New desert research and education center established
...he ways that people can learn about andenjoy these extraordinary parks." The institute's programs may include residential camps forschoolchildren, family education camps, programs for youth at risk,expanded field trips and lectures, and college-accredited seminarsand workshops. Wildlife Health Center director Walt...U of Minnesota leads effort to break impasse over GMO safety
...ommentary. "This initiative is building a rare and extraordinary convergence among previously acrimonious parties in the agricultural biotechnology debate." The initiative's executive advisory board and steering committee are organizing working groups to draft standards in four categories--safety criteria setting,...UCLA physicists create nanoscale sensor
...ssed. "A single molecule sensor has, in principle, extraordinary sensitivity. Unlike previous single molecule experiments, which were impractically complicated for large-scale applications, the simplicity of this design lends itself to many applications. "An efficient high-sensitivity method would be an important ...AGI launches Earth Science World ImageBank
...ling, AGI Executive Director. "The ImageBank is an extraordinary resource that will benefit teachers and others who want to convey these concepts." Images in the database have been gathered from geoscientists, professional photographers, and government organizations and are individually described and cataloged us...U.Va. researchers discover mechanism for the regulation of low-voltage-activated calcium channels
...G-protein beta gamma subunits," Barrett said. "The extraordinary specificity of the interaction between these regulatory molecules could be operative in many types of cells and provides exciting insight into the highly selective ways in which cells work. Knowledge of these interactions will lead to the development...R. John Collier, PH.D wins Bristol-Myers Squibb Infectious Disease Research Award
... been insightful, elegant and indeed, in many ways extraordinary and groundbreaking, the practical applications of his work have been just as impressive and critical. They range from discoveries that have led to the development of vaccines, to the creation of immunotoxins to fight cancer, and now, to pioneering w...Popular Science announces second annual 'Brilliant 10:' the country's top young scientists
...oung scientists in the United States who are doing extraordinary work. The article appears in the September issue. The "Brilliant 10," which will hit newsstands on August 12, is a celebration of an elite group of scientists who are shaking up their fields and whose work will touch all facets of life. This group ...Nominations sought for professorship by the American Association for Cancer Research
...eer anywhere in the world and who has demonstrated extraordinary achievement in basic cancer research. It is awarded to an individual who shows promise for continued substantive contributions to basic cancer research and is intended to foster the recipient's research productivity by enabling him or her to devote m...Army awards up to $50 million to establish Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
...institutions and their industrial collaborators an extraordinary opportunity to conduct research at that interface ...many present manufacturing processes, which entail extraordinary conditions of temperature or deleterious chemicals or a sterile environment. Morse is well known for...Scientists uncover early warning system for copper toxicity
...R, the researchers were able to show the protein's extraordinary sensitivity to copper as well as how the cell distinguishes copper from other metals, such as gold and silver. "Metals are absolutely essential to the healthy functioning of all cells in the human body," said O'Halloran. "But metals are high-mainten...Hot topics in pharmacogenomics
Don't miss the extraordinary opportunity to attend the 2nd annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacogenomics (ISP), a joint meeting with the Pacific Rim Association for Clinical Pharmacogenetics (PRACPG). Join the experts at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in downtow...New method could aid in prostate and breast cancer diagnosis
...microliter sample, an illustration of the method's extraordinary sensitivity. "For each molecule of captured PSA, thousands of DNA strands are released, which is our way of amplifying the signal for a protein target of interest," said Mirkin, also George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry. "There is power in its ...NSF grant to ORNL is big step toward national cyberinfrastructure
...gh-speed network that will provide scientists with extraordinary amounts of data from ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reac... research community with expanded access to ORNL's extraordinary neutron science facilities." The SNS, which will be the world's premier neutron scattering facility,...UCR geneticist spells out consequences of genetically engineered genes escaping into wild species
... Indiana University "With insight, originality and extraordinary scholarship, Norman Ellstrand brings together classical and current knowledge about crop evolution, crop breeding and evolutionary ecology, weaving historical and ultra-contemporary themes into a single, comprehensive treatment. This book is a maste...New medicines at risk from biodiversity loss
...ested for pharmacologic activity. The results have extraordinary promise for the development of powerful new drugs." With more than 2600 studies published in the last 20 years, there is much excitement about conotoxins in biomedicine. "Most conotoxins are a succinct ten to forty amino acids in length and are exqui...UT Southwestern scientist awarded prestigious American Cancer Society research professorship
...ada this professorship, the society recognizes his extraordinary ability to integrate the fields of molecular genetics, embryonic development and signal transduction in ways that will provide critical insights into how brain cancers arise, develop and progress, thus paving the way to better treatments for these de...President Bush names Rutgers' Evelyn Witkin for nations highest science honor
...hs in fundamental science and engineering by these extraordinary pioneers have influenced thousands of other researchers," said Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). "We now see the daily evidence of the tremendous advancements in technological capabilities, human health and vast new kn...Young cancer researchers honored
...s when replication is not initiated properly. "The extraordinary clarity of his observations, the crispness of his data, and the beautiful logic of his ideas and discoveries have been characteristic of John's research," said Bruce Stillman, PhD, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cold Spring Harbor Labora...Studies show preventive value of food supplements
...ter ways of preventing cancer which do not require extraordinary measures," said Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., of Vanderbilt University, and program chairperson of the meeting. "We're hoping that, armed with this information, individuals will become more proactive about their health on a daily basis, in consultati......ion of southeast Chicago where the water can reach extraordinary alkalinity of pH 12.8. That's comparable to causti... world. The temperatures of the slag dumps are not extraordinary at all, of course. In fact they get pretty cold in the winter, driving the pH even higher, says Road...