Pack rat middens give unique view on evolution and climate change in past million years
...n in the cave's uppermost sediments, including the top 600,000-year-old layer, in which six-triangle molars appear for the first time. The more triangles, the greater the enameled cutting edge, which presumably would be an advantage during more arid conditions, Barnosky said. With more dust in the air an...Digital Biology Week: Building a national infrastructure for biomedical computing
...ls? These are just some of the key questions that top experts in biology, medicine, computer science, and other fields will be exploring during "Digital Biology Week," November 3 to 7, in Bethesda, Md. Leading biomedical and computational scientists will also lay the groundwork for building a national n...Annual bibliography of significant advances in dietary supplement research 2002
...ublic health reviewed and ranked the articles. The top 25 articles were selected for publication. The articles for the 2002 bibliography included research in the following areas: Antioxidants; Vitamins; Minerals; Amino acids and fatty acids; Botanicals; Fiber; and Soy The 2002 Bibliography inc...Nerac again named one of Connecticuts fastest growing technology companies
...logy Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com....How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report
...ve is to infer from the behavior of animals at the top of the food chain an explanation of their abundanc...trates and fuels photosynthesis of food within the top 200 meters or so, enriching these waters that cover 70% of the planet and feeding tens of thousands ...Mussel researcher awarded Meritorious Service Award by the U.S. Department of the Interior
... at Virginia Tech is consistently ranked among the top five programs of its kind in the nation, and the f...program has been recognized by peers as one of the top two in the nation. Faculty stress both the technical and human elements of natural resources and ins...Scientific study of twins shows forgiveness has genetic component
...of social and anti-social behavior. Over 40 of the top scientists in the world who study forgiveness are reporting on their research at the conference. The scientific presentations include the power of forgiving as it affects marriages, health, women, Blacks, religion, businesses, relationships, criminal...MicroRNA targets: How big is the iceberg?
...gets from a large database, and puts them near the top of the ordered lists. Moreover, Cohen and colleagues selected six additional predicted targets and were able to experimentally validate all of them. This not only more than doubles the size of the iceberg's tip, but the fact that Cohen and colleague...New scientific study finds women more forgiving than men
...ive. This study along with some from the world's top scientists in forgiveness research will be presented at the Scientific Conference on Forgiveness October 24-25 in Atlanta.It was conducted by Dr. Ann Macaskill, Reader in Health Psychology, Director Centre for Research on Human Behaviour, School of S...VIDI awards: Seventy-nine young scientists start their own line of research
... these with success. The researchers belong to the top 10 to 20% in their field. The grant gives them the opportunity to develop their own innovative research line and to appoint one or more researchers. Some 278 researchers wrote a research proposal. The proposals were assessed by scientists from both t...NIH told regular and moderate exposure to sunlight is the key to preventing chronic disease
...daily requirements as soon as possible should be a top priority. "Taking diet supplements or drinking foods that have been fortified with Vitamin D is too often inadequate since a patient would have to drink the equivalent of 10 days of fortified milk or orange juice every day. Only regular and modera...First study to watch brain patterns when forgiving
...Forgiveness along with studies from over 40 of the top scientists in the world who study forgiveness. The conference is in Atlanta October 24-25. To register, log on to the Press Room at: http://www.forgiving.org/campaign/clippings.asp This study, conducted in the UK, shows that forgiveness is a compl...PNNL wins record $10.2 million NIH grant for proteomics center
... collaborate on important biomedical projects with top NIH-supported researchers," said Dick Smith, a Battelle Fellow at PNNL and director of the resource center housed at the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. "Our new proteomics resource center is built upon unique capabilit...Antarctic penguins thrive in ocean 'oases'
...combined with shallow coastal waters, provides the top layers of the ocean with added sunlight, so polynyas offer ideal conditions for phytoplankton blooms. Because the ice around polynyas is thin in the early spring when the long Austral day begins, they are the first areas to get strong sunlight. The o...Nerac.com and Infinata partner to offer BioPharm Insight(TM) Resource
...nology, has recently inked a deal with Infinata, a top provider of online market research. Through Infinata's resource, BioPharm Insight, Nerac clients will be able to receive up-to-date information on the latest drug development activities from around the world. The BioPharm Insight databank includes i...'Injectable' tissue implant could repair ravages of breast cancer surgery
...ngineer just named to MIT's Technology Review 100 top innovators list. Burg's work with injectable transplants could one day provide breast-cancer patients a viable reconstructive surgical solution for damage left by lumpectomies and other invasive procedures. The implant, made of donor cells grown onto...Research shows little effect from Arctic offshore oil drilling
... any freshwater that flows underneath the six-foot top layer, is quickly trapped by a second, thinner layer of ice beneath the flow," he said. The freshwater runoff stretched out at least 10 miles from the mainland without mixing with the ocean waters below. This discovery explained two environmental phe...Innovative shuttle bus debuts in Washington, D.C.
...te fuel opportunities. The large windows and open top give a panoramic sense of traveling through the parks. Partners in the project include the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, the Department of Interior's National Park Service and Yellowstone and...Princeton paleontologist produces evidence for new theory on dinosaur extinction
... populations of pre-K/T foraminifera that lived on top of the impact fallout from Chicxulub. (The fallout is visible as a layer of glassy beads of molten rock that rained down after the impact.) These fossils indicate that this impact came about 300,000 years before the mass extinction. The latest eviden...Northern climate, ecosystems driven by cycles of changing sunlight
...at Illinois. "A period of high solar irradiance on top of high levels of greenhouse gases could result in unprecedented warming." The new data come from Arolik Lake sediment in the tundra region near the Ahklun Mountains, along the southwestern coast of Alaska. Hu and co-author Darrell Kaufman of Norther...