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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 13, 2008
18 Feb 2008
Chocolate with "fat bloom " (left) sits next to normal chocolate. Researchers have found a way to prevent this powdery white coating. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fighting...
18 Feb 2008
Chocolate with "fat bloom " (left) sits next to normal chocolate. Researchers have found a way to prevent this powdery white coating. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fighting...
World fertilizer prices soar as food and fuel economies merge
19 Feb 2008
Global fertilizer prices rose more than 200% in 2007 as farmers applied more fertilizer to maximize production of corn -- now used for ethanol -- at record prices; hardest hit are African farmers who need fertilizer to replenish...
19 Feb 2008
Global fertilizer prices rose more than 200% in 2007 as farmers applied more fertilizer to maximize production of corn -- now used for ethanol -- at record prices; hardest hit are African farmers who need fertilizer to replenish...
Liverpool to host conference on public history
22 Feb 2008
Liverpool will host a major international conference on public history that will examine areas such as how museums shape our sense of identity and our emotional responses to subjects such as the slave trade. The conference, organised by the...
22 Feb 2008
Liverpool will host a major international conference on public history that will examine areas such as how museums shape our sense of identity and our emotional responses to subjects such as the slave trade. The conference, organised by the...
JCI table of contents: Feb. 21, 2008
21 Feb 2008
EDITOR'S PICK: Deficiency in the protein MBL2 is linked to increased cystic fibrosis severity Cystic fibrosis (CF), a hereditary disorder causing thick mucous production and frequent lung infections, is associated with a high mortality rate...
21 Feb 2008
EDITOR'S PICK: Deficiency in the protein MBL2 is linked to increased cystic fibrosis severity Cystic fibrosis (CF), a hereditary disorder causing thick mucous production and frequent lung infections, is associated with a high mortality rate...
First wind turbines on Galapagos Islands will halve diesel imports, reduce risk of future oil spills
18 Feb 2008
Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect 'Mona Lisa' of biodiversity Galapagos Petrel Click here for more information. In January 2001, the world held its...
18 Feb 2008
Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect 'Mona Lisa' of biodiversity Galapagos Petrel Click here for more information. In January 2001, the world held its...
Geisinger and Celera to collaborate on liver disease test
19 Feb 2008
DANVILLE, PA and ALAMEDA, CA — February 19, 2008 — Geisinger Health System and Celera (NYSE:CRA), an Applera Corporation business, today announced that they have entered into a research collaboration with the aim of developing a...
19 Feb 2008
DANVILLE, PA and ALAMEDA, CA — February 19, 2008 — Geisinger Health System and Celera (NYSE:CRA), an Applera Corporation business, today announced that they have entered into a research collaboration with the aim of developing a...
Controversies in science and technology explored in new book from Mary Ann Liebert
19 Feb 2008
New Rochelle, NY, February 19, 2008—Controversies in Science and Technology, Volume 2: From Climate to Chromosomes presents an in-depth exploration of hot topics in modern science and technology that is accessible to a broad audience....
19 Feb 2008
New Rochelle, NY, February 19, 2008—Controversies in Science and Technology, Volume 2: From Climate to Chromosomes presents an in-depth exploration of hot topics in modern science and technology that is accessible to a broad audience....
New chemical tool kit manipulates mitochondria, reveals insights into drug toxicity
24 Feb 2008
BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 24, 2008)—Why do nearly 1 million people taking cholesterol-lowering statins often experience muscle cramps? Why is it that in the rare case when a diabetic takes medication for intestinal worms, his glucose levels...
24 Feb 2008
BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 24, 2008)—Why do nearly 1 million people taking cholesterol-lowering statins often experience muscle cramps? Why is it that in the rare case when a diabetic takes medication for intestinal worms, his glucose levels...
ASA International Stroke Conference 2008
20 Feb 2008
Advance media registration You are invited to cover the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008 to be held Feb. 20-22, 2008 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. This is the largest...
20 Feb 2008
Advance media registration You are invited to cover the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008 to be held Feb. 20-22, 2008 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. This is the largest...
Researchers aim to prevent global prematurity and stillbirths
18 Feb 2008
Seattle Children's receives $1 million Gates Foundation grant for research and international summit SEATTLE: Feb. 18, 2008 – Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from...
