Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...f the wave bouncing like a ping-pong ball from the boundaries of the tested object. The recorded signal is played back, generating a time-reversed version of the initial ultrasound wave. This "time-reversed wave" exactly repeats the path of the initial wave and focuses in time and space at the receiver. Any...DFG research training groups become increasingly international
...pplicants hope that this group will cross over the boundaries between the subjects. Their focal point is the intersection between the three groups of organisms in various host species. The new Research Training Groups in detail: The Role of Biodiversity for Biogeochemical Cycles and Biotic Interactions in Te......nd have strong effects that propagate across their boundaries to generate ecological surprises. The Matrix Enhances the Effectiveness of Corridors and Stepping Stones Human-modified landscapes have been implicated worldwide as a primary cause for the loss of native flora and fauna. Corridors and stepping ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...apixels) graphics imaging cluster that is removing boundaries and helping scientists see their research in a new light. Funding is provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research. [Contact: Ron Walli 865-576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ] MATERIALS -- Beneath the surface . . ...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...des a vital element in contact networks across the boundaries between the public, private and voluntary sectors," says Mark Pelling. "It's a resource that is being missed, although there are tensions between the need for transparency in public life to reduce corruption and nepotism and the need for an effective...Researchers compare chicken, human genomes
...h appear to lie inside the previously hypothesized boundaries of the genes, may have implications for the understanding of human disease and the design of new therapies. Chicken genes that code for eggshell-specific proteins, such as ovocleidin-116, have mammalian counterparts that play a role in bone calcif...Experimental Biology/Congress of the IUPS meets March 31 - April 6 in San Diego
..., it is a rare chance to so easily slip out of the boundaries of their own specialty and listen to scientists who address some of the same problems the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease or cancer, for example - but who are armed with the viewpoint and tools of entirely different disciplines Media Contact...Reduced calorie and carbohydrate diet slows progression of Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
...id not loose weight either and remained within the boundaries considered a healthy weight. Nonetheless, this rather mild change in diet resulted in a remarkable measure of disease prevention. There is epidemiological evidence that humans who consume reduced calorie diets have a lower incidence of AD. Our invest...EB and IUPS - Where cures of tomorrow can be seen in the science of today
...poster sessions, they share information across the boundaries of their own fields and present the newest scienti...y, it's a rare chance to so easily slip out of the boundaries of their own specialty and listen to scientists who address some of the same problems - the pathogen...American Academy of Microbiology report proposes initiative to interpret genome data
...are in science to be able to clearly delineate the boundaries of current knowledge, but that is exactly where ge...iative proposed in this document will extend those boundaries and will likely lead to new applications and new progress in healthcare, biodefense, energy, the env...Reviewing scientists say proposed conservation measures unlikely to help whales
...id Gerber. "The sanctuaries are arbitrary in their boundaries because they were designed largely based on political considerations rather than by scientific criteria. Our analysis shows that the science-based harvesting plan known as the Revised Management Procedure (RMP) would be much more effective in encoura...Wisconsin scientists find portal to show animals evolve
...the junctures of veins, which provide contours and boundaries like those of a leaded-glass window. "The patterns on a wing are not just random graffiti. The spots emerge at specific places," Carroll says. "The structure of the fruit fly wing has been around for a long time, and the (different species) paint by...Scientists urge outcome-based, watershedwide approach to restore the Chesapeake
... Bay's downward spiral? "We must think across the boundaries that traditionally lead to disjointed, uncoordinated efforts in freshwater and coastal systems," says Jonathan Kramer, session organizer and director of the Maryland Sea Grant College, part of a network of 30 university-based programs that support in...Environmental crisis forging strange bedfellows
New partnerships bridging the boundaries between religion and science must be forged if the... "both scientists and theologians are bridging the boundaries of science and religion when it comes to the environmental crisis." Scharper will deliver a lecture ...HHMI taps two Long Island researchers as among the nation's most promising scientists
... that they will use their creativity to extend the boundaries of scientific knowledge for many years to come." The 32 men and 11 women are drawn from 31 institutions nationwide, representing traditional biomedical research disciplines, as well as engineering, physics, chemistry, and computer science. David A....Lasers, laureates, competitions infuse symposium to celebrate physics milestones
...ysics and cosmology, and research that extends the boundaries of science--all to advance the future of humankind. Symposium Sponsors and Creators: The symposium is hosted by the University of California, Berkeley, administered by Metanexus Institute, and sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, plus a numb...Satellite maps will ease plight of endangered mountain gorillas
...minated for the same status. The parks have long boundaries that run across inaccessible and hardly mapped territory, with no compatible maps available across national borders. An influx of refugees into the area in recent years has led to illegal forest clearing for agriculture or fuel, as well as illegal po...Master gene controls healing of 'skin' in fruit flies and mammals
...ted over many cell diameters, most strongly at the boundaries of the wound, suggesting that the grainyhead gene initiates the cuticle repair response after it receives an as-of-yet unidentified signal produced in cells adjacent to the injury." In its study, Jane's team found that, like their fruit fly counterpa...Chemical signatures for bioforensics
...metal and proteins. As markers are identified and boundaries of each piece of information are defined, the researchers will integrate the data into a computational tool to help analyze the sample's possible origins. This extraction of analytical data is needed in the bioforensic field. The research is being......embranes, those essential barriers that define the boundaries of cells and keep the molecules inside a cell separated from those outside a cell. But many phospholipids are more than just simple structural elements. Some play significant signaling roles in the cell. LPA belongs to a family of phosph...