Genetic diversity in honeybee colonies boosts productivity
...ically diverse colonies survived to their one-year anniversary (only about 20 percent of new honeybee colonies make it that long in upstate New York). But all of the genetically uniform hives starved to death. "These differences are noteworthy considering colonies had similarly sized worker populations when they...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...nternational team of scientists will mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark discovery of the first volcanic hot vent at a special meeting and public event in the Galpagos Islands, located just south of the discovery site, on June 27-29. Attendees will include many of the original explorers who first discover...454 Life Sciences and Baylor College of Medicine complete sequencing of DNA pioneer
...d it in 13 years in 2003 coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the work of Watson and Dr. Francis Crick that described the double helix. Today, we give James Watson a DVD containing his personal genome a project completed in only two months. It demonstrates how far sequencing technology ha...Nobel laureate James Watson receives personal genome in ceremony at Baylor College of Medicine
...d it in 13 years in 2003 coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the work of Watson and Dr. Francis Crick that described the double helix. Today, we give James Watson a DVD containing his personal genome a project completed in only two months. It demonstrates how far the sequencing technolog...UD chemical engineer receives NSF career award
...o join the UD faculty. He will celebrate his first anniversary at UD in June. "The support, collegiality and reputation of the faculty were extremely important to my decision to come here, as well as the quality of the students and the University's commitment to families," he said, noting that his wife, who do...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research recognizes Mina J. Bissell
...g of cancer biology." This year marks the tenth anniversary of the award, which recognizes an individual who has made a major scientific discovery in basic or translational cancer research. Bissell will give an award lecture at the AACR Annual Meeting 2007 in Los Angeles, Calif., April 14-18. Her talk, entitl...30th anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...G, German Research Foundation) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize this year. The c...SCO consultant for coral reef issues. The 30-year anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, and the presentation of this year's awards by DFG President Profe...DOE JGI releases enhanced Genome Data Management System IMG 2.1 marking 2-year anniversary
...e release of version 2.1. Released on the two-year anniversary of its launch, the content of IMG 2.1 is updated with new microbial genomes from National Center for Biotechnology Informations (NCBI) Reference Sequence collection (RefSeq) latest release, Version 21. Other enhancements feature model eukaryotic geno...Press conferences at the year's largest physics meeting
...a few months before. Here we commemorate the 20th anniversary of Woodstock and the 50th anniversary of the theory that explains low-temperature superconductivity. Paul Grant (IBM/EPRI/Stanford, one o...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
.... (W28.13) BCS 50TH ANNIVERSARY While the HTSC anniversary might command more attention, the anniversary of the highly successful theory of low-temperature superconductivity is also important. Named for i...Study verifies more hazardous waste facilities located in minority areas
...l release a comprehensive report serving as a 20th anniversary follow-up to the original report on toxic waste and race in the United States. The new report measures what has happened in the last 20 years in terms of environmental injustice. The report uses the new methods in Mohai's AAAS presentation to do a be...Darwin Day and grassroots evolution initiatives announced at major scientific meeting
...Preparations for the 2009 celebration of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth will be will be announced by Dr. Robert Stephens (650-701-1948 rstephens@darwinday.org ), former director of the Stanford Research Institute, a non-profit research organization established by Stanford University. He will announce t...DOE JGI upgrades IMG/M -- the Metagenomics Data Management & Analysis System
WALNUT CREEK, CA--On the one-year anniversary of the launch of the experimental metagenome data management and analysis system, IMG/M, the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has released the latest upgrade. Targeting DOE JGI's expanding user base, IMG/M provides tools...Rutgers anthropologist to receive Crafoord Prize, biology's equivalent of Nobel Prize
...6. These ceremonies will also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Crafoord Prize, one of the world's largest scientific prizes. The Academy cited Trivers "for his fundamental analysis of social evolution, conflict and cooperation." The announcement elaborates: "Robert Trivers is one of the small group of p...HHMI awards $19 million to Latin American, Canadian scientists
... their research institutions. "This is the 15th anniversary of HHMI's international program, which began in 1991 with awards to outstanding scientists in our closest neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada," said Thomas R. Cech, president of the Institute. "The program has grown five-fold and now supports ou...CAAT celebrates 25 years and still going strong
...r will celebrate its first quarter century with an anniversary symposium at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...r of other events are planned during the week-long anniversary celebration, including a meeting of three-Rs centers from around the world--the first of its kind.......ndicator of academic excellence). To mark the 20th anniversary of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize with its 250 awards, the report also incorporates a university-based "Leibniz Ranking" as a measure of academic excellence. Overall, the funding ranking covers various indicators, demonstrating research activit...ESA's microsatellite playing major role in scientific studies
...t the spacecraft would last well beyond its 5-year anniversary next month in order to keep the science going until new missions with similar capabilities arrive....Craig Mello named winner of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
... Beerse, Belgium, which also commemorates the 80th anniversary of Dr. Janssen's birth. The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research was established by Johnson & Johnson to honor Dr. Paul Janssen. The Award recipients are chosen by a preeminent and independent selection committee composed of world-leading s...... part of a series of events highlighting the first anniversary of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which President Bush signed on August 8, 2005. A kickoff event was held in Washington, D.C., with Secretary Bodman and two Chairmen of Congressional Committees, Senator Pete Domenici and Congressman Joe Barton. Lat...