Wolves are rebalancing Yellowstone ecosystem
...ck, it was pretty clear that in some areas we were heading towards an outright extinction of cottonwoods," Beschta said. Now, with the recent reintroduction of wolves back into Yellowstone in 1995, streamside shrubs and cottonwoods within the Lamar Valley are beginning to become more prevalent and taller, a...Climate linked to reproduction of right whales
..., especially in recent years. "Rather, we could be heading into a period of increased climate variability as a result of continually rising greenhouse gas concentrations," Greene says. And 1996, when the NAO flipped even as right whales were enjoying a banner birth year, "could have been an unusual event -- ...New systems biology center positions UT Southwestern in vanguard of scientific research
...uthwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Gilman is heading up a new research center devoted to systems biology research. Scientists in the Cecil H. and Ida Green Comprehensive Center for Molecular, Computational and Systems Biology at UT Southwestern will link basic research on molecules and cells with analy...Fox Chase Cancer Center research reveals how COX-2 causes ovarian cancer
...director of Fox Chase's Cancer Control Program, is heading the multi-center trial, which will include Fox Chase as one of its sites. Fox Chase has one of four Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Ovarian Cancer, established by the NCI in 1999. Understanding what happens in ovarian cells be...$6 million appropriation to focus Sandia research on drinking water desalination, removal of arsenic
...tive Planning and Review Committee responsible for heading up the project. Hightower says the facility will focus on research and development of technologies addressing the technical, economic, and environmental issues associated with the treatment and utilization of inland brackish groundwater. Several enti...New space-borne instrument to track greenhouse gases, ozone destroyers, and other pollutants
BOULDER -- A powerful new instrument heading to space this Saturday is expected to send back long-sought answers about greenhouse gases, atmospheric cleansers and pollutants, and the destruction and recovery of the ozone layer. Only a cubic yard in size but laden with technical wizardry, the H...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
... Director of Scientific Affairs at Schepens who is heading up the project. The Institute plans to combine forces with Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School and other Harvard teaching hospitals by enlisting top investigators exploring diseases as diverse as Alzheimer's, rheumatoid arthri...