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NIAID to convene HIV Vaccine Summit
20 Mar 2008
Watch live via webcast What: On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, will host an HIV Vaccine Summit in Bethesda, Md. as an important step in the...
20 Mar 2008
Watch live via webcast What: On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, will host an HIV Vaccine Summit in Bethesda, Md. as an important step in the...
Science and technology take center stage this election year
20 Mar 2008
11 individuals from around the globe honored for outstanding achievements Philadelphia, PA – March 3, 2008 – On the evening of April 17th, in Philadelphia, following a whirl-wind week of activities celebrating...
20 Mar 2008
11 individuals from around the globe honored for outstanding achievements Philadelphia, PA – March 3, 2008 – On the evening of April 17th, in Philadelphia, following a whirl-wind week of activities celebrating...
AGU Journal Highlights -- March 19, 2008
19 Mar 2008
1. Higher CO2 boosts phytoplankton in Antarctic waters Oceanographers and climatologists are intensely studying how the ocean acts as a source or a sink of carbon dioxide (CO2). Under normal conditions, highly productive areas of the ocean...
19 Mar 2008
1. Higher CO2 boosts phytoplankton in Antarctic waters Oceanographers and climatologists are intensely studying how the ocean acts as a source or a sink of carbon dioxide (CO2). Under normal conditions, highly productive areas of the ocean...
Netting mosquitoes to prevent malaria
21 Mar 2008
Ned Walker, Michigan State University professor of entomology and fisheries and wildlife. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University scientist Ned Walker is taking on one...
21 Mar 2008
Ned Walker, Michigan State University professor of entomology and fisheries and wildlife. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University scientist Ned Walker is taking on one...
Entrepreneurs hold the key to income growth in developing economies
21 Mar 2008
New research center will suggest policy solutions based on massive survey data By moving from agriculture to business, villagers in Thailand have improved their incomes. Click here for more information. The John...
21 Mar 2008
New research center will suggest policy solutions based on massive survey data By moving from agriculture to business, villagers in Thailand have improved their incomes. Click here for more information. The John...
Veterinarians' guide to hedgehogs, chinchillas and chelonians.....oh, my!
20 Mar 2008
Wildlife veterinarian Mark Mitchell co-edited the new "Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, " which provides detailed information on all of the major exotic animal groups. Click here for more information. Ferrets, frogs...
20 Mar 2008
Wildlife veterinarian Mark Mitchell co-edited the new "Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, " which provides detailed information on all of the major exotic animal groups. Click here for more information. Ferrets, frogs...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- March 12, 2008
17 Mar 2008
Researchers report that cheese from yaks could be healthier than cheese from dairy cattle. When compared to cheddar cheese, yak cheese contained higher levels of several healthful fatty acids. Click here for more...
17 Mar 2008
Researchers report that cheese from yaks could be healthier than cheese from dairy cattle. When compared to cheddar cheese, yak cheese contained higher levels of several healthful fatty acids. Click here for more...
Like sweets? You're more like a fruit fly than you think ...
17 Mar 2008
Similarities highlight environment's role in shaping evolution of taste preferences PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2008) -- According to researchers at the Monell Center, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet tastes than...
17 Mar 2008
Similarities highlight environment's role in shaping evolution of taste preferences PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2008) -- According to researchers at the Monell Center, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet tastes than...
How iron gets into the North Pacific
19 Mar 2008
Is the dust-storm theory overblown? Phoebe Lam and James Bishop of Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division. Click here for more information. BERKELEY, CA -- Most oceanographers have assumed that, in the areas of the...
19 Mar 2008
Is the dust-storm theory overblown? Phoebe Lam and James Bishop of Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division. Click here for more information. BERKELEY, CA -- Most oceanographers have assumed that, in the areas of the...
Recognizing outstanding young researchers
20 Mar 2008
The DFG awards the 2008 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to 6 young scientists This release is available in German. This year’s winners of Germany’s top research prize for young scientists have been announced. Among the six recipients of...
20 Mar 2008
The DFG awards the 2008 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to 6 young scientists This release is available in German. This year’s winners of Germany’s top research prize for young scientists have been announced. Among the six recipients of...
Loss of egg yolk genes in mammals and the origin of lactation and placentation
17 Mar 2008
The emergence of alternative nourishment resources (lactation and placentation) during mammalian evolution set the stage for mammals' progressive loss of egg yolk nourishment (as a consequence of the loss of... Click here for...