18 Feb 2008
Seattle Children's receives $1 million Gates Foundation grant for research and international summit SEATTLE: Feb. 18, 2008 – Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from...
Human culture subject to natural selection, Stanford study shows
18 Feb 2008
The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes, a new study finds. Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that cultural traits affecting survival and reproduction evolve at a different...
18 Feb 2008
The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes, a new study finds. Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that cultural traits affecting survival and reproduction evolve at a different...
Haagen-Dazs gift to support Penn State honeybee research
20 Feb 2008
As the pollination season approaches in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, scientists at Penn State and elsewhere continue to seek answers to the decline of the nation's honeybees and other pollinators, which are critical to the production of $15...
20 Feb 2008
As the pollination season approaches in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, scientists at Penn State and elsewhere continue to seek answers to the decline of the nation's honeybees and other pollinators, which are critical to the production of $15...
Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute awards Rush $230,000 for childhood obesity prevention
22 Feb 2008
Obesity is one of the greatest health risks for children in the United States and, unfortunately, it’s on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese children in America has tripled since...
22 Feb 2008
Obesity is one of the greatest health risks for children in the United States and, unfortunately, it’s on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese children in America has tripled since...
Astronomy missions involving CU-Boulder selected for further study by NASA
21 Feb 2008
Artist concepts of a CU-Boulder starshade and orbiting space telescope that would zoom in on light from distant planets, (left) and a Naval Observatory Proposal involving CU-Boulder to place a... Click here for more...
21 Feb 2008
Artist concepts of a CU-Boulder starshade and orbiting space telescope that would zoom in on light from distant planets, (left) and a Naval Observatory Proposal involving CU-Boulder to place a... Click here for more...
Credit-card-sized platform for volatile compound analysis CAREER project goal
18 Feb 2008
Masoud Agah, an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an affiliate member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty at Virginia Tech, has received... Click here for...
18 Feb 2008
Masoud Agah, an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an affiliate member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty at Virginia Tech, has received... Click here for...
New book gives a human face to children with congenital heart disease
21 Feb 2008
The cover of "My Heart vs. the Real World " shows a chest X-ray of Max S. Gerber, the author of the book, who is himself a congenital heart disease patient.... Click here for more information. COLD SPRING HARBOR,...
21 Feb 2008
The cover of "My Heart vs. the Real World " shows a chest X-ray of Max S. Gerber, the author of the book, who is himself a congenital heart disease patient.... Click here for more information. COLD SPRING HARBOR,...
Grant to study if early BPA exposure leads to late prostate cancer
20 Feb 2008
Does exposure of baby boys -- in utero or in infancy -- to bisphenol A, a man-made chemical which mimics natural estrogens, predispose them to prostate cancer later in life? A five-year, $2.6 million grant to a University of Illinois at...
20 Feb 2008
Does exposure of baby boys -- in utero or in infancy -- to bisphenol A, a man-made chemical which mimics natural estrogens, predispose them to prostate cancer later in life? A five-year, $2.6 million grant to a University of Illinois at...
Creating 'global virtual supercomputer' topic of lecture at UH
20 Feb 2008
CERN's Bob Jones to discuss positive impact of 'grid computing' on science HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2008 – Researchers in both academia and business have a growing need for very large computing power to solve problems that range from minimizing...
20 Feb 2008
CERN's Bob Jones to discuss positive impact of 'grid computing' on science HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2008 – Researchers in both academia and business have a growing need for very large computing power to solve problems that range from minimizing...
In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line
20 Feb 2008
Trails used by humans exhibit zigzags, or switchbacks, when they traverse steep hillsides, such as this on in Mallorca, Spain. Click here for more information. A straight line may be the shortest distance between...
20 Feb 2008
Trails used by humans exhibit zigzags, or switchbacks, when they traverse steep hillsides, such as this on in Mallorca, Spain. Click here for more information. A straight line may be the shortest distance between...
'Brains R Us': Neuroscience and education town hall
20 Feb 2008
Public event will be webcast live and also later archived online On any given weekday, about a quarter of the U.S. population is occupied with the critical business of education – including 50 million students in K-12 public schools, six...
20 Feb 2008
Public event will be webcast live and also later archived online On any given weekday, about a quarter of the U.S. population is occupied with the critical business of education – including 50 million students in K-12 public schools, six...
