Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...sco is examined as a case study of how traditional concepts of urban versus suburban have changed. (Noon1.45 p.m.). Anthropological Approaches to Central Asia and the Middle East: Scholars working on both sides of the Atlantic discuss new approaches to replace notions of tribe, state, gender.( Noon3.45...Psychologist finds instance where 'two wrongs do make a right'
... enhance our understanding of the most fundamental concepts of how we experience and interact with the world. Dassonville and Elizabeth Walter, a graduate student, are now using the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) resources of the University of Oregon's Robert and Beverly Lewis Center for NeuroIm...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
...tacular work in communicating important scientific concepts to the young and her untiring efforts to bring critical science and health messages to deprived communities'. The prize of Euro 5,000 and a handcrafted gold and silver medal were presented to Fran Balkwill on November 5, 2004 at the EMBL/EMBO Science...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...imes of about a second and couples advanced design concepts with the application of a voltage across the electrodes. This feature allows the sensor to be adjusted to provide NOx-selective data. Furthermore, the sensor utilizes standard commercial microelectronics manufacturing processes so it should be as ine...Academy eBriefings offer comprehensive reports on more than 100 cutting-edge scientific issues
... Expert journalist reports summarizing the key concepts and audience questions Future research agenda presented as "Open Questions" Speaker biographies with links to their publications and laboratory Web sites Annotated links to key journal articles, books, and other resources on the Web ...Genetic science inspires opera
...in perhaps a new format, an account of certain key concepts in contemporary genomics and bioinformatics. These include sequencing and cloning, and how they fit within the broader themes of cultural, literary and scientific history. 'This first performance is a self-contained entity designed for programming in...Horwitz Prize to be shared by Tony Hunter, Anthony Pawson
...olism that goes beyond the original and historical concepts of the role of phosphate," said David Hirsh, executive vice president for research at Columbia University. "It is most appropriate that they will receive the Horwitz Prize, an award known for its prescience in recognizing major scientific contributio...Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
...daunting challenge as soon as one tries to go from concepts to practical measures. "The success of this proje... identifying and concentrating on key species, key concepts and very largely from making explicit that stakeholder involvement is a precondition, not an add-on,......empt to understand the basic physical and chemical concepts of the interactions between particles and to use these with the aim of obtaining particular product characteristics. Wolfgang Peukert has shown considerable success at this interface between basic research and application. One of the focal points of ...Component of plastic stimulates growth of certain prostate cancer cells
...ourse of prostate cancer treatment, although these concepts will need to be verified in animal systems," according to Karen Knudsen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Cincinnati's Department of Cell Biology and Center for Environmental Genetics. Scientists estimate that anywhere from eight to...MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks
...ce and business of biotechnology. It publishes new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural and environmental sciences as well as covers the commercial, political, ethical, legal, and societal aspects of this research."...EB and IUPS - Where cures of tomorrow can be seen in the science of today
...their own fields and present the newest scientific concepts and discoveries shaping medical advances for today and the future. The 2005 meeting will have the most scientists and presentations - and will be the most international in scope - since the sponsoring societies first began holding their meetings at t...AGI publishes 10th edition of GeoRef Thesaurus
... economic terms. The new terms represent names and concepts frequently encountered by GeoRef indexers since the last edition of the Thesaurus. Some of these terms also relate to political changes and to the activities of the Ocean Drilling Program, including complete coverage through ODP Leg 209. The GeoRef T...Map of human genetic variation across populations may promise improved disease treatments
...o avoid "reification" or reinforcement of outdated concepts of race. David Altshuler, author of a related Science Perspectives essay, said that the new data "represent a major step forward." Moreover, said Altshuler, of the Broad Institute at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Massach...Bipedal bots to star at AAAS media briefing
...see in robotic control in the future." By applying concepts rooted in "passive-dynamic walkers"--devices that can walk down a shallow slope powered only by the pull of gravity--the engineers have crafted robots that, in the case of the Cornell biped, can walk on level ground yet use as little as one-half the ......s and video modules for teaching molecular biology concepts and procedures. Convinced that undergraduate science education needed transformation, as recommended in the National Research Council's report, Bio2010, HHMI named its first 20 HHMI professors in 2002, giving each one $1 million over four years and c...UAlbany CNSE enters NanoBio alliance with Albert Einstein College of Medicine
...lly exciting applications for nanoscale scientific concepts and tools." "We feel very fortunate to have the UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering -- the first of its kind in the world -- right here in New York State and we look forward to a long and fruitful collaborative partnership," said Ir...Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
..., the researchers envision a smooth transition of concepts from the collaborative honeybee behavior to solve complex tasks, like foraging, into the disaster relief context, because of the modeling similarities of both settings. Although many research initiatives have used ants as a source of knowledge in tel...Bugs, even 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
...ten for a general audience. "Many basic biological concepts such as evolution and genetics can be learned through pests," Waldbauer said. For example, he described recent evidence of how a new species of fruit fly is evolving based on how its diet differentiates it from other fruit flies. Waldbauer uses examp......liminary stages. The goal is to develop innovative concepts and practices to enhance the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of grassland-based beef production systems in the Appalachian Region, said Joseph P. Fontenot, the emeritus John W. Hancock Jr. Professor of animal science at Virginia Tech. T...