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Global malaria map
25 Feb 2008
Global malaria map released More than 2.3 billion people, or about 35% percent of the world’s population, live in areas where there is risk of a deadly form of malaria, according to a spatial distribution map published in PLoS...
25 Feb 2008
Global malaria map released More than 2.3 billion people, or about 35% percent of the world’s population, live in areas where there is risk of a deadly form of malaria, according to a spatial distribution map published in PLoS...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 20, 2008
25 Feb 2008
Manufacturing solar cells, which harness the energy of the sun, produces far few pollutants than conventional fossil fuel technologies, scientists say. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
25 Feb 2008
Manufacturing solar cells, which harness the energy of the sun, produces far few pollutants than conventional fossil fuel technologies, scientists say. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
Scientists to explore life's mysteries through encyclopedic 'macroscope'
25 Feb 2008
Rapid progress fosters confidence massive project can be done; public asked for its say A screen shot from the Encyclopedia of Life, of one of 30,000 beta pages unveiled at the TED conference, Monterey Calif., Feb. 27,...
25 Feb 2008
Rapid progress fosters confidence massive project can be done; public asked for its say A screen shot from the Encyclopedia of Life, of one of 30,000 beta pages unveiled at the TED conference, Monterey Calif., Feb. 27,...
Scripps expedition provides new baseline for coral reef conservation
25 Feb 2008
From sharks to microbes, scientists capture key data at the central Pacific's Line Islands archipelago Line Islands coral reef habitats (left column) and bottoms (right column) are depicted across four atolls exhibiting...
25 Feb 2008
From sharks to microbes, scientists capture key data at the central Pacific's Line Islands archipelago Line Islands coral reef habitats (left column) and bottoms (right column) are depicted across four atolls exhibiting...
When free trade was fair trade
25 Feb 2008
As thousands flock to ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ events all over Britain later this month, Free Trade Nation, a new book by Professor Frank Trentmann, Director of the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Cultures of Consumption...
25 Feb 2008
As thousands flock to ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ events all over Britain later this month, Free Trade Nation, a new book by Professor Frank Trentmann, Director of the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Cultures of Consumption...
Royals weren't only builders of Maya temples, archaeologist finds
25 Feb 2008
Lisa Lucero, professor of anthropology at Illinois, believes that kings weren’t the only Mayan people building or sponsoring Late Classic period temples (from about 550 to 850), the stepped pyramids... Click here for...
25 Feb 2008
Lisa Lucero, professor of anthropology at Illinois, believes that kings weren’t the only Mayan people building or sponsoring Late Classic period temples (from about 550 to 850), the stepped pyramids... Click here for...
Elsevier enhances clinical decision making with suite of Clinical Decision Support solutions
25 Feb 2008
Elsevier CDS provides physicians, nurses and pharmacists with quality information -- when, where and how they need it -- speeding the adoption of new medical research and improving patient care Orlando, February 24, 2008: With a deep...
25 Feb 2008
Elsevier CDS provides physicians, nurses and pharmacists with quality information -- when, where and how they need it -- speeding the adoption of new medical research and improving patient care Orlando, February 24, 2008: With a deep...
Elsevier's Illumin8 research tool helps corporate research professionals answer R&D questions
25 Feb 2008
Elsevier combines ScienceDirect content with NetBase’s semantic index technology to create a Web-based 'Technology Intelligence' tool that answers sophisticated technology and market questions New York, February 25, 2008: Elsevier, the...
25 Feb 2008
Elsevier combines ScienceDirect content with NetBase’s semantic index technology to create a Web-based 'Technology Intelligence' tool that answers sophisticated technology and market questions New York, February 25, 2008: Elsevier, the...
America's 50 best hospitals 2008 released by HealthGrades
25 Feb 2008
Analysis of patient outcomes at US hospitals from 1999 to 2006 identifies top performers GOLDEN, Colo. (February 25, 2008) – HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization, today identified...
25 Feb 2008
Analysis of patient outcomes at US hospitals from 1999 to 2006 identifies top performers GOLDEN, Colo. (February 25, 2008) – HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization, today identified...
Butterfly fish 'may face extinction'
25 Feb 2008
A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human...
25 Feb 2008
A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human...
Omololu Falobi Awards for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research Community Advocacy presented
25 Feb 2008
Awards recognize exceptional community advocacy and international leadership as critical in advancing microbicides research 24 February, New Delhi, India -- Two advocates have received the inaugural Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV...
