Six-Year Drilling Project to Uncover One Million Years of Earth History
...sms that produce Hawaii lavas. Other studies will explore types of volcanic hazards that occur over the life of a Hawaiian volcano, movement of groundwater deep within the volcanic complex, and the earthquake cycle that occurs on the Big Island. The new project will build on results of the successfu...NCAR Scientists Trek To Africa For Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry Study
... meteorological data throughout the study area--to explore how the vegetation and fires interact with the atmosphere. "There's never been a program in this region that has combined all the elements of photochemistry, biochemistry, and meteorology," says NCAR's Pat Zimmerman. The experiment's logistics are ch...Scientists Trek to Africa for Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry Study
...h meteorological data throughout the study area to explore how the vegetation and fires interact with the atmosphere. To sample the African atmosphere, EXPRESSO is using: enclosures that measure atmospheric exchange from leaves and soil a 60-meter tower studded with meteorological instruments and ...... and mostcomprehensive data bases ever gathered to explore genetic andenvironmental influences on cognitive development in the second year oflife. Professor Reznick and his colleagues -- Robin Corley of theInstitute for Behavioral Genetics and JoAnn Robinson of the PreventionResearch Center for Famil...Disease Resistance Mechanism Identified in Plants
... resistance mechanism, researchers plan to further explore the phenomenon. Biologist Greg Martin of Purdue University in Indiana says the findings will have wide application. "It turns out that plants resist diverse pathogens -- includingbacteria, fungi and viruses -- by using very similar defense m...Mechanism For Disease Resistance Identified In Plants
... resistance mechanism, researchers plan to further explore the phenomenon. Biologist Greg Martin of Purdue University in Indiana says the findings will have wide application. "It turns out that plants resist diverse pathogens -- includingbacteria, fungi and viruses -- by using very similar defense m...Everyday Technology Underlies First DNA Computer Logic Gates
...ng DNA computer. In the meantime, he and Ray will explore the conditions that allow for the most accurate and efficient DNA computation. The building blocks of all today's computers, logic gates are tiny structures that convert the endless series of binary data coursing through every computer i...Second Gene Responsible For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Identified
...mal models to understand how thedisease occurs and explore potential therapies." The gene identificationproject was a collaborative research effort carried out by scientists in Bostonat Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT, and in the UK and the Netherlands. In the study, mutations in the TSC1 gene were id...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
...ented in primates and swine. To explore the nature of these infections in pigs, Xiang-Jin Meng, M.D., Ph.D., working with Dr. Purcell and their LID colleague Suzanne U. Emerson, Ph.D., screened swine blood samples with an assay ...Guidelines For Human Germ-Line Interventions Topic Of AAAS Forum
...r the Advancement of Science (AAAS), isdesigned to explore these applications in humans prior to scientificbreakthroughs, such as the recent discovery of the possibility of cloning humanbeings. Because applying germ-line intervention to humans will affect the geneticinheritance of future generations, it r...Gene For Last Major Form Of Batten Disease Discovered
...n humansprovides a new avenue for investigators to explore that may lead to a betterunderstanding of other disorders in this family," says Judy A. Small, Ph.D., ofthe Division of Fundamental Neuroscience and Developmental Disorders at NINDS. The new approach used to identify the gene is based on knowledge th...CTC Visualizations Help Ecologists See The Forest And The Trees
...ter ecological modeler Linda Buttel to enhance and explore SORTIE, successivelylooking at the effects of variations in such processes as tree mortality."This whole exercise is really about identifying details at the individualtree level that are important to the large scale dynamic," explainsDeutschman. He r...NIH Office Of Dietary Supplements Expands Research Support
...announced support for three new research grants to explore the potential role of dietary supplements in healt...ssed by Congress in 1994. The goals of ODS are to explore more fully the potential role of dietary supplements as a significant part of the efforts of the Uni...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...grams are providing total funding of $6 million to explore the relationships between organisms and the environments in which they exist. A strong emphasis has been placed on environments that are near the extremes of conditions on earth. Funding will also support research about our solar system and beyond,......d in asecond breeding. Taylor now hopes to explore the metabolic status of overfed rats atseveral periods, particularly during pregnancy, and study how regulatorymechanisms may have been altered, including brain changes in the hormonesinsulin and leptin. The work has broad clinical applica...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...r aspects of selenium biochemistry. "We'd like to explore other possible applications of seleniumbiochemistry and how new therapeutic entities might be developed forother diseases, based on what we know and are learning about thesecompounds," he said. "The real value of these antihypertensivecompounds may ...Early Career Development Grants Foster Faculty Research And Education
...duate students in law, business and sociology will explore the intersection of law, innovation and entrepreneurship. He will introduce a second seminar in which pre-law undergraduates will learn about the practices and life-histories of local attorneys. Helen Na, an electrical engineer at the Universityof ...Discovery Channel Returns From Underwater Scientific Expedition Off The Coast Of Cuba
...ible vehicle was designed to look for new species, explore the massive coral reefs on the coastal shelf (the first outsiders since the mid-1950s to do so), and dive the sea bottom amid shipwrecks from the past. The expedition and the resulting discoveries will be the subject of two Discovery Channel one-ho......Genetic Medicine Symposium, "Genomic Genetics," to explore whatforms post-Genome Project research may take. Nobel Prize-winning biologist David Baltimore, now president of CaliforniaInstitute of Technology in Pasadena, will begin the day-long conference with akeynote speech entitled "Cell Life and Cell Deat...