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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac: June 11, 2008
16 Jun 2008
Scientists report that the simple inhalation of coffee by rats has changed their gene expressions in ways that help reduce sleep deprivation-induced stress. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
16 Jun 2008
Scientists report that the simple inhalation of coffee by rats has changed their gene expressions in ways that help reduce sleep deprivation-induced stress. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
The mystery of mass extinctions is no longer murky
17 Jun 2008
Ebb and flow of the sea is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million years Crinoids, commonly known as "sea lilies, " from the approximately 460-million-year-old Ordovician Bobcaygeon Formation...
17 Jun 2008
Ebb and flow of the sea is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million years Crinoids, commonly known as "sea lilies, " from the approximately 460-million-year-old Ordovician Bobcaygeon Formation...
Tuna populations at risk
18 Jun 2008
International agency challenged to stop over-fishing A historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world's most important marine resources. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)...
18 Jun 2008
International agency challenged to stop over-fishing A historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world's most important marine resources. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)...
Ancient fort opens new chapter in First Nations' history
19 Jun 2008
University of Calgary archaeologists join the Blackfoot in studying unusual woodland-style settlement on Canadian plains A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the...
19 Jun 2008
University of Calgary archaeologists join the Blackfoot in studying unusual woodland-style settlement on Canadian plains A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the...
'Women in Science' fellowship to fund postdoc's study of deep-sea methane
17 Jun 2008
Laura Lapham leaning into the instrument package with Rachel Younge Wilson, a current Oceanography graduate student of Jeff Chanton's. The instrument package contains samplers that will collect water samples over... Click here...
17 Jun 2008
Laura Lapham leaning into the instrument package with Rachel Younge Wilson, a current Oceanography graduate student of Jeff Chanton's. The instrument package contains samplers that will collect water samples over... Click here...
Media registration opens for ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 17-21
16 Jun 2008
Mark your calendars for the 236th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which will be held Aug. 17-21, 2008, in Philadelphia. The multi-disciplinary theme for this meeting is Chemistry for Health: Catalyzing...
16 Jun 2008
Mark your calendars for the 236th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which will be held Aug. 17-21, 2008, in Philadelphia. The multi-disciplinary theme for this meeting is Chemistry for Health: Catalyzing...
Air travelers, astronomers stand to benefit from research on atmospheric turbulence
19 Jun 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Anyone who frequently travels by airplane has likely experienced clear-air turbulence. It's the kind of jarring turbulence that can quickly turn a smooth flight into a bumpy ride, often causing aircraft to drop anywhere...
19 Jun 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Anyone who frequently travels by airplane has likely experienced clear-air turbulence. It's the kind of jarring turbulence that can quickly turn a smooth flight into a bumpy ride, often causing aircraft to drop anywhere...
Toxic to aliens -- but key to health of planet
18 Jun 2008
Novel University of Leicester research uses ingredient found in dandruff shampoos to monitor oxygen levels in oceans Scientists at the University of Leicester are using an ingredient found in common shampoos to investigate how the oxygen...
18 Jun 2008
Novel University of Leicester research uses ingredient found in dandruff shampoos to monitor oxygen levels in oceans Scientists at the University of Leicester are using an ingredient found in common shampoos to investigate how the oxygen...
Math could help cure leukemia
19 Jun 2008
When kids complain that math homework won't help them in real life, a new answer might be that math could help cure cancer. In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous...
19 Jun 2008
When kids complain that math homework won't help them in real life, a new answer might be that math could help cure cancer. In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous...
Systems properties of insulin signaling revealed
19 Jun 2008
A team of Swedish researchers has characterized novel systems properties of insulin signaling in human fat cells. Their mathematical modeling, described in an article published June 20th in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology,...
19 Jun 2008
A team of Swedish researchers has characterized novel systems properties of insulin signaling in human fat cells. Their mathematical modeling, described in an article published June 20th in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology,...
Ocean warming on the rise
19 Jun 2008
Lead author Dr Catia Domingues (far right) with co-authors of the Nature paper -- (left to right) Jeff Dunn, Susan Wijffels, Neil White, Argo engineer Vito Dirita and Paul Barker... Click here for more...
19 Jun 2008
Lead author Dr Catia Domingues (far right) with co-authors of the Nature paper -- (left to right) Jeff Dunn, Susan Wijffels, Neil White, Argo engineer Vito Dirita and Paul Barker... Click here for more...
ONR offers up to $1M for innovative science and technology ideas
19 Jun 2008
Arlington, Va. – Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the 2008 "CNR Challenge" for innovative ideas brought to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) during the upcoming ONR Naval Science &...
19 Jun 2008
Arlington, Va. – Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the 2008 "CNR Challenge" for innovative ideas brought to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) during the upcoming ONR Naval Science &...
Ocean temperatures and sea level increases 50 percent higher than previously estimated
18 Jun 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. The results are...
18 Jun 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. The results are...
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