Snapping shrimp drown out sonar with bubble-popping trick, described in Science
...rium. The collapse of the bubble generates a shock wave that stuns small prey, such as small crabs, worms, goby fish, or other shrimp, when they are just a few millimeters away, the researchers propose in Science . In encounters with other snapping shrimp, the shrimp are farther away and the implosion is...UNC-Duke Scientists develop interactive learning tool simulating nerve function
...cribed quantitatively, I think this represents the wave of the future."Neurons in Action is published by Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts....Aging alters sleep and hormone levels sooner than expected
...adults moved into mid-life, the proportion of slow wave or deep sleep decreased from nearly 20 percent of a normal night's sleep for those under 25 to less than five percent for those over 35. Growth hormone secretion, which occurs primarily during deep sleep, also declined by about 75 percent. By the ag...Give it a thought -- and make it so
...says. "With the roving eye as a mouse and the P300 wave as a mouse-click, small computers that you wear as glasses may be more promising than ever." BCIs are divided into two categories: biofeedback and stimulus-response. Bayliss uses the latter approach, which simply measures the response the brain has t......logical processes, ranging from how kelp withstand wave action to the evolutionary origins of novel modes of locomotion, such as gliding. She and her students are still studying the aerodynamics of gliding, taking high-speed video of Costa Rican "flying frogs" and related tree frogs gliding in a wind tunn...White House honors Hutchinson Center Scientist with Presidential Early Career Award
... Cecilia Moens' work with zebrafish represents new wave of research that may shed new light on the genetics of cancer and craniofacial defects When Cecilia Moens, Ph.D., describes her passion for zebrafish as a model of genetics, phrases such as "spawning all over the place" and "casting around" roll off ......t pipeline," he says. "This may represent the next wave of truly effective drugs for cancer." Ravetch's co-authors are Raphael A. Clynes, M.D., Ph.D., and Terri L. Towers, Ph.D., of Rockefeller and Leonard G. Presta, Ph.D., of Genentech. The research was funded in part by grants from the National Institut......s dies off and the birds fall quiet. Winter sees a wave of rebirth of the same kind -- and same number -- of neurons, and in the spring, the canaries learn their songs anew. Zebra finches lack this seasonal cycle; their brains generate a constant yet tiny trickle of new neurons. This more limited ability...UB researchers develop novel way to study dynamics of receptor proteins
...inactive states. Their results suggest there is a wave of structural change during receptor activation. "The resulting map of this conformation wave provides empirical evidence that will serve as guide posts for scientists who will do the computer a......are in place to prevent their spread. "With a new wave of globalization on an unprecedented level, we don't even know what the greatest threats are in terms of emerging infectious diseases of wildlife," said Dr. Peter Daszak of the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology and department of botany. "T...University of New Orleans researcher develops nontoxic corrosion inhibitor
...costs, and handling New Orleans --In the current wave of environmental prudence and cost-cutting consciousness, University of New Orleans researcher Alfred Daech and researchers at University of New Orleans Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center (GCRMTC) have developed a new, environmentally frien...Wake Forest University School of Medicine launches major research initiative
...e market. Raising seed dollars to pay for the next wave of research growth. The initiative capitalizes on the findings of the Medical Center's strategic planning process, which helped to identify areas with significant potential for enhancement. It also builds on the school's longstanding culture of in...Key developmental genes identified, linked to rare syndrome
... removed. After the egg implants in the uterus, a wave of what is called "de novo" methylation takes place, establishing a new, embryonic pattern. As cells in the developing embryo reproduce, newly synthesized DNA continually is remethylated to maintain the original pattern established by de novo methyl......ll soon gather for an experimentaimed at improving wave forecasting. The experiment, namedSHOWEX, or Shoal...rrents and otherwaves. By understanding individual wave components, researchers will be able tobetter predict when waves will form and how severe they will ...As Hurricane Floyd moves up the Atlantic Coast . . . .
...nning Radar Altimeter. Byrelating storm surge and wave heights to coastal changes, future hurricaneimpacts can be predicted more accurately. Mapping hurricane storm surge data is critical for understanding the volume ofwater and amount of sediment that inundates the coast during a hurricane. Coastal sur...Flea collars may expose children to insecticides
... is one of 30 being presented at this meeting in a wave of new researchinto children's environmental health issues, a relatively new area of scientificexploration intended to determine whether and how children may be morevulnerable to health threats from a wide variety of environmental pollutants. "When s......nomics. This science, they say, will lead the next wave of basicbiomedical science and technology. UF scientists already are national leaders in studying how to use genetherapy -- replacing or altering defective genes with healthy genes to treatdiseases such as cystic fibrosis, or, in agriculture,......ther into the water since there was less mixing by wave action. The knowledge gained by other scientists about the link between ocean heatand bleaching has led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationto develop methods of pinpointing ocean "hot spots" where coral bleachingcould occur. The...Lab on a chip? Cheap, disposable UD biosensor uses gold-on-plastic design
...can't say, for certain, that these devices are the wave of thefuture," Velev concludes. "They've been around for 10 years and they stillaren't in practice." By comparison, the UD biosensor more specifically targets key biomolecules,Kaler says. And, a single $150 bottle of coated latex particles, combined ...