17 Mar 2008
The emergence of alternative nourishment resources (lactation and placentation) during mammalian evolution set the stage for mammals' progressive loss of egg yolk nourishment (as a consequence of the loss of... Click here for...
Visual technology enables brain to learn in new ways
21 Mar 2008
Advances research and teaching at Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- New technology at Tufts University's Center for Scientific Visualization is enabling researchers to translate the most abstract, complex scientific concepts into...
21 Mar 2008
Advances research and teaching at Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- New technology at Tufts University's Center for Scientific Visualization is enabling researchers to translate the most abstract, complex scientific concepts into...
How humans make up for an 'inborn' vitamin C deficiency
20 Mar 2008
A new study appears to explain how humans, along with other higher primates, guinea pigs and fruit bats, get by with what some have called an “inborn metabolic error”: an inability to produce vitamin C from glucose. Unlike the...
20 Mar 2008
A new study appears to explain how humans, along with other higher primates, guinea pigs and fruit bats, get by with what some have called an “inborn metabolic error”: an inability to produce vitamin C from glucose. Unlike the...
Rare cosmic rays are from far away
20 Mar 2008
Study confirms 1966 prediction: The most energetic particles in the universe are not from the neighborhood Final results from the University of Utah’s High-Resolution Fly’s Eye cosmic ray observatory show that the most energetic...
20 Mar 2008
Study confirms 1966 prediction: The most energetic particles in the universe are not from the neighborhood Final results from the University of Utah’s High-Resolution Fly’s Eye cosmic ray observatory show that the most energetic...
SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences launches
20 Mar 2008
Multidisciplinary research will shape the future of imaging sciences Imaging science will soon be getting more exposure as the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) launches its newest journal, SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences...
20 Mar 2008
Multidisciplinary research will shape the future of imaging sciences Imaging science will soon be getting more exposure as the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) launches its newest journal, SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences...
Columbia University Medical Center/NYPH receive $28 million donation toward curing diabetes
19 Mar 2008
The Russell Berrie Foundation gift supports mission of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center NEW YORK, March 19, 2008 – The Russell Berrie Foundation has donated $28 million to Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian...
19 Mar 2008
The Russell Berrie Foundation gift supports mission of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center NEW YORK, March 19, 2008 – The Russell Berrie Foundation has donated $28 million to Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian...
Free online scientific journal on drinking water
19 Mar 2008
Researchers can now read scientific articles on drinking water treatments for free in the online DWES journal. The aim of this joint initiative of TU Delft and UNESCO-IHE is to increase accessibility to scientific publications, especially for...
19 Mar 2008
Researchers can now read scientific articles on drinking water treatments for free in the online DWES journal. The aim of this joint initiative of TU Delft and UNESCO-IHE is to increase accessibility to scientific publications, especially for...
State of the Planet Conference
19 Mar 2008
Columbia University Earth Instiute and The Economist Some of the world's most influential thinkers and scientists will gather in New York March 27-28 for the 5th biennial State of the Planet Conference, sponsored by Columbia University's Earth...
19 Mar 2008
Columbia University Earth Instiute and The Economist Some of the world's most influential thinkers and scientists will gather in New York March 27-28 for the 5th biennial State of the Planet Conference, sponsored by Columbia University's Earth...
Clovis-age overkill didn't take out California's flightless sea duck
17 Mar 2008
Scientists, including University of Oregon archaeologist Jon Erlandson, cite radiocarbon dating of bones at coastal archaeological sites Clovis-age natives, often noted for overhunting during their brief dominance in a primitive North America,...
17 Mar 2008
Scientists, including University of Oregon archaeologist Jon Erlandson, cite radiocarbon dating of bones at coastal archaeological sites Clovis-age natives, often noted for overhunting during their brief dominance in a primitive North America,...
19 researchers selected as 2008 Leopold Leadership Fellows
19 Mar 2008
Nineteen environmental researchers from across North America have been awarded Leopold Leadership Fellowships for 2008. Based at Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment, the Leopold Leadership Program was founded in 1998 and...
19 Mar 2008
Nineteen environmental researchers from across North America have been awarded Leopold Leadership Fellowships for 2008. Based at Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment, the Leopold Leadership Program was founded in 1998 and...
