Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...aboration." The LOOKING project is emblematic of a growing focus on global, coastal and regional-scale observatories since the NSF initiated its Ocean Observatories Initiative in 2001. That federally-funded initiative is scheduled to be funded in fiscal 2006 with $245 million over five years. Those and exist...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...ittle sunlight even to overwinter and then start growing really rapidly once they return to sunlight," she says. Three or four microns in width as many as 70 could fit in the width of a human hair Thalassiosira pseudonana is among the smallest diatoms. Like its brethren, it is encased by a frustule, a ...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
...derstand the complex relationships between rapidly growing population, finite water resources and climatic va...tem to water their crops. Today, Phoenix is a fast growing urban complex that provides a uniquely tailored area in which to study the dynamics of population gr......ystems over the last decade has been remarkable. A growing number of products have already secured regulatory authority approval and, in turn, are supported by a healthy clinical development pipeline. They include products used to treat multiple sclerosis, AIDS, cancer, hepatitis and arthritis." Furthermore,...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...and social integrity of the world's quality coffee growing regions." The goals of the Alliance include increa...ith farmers to promote environmentally responsible growing practices such as water and soil conservation, crop diversification, and chemical fertilizer and pes...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
..., the St. Jude study holds promise for solving the growing problem of antibiotic resistance among microorganisms causing tuberculosis, pneumonia and a variety of other diseases, according to Kerim Babaoglu, the paper's first author. "The pharmaceutical industry is reducing its investment in developing new an...Scientists discover potential new way to control drug-resistant bacteria
...s that can control resistant bacteria, which are a growing public health concern," says David L. Klein, Ph.D., who oversees bacterial respiratory disease research at NIAID. "The introduction of bacteriophages may also lead to a unique approach against biodefense-related pathogens." The discovery was made...The book opens on the first tree genome
...archers with a critical resource to develop faster growing trees, trees that produce more biomass that can be converted to fuels, and trees that can sequester more carbon from the atmosphere or be used to clean up waste sites. Just as DOE earlier played a leading role in mapping the human genome and making ...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...nnovation. Dr. Petrucci-Samija, 33, represents a growing core of young scientists working on emerging technologies at the DuPont Experimental Station global research and development headquarters here. She joined DuPont in 2002 and is currently leading the DuPont polymer photonics team. Her research focus...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
...ided cells each receive a set of chromosomes. A growing challenge is how to handle the massive amounts of data coming out of ongoing genomics projects and to make it readily accessible to the broader community of students, researchers and breeders. This year's awards include database awards to the Univers...Northeastern University receives $12.4 million NSF grant for creation of nanomanufacturing institute
...atomic and molecular level -- is among the fastest growing and hottest sectors in industry today. At Northeastern, where the nanotech and biotech initiatives are new but expanding rapidly, a strong emphasis has been placed on this emerging technology with two new associated degree programs offered, including...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...ing a virtual atlas of normal microanatomy for the growing research community. Cheng has envisioned the field using the atlas infrastructure as the foundation for development of a new approach to understanding biology that will address the problem of information overload. "We're calling this new approach Sy...Health of world's sea lions the focus of Wakefield Symposium
...ustry. Changes in the abundance of sea lions is a growing concern to fisheries and conservation groups, either because fisheries are feared to threaten sea lions, or because sea lions are feared to threaten fisheries. The issues are common to all five of the world's sea lion species. This symposium will br...Prion propagation: Avoiding the toxic oligomer
...sman and colleagues confirmed that the fibers were growing monomer by monomer by attaching to fragmented fiber ends with fluorescent microscopy, which can detect single molecules. These results show that amyloid growth can occur independently of oligomers. Since many of the properties observed in ...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
...the individual units, or monomers, that add to the growing fibers. The researchers also explored a particular...cular details of how individual monomers bind to a growing fibril....Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...orth America and Europe, is a bacterium capable of growing in refrigerated temperatures making it very difficult to control. Listeriosis carries a high mortality rate and is therefore regarded as a serious problem worldwide. In the study a combination of oregano and cranberry extract...Tufts University establishes $4 million dollar tissue engineering resource center
...vice president. "Tufts is proud to be part of this growing field," he added. ...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
... their livelihoods. It is also an area of rapidly growing interest for the petroleum industry," said Dr. Assheton Carter, Director of Energy and Mining at Conservation International. "That is why it is important to work with companies like ConocoPhillips to not only minimize their own environmental footprin...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
...rairie dog colonies to human dwellings, concern is growing that prairie dogs may be a threat to public health. With funding from the joint National Science Foundation-National Institutes of Health Ecology of Infectious Diseases Program, biologist Sharon Collinge of the University of Colorado at Boulder use...New research shows air pollution can reduce children's lung function
...acity during the teenage years, but typically stop growing at age 18. Then, lung capacity gradually declines. Adults begin to lose lung function by 1 percent each year after age 20. "Lung development in teenagers determines their breathing capacity and health for the rest of their lives," said John Peters, M...