Computer Program For Quicker, More Detailed Mapping
...nter. "Previously, it would take months for us to build a map," saidMyers. "Now we can rebuild it every day, including new informationas it is gathered. Our maps are now much more accurate because we can mapeverything at once." The Stanford team that developed Mapper will present the new method, thisweek...Children Become Gorillas In VR Zoo
...bitats -- a goal of any zoo conservationist -- and build betterexhibits for spectators. But making an accurate virtual reality environment was only half thework. The virtual gorillas also have to look and behave like realgorillas. Using videos, anthropomorphic data and behavioral data on movementand inte...Cornell Researchers Precisely Date Wood From Ancient Tomb In Turkey
... were chopped down. They report that logs used to build the inner chamber of the Midas Mound Tumulus, a massive tomb named for King Midas of the Phrygians and located at the Gordion archaeological site, were cut in 718 B.C. "That is not plus-or-minus anything; it is a date 'to the year,'" said Cornell doc...Environmental Reform: The Next Generation Project
...or Environmental Law and Policy, the workshop will build upon the findings of 14 separate research teams that met during the past year on topics ranging from land-use issues to ecosystem protection, technological innovations, and incentives for good environmental practices. The public is invited. The wo...Human-Like Ability, Categorical Perception, Found In Insects
...her types of animals -- have found a simple way to build a system that responds quickly," said Robert A. Wyttenbach, the Cornell postgraduate associate of neurobiology and behavior who gave crickets a perception test originally developed for human infants. "Crickets have to make a yes-or-no decision in a ...Six-Year Drilling Project to Uncover One Million Years of Earth History
...rs on the Big Island. The new project will build on results of the successful pilot drill hole project completed three years ago near Hilo. Studies from that work showed that Hawaii's major volcanoes may be active for periods of almost a million years, nearly twice as long as previously thought. ...A Sensor, A Switch, A Zipper: Protein Engineers Design Potential Tool
... The goal of protein engineers is to design and build proteins with desired three-dimensional shapes, which are crucial to protein function. Predicting the shape of a designed protein is a daunting task, because scientists don't fully understand how proteins fold into the...Bigger Biology Tackled Through Keyboards
...y molecule inside," Levin said."But if you want to build physical theory, you may begin at the scaleof molecules colliding." So it is with biological modeling in epidemiology, ecology and immunology.Scientists want to understand the behavior of the entire system, which ismediated by things happening on sm...Learning From Birds And Bees: Engineers Study Insects For Ideas On Tiny "Micro Air Vehicles"
... this idea, their firstresponse is that you cannot build an aircraft this small and make ituseful," said Dr. Sam Blankenship, conference co- chair and coordinatorof the "MicroFlyer" program, the <AHREF="http://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology's micro air vehicle effort. "But many p......cience and the impartial informationneeded to help build the best tomorrow. "In the past few years, the 'new USGS' has evolved rapidly to servethe Nation as the federal government's natural resources science agency,"Eaton said. "By adding the special science capabilities of the formerNational Biol...Duke University Students Devise Devices For The Disabled
...because it will helpwith coordination and balance, build up his leg muscles, and allow him accessto other m...ing mastering the intricacies of microprocessorsto build an electronic teaching game for blind children. This "spelling and tactile identification game" ope...A Drug Pump On A Computer Chip
...e medical device market. "No company wants to build hospital infusion pumps any longer, since the whole health care system is striving to keep people out of hospitals," Huff said. "Drug delivery systems should be based on ambulatory delivery." Medical care has already begun to feel the influence ...New Study Shows Steps Leading To Colon Cancer
...an example of how, when scientists collaborate and build on each others' findings, society benefits. "The public supports basic research with its tax dollars, and scientists need to convey to them what they are doing and why," Peifer said. "We believe this work is a good example of how the investment pay...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
...odds by tryingto genetically engineer a protein to build in a signaling function, whichis called a "reporte...ar events. The researchers then set about to build the designed protein in thelaboratory to see whether it would work as predicted. Using genetic engin...Duke researchers find existing drugs can stop fungus that attacks AIDS patients
...Eric Lim and Dena Toffaletti. Their findings build on an earlier paper, published in the January 1997issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, in which Odom, Mauriziodel Poeta, Perfect and Heitman showed a non- immunosuppressive drug in thesame family as cyclosporin and FK506 also blocks the fu...Female Adolescents Need Calcium During 'Window Of Opportunity'
...o 15. "That's important, because the more bone you build up early in life, the more you can use up later in life," Weaver says. Purdue nutritional educator Lisa Jackman, the primary investigator on this research study, says, "The new numbers for adolescents are based on our research, which is also just bei...Vitamin C Deficit Linked To Skin Disease
... precursorporphyrins. As a result, the porphyrins build up in the liver, spill into theblood and are carried to the skin. Untreated, people with PCT and some otherporphyrias develop blisters and skin damage when exposed to sunlight. Excess alcohol consumption, oral contraceptives and exposure to dioxins,...Insulin Resistance Is A Risk Factor For Atherosclerosis In Whites And Hispanics
...therosclerosis is a narrowing of the artery due to build up of fattysubstances, calcium and blood clotting materials on the interior artery walls.The carotid arteries serving the brain are particularly susceptible. Stroke canresult when the carotid artery walls narrow to the point that the brain does notge...NIH's Genbank Database Logs Billionth Base
...ife," containing all the instructions necessary to build a living organism, whether an AIDS virus, a rice plant or a human being. These instructions take the form of a long, twisted, ladder-like DNA molecule that forms one or more chromosomes. Four molecular subunits, called bases and represented by the ......e investigators reported, parasite levels can build up to extremely high levels in fish. Healthy fish in aquaria can die after only 12 hours of exposure to Amyloodinium. Like other USGS science centers, the National Wildlife Health Center has a primary responsibility for assisting ...