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New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
2 Nov 2009
Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers reporting in the November 3rd...
2 Nov 2009
Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers reporting in the November 3rd...
Singapore's IBN and NUH to test cutting-edge materials to treat eye diseases
3 Nov 2009
World's first photochromic contact lens that darken with sunlight exposure among Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology advances Marking a significant bench to bedside research milestone in Singapore, the Institute of Bioengineering and...
3 Nov 2009
World's first photochromic contact lens that darken with sunlight exposure among Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology advances Marking a significant bench to bedside research milestone in Singapore, the Institute of Bioengineering and...
OU achieves $10 million in stimulus grants for 33 projects on the Norman campus
4 Nov 2009
The University of Oklahoma at Norman has received more than $10 million in research grants fromthree funding agencies as part of the federal stimulus program, bringing thetotal amount of stimulus funding received by OU researchers to $23...
4 Nov 2009
The University of Oklahoma at Norman has received more than $10 million in research grants fromthree funding agencies as part of the federal stimulus program, bringing thetotal amount of stimulus funding received by OU researchers to $23...
How astronomy freed the computer from its chains
3 Nov 2009
Wi-Fi achievement recognized by Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science IMAGE: While looking for exploding black holes Dr. John O'Sullivan created a technology that made Wi-Fi fast and reliable. Click...
3 Nov 2009
Wi-Fi achievement recognized by Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science IMAGE: While looking for exploding black holes Dr. John O'Sullivan created a technology that made Wi-Fi fast and reliable. Click...
Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch
4 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Conch pearls are formed by concentric layers of fibrous crystals, and this layering often produces the desired flame structure, which is characteristic of conch pearls. The pearls have a...
4 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Conch pearls are formed by concentric layers of fibrous crystals, and this layering often produces the desired flame structure, which is characteristic of conch pearls. The pearls have a...
Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
2 Nov 2009
Rice pioneers method for processing carbon nanotubes in bulk fluids IMAGE: The liquid-crystaline phase of carbon nanotubes dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid. Click here for more...
2 Nov 2009
Rice pioneers method for processing carbon nanotubes in bulk fluids IMAGE: The liquid-crystaline phase of carbon nanotubes dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid. Click here for more...
UD wins $4.4 million to develop next-generation magnets
2 Nov 2009
IMAGE: This is a schematic representation of the bottom-up assembly concept to develop high-energy nanocomposite materials for next-generation magnets. Click here for more...
2 Nov 2009
IMAGE: This is a schematic representation of the bottom-up assembly concept to develop high-energy nanocomposite materials for next-generation magnets. Click here for more...
University of Utah celebrates telescope's 'first light'
4 Nov 2009
New observatory opens at 9,600 feet elevation on Frisco Peak in southern Utah IMAGE: A section of the high-precision fork mount that holds a 32-inch reflecting telescope is hauled into place during construction...
4 Nov 2009
New observatory opens at 9,600 feet elevation on Frisco Peak in southern Utah IMAGE: A section of the high-precision fork mount that holds a 32-inch reflecting telescope is hauled into place during construction...
Gastroenterology/hepatology societies release report evaluating fellowship training curriculum
4 Nov 2009
Recommendations made that will lead to even better patient care Bethesda, MD (Nov. 2, 2009) – Due to the increasing complexities of treating digestive diseases, allowing gastroenterological (GI) trainee physicians the opportunity to...
4 Nov 2009
Recommendations made that will lead to even better patient care Bethesda, MD (Nov. 2, 2009) – Due to the increasing complexities of treating digestive diseases, allowing gastroenterological (GI) trainee physicians the opportunity to...
New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay
3 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a professor of chemical engineering, displays some of the mathematics behind his new theory to determine fair CEO pay. Click here for more...
3 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a professor of chemical engineering, displays some of the mathematics behind his new theory to determine fair CEO pay. Click here for more...
Ecology in organic ag: Combining farming, science
3 Nov 2009
The new book, 'Organic Farming: The Ecological System,' combines farmer experience with the latest scientific research to better understand the role of organics in modern agriculture MADISON, WI, OCTOBER 27, 2009 – Agriculture is going...
3 Nov 2009
The new book, 'Organic Farming: The Ecological System,' combines farmer experience with the latest scientific research to better understand the role of organics in modern agriculture MADISON, WI, OCTOBER 27, 2009 – Agriculture is going...
Ineffective monotherapies common in high-burden malarious countries
2 Nov 2009
Unprecedented data from ACTwatch unveils low accessibility of ACTs (November 2, 2009; Nairobi) ACTwatch, a research project led by PSI, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, released evidence today that...
2 Nov 2009
Unprecedented data from ACTwatch unveils low accessibility of ACTs (November 2, 2009; Nairobi) ACTwatch, a research project led by PSI, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, released evidence today that...
DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more
6 Nov 2009
Scientists to seal historic agreement on plant barcodes; DNA in permafrost may reveal Earth's pre-historic Life The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA "barcoding" is being embraced and applied by a growing...
6 Nov 2009
Scientists to seal historic agreement on plant barcodes; DNA in permafrost may reveal Earth's pre-historic Life The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA "barcoding" is being embraced and applied by a growing...
Climate variability impacts the deep sea
2 Nov 2009
Climate and the deep sea IMAGE: This schematic shows the location of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain-Sustained Observatory site. Click here for more information. Deep-sea ecosystems...
2 Nov 2009
Climate and the deep sea IMAGE: This schematic shows the location of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain-Sustained Observatory site. Click here for more information. Deep-sea ecosystems...
NIAID announces new human immunology research awards to help fight emerging infectious diseases
4 Nov 2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded approximately $208 million to two programs that support research to better understand the human immune response to...
4 Nov 2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded approximately $208 million to two programs that support research to better understand the human immune response to...
