Satellites monitoring dust storms linked to health risk
...WHO), Epidemio is based on the principle that more detailed information on the environments within which infectious diseases occur can help epidemiologists study, understand and predict threats to human health....Monkeys adapt robot arm as their own
...alysis Foundation. In the study, Lebedev performed detailed analysis of the mass of neural data that emerged from experiments reported in 2003, in which the researchers discovered for the first time that monkeys were able to control a robot arm with only their brain signals. In those experiments, the researc...German Scholars Organization announces conference & career fair for US midwest region
...areer fair. Online registration is now open. More detailed descriptions and a program are available online. Please note the events will be held in the German language. The German Scholars Organization, with offices in Berkeley, California and Berlin, Germany, is a nonprofit nexus for German scientists in th...For young canaries learning their song, freedom in youth gives way to rules in adulthood
...nt individuals. All the birds that at first sang a detailed imitation of their tutor, however, reprogrammed their songs as they approached sexual maturity. They dropped many of the learned syllables and those that persisted were now repeated in the phrased manner that characterizes adult canary song. In addit...Plunge into warmer waters this summer with ESA's Mediterranean heat map
...on of two square kilometres, high enough to detect detailed features like eddies, fronts and plumes within the surface temperature distribution. The animation above shows the last six months in the life of the Mediterranean, right up to yesterday, as the waters warm up from the depths of winter to the start ...Lipids get new comprehensive classification system
...ways Strategy (LIPID MAPS) consortium to produce a detailed understanding of the structure and function of all the lipids within a cell. The consortium is a large collaborative effort led by the University of California, San Diego and funded by a $35 million "Glue Grant" from the National Institute of General...PNAS highlights for the week of May 16 - 20
...data of 101st-108th Houses (1989-2004) and provide detailed examples for the 107th House (2001-2002). The researchers determined a measure of the connection between pairs of House committees and subcommittees by looking at the number of members they share. They then clustered the committees according to stren...New collision looks imminent for B-15A iceberg
...the same swath but with 150-metre resolution for a detailed view of areas of particular interest. ASAR GMM images are routinely provided to a variety of users including the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ice Centre, responsible for tracking icebergs worldwide. ASAR imager...Marshes tell story of medieval drought, little ice age, and European settlers near NYC
...udson Valley near New York City offer an amazingly detailed history of the area's climate. Sediment layers from a tidal marsh in the Hudson River Estuary have preserved pollen from plants, seeds, and other materials. These past remnants allowed researchers from Columbia University, New York, N.Y. and NASA to ...Comprehensive biodefense text published
...nfectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism offers a detailed look at the ongoing efforts to detect and identify these disease-causing agents, including proteomic and genomic analysis as a gateway to better diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccinations, genotyping, and forensics....Founding fathers & mothers: How many crossed the land bridge?
...d Native Americans, an approach that can provide a detailed portrait of historical populations," Hey said. The method doesn't use summary statistics or averages as some approaches do, but gleans as much information as possible directly from the genetic data. Hey focused on the genetics of Amerind-speaking po...Double triumph in stem cell quest
...perimenting with a similar approach, says far more detailed studies will be needed. Besides looking at further cell surface markers, Verlinsky's team must show that, like true ESCs, the stembrids are capable of forming cancers called teratomas, which contain a mixture of different cell types, when injected in...The evolutionary triumph of flower power
...results appeared when participants were tested for detailed recall of the flowers, booklet decorations and book entries. Flower power again triumphed: Those who received the most and the earliest flowers demonstrated the best memory. "Flowers have been ignored for the most part in the literature on plants and...PET/CT can identify new cancer lesions at early stage, allowing for prompt treatment
...py responses. CT is an X-ray test that generates a detailed view of the anatomy or structure of organs and tissues in the body. Combining PET with CT provides images showing function (PET) and anatomy (CT) and a merged or "fused" picture of the body's metabolism and structure. Media representatives: To obtai...Navigating an integrated yeast network
...n begin to be untangled to provide [the] basis for detailed network reconstruction and to elucidate fundamental organizational principles of biological networks."...Gram-negative bacteria shoot their way into cells
...ghes Medical Institute researchers have captured a detailed picture of the large doughnut-shaped base of the s...ts to grow it into the orderly crystals needed for detailed structural studies. One of the problems was that the ring's surface is glazed with positively charge...UCI awarded $40 million to establish regional biodefense and infectious disease research center
...w vaccines. In addition, the center will support a detailed analysis of proteins and DNA that are key to understanding infectious diseases and bioterrorism agents, and lead efforts to apply recent computer and engineering advances toward improving infection detection as well as outbreak management. Along with...MSKCC researchers uncover structure of key protein complex in cells
...aid the latest work "has given us a new view and a detailed understanding" of the process of sumoylation and should lead to a better grasp of SUMO and ubiquitin. "Identifying the additional roles of sumoylation may well provide us with new targets to inhibit the protein and therapeutic agents for cancer and o...What do 'ecolabels' tell about food?
...ange environment for poultry, but it also provides detailed information about the producer and farm responsible for raising the so-labeled poultry. "The practices required to earn an ecolabel may focus on environmental impacts but the accompanying social criteria associated with these labels can, for many con...UCLA awarded more than $6 million for biodefense and infectious disease research
...w vaccines. In addition, the center will support a detailed analysis of proteins and DNA that are key to understanding infectious diseases and bioterrorism agents, and lead efforts to apply recent computer and engineering advances toward improving infection detection as well as outbreak management. In additio...