Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...o have experience in the lab to be able to do this kind of work." Merson says he's a big supporter of the ABC and suspects that many academic institutions keep a close eye on the finalists in hopes of attracting them into their programs. "I really enjoyed the competition back in 1...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
... college researchers work together to identify the kind of research that needs to be done to address urgent veterinary healthcare issues in the field, proposals are evaluated and funded, and the work is completed, Schurig said. Bart Prater, an employee at WVTF Public Radio in Roanoke, found himself ...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...microbe, engulfed what scientists say was likely a kind of red alga. The two became one organism, an arrangement called endosymbiosis, and swapped some genetic material to create a new hybrid genome. "This project helps illustrate the amazing diversity of life on our planet," Armbrust says. "Diatoms dis...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...the tool is a simple 3 x 1 inch glass slide -- the kind found in a high school science laboratory. Scientists bond DNA or RNA sequences to the slide, wash fluorescently tagged DNA or RNA sequences of interest over it and see where the two sets of nucleic acid match up, as indicated by the fluorescent ligh...HHMI, NIBIB/NIH to invest up to $35 million in interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs
...on and Training Group emphasize the need for a new kind of graduate education that will prepare scientists to work across disciplinary lines to solve complex biomedical problems. "We're looking for training programs that provide strategies to eliminate or lower barriers between seemingly disparate...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
...nsors of the rover. The public can access the same kind of data experienced by scientists by downloading the EventScope interface from the Internet at: http://www.eventscope.org/atacama ...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
... Jude Structural Biology department. "Without that kind of visual information it's impossible to fully und..., how the sulfa drugs interfere with DHPS and what kind of changes in the structure of DHPS make this enzyme resistant to sulfa drugs." White is senior aut...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...S and the people of Chile will be pioneering a new kind of partnership for conservation of these precious wild lands, which reflect the importance of Chile for global conservation. Goldman Sachs has set a new standard for the private sector's commitment to the natural world, and deserves tremendous credi...Washington University in St. Louis leads group studying aging process
... our area to assist in tackling the project. This kind of interdisciplinary approach is exemplary of the 'New Biology.'" Both cyanobacteria and Arabidopsis have been fully sequenced and there are imminent plans for the sequencing of the moss Physcomitrella.The grant that Pakrasi and his colleagues receiv...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...s oil spills. "This is the only buoy system of its kind in the Gulf of Mexico and one of the few of its kind in the world," Guinasso says of the TABS project. "The instruments on each buoy can tell us precise ...Sugar-coated sea urchin eggs could have sweet implications for human fertility
...purple urchin's closest relative, have a different kind of carbohydrate, one that doesn't activate the purple urchin's sperm. The same holds true for purple urchin eggs and green urchin sperm. That means that just a small chemical change in a sugar molecule can limit fertilization. The discovery, Bierman...Berkeley Lab soil scientist Margaret Torn receives Presidential Early Career Award
...tists and engineers is an excellent example of the kind of innovative and forward-looking research that our nation needs to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century," said Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. "Their work will help to contribute to our energy security and independence far into the futu...IBD (Crohn's/ulcerative colitis) conference adds 18 speakers; APS meeting starts Thursday
...bstracts reflects the fact that IBD is getting the kind of research attention it deserves and needs. "Over the past 15 years, IBD has gone from a somewhat invisible, almost orphan disease to one where almost everyone you talk with knows someone" with either Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis, the two c...The search for a kinder, gentler chemotherapy
...nanogels that we can functionalize with a specific kind of chemistry that allows them to target cancer cel...chool of Chemistry and Biochemistry. That specific kind of chemistry is folic acid. Cancer cells have more receptors for folic acid and absorb more of the n...Breaking new ground in germ cell guidance
... maternally supplied Wun2 in germ cells exist in a kind of competitive homeostasis, which might be the result of a shared uptake and dephosphorylation of a common substrate necessary for the survival of germ cells. In this model, too much Wun or Wun2 in somatic cells would deprive germ cells of the surviv...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...re very energetically expensive to build, and they kind of stick in one place." Subtle message These results have important implications for wildlife biology and conservation, Hadly observed. "There's a subtle message in this paper about the potential influence of warming on evolution," she said. "Vole...Essential smell gene may provide key to new insect repellents
...erceives as smell. A different gene codes for each kind of receptor, and the Or83b receptor is unusual in two ways. First, nearly all the olfactory neurons in the fly have the Or83b receptor, whereas other kinds of receptors are divided up among small groups of olfactory neurons. In addition, Or83b is fou...Chernobyl study: Risk of thyroid cancer rises with radiation dose
...adiation Research. "This is the first study of its kind to establish a dose-response relationship between ...the blast, which remains the worst accident of its kind in history, an estimated 5 million people were exposed to the resulting radiation. "Prior to Cherno...Mouse study shows NPAS3 and NPAS1 genes may be linked to psychosis
...am are currently investigating what genes and what kind of brain cells the NPAS1 and NPAS3 proteins are acting upon. Information about this particular chemical pathway could provide further clues to a genetic link with human psychosis....Environmental costs of home construction lower with wise choice, reuse of building materials
...ills and electricity for steel mills. "Everything kind of flows from energy consumption," Lippke says. "If you're using energy, you're polluting water, polluting air and kicking out carbon dioxide emissions." Indeed, the carbon emissions associated with energy use represented one of the more important e...