New molecular clues to herpes control
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...ole in memory. Gould and Gross emphasize that any ideas about the functions of the new neuronsare highly speculative. But the fact that there is neurogenesis in the cognitiveand executive portions of the brain opens vast new areas that can be explored. Gould and Gross, both faculty members in the Departme...MIT team reports powerful tool for studying sugars
...fficult but challenging. We came up with some good ideas thatprovided us with powerful tools for exciting future research in this emergingarea," he concluded. The researchers have applied for a patent on the work, which was supported inpart by MIT and the NIH. Professor Sasisekharan has received a number o...Lizard research bolsters theory that forest edges are hotbeds of speciation
...ciation." "The skink work strengthens our ideas that this is not just something happening in a few bird species in Cameroon. It's happening in another rainforest, with different taxa," says Smith. Because preserving the processes that maintain diversity in rainforests is fundamental to effective...UNC-CH scientist finds smallest number of genes needed for organism's survival
...n of new free-living organisms change how we frame ideas of life and our relationship to it?" Cho said. "How can the technology be used for the benefit of all, and what can be done in law and social policy to ensure that outcome? "The temptation to demonize this fundamental research may be irresistible," ...... breathing in. Cahill says the findings fit with ideas about how the brain processes smells. Earlier research suggested that each nostril sends almost all its sensory information to its own side of the brain. Because the right hemisphere of the brain controls emotional processing, this could explain why ......example, had an enormous impact upon the spread of ideas relating "to biological variety as a cherished resource," said Avise.) They came up with the name "phylogeography," combining geography with "phylogeny," a common scientific term that describes the study of evolutionary genealogy. The number of jour...Experts to study informed consent in national gene transfer research
...e goal is to try and understand how people develop ideas and beliefs about possible benefits from these early research studies," Henderson said. "In some of this research there is a slight possibility of benefit, but in most it's extremely unlikely or absolutely not possible directly." A second effort ...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
...rios, solve complicated problems, present powerful ideas and develop effective solutions. In the next century there will be greater efforts to: collect, integrate, manage, and archive geospatial data to ensure availability to the nation, capitalize on technological advancements, and educate users on th...ASU scientists probe salamander mysteries
...a very real global problem. They synthesized their ideas in a major NSF grant that charges the group with unraveling the causes of the declines. The list of collaborators includes over 20 scientists from 3 countries and pools the skills and perspectives of experts in genetics, ecology, modeling, virology, ...Experts say independent scientific panels useful in advising judges in complex cases
... the authors' recommendations for future panels -- ideas that take into account the cultural chasm between scientists and lawyers -- are that future scientific panel members should be: • given an initial orientation regarding the legal process so that they will know what to expect overall, what...Diversity of trees in forests may be caused by soil pathogens, IU biologists find
...extends to temperate forests one of the best-known ideas in ecology, the Janzen-Connell hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, the diversity of tropical forests is enhanced by the presence of host-specific natural enemies that kill offspring around parental trees, creating opportunities for other specie...New $4.2M research center at U-M seeks to see cancer more clearly
...ce and rats that will act as test subjects for new ideas about how to see cancer more clearly. The center's miniature imaging machines should yield big results. Already, past U-M animal research on imaging techniques is being applied to patients using human-size imaging equipment and digital image process...Renowned author, scientist and professor, John L. Casti, returns to IIASA
...century and sheds light on how these revolutionary ideas have reshaped our lives. In Paradigms Regained, a sequel to Paradigms Lost, gives a layman's account of several of the most puzzling controversies in modern science. He also authored Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet. IIASA is an independe......rk and, as the seminar winds down, throw out silly ideas that often lead to great insight. Kram noted how one student mentored by Koehl and Full used his findings on how humans move in reduced gravity -- he had suspended human volunteers from a harness while running -- to predict how crabs move underwater....Biological legacies a key of ecological rebirth after Mount St. Helens eruption
...y as Australia who are trying to help managers use ideas about biological legacies for managing natural resources including fish, rangelands and forests. "Disturbances are like editors -- they selectively remove or modify elements of an ecosystem while leaving others intact," Franklin says. "Major distu...UC Berkeley study shows gecko foot hairs are amazing dry adhesives
..." Full said. "The integration of interdisciplinary ideas really made this project work." To explain the ability of geckos to rapidly run up a vertical surface and even stick to the ceiling, Full, Autumn and their colleagues considered and ruled out the most common ways animals use to stick to a surface. T...Journalists will get latest information at Addiction Studies Institute
...ave the best information they can get." Many story ideas will result from participation in the institute, Friedman predicted. Although the first workshop is designed for medical and science writers, future workshops will be designed for journalists on other beats, particularly education, criminal justice, ...... and materials science. "We applied mathematical ideas about optimal shapes of strings with maximum 'thickness' to proteins, which are string-like in that they have an amino-acid backbone that curls and bends itself into a number of characteristic shapes, including the helix," Banavar says. Proteins ar...Gene 'shaving' could help doctors predict the efficacy of cancer treatments
...ange in the way research results, observations and ideas are reported and shared, he argued that rather than transferring ownership of scientific information to "parasitic" commercial publishers, scientists should only publish with organisations that are good "science citizens" and make the information fre...