Vanderbilt neuroscientists identify 'oops center' in the brain
...n the monkey realizes that it has made the correct decision and will be rewarded. Similar reward or reinforcement neurons have been reported in other parts of the brain. The second type, which they have dubbed the oops or error neurons, reacts when the monkey realizes that it has made a mistake and will not r...A bizarre new predatory dinosaur unearthed on Madagascar
... is likely a first-the expedition crew thought the decision to be entirely appropriate. As Sampson puts it, "Finding fossils entails a heavy dose of serendipity, and we'll take good luck any way we can get it! Masiakasaurus shared its island home with at least one other carnivorous dinosaur, Majungatholus a...Stratospheric balloon constellations for Earth science
...lobal Aerospace Corporation announced today that a decision has been made by the NASAs Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) to fund the second year of the Phase II contract to develop a revolutionary concept for networks of stratospheric balloons. Constellations of superpressure balloons can help scientists...LSU veterinarians deliver cloned calves by caesarian section
...l suffered from severe respiratory problems, and a decision was made to euthanize her based on complications from both problems. After two weeks of intense care at the veterinary school, Mouill was released to Colomb Cattle Company with a positive diagnosis for her health. Cyagra will monitor the calf clo...Controlling greenhouse gas carbon dioxide through carbon sequestration two-day symposium, April 2-3
In the wake of President Bush's mid-March decision not to seek mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, researchers at the American Chemical Society's 221st national meeting in San Diego will present their ideas about R&D options for fighting global warming through carbon sequestration - sto...Rockefeller researchers identify defense system in plants
...was believed that once a developing plant made the decision to break seed dormancy and germinate, it would continue to blossom, unchecked. This new research proposes a second checkpoint, so that, for example in the case of the weed Arabidopsis, the plant has an opportunity to hold-off on growth in case it is ......rming - In the wake of President Bush's mid-March decision not to seek mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, researchers will discuss R&D options for fighting global warming through carbon sequestration - storing CO2 in such places as the ocean, or converting it to rocks. A two-day symposium on t...DFG set up 19 new Graduiertenkollegs
... The DFG's grants committee for this area took the decision at its meet-ing on the 5th April. Among the new colleges there are also three European Graduiertenkol-legs at which German junior scientists are to work and study together with researchers from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, France and Poland. ...Stem cells and cloning: Medicine and controversy
... to Washington, D.C. for informal discussions with decision makers from Federal agencies, the Judiciary, Congress, and other segments of the diverse policy community in Washington, D.C. These discussions will lead to a deeper understanding of how today's changes in science will affect our lives and those of ...Gene chips accurately diagnose four complex childhood cancers
...ld not classify," Ringnr admits. "I had to make a decision about whether to shoehorn them into a category, or say I couldn't classify them. I admitted for these five, I could not tell, and that was the right answer." The neural network correctly identified what belonged in the childhood cancer category, and...NIH launches online AIDS oral history project
...t NIH with AIDS." Dr. Thomas Waldmann "I made the decision that we would have to switch over to research on this disease [AIDS] because, as every month went by, I became more convinced that we were dealing with something that was going to be a disaster for society." Dr. Anthony S. Fauci What did researchers...New effort to increase coal production announced
...rch arena in the past 20 years leading to the DOEs decision to fund CAST. The best known is the Microcel™ technology, used widely in both the coal and mineral industries to improve recovery rates. The technology is currently marketed by SVEDALA, the worlds largest mining equipment supplier. Other techno...Presbyterians vote in favor of fetal, embryonic, and stem cell research
.... Regulation of donations needs to assure that the decision to have an abortion is separated from the decision to donate fetal tissue. The sale or commercialization of fetal tissue should be legally prohibited. ...Officials delay trade restrictions on Caspian Sea caviar
...rce of the majority of the worlds caviar. "Todays decision falls short of what is needed to protect severely ...t of the regions sturgeon fisheries. Todays CITES decision addresses only management and enforcement issues. "Because CITES has given no direction on sturgeon ...Using hard science to protect fragile seas
... is demanding a complete ban on all collecting - a decision that would affect researchers at Hopkins and at the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium. Micheli is hoping for a scientific solution to the controversy. This summer, she and her graduate students will begin a comparative study to assess the impact that tour......nd have been deeply concerned by the delays in the decision to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) t...ther neurological disorders. I also believe that a decision to allow NIH to fund human embryonic research will markedly reduce the currently unbridled use of em...Paul Ehrlich named Eminent Ecologist for 2001
...of the human predicament to the general public and decision makers," adds Ehrlich. "It also has been training environmental scientists to interact well with the press and Congress - an absolutely essential step if the United States is to take advantage of the expertise of its superb community of ecologists....Scientists call for development of ecological forecasting
... 2001 Science, the consortium wrote: "Planning and decision making can be improved by access to reliable forec...izing the necessity of a collaborative effort with decision makers. "If we as ecologists just begin making forecasts without understanding what will be useful t......sible. "We are very pleased with the Commission's decision to approve Ketek," said Frank Douglas, MD, PhD., Executive Vice President and Head of Drug Innovation & Approval at Aventis Pharma. "Ketek represents a prime example of Aventis' relentless commitment to developing next generation antibiotic therapie......ood stem cells, commended the Bush Administrations decision to support additional funding for alternative sources of stem cells. Umbilical cord blood is considered an attractive alternative source and is an abundant and non-controversial store of neonatal stem cells. ViaCell has pioneered a platform technolog...