25 Feb 2008
Awards recognize exceptional community advocacy and international leadership as critical in advancing microbicides research 24 February, New Delhi, India -- Two advocates have received the inaugural Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV...
FSU College of Medicine researcher seeks to uncover new cancer therapies
25 Feb 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With a four-year, $707,000 grant from the American Cancer Society, Yanchang Wang, assistant professor of biomedical sciences in the Florida State University College of Medicine, hopes to learn how a particular enzyme could...
25 Feb 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With a four-year, $707,000 grant from the American Cancer Society, Yanchang Wang, assistant professor of biomedical sciences in the Florida State University College of Medicine, hopes to learn how a particular enzyme could...
Balancing computing power, storage demands goal of Virginia Tech CAREER project
25 Feb 2008
Ali R. Butt is attempting to develop a data storage framework attuned to the ever-increasing demands of modern HPC environments. Click here for more information. Blacksburg, Va. — Ali R. Butt, an assistant...
25 Feb 2008
Ali R. Butt is attempting to develop a data storage framework attuned to the ever-increasing demands of modern HPC environments. Click here for more information. Blacksburg, Va. — Ali R. Butt, an assistant...
Vikings did not dress the way we thought
25 Feb 2008
Viking women's clothing consisted of a single piece of fabric with a train, an opening in front, and clasps that accentuated the breasts. The apparel in the picture is... Click here for more information. Vivid...
25 Feb 2008
Viking women's clothing consisted of a single piece of fabric with a train, an opening in front, and clasps that accentuated the breasts. The apparel in the picture is... Click here for more information. Vivid...
2 oxygenation events in ancient oceans sparked spread of complex life
25 Feb 2008
The photo (field of view about 0.15 millimeter in width) is of an exceptionally preserved eukaryotic fossil from the Doushantuo Formation (635–551 million years old) in South China. High-resolution geochemical... Click...
25 Feb 2008
The photo (field of view about 0.15 millimeter in width) is of an exceptionally preserved eukaryotic fossil from the Doushantuo Formation (635–551 million years old) in South China. High-resolution geochemical... Click...
We are what we drink
25 Feb 2008
Crime-fighting tool: Hair reveals where murder victims drank water The two maps here show predicted average hydrogen (top) and oxygen (bottom) isotope levels in human hair across the continental United States -- isotopes that...
25 Feb 2008
Crime-fighting tool: Hair reveals where murder victims drank water The two maps here show predicted average hydrogen (top) and oxygen (bottom) isotope levels in human hair across the continental United States -- isotopes that...
Compost can turn agricultural soils into a carbon sink, thus protecting against climate change
25 Feb 2008
Special issue of Waste Management and Research published today by SAGE Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore (25 February, 2008) – Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could...
25 Feb 2008
Special issue of Waste Management and Research published today by SAGE Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore (25 February, 2008) – Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could...
Iowa middle school wins IEEE-USA National Engineering Award
25 Feb 2008
Harding Middle School of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, won the IEEE-USA Best Communications System Award during the National Engineers Week Future City Competition National Finals on Feb. 20. The award was presented to Harding at the Hyatt Regency...
25 Feb 2008
Harding Middle School of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, won the IEEE-USA Best Communications System Award during the National Engineers Week Future City Competition National Finals on Feb. 20. The award was presented to Harding at the Hyatt Regency...
Largest meat recall in history 'only the tip of the iceberg'
25 Feb 2008
Slaughterhouse expert and humane farming investigator reveals the shocking story of greed, neglect, and inhumane treatment inside the US meat industry 329 pages; ISBN 978-1-59102-450-7; Paperback: $19. Click here for more...
25 Feb 2008
Slaughterhouse expert and humane farming investigator reveals the shocking story of greed, neglect, and inhumane treatment inside the US meat industry 329 pages; ISBN 978-1-59102-450-7; Paperback: $19. Click here for more...
Al Gore, Tom Stoppard and Amos Oz Are 2008 Dan David Prize winners
25 Feb 2008
The Dan David Prize, which annually awards three prizes of $1 million each for outstanding achievement, announced the names of its 2008 laureates on February 12. The laureates, who donate 10% of their prize money towards 20 Tel Aviv University...
25 Feb 2008
The Dan David Prize, which annually awards three prizes of $1 million each for outstanding achievement, announced the names of its 2008 laureates on February 12. The laureates, who donate 10% of their prize money towards 20 Tel Aviv University...
