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...r research into what controls early flowering will assist in the development of cultivars reliably adapted to these short growing seasons....Science Picksleads, feeds and story seeds (July 2003)
...occurs will provide proof, rather than opinion, to assist decision makers regarding dredging activities and their effects on sturgeon. Mike Parsley ( michael_parsley@usgs.gov ) 509-538-2299. Eruptions "R" US: July 9th marks the 50th anniversary of the sudden and dramatic eruption of Crater Peak, the acti...Satellites will join search for source of Ebola virus
To assist search efforts, from next year detailed vegetation maps of Congo and Gabon will be created with satellite images as part of a new ESA Data User Element project called Epidemio, developing Earth Observation (EO) services for epidemiologists. The Gabo...Belmonte Science Center trains high school teachers in latest scientific methods
...r biology, the identification of measures that can assist in the training of scientists in this area and the emphasis on scientific criteria for all of its activities....US $1.2m grant awarded for impact of stress on eggs and embryos
...bies," Dr Thompson says. "This knowledge will also assist health professionals develop strategies to reduce the risk of adult onset diseases caused by problems in early development," he says. Progress by the research team will be substantially aided by the arrival of Dr Michelle Lane to the University of Ad...'Knockout' research eases study of plant gene functions
...eneticist has helped create a powerful new tool to assist plant researchers in their studies of individual gene functions in the so-called lab rat of plant research Arabidopsis thaliana, or mustard weed. That's important, says Dr. Jose Alonso, assistant professor of genetics at NC State, because knowing th......r monitoring diabetes, or a TNT-sensing protein to assist the U.S. Navy's underwater robots with locating and disarming explosion devices." At Duke University, with Dr. Homme W. Hellinga, associate professor of biochemistry at the University Medical Center in the lead, the newly redesigned proteins can det...Envisat focuses on carbon-rich peat swamp forest fires
...etected by AATSR, and it is a useful instrument to assist fire fighting in future once the product becomes available in time," Siegert added. "Aerial surveillance is too expensive to be used in this way but AATSR is cheaper, can screen a much larger area and is available for use daily." Envisat's ASAR was ...UC Riverside geneticist awarded $2.4 million grant by the National Science Foundation
...t of new equipment. Co-PIs Lonardi and Jiang will assist in the project by providing expertise with programming, algorithm development, and the establishment of various computing and internet resources specific to the project. This will include supervision of Jie Zheng, a Ph.D. student in computer science......esis that supplementing a diet with creatine could assist brain function." The experiment tested this hypothesis by giving the one group of subjects a creatine supplement and a second group a placebo for six weeks, followed by a six week period with no intake and a final six week period when the control and...New principle guides memory dynamics
...d with its dominance. This discovery is likely to assist in the future in developing new methods of wiping out unwanted memories, and thus of treating some kinds of psychological trauma. Research that deals with the physical basis of the processes and mechanisms of memory, especially those that involve che...Zengen's new technology first to deliver drug active ingredients in an oral strip
...xiliary compounds used with the bilayer system can assist with rate of dissolution, water solubility, mucous adhesion and coating on the exterior film layer. For instance, depending on the auxiliary compounds manufactured to dissolve quickly or over an extended period of time, regulating the release of act...New funding mechanism for melanoma research announced
...and through specific public awareness programs, to assist in the early detection of this insidious, potentially lethal cancer....JCI Table of Contents, September 15, 2003
...n a lack of long-lived memory T cells available to assist newly infected cells. The authors did however demonstrate that HAART was able to ameliorate the defect in the production of these long-lived cells. This identification of this fast-replicating but short-lived subset of T cells aids our understanding ...The American Academy of Microbiology releases report
... to develop a few appropriate model communities to assist researchers in addressing many unanswered questions. The colloquium sponsors included the National Science Foundation; the U.S. Department of Energy; the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health; Aurora B...Lion's share of the best of Asia's progressive minds in science and medicine convene
...in learning of the newest products and services to assist their patients with living longer and better lives. Dr. Ronald Klatz, A4M President, explains that: "In creating the anti-aging medical movement a decade ago, A4M spawned a new global industry in which the strongest market growth potential today exi...New research technique provides unique glimpse into Alzheimer's disease
...ry specific way. This finding and technique should assist us in determining how other molecules that are involved in ABeta metabolism influence Alzheimer's disease as well as be a useful tool in the development of new diagnostic and treatment strategies."...Temple study identifies molecular mechanisms that may assist gene in blocking lung cancer
The molecular mechanisms that may assist the tumor suppressing gene Rb2/p130 in blocking the progression of lung cancer cells has been clearly identified for the first time according to a study by researchers at Temple University's Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine...Research grants program closing
... machine after surgery. Today the left ventricular assist device is widely used as a bridge to transplant surgery and has been federally approved as a permanent implant for some patients. "It has a significant usefulness and most every group in the world that has a heart transplant program has our pump, wh......n described, Kuhn said the group's past work could assist with science's understanding of this particular viral family. "What we already know from studying other flaviviruses could give us a leg up understanding West Nile's behavior," he said. "Dengue, for example, has a very similar structure to West Nile'...