USGS And Arizona Game And Fish Begin Partnership To Study Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
...ll generate." Only about 12 inches long and with a bold black and white tail pattern and ayellow bill, this cuckoo is one of a much larger group of birds calledneotropical migrants, said USGS bird biologist Mark Sogge. These birdswinter in Central and South America, spending the rest of the year in NorthA...DOE Joint Human Genome Effort Exceeds Sequencing Goal
...ars ago today, the DOE Human Genome Program took a bold step forward informing the JGI, and in so doing took advantage of significant economies ofscale," Krebs said. "By combining forces of our three genome centers, DOE hasclearly established a solid position among the leaders in this exciting pursuitof ...Human/Insect/Jellyfish Genes Team To Quiet "Hyper" Nerve Cells
...ou can stop activating the system. We'dnever be so bold to think about doing gene therapy for problems like this if wecouldn't fine-tune what we were doing and reverse it." The Hopkins group also developed a novel way to tell if the genes intheir system are working, with a fluorescent green pi...W.M. Keck Foundation gives USC $110 million
...cades, the foundation has been a leader in funding bold scientificendeavors in medicine, engineering, higher education and of course, astronomy,with the W.M. Keck Observatory and its two magnificent telescopes that havedeepened our understanding of the universe while firing our imaginations. "Now the foun...Genetic information of world's most radiation-resistant organism decoded
...t of Energy began microbial genome work to support bold science and to help meet our unique environment and energy mission needs. Besides the insights into the way cells work, this new research may help provide a new safe and inexpensive tool for some of the nation's most difficult cleanup challenges." ...CWRU med school snares $3 million Howard Hughes Institute grant to build structural biology program
...recruitment of new research faculty is part of our bold new initiative to significantly expand and enhance the medical school's research enterprise by building on recent accomplishments in basic and clinical science," said Nathan A. Berger, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical aff...Cooperation, not competition, to usher in new era of federally funded cancer research
...to probe mammalian biology and human disease. In a bold strategy, a University of North Carolina scientist will share the helm of the Mouse Models of Human Cancer Consortium, a cooperative of 19 university-based research teams from around the nation, each individually funded by the National Cancer Institu...Fetal and birth complications increase mental illness risks
...shington, DC -- New mental illness research offers bold insights into mental health risks associated with fetal and birth complications according to several papers published in the February 2000 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. In a study at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiat...UNC-CH bus brings mobile lab, high-tech science focus to underserved N.C. schools
...veling science laboratory because the university's bold vision matches our strong interest in giving back to the scientific community in North Carolina and beyond. Educators nationwide are searching for ways to make science come alive for young people. This bus can help meet that critical challenge in Nor...Stanford study supports novel rainforest protection plan
...nforest" could become more than just a slogan if a bold conservation plan is hammered out by United Nations negotiators meeting in Germany next week. That's the underlying message from a new study on rainforest preservation co-authored by researchers from Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology. W...NIGMS awards 'Glue Grant' to create virtual cell
...cs, and informatics make the timing right for this bold experiment in how science is conducted," said Dr. Rochelle Long, a pharmacologist at NIGMS. "Al Gilman's vision is to transform the way cell signaling research is done, and he's dedicating his career from this point forward to making this work," she...Work with cancer-related proteins garners National Foundation for Cancer Research grant
...'s funding support, Dr. Marnett will be able to do bold and blue-sky exploration," said Dr. Sujuan Ba, Science Director of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. "We believe the findings from Dr. Marnett's research will aid in the development of the next generation of cancer preventive or therapeuti...USGS director applauds FY 2001 appropriations
...ng tradition of scientific excellence while taking bold new steps to enhance the understanding of earth and life systems. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations across the country to pr...Overfishing sets the stage for other problems in marine ecosystems
...t at levels that can berestored through the use of bold experiments to test the success ofintegrated management for multiple goals on the scale of entireecosystems. Food webs are ghosts of what they once were, adds Steneck. When foodwebs are altered, the ecosystem changes. In Maine we have a very unst...Leading marine scientists call for bold measures to restore oceans While recent reports ... say, problems need to be addressed by a series of bold experiments to test the success of integrated management on the scale of entire ecosystems. With few...Excessive fishing prompted coastal ecosystems to collapse, but wise management now will help
... Instead, they need to be addressed by a series of bold experiments to test the success of integrated management for multiple goals on the scale of entire ecosystems."...Autumn foliage may affect air quality, climate
BOULDER--Autumn leaves that light up hillsides in bold strokes ofgold and other colors also appear to play a role in regional airquality and climate. This month scientists from the National Centerfor Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are measuring levels of chemicalsthat are emitted as leaves change color and ...Twenty-years of long-term ecological research: National Science Foundation releases review report
...ical Research (LTER) program must forge ahead to a bold decade of synthesis science that will lead to a better understanding of complex environmental problems, and result in knowledge that serves science and society, according to the authors of the just released NSF report, "Long-Term Ecological Research ...Ira Rubinoff honored by the Association for Tropical Biology
...turn to Panama in late August, Rubinoff endorsed a bold new agenda for tropical biology in the 21st Century, stressing the importance of a complete catalog of the earth's species and of increased funding to encourage young people to study taxonomy. Estimates of the number of organisms on the earth range f...Summit generates possible solutions to exchange of invasive species in Midwest waterways
...harmful invasive species. "Sometimes we have to be bold about it and not be afraid of taking some active steps protecting us against invasive species." The Mayor pointed out that over the last 40 years, a newly established population of invasive species has been found in the Great Lakes every eight month...