Cutting-edge computational molecular biology research featured in Genome Research
18 Mar 2008
Genome Research is publishing several papers in coordination with the Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) 2008 Conference, March 30, 2008 – April 2, 2008, at the National University of Singapore. Genome Research has...
18 Mar 2008
Genome Research is publishing several papers in coordination with the Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) 2008 Conference, March 30, 2008 – April 2, 2008, at the National University of Singapore. Genome Research has...
Scientists see Norwalk virus' Achilles heel
19 Mar 2008
Using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, an international team led by University of Calgary researcher Ken Ng has determined the detailed structure of the enzyme the Norwalk virus uses to make copies of its genetic code in order to...
19 Mar 2008
Using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, an international team led by University of Calgary researcher Ken Ng has determined the detailed structure of the enzyme the Norwalk virus uses to make copies of its genetic code in order to...
Tell them where it hurts
18 Mar 2008
Statue of David lends perfect form to new method for modeling strain in both inanimate and human structures A front and back view of Michelangelo's David through the eyes of the Scan and Solve software. Credit: Members of the...
18 Mar 2008
Statue of David lends perfect form to new method for modeling strain in both inanimate and human structures A front and back view of Michelangelo's David through the eyes of the Scan and Solve software. Credit: Members of the...
Waters Corp. offers US water agencies complimentary testing for the presence of drugs
20 Mar 2008
Baseline understanding of exposure allows for long-term monitoring and development of solutions Milford, Mass. - March 20, 2008 – Responding to recent reports regarding findings of trace levels of pharmaceuticals found in U.S. drinking...
20 Mar 2008
Baseline understanding of exposure allows for long-term monitoring and development of solutions Milford, Mass. - March 20, 2008 – Responding to recent reports regarding findings of trace levels of pharmaceuticals found in U.S. drinking...
INCF and Allen Institute for Brain Science collaborate on Brain Atlas service improvement
18 Mar 2008
Mirror site established for the free Allen Brain Atlas—Mouse Brain project Stockholm, Sweden and Seattle, Wash. — March 17, 2008 — The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) and the Allen Institute for...
18 Mar 2008
Mirror site established for the free Allen Brain Atlas—Mouse Brain project Stockholm, Sweden and Seattle, Wash. — March 17, 2008 — The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) and the Allen Institute for...
International Diabetes Federation gives grant to UMDNJ-University Hospital in Newark
19 Mar 2008
The Foundation of UMDNJ has received a grant for the UMDNJ-University Hospital (UH) in Newark, New Jersey from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES program to tailor interventions to improve outpatient care and access for people...
19 Mar 2008
The Foundation of UMDNJ has received a grant for the UMDNJ-University Hospital (UH) in Newark, New Jersey from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES program to tailor interventions to improve outpatient care and access for people...
Solving an avian scourge could also provide benefits to human health
18 Mar 2008
The old adage ‘a bird in hand is worth two in the bush’ may very well apply to a new vaccine project underway in the lab of ASU School of Life Sciences Professor Roy Curtiss, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and...
18 Mar 2008
The old adage ‘a bird in hand is worth two in the bush’ may very well apply to a new vaccine project underway in the lab of ASU School of Life Sciences Professor Roy Curtiss, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and...
Rensselaer professor Fengyan Li awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
19 Mar 2008
Troy, N.Y. – Fengyan Li, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Li is among a group of 118 fellows from 64 colleges and universities in the...
19 Mar 2008
Troy, N.Y. – Fengyan Li, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Li is among a group of 118 fellows from 64 colleges and universities in the...
Iowa State researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol
20 Mar 2008
Victor Lin, an Iowa State University professor of chemistry and director of the Center for Catalysis, is leading a project that's developing a system to convert plant biomass into ethanol.... Click here for more...
20 Mar 2008
Victor Lin, an Iowa State University professor of chemistry and director of the Center for Catalysis, is leading a project that's developing a system to convert plant biomass into ethanol.... Click here for more...
Childhood personality can predict important outcomes in emerging adulthood
21 Mar 2008
Berlin, Germany – March 21, 2008 – A new study in the Journal of Personality reveals the extent to which children’s personality types can predict the timing of key transitional moments between childhood and adulthood. The...
21 Mar 2008
Berlin, Germany – March 21, 2008 – A new study in the Journal of Personality reveals the extent to which children’s personality types can predict the timing of key transitional moments between childhood and adulthood. The...
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