AIBS tapped to coordinate design of ecological observatories
...entific understanding of several "grand challenge" research areas, including the ecological implications of cl...droecology. NEON will transform the way ecological research is conducted by bringing ecologists and engineers together with social, computer, and earth scientis...ORNL's Delmau joins Technology Review's list of top young innovators
...all and two summer terms. Delmau joined ORNL's research staff in 2000 following a postdoctoral research appointment. She was instrumental in the development of a selected process for removing radioactive ...Wastewater could treat itself, power city
...rth Toronto, Highland Creek and Humber plants. The research revealed that the wastewater contained enough orga...ineering professor David Bagley, who conducted the research with lead author and PhD candidate Ioannis Shizas. "Any recovery of potential energy above that can ...Yale digital diagnostic technology is basis of new company, HistoRx Inc.
...licensing its technologies to leading academic and research laboratories. "HistoRx is a great ex...ovement in tissue analysis both for pharmaceutical research and development, and for patient care." He said that HistoRx recently entered into feasibility stu...Key stimulator of colorectal cancer identified
A new research study identifies a molecule that promotes one of the most deadly cancers in humans and reveals the molecular mechanisms underlying the protective effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) against the disease. The research, published in...Scientists decipher genetic code of biothreat pathogen
... TIGR collaborated on the B. mallei study with a research team led by David DeShazer, a glanders expert with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, MD. The parallel study of B. pseudomallei, which causes the disease melioidosis in humans, was conducted by a...Research suggests new avenue for stopping, preventing colon cancer
...lopment of pre-cancerous colon polyps in mice. The research suggests a new avenue for stopping or preventing c... on key components of the downstream pathway." The research could lead to more specific and safer -- ways to prevent colorectal cancer. In addition to generati...Targeted therapy knocks out pediatric brain cancer in mice
...ve side effects for pediatric cancer patients. The research is published in the September issue of Cancer Cell. "Therapy for pediatric cancers of the central nervous system has not improved significantly in the last three decades," explains study author Dr. Tom Curran from St. Jude Children's Research Hospita...New anti-inflammatory strategy for cancer therapy identified by UCSD researchers
...nse into a cancer-killing outcome, is suggested in research findings by investigators at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. The findings provide new insight into the immune system's response to inflammation, the connection between inflammation and malignancy, and how the delica...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
...he yeast cells Weissman and his colleagues used as research models, however, the insoluble prion merely alters a cell's metabolism. Besides offering a model for studying prions, the yeast system also provides an excellent model for the growth and aggregation of amyloid protein, said Weissman. Studying this pr...Genes expose secrets of sex on the side
...ial, and some traveled far from home to do it, new research suggests. And there's no covering up even ancient ...izona Research Laboratories and lead author on the research articles. "There are men around who aren't able to have children, because they are being outcompeted...Brown ecologist garners major National Science Foundation grant
...uld help improve food production. Schmitt said the research should also help scientists better understand how ongoing climate change will affect crops and wild plants and point out ways to conserve species. The results may even shed light on how complex environmental cues affect animals, including humans, who...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...year's worth of work and a 10-step process, Chan's research group provided Kyzycki's group with a small amount...mportant fundamental scientific questions." Future research may suggest new ways to make artificial proteins with unusual chemical properties for use in medicin...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
In research reported this month in The Plant Cell, scientists ...human health and nutrition and the environment. In research reported this month in The Plant Cell, Ernst Heinz at theUniversity of Hamburg (Germany) and colleag...Researchers develop fast track way to discover how cells are regulated
...ango, Ph.D., an HCI investigator and leader of the research team. Mango's research centered on a common garden-variety nematode worm, C. elegans, which shares many genes in common wit...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...orts blue whale conservation in southern Chile and research of southern sea birds found in this diverse region. The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife p...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
... past climate changes and predict future ones. His research reveals an Earth where ice sheets can melt more--raising sea levels faster--than anyone previously imagined. Brian Enquist , 35, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) for his work in the field of evolutionary ecology. Brian Enquist talks about the n...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
...al) and how they interact -- it's a new area." The research will examine how a plant's genome integrates envir...ackage sensors that will be located at each of the research sites. The sensors will be capable of recording soil moisture, air temperature, relative humidity, s...The American Phytopathological Society announces 2004 awards
...more full-length papers reporting basic or applied research of diseases of perennial fruit plants published in...ard honors individuals who have made an innovative research contribution that has changed, or has the potential to change, the direction of work in any field of...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...odontal disease rarely occurs in healthy children, research suggests that the bacteria that cause infection later in life may be present at a very early age. "Although periodontal disease is rare in healthy children, it is important to investigate the presence of periodontal pathogens a...