New model explains why costly insect 'outbreaks' hard to predict
...orest life. Based on painstaking lab and field research, this model succeeds, in part, because of how precisely it calculates factors that have been left out of past models, said Dwyer. The authors consider elements like the variability of weather, the presence of more than one predator for each...ORNL nanoprobe creates world of new possibilities
...rticles, which produce an enormous electromagnetic field that contributes to increase the Raman scattering signal. The ORNL nanoprobe works with any surface to induce the SERS effect. "The significance of this work is that we are now able to perform direct analysis of samples -- even dry samples -- with no...LSU researcher discovers new bird
...ane and some cohorts were in Peru conducting other field work when they made spur-of-the-moment plans to give it one more try. After obtaining permission from the proper authorities, Lane and his group set off on their mission. On the morning of June 9, the playing of the taped song worked and t...Report outlines steps needed to lessen smallpox threat
...of poxviruses. "Poxvirology is a relatively modest field at the moment," said Harrison. "It is not a field that has attracted many energetic young investigators recently, and for obvious reasons. But, in fac...Society for conservation biology conference
... in Reno, NV, will outline results from successful field trials. When Earthworms Invade Although a boon to gardeners, droves of non-native earthworms can cripple hardwood forests and make urban forest restoration more difficult by disrupting nutrient cycles, increasing soil compaction, and consuming need...'Extinct' bird rediscovered in Mexico
... gone extinct, was sighted last month by a team of field biologists, American Bird Conservancy and Conserva...umel Thrasher proved futile. Last month, a team of field biologists working in conjunction with Villanova University and the Mexican counterpart of the Islan...OHSU scientists find gene influencing drug withdrawal
...r-year search, the scientists narrowed the initial field of more than 1,000 candidate genes to only five genes, and finally to one. "We know that a host of biological and environmental factors interact in a complex manner throughout the addictive process to influence drug use or abuse. We think that physic...$1.6 million grant to Williams College
...e in laboratory exercises at the college and local field sites. Two student summer research programs at Williams College, previously funded by HHMI, will be continued student summer research at Williams and the Marine Biological Laboratory summer program. These programs will be expanded to include collab...'Trap' crop saves Texas cross timbers melon production
...s. But theory is one thing and reality out in the field particularly in commercial agriculture can be s...g a squash trap crop only on the north side of the field because that's the direction the bugs fly in from. But he planted squash on all four sides. He estab......h fellowship; Campus Ecology Chapters; and student field trips. For example, 30 undergraduate students, 6 ...Fellowship, up to ten students will participate in field work at a research institution, field station, or national laboratory and will ultimately present th...EC boosts European electron microscopy research
...mination of state-of-the-art methodology in the EM field to the research community. (2) The foundation of an EM structural database. It will serve as the standard repository for EM structures and provide the essential basis for a comparability of data and their facilitated exchange. Standard data formats a...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
...e products we're going to be able to take into the field in future," remarked Maryke Gray, regional monitoring officer of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). "The area covered is a volcanic massif that is often difficult to access; what maps of it are available are more than three deca...Early dexamethasone exposure has long-term neurodevelopment, neuroendocrine effects
... LHPA stress response and anxious behavior in open field testing, raising the possibility of dexamethasone exposure creating a vulnerable state in the animal, leading to alterations in LHPA function only after experiencing what could be construed as prolonged social isolation. Somatic and brain growth: ...Innovative efforts target epigenetics, molecular imaging
...s center will be devoted to advancing the emerging field of epigenetics. "These centers represent two more...nary collaborations that will advance not only the field of genomics, but biomedical research as a whole." At Harvard, a team led by George Church, Ph.D., w...Hopkins to found first center for comprehensive study of epigenetics
...d class team of researchers to move this important field forward," says NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. The ambitious Hopkins center is the ninth grant funded through the NHGRI's and NIMH's Center for Excellence in Genome Science program, and the first to focus on epigenetics. "This center ...Carnegie Mellon U. imaging study reveals sex-based differences that persist as mice enter adulthood
...uclei of atoms when they are exposed to a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves. MRM uses stronger magnets to capture images at a resolution 10-100 times finer than conventional MRI. Using MRM, Ahrens and his colleagues imaged the brains of male and female mice, aged 1 month (adolescent) and 3 months (...Noah's modern ark: The role of ART in conserving endangered species
...le and contribute to conservation. What makes our field so different (and fun) is the need to work with other disciplines. For example, in our studies of giant pandas, we work closely with veterinarians, behaviourists, nutritionists, pathologists, population biologists and geneticists, and that is only o...Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
..., propelling it to rank second in the rheumatology field in only its 6th year of publication. Breast Cancer Research also increased its impact factor moving from 2.81 to 2.93, placing it on even footing with its direct competitor, Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, which was established more than 20 year......mental 130 million barrels of oil from the Weyburn field in Saskatchewan . The gas comes from the United States, where it is compressed and sent through a pipeline to the Weyburn field. There, Encana injects it into the reservoir and the results are observed by the project scientists and stakeholders--incl...