Babbitt To Help Explore Depths Of Lake Tahoe
...t's and Vice President'scommitment to protect this magical place, a place Twain called 'the fairestsight the whole earth affords.'" Last July, President Clinton and Vice President Gore held a PresidentialForum at LakeTahoe to galvanize federal help to restore the Tahoe watershed, emphasizingclose...Research team unlocks secrets of the firefly flash
...llyfish and bacteria, are capable of the seemingly magical feat of converting chemical energy into a bioluminescent glow. "However," notes co-author Sara Lewis, an evolutionary ecologist at Tufts University, "the firefly's talent for producing precisely-timed, rapid bursts of light is quite rare." This abili...Maine chemist wins national award for research and mentoring
...rience has influenced my teaching at Bowdoin. Some magical things can happen when students do research, and I try to encourage that," he added. Christensen received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1967 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1972. He is a member of the ACS divisions of phys...Carnegie Mellon professor skeptical about use of hydrogen-fueled cars
... Initiative is attractive because it's seemingly a magical high-tech solution," Keith said. "But solutions should be problem-driven, and there are more cost-effective solutions for many of these serious environmental and energy security problems we face." Keith noted that if the administration really wanted ...Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
...teinbeck have been so important in stimulating the magical aspect of marine science, and certainly Ricketts is a guy I would really have enjoyed meeting and talking to and sharing a few beers with,'' Baxter says. ''A lot of people have been wanting to do this trip for years and it looks like this is the firs...'Elves' makes protein crystallography easier
...ing a computer program called Elves to be a nearly magical solution to the tedious and time-consuming task of determining the 3-D shape of proteins - a major focus of cutting-edge proteomics today - from X-ray diffraction data. According to Elves developer James Holton, who recently received his Ph.D. from ...There's something magical about tadpoles. The mere mention of this little creature sparks happy memories of children screaming with delight as they splash in a shallow stream trying to capture some of the tiny swimmers in a cup. The real magic happens as the children witnes...Freeing Nemo: Aquarium owners releasing non-native fish could endanger marine ecosystems
... natural beauty and diversity. It is a unique and magical experience to dive on these reefs. Adding new species to the region is comparable to adding a few finishing touches to one of da Vinci's masterpieces." Co-authors of the paper are Eric Buhle and Anne Salomon, both UW doctoral students in biology, an...UCLA researchers recreate patterns formed by mammalian cells
...ool of Medicine at UCLA. "Previously it was a bit magical how cells knew exactly how far apart to space ribs or tiger stripes," said Dr. Linda L. Demer, senior investigator, Guthman Professor of Medicine and Physiology, and vice chair for cardiovascular and vascular medicine at the David Geffen School of Me...