Supercomputing equipment to advance the frontiers of computational biology
...llion gift of IBM equipment counts toward the $1.4 billion Renaissance at Rensselaer campaign. "This award further advances the strong partnership between IBM and Rensselaer to develop a leading-edge, high-performance computational capability," said Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson. "It will allow ...From hot springs to rice farms, scientists reveal new insights into the secret lives of archaea
...evidence yet discovered-rock samples that are 2.71 billion to 2.65 billion years old that were collected from a deep underground gold mine in Ontario, Canada. Ventura and his ...Former White House science advisor warns that nanotechnology's potential threatened
....S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)a $6.5 billion federal investment in nanotechnology research launched in January 2000 under President Bill Clintonwas to excite young girls and boys about science, particularly the physical sciences and engineering. The intent was to reach millions of children usin...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 29, 2006
...nd this Holy Grail of modern energy independence 3 billion years ago, with the evolution of blue-green algae ... by harvesting antibodies from a library of over a billion different sdAbs engineered in the laboratory, which bypasses the need for injecting llamas with thos...... supplies the majority of calories for more than 3 billion people worldwide and is the only cereal crop that ...ge of ZT wheat in South Asia) may be close to 1.18 billion m3 of irrigation water. In financial terms, ZT practice on 3 million hectares has resulted in a net...Final of the 2005-06 Research Councils' Business Plan Competition
.... The UK Research Councils invest more than 2.5 billion in research and training to support the development of new knowledge for the benefit of the UK economy and society. The Research Councils' Business Plan Competition provides support, mentoring and training to develop high quality business plans to co...Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating
...tmospheric Research scientist Dr Mike Raupach, 7.9 billion tonnes of carbon were emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide in 2005 and the rate of increase is accelerating. "From 2000 to 2005, the growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions was more than 2.5 per cent per year, whereas in the 1990s it was ...Have yourself a merry 'nano' Christmas! Nanotechnology holiday gifts
...nanotechnology was incorporated into more than $30 billion in manufactured goods. By 2014, an estimated $2.6 trillion in global manufactured goods will incorporate nanotechnology. This first and largest publicly available inventory of nanotechnology consumer products is newly updated with almost 70 percen...Wheat gene may boost foods' nutrient content
...rld Health Organization estimates that more than 2 billion people are deficient in zinc and iron, and more than 160 million children under the age of five lack an adequate protein supply. The cloned gene, designated GPC-B1 for its effect on Grain Protein Content, accelerates grain maturity and increases gra...Genetic variation: We're more different than we thought
... entire human genome is thought to contain about 3 billion nucleotides. The discovery of an abundance of DNA variation puts a whole new spin on the study of genetic disease. Most research has focused on small alterations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). It may be, said Scherer, that some dise...NHGRI funds large-scale sequencing centers
...g current technologies, is expected to be about 12 billion DNA base pairs per month the equivalent of four human genomes. A significant portion of NHGRI's medical sequencing program will be used for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which was launched in December 2005 as a $100 million, collaborative thre...First-time analysis reveals millions of Europeans left at risk from influenza
...aly, Spain and UK would require an additional 1.52 billion Euro but this would result in an estimated savings...d primary care visits and a further saving of 1.59 billion Euro in reduced hospitalisations. "This analysis confirms that increasing vaccination rates is ful...... oldest known macrofossils, dating back over three billion years. Dominating the fossil record for 80 percent of our planet's history, stromatolites formed massive reefs in this planet's primitive oceans. While stromatolites look much like coral reefs, they are actually formed from living microorganisms, bo...Science study explains polio's tenacious grip in India
...inishing the job is very important. It's been a $4 billion investment, but it has a finite goal. That's the aim of eradication -- to save children from paralysis and permit countries to place resources they would have to spend for polio prevention and treatment into other disease control programs," he said. ...Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals
...recovered 65,250 base pairs of the Neanderthal's 3 billion total base pairs and utilized traditional sequencing technologies used for the Human Genome Project as well as the new parallel pyrosequencing method to clone and insert missing fragmented DNA and create a library of Neanderthal DNA. Unlike the libr...Specter of possible harm threatens nanotech development, experts say
...f time to 'get it right.' Last year, more than $32 billion in products containing nano-materials were sold globally. By 2014, Lux Research estimates that $2.6 trillion in manufactured goods will incorporate nanotechnology," asserts Maynard. "If the public loses confidence in the commitment--of governments, b...The Milky Way shaped life on Earth
...Way and the entire history of life over the last 4 billion years,' Dr Svensmark comments. Dr Svensmark look...l periods in Earth's climate. Conversely, during a billion years when star formation was slow, cosmic rays were less intense and Earth's climate was warmer, th...Ludwig Fund donates $20 million to University of Chicago for cancer research
...arch, which since then has expended more than $1.1 billion in support of cancer research, and today has an endowment worth more than $1.2 billion. The Ludwig Fund has expended $50 million for endowed chairs at the six beneficiary institutions. Ludwig died in 1992. According to Lloyd J. Old, M.D., Chairman...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 8, 2006
...evidenced by Merck's move in October to spend $1.1 billion in acquiring a company specializing in RNAi therapeutics. The article explains that expanding the medical uses of RNAi depends on development of new systems for delivering so-called small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to other parts of the body. Resear...RAND study says renewable energy could play larger role in US energy future
...g the 25x'25 goal, the study found amounting to 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2025, or 15 percent of projected U.S. emissions. In addition, an estimated 2.5 million barrels of oil consumption would be displaced, according to the study. Previous studies have relied on a handful of scenarios to capture...