Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...an of the VMRCVM then sends a letter of condolence announcing the memorial to the bereaved. Then a team of private practitioners and college researchers work together to identify the kind of research that needs to be done to address urgent veterinary healthcare issues in the field, proposals are evaluated...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...t have not yielded to traditional research. NIH is announcing the recipients of these special awards today in Bethesda. "This is an exciting opportunity to bring enormous energy and new brain power to solve some of the most complex puzzles in eye research," says Darlene Dartt, PhD, the Director of Scientific Af...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
... researchers surprised the scientific community by announcing their discovery of a 22nd genetically encoded amino acid. Now they have capped that discovery with news that they have successfully synthesized the amino acid itself L-pyrrolysine and shown that bacteria can incorporate it into new proteins the bi...LSU researcher discovers new bird
...a specimen and, therefore, remained reticent about announcing their find. Determined to obtain the proof he needed of his find, Lane returned to the region last November and played the recording of the bird's song. His attempt to attract his quarry failed and he once again went home empty-handed. T...Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
...tional subscription products. In the press release announcing the April version of the report, ISI stated "journals published in the new Open Access (OA) model are beginning to register impact in the world of scholarly research". The statement continues "Using ISI citation metrics such as impact factor and cite...NIEHS/NTP Director Dr. Kenneth Olden receives Society of Toxicology's Public Communications Award
...nal, fulfilling Dr. Olden's long-range vision. In announcing the move to open access, Dr. Olden said: "Open access to scientific information will facilitate learning and bring the benefits of modern science to people, both rich and poor, all over the world." However, the linchpin of his vision to establish...GM nation? Public debate: a valuable experiment
...e devil really is in the detail here. It's no good announcing a public debate, setting up a board to oversee it, and then to throw money at it. These things need careful design, they need not to be rushed, and they probably need a little more money V but that money has to be well spent." The evaluation team als...Federal grant supports advances in infant heart disease at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
...aid Acting NHLBI director Barbara Alving, M.D., in announcing the SCCOR awards. The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a comprehensive center for the care of infants, children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. It was recently ranked as the best pediatric c...A possible new form of 'supersolid' matter
...searchers at the Pennsylvania State University are announcing the possible discovery of an entirely new phase of matter: an ultra-cold, "supersolid" form of helium-4. Writing in the 15 January 2004 issue of the journal Nature, Penn State physicist Moses H. W. Chan and his graduate student, Eun-Seong Kim, expla...Third set of awards are announced under interagency biodiversity program
...private partnerships with developing countries. In announcing the awards, FIC director Gerald T. Keusch, said that "natural products have formed the basis of over half of currently available medicinal therapies around the world. Recentadvances in drug discovery science and botanicals evaluation, coupled with th...UC Riverside researchers publish paper on botulism detection system
...ead's separation causes the cantilever to vibrate, announcing the neurotoxin's presence. While effective, the process is not yet ready for practical application. "Right now the issue is that it's linked to an atomic-force microscope, an expensive piece of equipment, which means it cannot be used on a widesprea...Fourteen Grand Challenges in Global Health announced
...ojects, funding shared resources and training, and announcing funding opportunities for follow-up grants that complement the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. The intent of the initiative is to engage creative minds from across the world and the breadth of scientific and technology communities, in...Harvard Medical School launches new department to study human biology at the level of whole systems
...itment to the emerging field of systems biology in announcing the creation of the Department of Systems Biology (DSB), one of the first department-level systems biology programs in the nation. Systems Biology seeks to build from our current knowledge of genetic and molecular function to an understanding of how ...New gene found for children's lethal kidney disease
...when they suddenly develop kidney failure. Papers announcing the discovery of Nephrocystin-4, a gene responsible for another variety of NPHP, type 4, were published simultaneously in 2002 by Otto and Hildebrandt and by Corinne Antignac, M.D., a scientist at Rene Descartes University in Paris....MIT sugars research affecting bypass patients, drug industry
... at Cornell University in a BioMarin press release announcing the trials. "Neutralase has the potential to allow physicians to have better control over bleeding without the complications that we must currently manage. This could lead to significantly improved outcomes for CABG patients." In 1999, there were app...Getting at the roots of terrorism
... happen overnight. That is all the more reason for announcing our good intentions and changing our attitudes right now....Deciphering the genetic basis of the mosquitos senses
...pheles genome. Concurrently, the journal Nature is announcing the sequencing of the genome of Plasmodium falciparum, the single-cell parasite carried by Anopheles that causes malaria. These two achievements are providing the impetus for a major new scientific assault on malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases...Mooney to receive 2002 Blue Planet Prize in recognition of pioneering ecological research
...nerated environmental change on plant ecology. In announcing the award, foundation officials described the circuitous route that led to Mooney`s outstanding career in plant ecology- starting in the 1950s when he entered the University of California at Berkley as a political science major. Short of money, Moon...Harden McConnell named winner of 2002 Welch Award in Chemistry
...ore than anyother institution. In announcing the award, Welch Foundation officials noted that McConnell has made significant discoveries about the fundamental molecular properties of cell membranes that provide new insights into how the body regulates cholesterol and activates its immune system...New amino acid discovered; Fundamental building block of life
... broke that numerical barrier announcing that the 21st had been discovered. Finding a 22nd suggests that even more of these basic biological building blocks may be found using modern genome ...