Researchers working to devise plan for Palo Alto Battlefield Restoration
...ld National Historic Site Act, allowing for a more thorough assessment of the site. Land acquisition continues as the national park that will include a lookout tower to view the actual battlefield, visitor's center, museum, trails and administrative offices. "They want people standing on the viewing platfor...Newer methods added, scope expanded in new Methods of Soil Analysis Book
...cale geochemical processes. The book includes very thorough discussions of the principles behind the methods, explores more issues related to handling the data generated, and provides more commentary and evaluation of current methods"Never before have we had such a technologically advanced set of tools for ad...PNNL expands blood serum protein library
... developed unique technologies that allow for more thorough analysis of proteins and have studied the proteome of ovarian cancer as well as other disease states. Pounds and his team, which included lead author and post-doctoral researcher Joshua Adkins, used chromatography and mass spectrometry instead of ...Crucial gene found for embryonic stem cell maintenance
...ryonic stem cells in therapeutic applications is a thorough understanding of the genetic factors that regulate stem cell fate and preserve the delicate balance between the maintenance of a pluripotent cell population and the differentiation of more specialized cell types. In the October 15th issue of Genes &...New study of Ground Zero air shows indoor spaces can be cleaned; diesel pollution remains a threat
...y, the DELTA Group released what is still the most thorough analysis of the dust and smoke blown through lower Manhattan after the trade center collapse. That analysis found unprecedented clouds of very fine particles. For the new study of indoor air, samples were collected in May at four sites in lower Manha...Long-term studies show most intersex adults happy with gender assignments at birth
...d be based on the type of intersex condition and a thorough discussion of the risks and benefits of treatment," Migeon says. The team's previous studies showed that XY individuals born with normal-appearing female genitalia are more successfully raised as females, and those born with micropenis are better rai...Mass spectrometer weighs in as proteomics breakthrough
RICHLAND, Wash. - A faster, more thorough mass spectrometry method for identifying proteins ...l questions we'll now be able to address in a more thorough manner." PNNL scientists also are characterizing the proteome of cytomegalovirus, known for causing ...Homeland security highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...fic Northwest National Laboratory called Mozart, a thorough analysis soon will be just mouse clicks away. Mozart quickly archives and analyzes entire Web sites based on search terms provided by the user and built-in search libraries containing hundreds of key phrases designed to find sensitive information. T...Consortium for Archaeal Genomics and Proteomics established at Penn State
...e. "One expected outcome of the project is a more thorough understanding of the origin and early evolution of life--a goal that dovetails with those of the Penn State Center for Astrobiology, of which our lab is a member," Ferry comments. "In addition, anaerobic microbial food chains are essential links in ...Researchers produce motor neurons from embryonic stem cells
...essell hopes that his research will provide a more thorough understanding of how the central nervous system (CNS) is constructed -- this, he says, may suggest new ways to repair diseased or damaged components of the mature CNS. According to Jessell, the attempt to generate motor neurons from stem cells relied...UT Southwestern researchers discover better tests to detect congenital syphilis in newborns
...g more than a decade, will stand alone as the most thorough description of the diagnosis of a rare but potentially devastating infection in newborns," said Dr. George Wendel Jr., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology who worked on the study. The study focused primarily on 76 of the 148 examined infants, mo...NSF invites media to report on U.S.-sponsored Antarctic research (2002-2003 season)
...rid@nsf.gov Application: Focused applications with thorough reporting plans that indicate solid working knowledge of the U.S. Antarctic Program and its science goals stand the best chance of selection. Feature film proposals and general reporting about the Antarctic, travel, or logistics are not given priorit...American Cancer Society funds Space Station scientist who studies how good cells turn bad
...stals had better internal order," said Snell. "Our thorough analysis showed microgravity passed the test, providing the best environment for growing macromolecules of these proteins." Better internal order means that scientists can fire X-ray beams at the crystal and learn how it is made at the atomic an/or e...Scientists unravel complicated genetic disease in one fell swoop
...ng a large amount of reliable clinical data with a thorough investigation of the genetics. The study first mapped the disease to regions of chromosomes, then identified changes within those regions. Because the scientists frequently found no changes in protein-encoding parts of the chromosome 10 region, the ...UNC neuroscientist wins federal grant to study neural stem cell genetics
... human neurodegenerative diseases. "Only through a thorough understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms will researchers be able to efficiently direct stem cell differentiation into specific cell types needed for transplantation," Pevny stated. The nearly $1 million grant from the National Institut...Glaucoma leading cause of blindness in Hispanics
... filled out a health questionnaire and underwent a thorough eye exam in a clinic. Sixty-five percent of the participants were born in Mexico, and more than 90 percent had at least one parent also born in Mexico. Overall, they scored poorly on scales designed to assess their adjustment to American culture. ...April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...al implications and thus calls for new studies and thorough evaluation of all relevant data. GSA TODAY Episodic Volcanism and Hot Mantle: Implications for Volcanic Hazard Studies at the Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada Eugene I. Smith et al. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, g...International consortium to create sequence-ready map of the cattle genome
...s with scientists at INRA will be used to create a thorough sequence-ready map. So far, more than 125,000 cattle BAC clones have been fingerprinted at BCCA and more than 2000 BAC end-sequences have been produced by the UI. Once this initial stage is completed, a new consortium will produce a draft sequence ...New technology may benefit health care, bioterror defense
...chnology could offer doctors a more rapid and more thorough way to determine who is at risk for certain genetic diseases, or which people might react adversely to a particular drug. The technology also could be used to rapidly identify unknown pathogens used in a bioterrorism attack, where quick answers about...Mutations may yield clues to heartbreaking childhood disease
...ergraduate said. Dr. Bravermans team is building a thorough understanding of this protein and its interactions. We have to do that before we can come up with a possible treatment. Douglas met Braverman two years ago when the undergraduate began looking for work in a Johns Hopkins research lab. She looked at m...