Phytoplankton may stimulate uptake of CO2
...sts who collaborated on a new study which involved field research in the ocean near Antartica and will be published Friday in the journal Science. He described the research as "tremendously successful" because it very clearly shows an induced biological response in the oceans to fertilization with iron. "D...Young chimpanzees show sex differences in learning
...e student at the university and is now director of field conservation at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. While young females perfected the art of termite fishing, young males spent more time playing and swinging around--behaviors that may help them in typically male adult activities like hunting and strug...New proteomics core at OHSU will speed discovery process
... tools to examine a population of proteins. "The field of proteomics has been blown wide open by the comp...d Resource allows us to be a leader in the protein field technologically," said Dan Dorsa, Ph.D., OHSU vice president for research and professor of physiolog...Culture of primate non-aggression
...ural tradition in wild baboons in Kenya. Rooted in field observations of a group of olive baboons (called t... study by Sapolsky and Share we now have the first field evidence that primates can go the flower-power route". If aggressive behavior in baboons does have a...Salt-tolerant rice requires careful selection
...ific conditions should be used. Manneh carried out field experiments with rice in salt water and in fresh water in The Gambia in West Africa. He also studied the effect of nitrogen fertilisation on the rice yield. The researcher could accurately predict the rice yield with the help of DNA markers. This op...Researchers identify unifying code among diverse classes of natural antibiotics
...years of evolution. Proteomics is a relatively new field of biomedical research that uses powerful computational methods to analyze molecular databases and uncover complex structure-function codes that would otherwise remain unknown. Using a unique combination of proteomic methods, Yount and Yeaman disco...Controlling biomolecules with magnetic 'tweezers'
... pads made of a nickel-iron alloy. When a magnetic field is applied, each particle is attracted to the closest nickel-iron "trap." So far, the research team has demonstrated that the traps attract individual particles and that the microscope tip can gently drag particles with piconewton forces. (One picone...Researchers find no safe place to sit in California tick-infested forest
...er in southeastern Mendocino County to conduct the field trials. The area, dominated by California black oa...tal of 86 nymphal ticks on their bodies during the field trials. "Activities that were riskiest involved considerable contact with wood," said Steinlein. "O...European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference - June 2004
... sparking heated debate among practitioners in the field themselves, as well as ethicists, legislators, the media and the public. ESHRE's annual meeting is the forum where more than 5,000 of the world's leading experts in reproductive medicine gather to give the first public presentation of their latest re...Scientists question reports of massive ant supercolonies in California and Europe
...on worker ants in California and Argentina. In field studies conducted in Argentina, the Tsutsui team o...aduate student in the Gordon lab who has conducted field research in Argentina and California. "We suspect that the reason we got different results...Reporters from Science Magazine to receive ASM Public Communications Award
...hought that the series accurately conveyed how the field of microbiology in China has changed as a result of SARS. In the series' first article, "China's Missed Chance" (July 18, 2003, p. 394), the writers detail China's attempt to cover up the emergence of SARS and question why a senior microbiologist ...'Knock out' rose receives Texas superstar and earthkind designation
...hese titles to plants that have undergone rigorous field trial testing to demonstrate they add beauty to a ...nd Extension Center in Overton. "I have had it in field trials at the Overton Center since 1998," said Pemberton. "From the beginning, this rose was special...Too good eyes for living below ground
...cular visual needs. Future behavioural studies and field observations will have to elucidate what these needs might be. Perhaps the mole-rats still come to the surface every so often. At present we know too little about the visual challenges and capabilities of these animals. Certainly, the hypothesis of a...Leading experts in field of gene therapy to meet in Minneapolis
The leading experts in the field of gene therapy will gather in Minneapolis, June 2...elated to gene therapy and encouraging the general field of research. For more information, contact John Gardner at 414/278-1341 or visit www.asgt.org...Nanotechnology highlights from the ACS national meeting in Anaheim, Calif., March 28-April 1
...ure these and other topics related to this growing field of research including its promises, challenges an...Our Lives," which includes several leaders in the field who will discuss what is and is not possible with the emerging science. ACS President Charles P. Ca...For the sake of land and climate, coaxing soil to soak up carbon
... He will get his wish in May, when he travels to a field outside of Charleston, S.C. There, he and collaborators from the U.S. Forest Service and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will plant 72 pots containing various controlled mixtures of soil and catalysts....GenVec, U.S. NMRC, and PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative partner to expand malaria vaccine efforts
...--a key contribution that MVI can make to move the field ahead. This selection process should give scientists worldwide a better idea about the components needed to produce an effective malaria vaccine." "The synergistic attributes of this partnership are powerful," commented Dr. Joseph Bruder, GenVec's Di...Heinz Maier-Leibnitz prizes 2004
...now used for a wide variety of applications in the field of astrophysics. Dr. Springel's work was honoured ...r or lower species diversity develop. One specific field of investigation has been the effects of industrial fishing practices on marine ecosystems. Together...NJIT chemists pave way for cheap, usable field test for polluted, toxic, water, air, food
...n-a-chip that can identify trace pollutants in the field or at home," said Somenth Mitra, PhD, professor of chemistry at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Eventually with the aid of such a versatile instrument any worker or homemaker will be able to whip out a cheap, throw-away sensor--just like......ld tip, Hu explains, generates a strong electrical field when illuminated by a laser; the electric field's interaction with the fluorescing molecules in the sample provides the image with its contrast. Hu and Lu have also produced sharp images of fluorescing nanobeads, 40 nanometers diameter....