Researchers to perform sex change operation on papaya
2 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Researchers will produce true-breeding hermaphrodite papayas, an advance that will boost plant health, reduce growers' costs and their use of fertilizers and water. Click here for more...
2 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Researchers will produce true-breeding hermaphrodite papayas, an advance that will boost plant health, reduce growers' costs and their use of fertilizers and water. Click here for more...
New statement outlines ATS positions on research, education, advocacy
6 Nov 2009
The ATS has issued an official statement that outlines the Society's position on research, training, education, patient care and advocacy. The statement, which appears in the November 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and...
6 Nov 2009
The ATS has issued an official statement that outlines the Society's position on research, training, education, patient care and advocacy. The statement, which appears in the November 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and...
Laser-plasma accelerators ride on Einstein's shoulders
2 Nov 2009
Scientists leverage special relativity to speed up computational modeling and open a new era for designing advanced laser-plasma accelerators IMAGE: This is an example of a laser wakefield simulated in a...
2 Nov 2009
Scientists leverage special relativity to speed up computational modeling and open a new era for designing advanced laser-plasma accelerators IMAGE: This is an example of a laser wakefield simulated in a...
World's largest malaria vaccine trial now underway in 7 African countries
3 Nov 2009
Pivotal testing of RTS,S is on track for target enrollment of 16,000 children NAIROBI, KENYA November 3, 2009 —A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven...
3 Nov 2009
Pivotal testing of RTS,S is on track for target enrollment of 16,000 children NAIROBI, KENYA November 3, 2009 —A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven...
Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers
3 Nov 2009
IMAGE: White shark biologist Scot Anderson looks on as a large white shark glides past. Click here for more information. The white shark may be the ultimate loner of the ocean,...
3 Nov 2009
IMAGE: White shark biologist Scot Anderson looks on as a large white shark glides past. Click here for more information. The white shark may be the ultimate loner of the ocean,...
Study reveals a 'missing link' in immune response to disease
2 Nov 2009
May lead to more effective, precisely targeted therapies for cancers and infections VIDEO: An animation illustrates how, when a T cell's receptors lock onto the targeted antigen, parts of the receptors bend in a...
2 Nov 2009
May lead to more effective, precisely targeted therapies for cancers and infections VIDEO: An animation illustrates how, when a T cell's receptors lock onto the targeted antigen, parts of the receptors bend in a...
Robot fish could monitor water quality
2 Nov 2009
Michigan State University scientists developing biomimetic probes VIDEO: Michigan State University engineer Xiaobo Tan and ecologist Elena Litchman are collaborating on a robot fish to monitor aquatic...
2 Nov 2009
Michigan State University scientists developing biomimetic probes VIDEO: Michigan State University engineer Xiaobo Tan and ecologist Elena Litchman are collaborating on a robot fish to monitor aquatic...
Rice U. lab leads hunt for new zeolites
2 Nov 2009
Database details 2.7 million possible structures for molecular sieves IMAGE: Zeolites are a fine lattice, a molecular sieve that can let molecules of a certain size pass while blocking others. Click here for...
2 Nov 2009
Database details 2.7 million possible structures for molecular sieves IMAGE: Zeolites are a fine lattice, a molecular sieve that can let molecules of a certain size pass while blocking others. Click here for...
North Atlantic fish populations shifting as ocean temperatures warm
2 Nov 2009
Southern species like Atlantic croaker may become common in New England waters About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades,...
2 Nov 2009
Southern species like Atlantic croaker may become common in New England waters About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades,...
The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria
2 Nov 2009
For thousands of years an undesirable and persistent companion has been travelling with man wherever he goes. Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, has only one known natural host – mankind. And because of man's many...
2 Nov 2009
For thousands of years an undesirable and persistent companion has been travelling with man wherever he goes. Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, has only one known natural host – mankind. And because of man's many...
Biologists, educators recognize excellence in evolution education
6 Nov 2009
Leonard C. Yannielli receives 2009 NABT Evolution Education Award The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in...
6 Nov 2009
Leonard C. Yannielli receives 2009 NABT Evolution Education Award The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in...
How does the mind grasp climate change?
5 Nov 2009
A research-based guide tries to narrow a communication gap IMAGE: People tend to react to threats that seem immediate and ignore ones that seem abstract, no matter how large they are. Click here for more...
5 Nov 2009
A research-based guide tries to narrow a communication gap IMAGE: People tend to react to threats that seem immediate and ignore ones that seem abstract, no matter how large they are. Click here for more...
Massive Antarctic project takes Montana State University to one of Earth's final frontiers
5 Nov 2009
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- An "unparalleled opportunity" to drill through the Ross Ice Shelf and explore the world underneath it will involve Montana State University faculty and current and former MSU students over the next five years. The National...
5 Nov 2009
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- An "unparalleled opportunity" to drill through the Ross Ice Shelf and explore the world underneath it will involve Montana State University faculty and current and former MSU students over the next five years. The National...
African desert rift confirmed as new ocean in the making
2 Nov 2009
Geologists show that seafloor dynamics are at work in splitting African continent In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean...
2 Nov 2009
Geologists show that seafloor dynamics are at work in splitting African continent In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean...
LSU ichthyologist lands major grant to study fish family history
2 Nov 2009
Also discovers 2 new species of angler fishes native to Louisiana BATON ROUGE – Prosanta Chakrabarty has been curator of ichthyology, or fishes, at the LSU Museum of Natural Sciences for a little more than one year, and he's already...
2 Nov 2009
Also discovers 2 new species of angler fishes native to Louisiana BATON ROUGE – Prosanta Chakrabarty has been curator of ichthyology, or fishes, at the LSU Museum of Natural Sciences for a little more than one year, and he's already...
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