AACR's Seventh Annual Landon Awards
21 Feb 2008
Arnold J. Levine and John Mendelsohn recognized for monumental achievements in basic and translational cancer research PHILADELPHIA – Scientists whose discoveries have led to fundamental advances in the science and treatment of cancer are...
21 Feb 2008
Arnold J. Levine and John Mendelsohn recognized for monumental achievements in basic and translational cancer research PHILADELPHIA – Scientists whose discoveries have led to fundamental advances in the science and treatment of cancer are...
USC awarded $3.9M for lab under the sea
21 Feb 2008
Grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation launches a decade-long investigation of microbes below the Atlantic seabed -- and what they reveal about the co-evolution of Earth and life Think of bacteria eating rock. Now think of bacteria...
21 Feb 2008
Grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation launches a decade-long investigation of microbes below the Atlantic seabed -- and what they reveal about the co-evolution of Earth and life Think of bacteria eating rock. Now think of bacteria...
IOF hails WHO report and FRAXtm Web site as milestones in osteoporosis prevention and treatment
21 Feb 2008
Diagnosis of fracture risk becomes much easier, bringing benefits to those at risk and cost savings Nyon, Switzerland, February 21, 2008 The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the launch of the World Health Organization...
21 Feb 2008
Diagnosis of fracture risk becomes much easier, bringing benefits to those at risk and cost savings Nyon, Switzerland, February 21, 2008 The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the launch of the World Health Organization...
Powerful explosions suggest neutron star missing link
21 Feb 2008
This artist rendering depicts how a magnetar might appear if we could travel to one and view it up close, something that would not be advisable. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. - Observations from...
21 Feb 2008
This artist rendering depicts how a magnetar might appear if we could travel to one and view it up close, something that would not be advisable. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. - Observations from...
Feb. 27 lecture on national water management challenges
19 Feb 2008
Growing demands for water in many parts of the nation present significant challenges to effective management of water resources. Each year the National Academy of Sciences presents the Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences,...
19 Feb 2008
Growing demands for water in many parts of the nation present significant challenges to effective management of water resources. Each year the National Academy of Sciences presents the Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences,...
Boston College chemist Torsten Fiebig honored by Sloan Foundation
20 Feb 2008
Boston College chemist Torsten Fiebig. Click here for more information. CHESTNUT HILL, MA (February 20, 2008) -- Boston College Chemist Torsten Fiebig has been awarded the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation...
20 Feb 2008
Boston College chemist Torsten Fiebig. Click here for more information. CHESTNUT HILL, MA (February 20, 2008) -- Boston College Chemist Torsten Fiebig has been awarded the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation...
NOVA documentary about Percy Julian wins AAAS Science Journalism Award
20 Feb 2008
African-American chemist was one of the 20th century's most influential scientists The young Percy Julian in a laboratory. Click here for more information. "Forgotten Genius," a two-hour documentary about the life of...
20 Feb 2008
African-American chemist was one of the 20th century's most influential scientists The young Percy Julian in a laboratory. Click here for more information. "Forgotten Genius," a two-hour documentary about the life of...
To save or savor? It's decision time for Atlantic bluefin tuna
18 Feb 2008
Giant bluefin tuna are in trouble, primarily because the powerful muscles that propel their extensive ocean migrations come with an Achilles' heel: They're tasty. Prized by sushi lovers for their savory succulence and by fishermen for the...
18 Feb 2008
Giant bluefin tuna are in trouble, primarily because the powerful muscles that propel their extensive ocean migrations come with an Achilles' heel: They're tasty. Prized by sushi lovers for their savory succulence and by fishermen for the...
Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute awards Rush nearly $125,000 for new patient-safety project
22 Feb 2008
The Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute has awarded Rush University Medical Center a $124,633 grant to support a first-of-its-kind patient-safety project. The pilot program will use Rush’s mediation program to foster the development of...
22 Feb 2008
The Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute has awarded Rush University Medical Center a $124,633 grant to support a first-of-its-kind patient-safety project. The pilot program will use Rush’s mediation program to foster the development of...
NASA co-sponsors ocean voyage to probe climate-relevant gases
21 Feb 2008
More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean. Researchers will battle the elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and...
21 Feb 2008
More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean. Researchers will battle the elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and...
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