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...cktailwas responsible for influencing the female's decision to mate. She and her co-researchers collected courtship pheromones from themental glands of Plethodon jordani salamanders caught in the field. They zeroedin on PRF when previous behavioral work indicated that a samples of thepheromone m...Environmental jigsaw pieces fall into place
...nmentin the summer of 2000. The next parliamentary decision is due in 2001. "The work of the authorities has only just begun. We will continue the dialogueon what we can doto unify important societal and environmental goals and we must disseminate thedebate to theregions, municipalities, industry and the var...Scientists discover addition of new brain cells in highest brain area
...n of thebrain and is responsible for highest-level decision making and for recognizingand learning about the w...1) the prefrontal region, which controls executive decision making andshort-term memory; 2) the inferior temporal region, which plays a crucial rolein the visua......ence education," the AAASresolution states. "This decision by the Board is a serious disservice tostudents an..." The AAAS resolution warns that the Kansas boards decision will make it difficultfor students to become informed and responsible citizens in an increasinglytec...AGU names new journalism award for David Perlman
...ience Journalism in 1997. Two factors underlay the decision by AGU's governing body, the Council, to establish the new award. First was the increasing number of entries in recent years and the expanding range of media they represent. Second was the difficulty the independent judging panel has found in meaning...Why are the elderly so easily fooled by con artists?
...rontal cortex, a part of the brain that deals with decision making. In a test gambling game with cards, these patients keep losing, despite increasingly clear signs that the choices they make are bad. But the team had a surprise when they looked for healthy controls for their tests. It turned out that about ...Major grant to aid McGill University professor's efforts to improve school science teaching
... remains distressingly low. From the recent Kansas decision to remove the theory of evolution from the State's school curriculumto the widespread shortage of technologically competent manpower to fill currently available jobs,evidence shows that little, if any, progress has been made to address this crucial i...DFG to set up 21 new collaborative research centres in 2000
...borative research centres for 1 January 2000. This decision was taken by the responsible grants committee at its autumn meeting. At the end of 1999, grants for 19 collaborative research centres will be terminated. From January 2000, the DFG will be promoting a total of 285 collaborative research centres in 59...Scientists map brain's primary memory network
... and thenretain and use that information to make a decision about which lever to press when both levers areavailable after the delay is over," said Deadwyler, professor and vice chair of the department. The task is easy if the delay is short -- the animal will get the answer correct most of the time. However...Cooperative action of two proteins causes damaged cells to "self-destruct"
..., whichmeant they had to look elsewhere. And their decision to examine c-Abl's interaction with p73(following its discovery) proved correct. Phosphate 'Fuel' Similar to fuel-dependent mobility, the Weizmann team found that the interplay between c-Abl andp73 is phosphate-dependent. Irradiation activates c-Ab...Licensing procedure for genetically modified organisms turns out to be fallible
... (Dutch) applicationform show that the governments decision whether or not to grant a license is based onthe information provided by the applicant. It is stated, for example, that "synthesis ofall the information provided in this application form is intended to result in a completeanalysis of the risks." The ...Today's Science for America's Tomorrow: the USGS FY 2001 Budget
...ies The increase includes $10 million to develop decision support systems to help America's communities resp...s in Yellowstone and the Mojave desert; developing decision support systems to help resource managers in parks, wildlife refuges and regional planning organizat...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
...kes and provides important scientific data used by decision makers for planning and developing new policies. M...sulting from natural and human causes; and provide decision makers with accurate data and better understanding for improved decision making, policy and planning...Perry Institute for Marine Science supports Bahamas 'no take' decision
Tequesta, FL -- The recent decision of the Bahamas Department of Fisheries to establish a network of No Take Marine Reserves throughout the Bahamas is based upon years of marine research at the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS), a nonprofit marine education and research organiz...'Biomedical switch' regulates how cells stick together and communicates
...physical cues also influence adhesion and a cell's decision to strike roots in a certain neighborhood,' or, alternatively, disconnect and move on." Changing physical environments switch on cell communication lines as well, the study suggests. Previous research performed by Bershadsky and others had shown tha...Using new FDA regulations, Kellogg takes the lead in promoting heart-health benefits of folic acid
...thy Choice® Mueslix®. "Kellogg Company's decision to put a structure/function claim on these cereals demonstrates the leadership a major food company can provide in communicating nutrition science to the public," said Maureen Storey, Ph.D., associate director, Georgetown Center for Food and Nutritio......of the brain and the surgical team makes its final decision for location of cell implantation. Concurrently, the University of Pittsburgh Immunologic Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory team thaws the human neuronal cells that were frozen by and transported from Layton BioScience, Inc. After the ...Spring meeting press conferences
...ly couple scientific knowledge with management and decision making processes. This approach to hydrologic science could be a significant contribution to achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. Neal Lane, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House, Washington, D.C.(Session U2...The glycemic index: Rethinking diet and cardiovascular risk
...in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the decision to substitute carbohydrates for fats should take into consideration the type of carbohydrate chosen since the wrong choices may put an individual at greater risk of CVD. When ranked by their glycemic index, carbohydrates are markedly different in how......ubset of survey data and found that a quantitative decision to delist is unambiguously supported by 11 years o...mpback whale and the western Arctic bowhead whale, decision makers will be hard pressed to develop and use an objective set of criteria for all populations of l...