New theory explains economic growth in terms of evolutionary biology
... to ask big, important questions, to be tackled in ambitious and technically sophisticated models have earned him a well-deserved reputation as one of the most ingenious and interesting growth-theorists of our age," said Joel Mokyr, professor of economics and history, Northwestern University. Mokyr is a leadin...Scientists crack genome sequence of major dairy pathogen
...apur. The sequencing project represents part of an ambitious "microbial pathogenomics" research program at the University of Minnesota to sequence the genomes of a wide range of human and animal pathogens and use this information as a basis to understand the mechanisms by which they cause disease. The genome p...New therapy for heart failure?
...y high doses of chemotherapy. "Our new study is an ambitious attempt to find out whether this same treatment can benefit an entirely different group of patients," she says. Angiogenesis--the growth of new blood vessels--does not normally occur in the human heart.. But heart disease researchers view angiogenesi...Genome of potential bioremediation agent sequenced
... said the sequencing project represents part of an ambitious TIGR research program to sequence the genomes of a wide range of environmental microbes. "We expect this genome sequence to lay the essential groundwork for future research into Shewanella's great potential for bioremediation," Fraser said....Scientists decipher genetic code of malaria parasite
...al genomes represented only the first steps in its ambitious parasite genomics program. TIGR researchers are now tackling the genomes of the second major human malaria parasite, P. vivax, as well as deciphering the genetic codes of other pathogens that sicken or kill millions of people including parasites th...Wake Forest receives $20 million NIH grant to oversee diabetes genetics study
... of Public Health Sciences. "The consortium is an ambitious global effort to identify genes contributing to Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes," said Rich. The consortium has three main goals: Establish a new, worldwide collection of 2,500 families with at lea...UNC, other universities will help NASA develop space-age materials
...t, which spans several disciplines. "It's a rather ambitious thing to design materials that can not only recognize when they've been damaged but can indicate the exact site and take steps to repair it," Samulski said. "In a sense, it's at the fringes of science fiction. These so-called 'self-healing' materials...Undersea data network planned for Monterey Bay
...sting ground for technologies to be used in a more ambitious undertaking--the NEPTUNE project. NEPTUNE will involve thousands of miles of undersea cables and dozens of networked seismographs and oceanographic monitoring stations off the Pacific coast, from Northern California to Vancouver Island. This dynami...NASA turns to universities for research in space-age materials
... the University of North Carolina. "It's a rather ambitious thing to design materials that can not only recognize when they've been damaged but can indicate the exact site and take steps to repair it. In a sense it's at the fringes of science fiction," said Samulski. "These so-called 'self-healing' materials ...After massive experiment, results favor wildlife corridors
...say, because it is based on a much larger and more ambitious experiment than typically attempted. "This is by far the largest experimental look at the effects of corridors that has ever been done," said Josh Tewksbury, a UF postdoctoral associate and the study's lead author. Intuitively, wildlife corridors mak...Worlds largest rain forest national park created in Northern Amazon
... remarkably intact forests, and has implemented an ambitious sustainable development program that satisfies both environmental and human needs. The program includes plans for income generation for local communities, emphasizes the preservation of natural resources, and combines advanced modern technologies wit...National Institutes of Health awards $15.5 million grant to independent biology lab
...cs." The grant supports MSI's Alpha Project, an ambitious effort to examine communication within cells and to develop computer models that accurately predict intra-cellular signaling. One ultimate goal of this research is to reveal insights that enable much more precisely targeted treatments for diseases. "...ORNL receives $21.7 million for DOE's Genomes to Life
...and Cellular Systems, noted that the project is an ambitious one. The work will require new analytical and computational tools to generate critical information that will revolutionize biological research. "This is the next big step in biology -- putting the information from the genome program to work," said Bu...Washington University receives $2.2 million funding from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
...lication process. The Calculus II initiative is an ambitious endeavor to help science and engineering majors understand and appreciate the role of calculus in their course work. "Lab scientists---chemists for example---have long realized the value of laboratory instruction for students," said Steven G. Krantz,...Researchers arming farms to halt increases in greenhouse gases
...is to be commended for their participation in this ambitious project." In addition to production practices to aid carbon retention, Turco said it will be possible to develop new crop plants that also help sequester carbon. "Much of the carbon is held in the soil in what we call aggregate soil structures, and w...Prescription drug pollution may harm humans, aquatic life
...s at The Johns Hopkins University have launched an ambitious research program aimed at identifying the scope of the nations prescription drug pollution problems. The researchers recently received a three-year $525,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to study pharmaceuticals and antiseptics in drinki...Small grain breeding program benefits producers, consumers, agribusiness
...t require the application of fungicides. That's an ambitious goal, because grains are susceptible to many diseases. But limiting fungicide use is important, Griffey says, not only to protect the environment, but also because the cost of a fungicide spray can make the difference between a net gain or loss on a ...DALLAS In one of the most ambitious medical experiments ever conducted aboard a space ...ng the size of arterial blood vessels. This was an ambitious project because it was the first space flight in which researchers directly recorded the sympathetic...Science steps up on International Space Station with new experiments, fresh crew to operate them
...rews has helped prepare my team to implement NASAs ambitious research program for Expedition Four, said Tim Horvath, lead payload operations director, and head of the Expedition Four ground team at the Marshall Center. The diverse set of experiments slated for Expedition Four include intricate human-tended res...Ocean frontier revealed: scientists to describe unexpected discoveries of arctic research cruise
...Coast Guard's newest icebreaker, exceeded its most ambitious hopes to map the ocean's floor and reveal geological and biological features of the underwater Gakkel Ridge. Despite prevailing scientific opinion to the contrary, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded team discovered evidence of hydrothermal...