes. Click here for more...
Powerful yet reliable proteomics techniques are the focus of a new methods book
15 Feb 2008
The cover image of "Proteomics: Methods Express. " Click here for more information. COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – Conventional approaches to proteomics have recently been augmented with a new generation of...
15 Feb 2008
The cover image of "Proteomics: Methods Express. " Click here for more information. COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – Conventional approaches to proteomics have recently been augmented with a new generation of...
Swedish university honors probiotics scientist
15 Feb 2008
Dr. Gregor Reid, Assistant Director of the Lawson Health Research Institute and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has been awarded an...
15 Feb 2008
Dr. Gregor Reid, Assistant Director of the Lawson Health Research Institute and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has been awarded an...
Nanotechnology's future depends on who the public trusts
15 Feb 2008
Experts' values, not just their expertise, likely to determine their influence on public views of nanotechnology Washington, DC — When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology’s potential risks and benefits,...
15 Feb 2008
Experts' values, not just their expertise, likely to determine their influence on public views of nanotechnology Washington, DC — When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology’s potential risks and benefits,...
European Neuroscience and Society Network tackles neurosocieties head-on
15 Feb 2008
The neurosciences have such a wide-ranging influence on so many areas of life that a new concept of the community has developed called “neurosocieties.” To bring this community together, the European Neuroscience and Society...
15 Feb 2008
The neurosciences have such a wide-ranging influence on so many areas of life that a new concept of the community has developed called “neurosocieties.” To bring this community together, the European Neuroscience and Society...
Bottom trawling impacts, clearly visible from space
15 Feb 2008
Boston MA: Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space. As a result of scientific studies showing...
15 Feb 2008
Boston MA: Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space. As a result of scientific studies showing...
Nanotech's health, environmental impacts worry scientists and the public
15 Feb 2008
BOSTON – Scientists and the public agree that the promise of nanotechnology is great, but there are risks to it and they should be governed accordingly. The new technology, which is making its way into products ranging from food storage...
15 Feb 2008
BOSTON – Scientists and the public agree that the promise of nanotechnology is great, but there are risks to it and they should be governed accordingly. The new technology, which is making its way into products ranging from food storage...
Brain waves pattern themselves after rhythms of nature
15 Feb 2008
Jack Cowan works primarily to understand the workings of the brain. He uses mathematical theory to understand how neural circuits generate stable patterns of activity. Cowan organized a session for... Click here for more...
15 Feb 2008
Jack Cowan works primarily to understand the workings of the brain. He uses mathematical theory to understand how neural circuits generate stable patterns of activity. Cowan organized a session for... Click here for more...
A map of the worm: First detailed anatomical atlas of C. elegans for use in the lab
15 Feb 2008
The worm on the cover of "C. elegans Atlas " was inspired by the Fibonacci spiral commonly seen throughout nature -- in everything from sea shells to galaxies. The anatomy... Click here for more information. COLD...
15 Feb 2008
The worm on the cover of "C. elegans Atlas " was inspired by the Fibonacci spiral commonly seen throughout nature -- in everything from sea shells to galaxies. The anatomy... Click here for more information. COLD...
Antarctic life hung by a thread during ice ages
15 Feb 2008
Frozen in time… frozen in place… frozen solid… All of these phrases have been used to describe Antarctica, and yet they all belie the truth about this southerly point on the globe. Although the area is covered in ice and...
15 Feb 2008
Frozen in time… frozen in place… frozen solid… All of these phrases have been used to describe Antarctica, and yet they all belie the truth about this southerly point on the globe. Although the area is covered in ice and...
Michigan laser beam believed to set record for intensity
15 Feb 2008
The new amplifier of the HERCULES laser fires. The laser is now capable of producing a beam so intense scientists believe it sets a world record. Click here for more information. This release is available in...
15 Feb 2008
The new amplifier of the HERCULES laser fires. The laser is now capable of producing a beam so intense scientists believe it sets a world record. Click here for more information. This release is available in...
Coal gasification -- myths, challenges and opportunities
15 Feb 2008
PNNL uses technology to advance the understanding of clean coal PNNL research scale gasifier Click here for more information. BOSTON -- There is a growing consensus that increased demand for electricity will cement...
15 Feb 2008
PNNL uses technology to advance the understanding of clean coal PNNL research scale gasifier Click here for more information. BOSTON -- There is a growing consensus that increased demand for electricity will cement...
Tumor-targeting viral therapy slows neuroblastoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
15 Feb 2008
Study led by Cincinnati Children's suggests innovative therapy for hard-to-treat solid tumors CINCINNATI –Researchers in a multi-institutional study led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center slowed the growth of two...
15 Feb 2008
Study led by Cincinnati Children's suggests innovative therapy for hard-to-treat solid tumors CINCINNATI –Researchers in a multi-institutional study led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center slowed the growth of two...
Parental intervention boosts education of kids at high risk of failure
15 Feb 2008
University of Oregon neuroscientists are using basic research findings to address real world problems BOSTON -- An eight-week-long intervention program aimed at parents from low socioeconomic backgrounds reaped significant educational benefits...
15 Feb 2008
University of Oregon neuroscientists are using basic research findings to address real world problems BOSTON -- An eight-week-long intervention program aimed at parents from low socioeconomic backgrounds reaped significant educational benefits...
Melting snow provides clues for acidification
15 Feb 2008
Scientists investigate accumulated sulfate and nitrate in New England snow and follow it after the snow melts as clues to acidification MADISON, WI, February 11, 2008 -- In forests of the northeastern United States, sulfate and nitrate are the...
15 Feb 2008
Scientists investigate accumulated sulfate and nitrate in New England snow and follow it after the snow melts as clues to acidification MADISON, WI, February 11, 2008 -- In forests of the northeastern United States, sulfate and nitrate are the...
Dr. Caroline Wagner presents on dynamic self-organizing networks in higher education
15 Feb 2008
MENLO PARK, Calif. – February 14, 2008 – SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, today announced that SRI Senior Policy Analyst Caroline Wagner, Ph.D., will deliver a talk titled Science,...
15 Feb 2008
MENLO PARK, Calif. – February 14, 2008 – SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, today announced that SRI Senior Policy Analyst Caroline Wagner, Ph.D., will deliver a talk titled Science,...
CT radiation dose report released by American Association of Physicists in Medicine
15 Feb 2008
Promotes best image quality with least radiation dose College Park, MD (February 15, 2008) -- Aiming to promote the best medical imaging practices nationwide and help ensure the health and safety of the millions of people who undergo computed...
15 Feb 2008
Promotes best image quality with least radiation dose College Park, MD (February 15, 2008) -- Aiming to promote the best medical imaging practices nationwide and help ensure the health and safety of the millions of people who undergo computed...
Moving beyond tamoxifen: Drug discovery and the future of selective hormone receptor modulators
15 Feb 2008
Fox Chase Cancer Center's V. Craig Jordan highlights emerging strategies for cancer prevention at the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting How did a failed contraceptive become the first targeted therapy for the treatment of breast cancer" The...
15 Feb 2008
Fox Chase Cancer Center's V. Craig Jordan highlights emerging strategies for cancer prevention at the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting How did a failed contraceptive become the first targeted therapy for the treatment of breast cancer" The...
Personalized medicine can cut breast cancer risk
15 Feb 2008
Prevention starts in primary care with comprehensive risk assessment Dr. Funmi Olopade counsels a patients in the Cancer Risk Clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Click here for more information. The...
15 Feb 2008
Prevention starts in primary care with comprehensive risk assessment Dr. Funmi Olopade counsels a patients in the Cancer Risk Clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Click here for more information. The...
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