Human Genome Researchers Receive Biotech Award
...eadquartered in Washington, D.C., is theoldest and largest single biological membership organization, with over 40,000members worldwide....Desert Researcher Receives Environmental Award
...eadquartered in Washington, D.C., is theoldest and largest single biological membership organization, with over 40,000members worldwide....NSF Scientist Receives Award In Research Training Of Minorities In Microbiology
...eadquartered in Washington, D.C., is theoldest and largest single biological membership organization, with over 40,000members worldwide....Stanford Microbiologist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
...eadquartered in Washington, D.C., is theoldest and largest single biological membership organization, with over 40,000members worldwide....Fruits And Vegetables Protect Lungs
...e and selenium on lung function, and the first and largest study to look at both the individual and joint effects of the major antioxidants on lung function. Of the U.S. sample studied, 36 percent took supplements, although the data did not provide the details of supplement use, such as type, dose, duratio......ded in the full AAAS report. AAAS is the world's largest federation of scientists with 143,000 members andnearly 300 affiliated science and engineering societies. It also publishes thejournal Science and administers EurekAlert! ( www.eurekalert.org ), the onlinenews service featuring the latest development...UPMC Reports On New Liver Assist Device
...Organ Sharing. The UPMC houses the world's largest liver transplant program, wheresurgeons perform more types of transplants than any other center. ExcorpMedical, Inc., is an emerging company focused on the therapeutic application ofcell-culture and bioengineering technology....Gene Study Shows Mammals Lived Before Extinction Of The Dinosaurs
Overwhelming evidence from the largest evolutionary study of gene sequences everperformed...using differentparameters. "It very easily is the largest evolutionary study of gene sequencesever done for estimating the origin of so many species," Kumar c...Inhibitor Shows Potential To Protect Infant Brain
... brain in the womb or during or after birth is the largest contributor to brain degeneration in children. Life-time consequences include mental retardation, seizures and cerebral palsy, which affects 500,000 Americans. Holtzman mimics the condition by interrupting the blood supply to one side of a newborn r......urnal of the AmericanChemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. A termite nest is a closed system which protects the termites in a microclimatethat is controlled and different from that of the surrounding environment,Henderson says. As a soil-dwelling creature, Henderson notes, the termitesco...New Insights Into The Enigma Of Lengthening Longevity
...characteristic: mortality decelerates and, for the largest populations studied, it even declines at older ages. The same seems to be true for old automobiles as well, which suggests that although living organisms are vastly more complex than manufactured products mortal...Biggest Acoustics Meeting Ever
...f Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The ASA is the largest scientific organizationin the United States devoted to acoustics, with nearly 7000 members. For the first time at an ASA meeting, we will operate a newsroom and offer a series of news conferences.A list of news conferences and newsroom phone numbers...Press Events At Spring Meeting
... many fronts have produced insights into one ofthe largest unsolved problems in geophysics: how does Earth produce its internalmagnetic field? Dr. Gary A. Glatzmaier of the Los Alamos National Laboratorywill discuss the latest computer simulations and direct observations, leading toimproved models and more a...Scientists Unearth Remains Of A Predatory Dinosaur In Madagascar
...about 25 miles from Mahajanga, one of Madagascar's largest cities. Theyfirst discovered pieces of the animal's tail and found its skull several dayslater. "We were initially disappointed when discovery of the tail did notimmediately lead to discovery of the hip and then the rest of the skeleton,"Krau...ASU Scientists Join NASA Astrobiology Institute
...l donor of ASU's NiningerMeteorite Collection, the largest university collection of meteorites in the world. Statement from ASU Interim Vice Provost for Research, Dr. Jonathan Fink "ASU's participation in the NASA Astrobiology Institute places Arizona in t...Highlighting USGS Science At AGU
...Floods: Bering Glacier in southern Alaska is the largest temperate glacier in North America. In 1994, two o...onvention Center Room 311. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science, and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with...Models Assess Remedial Actions On Abandoned Mine Lands In Colorado
...Toxic Substance Hydrology Program. As the Nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilianmapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientificinformation to resource managers, planners, and other customer......ntainsapproximately 500 specimens and is the third largest in the world. The museum began collecting the giant fossils in 1898 after Carnegieread a newspaper article titled the "Most Colossal Animal Ever on Earth JustFound Out West." In pursuit of these awe inspiring specimens for Pittsburgh,Carnegi...Can Contaminated Aquifers Restore Themselves?
...rganiccompounds in South Carolina. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science, and civilianmapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial scientificinformation to resource managers, planners, and other custome...USGS Responds to Amphibian Declines With Program In Great Smokey Mountains National Park
...f environmental health. Dodd said that this is the largest field survey undertaken in any eastern U.S. Nation... been internationally recognized. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with ...