Tracking your carbon footprint
25 Feb 2008
An innovation called Carbon Hero may help reduce global warming by making people more aware of their carbon footprint. Regional prize winner in the 2007 European Satellite Navigation Competition, sponsored by ESA’s Technology Transfer...
25 Feb 2008
An innovation called Carbon Hero may help reduce global warming by making people more aware of their carbon footprint. Regional prize winner in the 2007 European Satellite Navigation Competition, sponsored by ESA’s Technology Transfer...
Engineers demonstrate a new type of optical tweezer
25 Feb 2008
Microfabricated optical tweezer has the potential to make biological and microfluidic force measurements in integrated systems such as microfluidic chips (a). Photograph of microfabricated Fresnel Zone Plate optical tweezer,...
25 Feb 2008
Microfabricated optical tweezer has the potential to make biological and microfluidic force measurements in integrated systems such as microfluidic chips (a). Photograph of microfabricated Fresnel Zone Plate optical tweezer,...
Crystal bells stay silent as physicists look for dark matter
25 Feb 2008
US experiment retakes the lead in competitive race Closeup of a CDMS detector, made of crystal germanium. Click here for more information. Batavia, Ill.--Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment...
25 Feb 2008
US experiment retakes the lead in competitive race Closeup of a CDMS detector, made of crystal germanium. Click here for more information. Batavia, Ill.--Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment...
Honey bee invaders exploit the genetic resources of their predecessors
25 Feb 2008
Entomology professor Charles Whitfield (right) and postdoctoral researcher Amro Zayed sought to understand how African honey bees can move into new territories and dominate the bees that had arrived in... Click here for more...
25 Feb 2008
Entomology professor Charles Whitfield (right) and postdoctoral researcher Amro Zayed sought to understand how African honey bees can move into new territories and dominate the bees that had arrived in... Click here for more...
Trial finds tenofovir gel safe for daily use and most women adhered to study regimens
25 Feb 2008
Results of Phase II study of ARV-based microbicide presented at international meeting in India bolster interest in latest approach NEW DELHI, Feb. 25, 2008 – A vaginal microbicide that incorporates an antiretroviral (ARV) drug normally...
25 Feb 2008
Results of Phase II study of ARV-based microbicide presented at international meeting in India bolster interest in latest approach NEW DELHI, Feb. 25, 2008 – A vaginal microbicide that incorporates an antiretroviral (ARV) drug normally...
Who benefits from antidepressants? US health inequities
25 Feb 2008
Who benefits from antidepressants? A new study published today in PLoS Medicine suggests that antidepressants only benefit some, very severely depressed patients. “New generation” antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are...
25 Feb 2008
Who benefits from antidepressants? A new study published today in PLoS Medicine suggests that antidepressants only benefit some, very severely depressed patients. “New generation” antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are...
Genomatix integrates genome-wide open chromatin from next generation sequencing
25 Feb 2008
Correlation studies confirm quality of Genomatix Promoter Annotations Genomatix Software GmbH, a Systems Biology company focussed on high quality annotation and the understanding of gene regulation, has begun showcasing its abilities in the...
25 Feb 2008
Correlation studies confirm quality of Genomatix Promoter Annotations Genomatix Software GmbH, a Systems Biology company focussed on high quality annotation and the understanding of gene regulation, has begun showcasing its abilities in the...
Mechanism of blood clot elasticity revealed in high definition
25 Feb 2008
Illinois graduate research assistant Eric Lee (left) and physics professor Klaus Schulten used steered molecular dynamics to model the behavior of every atom of the fibrinogen molecule as it was... Click here for more...
25 Feb 2008
Illinois graduate research assistant Eric Lee (left) and physics professor Klaus Schulten used steered molecular dynamics to model the behavior of every atom of the fibrinogen molecule as it was... Click here for more...
Hebrew SeniorLife researcher finds
25 Feb 2008
Practice has implications for emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance An article co-authored by Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., of Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research reports that nursing home residents with...
25 Feb 2008
Practice has implications for emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance An article co-authored by Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., of Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research reports that nursing home residents with...
Lemurs' evolutionary history may shed light on our own
25 Feb 2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- After swabbing the cheeks of more than 200 lemurs and related primates to collect their DNA, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and Duke Lemur Center now have a much clearer picture of...
25 Feb 2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- After swabbing the cheeks of more than 200 lemurs and related primates to collect their DNA, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and Duke Lemur Center now have a much clearer picture of...
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