Scientists find evidence of catastrophic sand avalanches, sea level changes in Gulf of Mexico
...formed." The expedition scientists plan to obtain detailed measurements of changes in sediment and fluid properties to enable prediction of the mechanics of catastrophic underwater flows known as turbidity currents. These currents are akin to underwater avalanches and carry large amounts of sand and mud in s...Insight into cell metabolism will help interpret PETs, MRIs
...echniques," he said, "but rather to provide a more detailed microscopic framework of brain metabolic dynamics within which macroscopic techniques, such as BOLD-fMRI , PET and optical scanning, can interpret their respective detected signals." Webb's lab, the Developmental Resource for Biophysical Imaging Opto...Researchers have constructed a new detailed map of the three-dimensional terrain of a synapse ...oscopist's equivalent of a CAT scan -- to create a detailed 3-D map of the synapse of a chick ciliary ganglion. This ganglion is a cluster of neurons that conne...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...motely sensed thermal data for comparison with our detailed ground measurements of heat and intensity, under the varying but well-measured forest canopy. 'Hot pixel' data from satellites have long been used to detect the presence of fires on the landscape, but it has been difficult to get accurate qualitativ...World-record magnet to pull in scientific breakthroughs
...versity and Brigham Young University to define the detailed shape and chemical properties of the M2 protein so that a more specific drug for this protein can be designed." In similar fashion, the electrical and physical properties of materials can be characterized, leading to the development of novel material...DFG presents the 2005 MAK and BAT value lists
...er, and molybdenum. The Senate Commission produced detailed scientific justifications for each new entry and change in the 2005 MAK and BAT value list. The above may be requested from the DFG's Senate Commission on the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area, Hohenbachernstrae 1...Don Quixote's home shows way to future Earth Observation missions
...rgy and water fluxes from vegetation, along with a detailed characterisation of soil moisture and water motion in the soil. Such data is useful for properly modelling the water balance in relation to water management issues, and in particular is intended to validate results from a European Union-funded proje...Wiley to publish new edition of Textbook of Biochemistry in November 2005
...c research on the biochemistry of mammalian cells; detailed examinations on the relationship between events at the cellular level to the subsequent physiological processes in the whole animal; and examples of human diseases derived from aberrant biochemical processes. Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical C...Siemens Medical solutions pledges $1.5 million to accelerate clinical cancer research
...nt process and promises to deliver an increasingly detailed look at the molecular events taking place when the very first cells become cancerous," said Thomas N. McCausland, president of Siemens Medical Solutions, USA. "Biomedical imaging of cancer patients has become essential to modern oncology practice, a...Bioagent detector guide aids first responder purchasing
...ical agent detection equipment. Volume II includes detailed detection equipment data sheets. DHS intends to maintain and update the guide as new information on biological detection equipment becomes available. The Guide for the Selection of Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders i...How do you spell recognition? C-O-R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R
...ell is not like a simple flicking of a switch. The detailed picture of the process is much more complicated, requiring the coordinated activity of many different proteins besides the T-cell receptor. For instance, the T-cell receptor is connected to another nearby protein called CD3, and successful binding to...Earliest embryos ever discovered provide clues to dinosaur evolution, parenting: Study
...o, its identification, and the fact we can see the detailed anatomy of the earliest known dinosaur embryo is extremely exciting," says lead author Robert Reisz, a biology professor at UTM. "Most dinosaur embryos are from the Cretaceous period (146 to 65 millions years ago). There are articulated embryos in t...Scientists discover global pattern of big fish diversity in open oceans
...ch to prioritize conservation efforts. Overlaying detailed information on animal movements and shifts in local oceanographic habitats will help refine actual boundaries for marine parks. Scientists hope that the global perspective provided by this paper will encourage fisheries managers to move out of a sin...Earth from space: bloom in the Baltic
...mised for ocean colour detection, but also returns detailed multispectral information on land cover, clouds and atmospheric aerosols. MERIS acquires continuous daytime observations in Reduced Resolution mode as part of its background mission. This is a detail from a MERIS Reduced Resolution image acquired on...Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated
...apel Hill scientists, contrasts with earlier, less detailed work done in Northern California and published in ...rwent were ultrasound examinations to collect more detailed information about their pregnancies. Researchers then, after adjusting for such factors as age, educ...UT Southwestern researchers unravel control of growing blood vessels
...comas and other conditions. "By understanding this detailed mechanism, it is now possible to begin to design therapies to interfere with it and thereby potentially prevent various vascular disorders in humans," said Dr. Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology and senior author of the paper. The work appears...Novel technique offers new look at ancient diet dogma
...nsional coordinates of the entire tooth and form a detailed image of the surface. When these images are combined, they can use fractal analysis to examine patterns in the tooth wear.The analysis showed that the two species had significant amounts of overlap in their diets and that while P. robustus had more c...A step toward the $1,000 personal genome using readily available lab equipment
... for a human genome should allow prioritization of detailed diagnostics and therapeutics, as is already happening with cancer," Church said. The Church lab is a member of the genome sequencing technology development project of the NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute....New discovery blurs distinction between human cells and those of bacteria
...ded in mystery, largely because of an absence of a detailed understanding of their architecture, of what the structures look like," said Yeates, who also is a member of the California NanoSystems Institute and UCLA's Molecular Biology Institute. "The complete three-dimensional structure is still unknown, but......use of diagnostic ultrasound, has strengthened and detailed its stance on ultrasound that is done for nonmedical purposes. To develop a revised statement, a Keepsake Ultrasound Task Force was created to consider the various aspects of the use of ultrasound for entertainment. The AIUM wanted to ensure that all...