National survey reveals profound lack of scientific knowledge
...Field Associates and over 300 Fellows - who launch dozens of expeditions each year to explore the natural world and discover more about our planet.Given the high level of trust the public shows in information presented by scientists, the California Academy of Sciences has both an opportunity and a responsib...Spurred by the worldwide fight against malaria, scientists release parasite genome database
...in's Sanger Centre. That sequencing, conducted by dozens of researchers, is now at essentially the same stage of completion as the Human Genome Project. Once thought to be on the wane, a combination of factors has brought malaria back to the forefront of human disease. More than 1 in 20 people worldwid...Talking device keeps HIV patients on the straight and narrow
...major problem in a disease where patients may take dozens of medications a week, the researchers say. The pocket-size device which Hopkins researchers call DMAS, for Disease Management Assistance System, and the inventor has named "Jerry the Pharmacist" has proved especially helpful for a...Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2001
...r DOE laboratories. Already, the program has saved dozens of firms several hundred thousand dollars. [Contact: Mitch Olszewski] MEDICAL - The digital pig . . . Like the Visible Man and Visible Woman, the Digital Pig could serve as an important model in cardiovascular and pulmonary studies as well as other...Mouse gene trap helps decipher brain's wiring diagram
...a single gene knockout study, gene traps might net dozens or hundreds of genes. However, due to randomness integral to the methodology, it's not possible to target a particular molecule in advance. "It starts out as somewhat of a 'fishing expedition,' but ultimately yields an invaluable molecular map of ......method using 'gene chips' to simultaneously detect dozens of SNPs in an individual. The researchers used this method to analyze 25 Y chromosome SNPs in men from three different regions of Finland, three groups of Saami, and two other populations belonging to the Uralic language group. Out of six specific ...New method for studying ocean currents to help fight erosion
...ry over much larger areas. Scientists must install dozens of sensors to study a single section of beach, and placing the sensors correctly is difficult and expensive. The sensors cost anywhere between $5,000 and 20,000 ...Midwest geologists propose new view of ancient continental collisions
...rdillera where bentonites have been recovered from dozens of sites. The Precordillera formed before the Andes and contains fossils which are similar to those found in North America, but very different from those found elsewhere in South America. In the revised model, the Precordillera land mass could have...Fledgling conservation group wins EPA award
... public/private partnerships, PARC aims to prevent dozens of species from ever being listed as endangered. Dr. Whit Gibbons, a founding member of PARC and Senior Ecologist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, said he is excited about the award because, it will direct attention to these animals that ar...Argonne leads new Midwest Center for Structural Genomics
...e Project, the effort that sequenced the human and dozens of other genomes. Researchers now want to use that one-dimensional information to help them determine the structure and function of every single human protein. "Being able to read a genome is a crucial first step, but knowing the structure and fun...New mouse marks latest stride in muscular dystrophy research
...ice?" asks Thornton. "Well, it is possible to test dozens or even hundreds of potential treatments in mice in a short span of time. Without an animal model, it takes several years and some risk to test just one treatment in people. I'm hopeful that these mice will accelerate the discovery process." Myotoni...Colorado set to fly biomedical experiments on September shuttle flight
...versions of the suitcase-sized CGBA have supported dozens of agricultural, biomedical and biotechnology experiments in thousands of customized test tubes on NASA shuttle missions in the past decade. The seven Atlantis crew members will spend a week docked to the space station, unloading more than a ton ...Tiny particles of dirt really can kill
...pent three years re-analysing the data and testing dozens of different explanations for the results. They controlled for factors such as education, ethnicity, income levels and the availability of health care, as well as differences in other pollutants, temperature and humidity. But the re-analysis broadly......the National Institutes of Health. He has received dozens of research grants and has produced nearly 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications. In addition to his positions at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Douglas is a professor of Pediatrics and associate chair for academic affairs at the Un...Food chain length depends on size of pond
...rgemouth bass. Between the bottom and the top are dozens and perhaps hundreds -- depending on the size of the ecosystem -- of intermediary organisms, such as tiny invertebrates, little fish and medium-sized fish. A chart of the characteristics of the lakes used in the study is available at http://www.new...Give it a thought -- and make it so
...at of attaching the sensors to the head. Right now dozens of electrodes must be attached to the scalp one at a time with a gooey gel, but Bayliss says dry sensors are just around the corner, and simple slip-on head caps should not be far behind. "One place such an interface may be very useful is in wearable...$1.6 million in new grants to local schools will put more Maryland teens, teachers in research labs
...Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will enable dozens of Maryland high school students to do research in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. Science teachers also will benefit from support for NIH research internships and training in advanced life sciences such as microbiology, physiology ...Complex mystery of amphibian decline calls for a new kind of science
...ss the globe in Eastern Australia. In these areas, dozens of species have become extinct and numerous others are being threatened -- each with its own unique set of environmental conditions that may be involved. "This project involves 24 investigators across three continents," Collins said. "It's so large...National prize in neuroscience endowed by UNC professor
...t on modern pain research. There are now literally dozens of laboratories as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies studying the molecular characteristics of these neurons with an eye toward developing novel pain therapies," Snider said.......odiversity, lecturing around the world and writing dozens of books and articles to stop the destruction of the plant kingdom. He predicts that without drastic action, two thirds of the world's 300,000 plant species will be lost during the next century as their habitats are destroyed. Recently Time magazin...