Researchers unravel anthrax genomes
... strain. Its like taking two first cousins from a remote village, determining their differences, and then trying to differentiate the whole human race based on those differences, he explains. To fully describe B. anthracis in nature, he continues, researchers need to examine more distantly related strains...From nanotechnology to raspberries, Virginia Tech inventions and creations can improve our lives
... is for a random access technique designed for any remote transmitter that sends messages infrequently but r...tion where only one-way transmission is needed and remote equipment has to be cheap. Bostian explains, "In most communications systems, a remote station will ...Dynamic brain atlas may help diagnose patients using advanced brain scans
...ternet. The internet yields pre-prepared data from remote sites; the grid adds the power to process this dat...omputational systems, large data storage and other remote facilities that an individual may use. The Grid is fundamental toe-Science, future large-scale scien...May media highlights: GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
... everywhere in the Galpagos Archipelago except for remote Wolf and Darwin Islands, a few isolated rocks, and Genovesa. The lizards conspicuous absence from Genovesa has been attributed to the lack of prevailing ocean currents to carry it to the island. Microlophus, however, is observed on both nearby Pinta...Icebergs devastating impact on Antarctic marine life revealed by satellite data
...as allowed scientists to observe how icebergs in a remote corner of Antarctica can disrupt an entire marine ecosystem. Using data from three orbiting satellites, researchers have been monitoring a Connecticut-size iceberg called B-15 that broke from Antarcticas massive Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. Within a...Terminator tussle: Controversial technology needed, experts say
...gh to deliver small amounts of seeds to farmers in remote areas who have limited capital and acreage, so they try to get as much humanitarian and public relations value out of it as they can by giving it away. "For a seed company there would be limited commercial opportunity for a crop such as sweet potato...Climate monitoring goes mobile
...Its instrumentation can be up and operational at a remote site within 48 hours of arrival. Having immediate...with issues related to climate change in mind, the remote laboratory also is capable of assisting researchers in the study of air quality and is expected to h...'Mercury sunrise' phenomenon found in Antarctica
...s carried to all parts of the globe, including the remote polar environments. Ebinghaus and Lindberg agree that mercury sunrises probably occur to some extent throughout polar coastal regions. They estimate that between 50 and 300 tons of mercury are being dumped from the atmosphere into these polar enviro...Scientists conduct first DNA field tests on Antarctic soil microbes
... tiny life at the genetic level. Getting to these remote areas of Antarctica is very costly, and every effort must be made to collect the valuable samples needed for study, says Cary. Rather than randomly collect samples, as has been done in the past, we decided to see if it was possible to run some prelim...Portable unit created to treat wastewater in remote locations
...2 A compact unit designed to treat wastewater in remote locations, such as the countryside of Afghanistan,...treat wastewater. This method is not feasible for remote locations. As an alternative, UTD and the Virginia Tech environmental engineering researchers, John...Unique national park for orchids to be declared in Africa
...he Garden of God by the regions local people, this remote grassland is covered for six months of the year in wildflowers; balsams, honey-peas, bellflowers, irises, lilies, and scores of terrestrial orchids -- many of them found nowhere else on earth. The area also contains a variety of other wildlife, inclu...Are genetics the only reason for high blood pressure among certain hispanic populations?
...lan aborigines, a population that has lived in the remote southeastern part of that country for 25,000 years. The investigators discovered that although more than 85 percent of the aborigines carried a gene that is associated with salt- sensitive hypertension, the population did not develop this disorder. ...University of Southern Mississippi $6 million grant will aid coastal waters research
...ion on the living indicators will be combined with remote sensing and other monitoring data to create computer models for use in an Index of Estuarine Ecosystem Integrity. Brouwer said the scope of the indicators ranges from chemical changes in the cells of estuarine plants and animals to changes in p...Genetic clues for finding and treating cardiovascular disease (CVD)
...lan aborigines, a population that has lived in the remote southeastern part of that country for 25,000 years. The investigators discovered that although more than 85 percent of the aborigines carried a gene that is associated with salt-sensitive hypertension the population did not develop this disorder. The...Information technology provides biologists with new tools for biodiversity conservation
... scales with data collected at the global scale by remote sensing and modeling. Thomas Lovejoy, Senior Advisor to the President of the United Nations Foundation and Chief Biodiversity Advisor at the World Bank, will describe another new collaborative research program that seeks to help conservation efforts...Long-distance command sends human growth hormone into action
... activation in which the key mechanism operates by remote control. Their research will appear in the Friday, February 15, issue of the journal Molecular Cell.Working with transgenic mice, the Penn researchers were able to pinpoint the activation mechanism at location called hypersensitive site 1 (HS1), wi...Keck Foundation awards $750,000 grant to Northeastern University to fund 3D fusion microscope
...ies of the microscope is derived from the field of remote sensing. This project will also benefit and contribute to research at other institutions. CenSSIS is a multi-university endeavor including Core Academic Partners Boston University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Puerto Rico M...February media highlights - GSA Bulletin
... Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. Pages 131-152. The remote interior of Asia remains one of the least understood geologic provinces on Earth. Our expeditions have documented the geologic history of northwest China during the Permian period, a time immediately following an episode of plate collisions and mount...What remains to be discovered in Central American forests
...e unsung heroes. Not only do they often travel to remote forests to collect plants, they must preserve delicate plant specimens in cool, dry conditions, and keep mites, mice and other animals at bay, an extremely difficult task, especially in tropical lowlands. But they feel rewarded when local scientists,...US ecology dramatically altered by fertilizers and acid rain
...tely related to the availability of nitrogen. The remote areas of Chile and Argentina provided prime areas ...ientists spent five years preparing experiments in remote Chilean temperate forests and another five years conducting detailed analyses of water in those fore...