Chicken genomic sequence yields insight into vertebrate evolution
... of the major challenges facing researchers in the field of genomics. Approximately 25% of the human genomic sequence is considered to be "gene deserts," or megabase-long spans of genomic DNA lacking protein-coding genes. Ivan Ovcharenko, Ph.D., a Bioinformatics Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National L...Carbon sink or carbon source? Aerosols play role in shifts
...sing and models to see if results square with the field studies. The research was funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and an NC State Faculty Research and Professional Development Award....Birds, butterflies, bacteria same law of biology appears to apply
...samples taken far apart say at opposite ends of a field or a lake than from two samples taken close together. The researchers were the first to couple this ecological thinking with information about microbes found using molecular tools developed in just the last 10 years, Horner-Devine says. Because it i...Conference at NJIT offers tips on ways to commercialize nanotechnology in greater NJ region
...t how to take the next step forward in the growing field of nanotechnology," said Judith Sheft, assistant vice president of technology development at NJIT. "We think the information will be especially helpful for technology companies, academics with great ideas, federal laboratory personnel, inventors w...Scientists solve the mystery of how Botox attacks nerves and eliminates wrinkles
...arring that occurs when a wound heals. "This whole field is very young and evolving, and the picture we have so far is incomplete," he concluded....$43 million from Gates Foundation to produce inexpensive antimalarial drug for Third World
...bes. This approach, one of the first triumphs of a field called synthetic biology, also produces a reliably pure compound. While synthetic biology can be used to create any number of useful chemicals called isoprenoids that form the basis for products such as perfumes and flavorings, Keasling has chosen t...University of Vermont heads translatlantic cardiovascular research network
...ege of Medicine and an international expert in the field of blood-clotting disorders known as thrombosis is leader of the project. Titled the Leducq International Network Against Thrombosis, the project's member institutions in the U.S. include the University of Vermont, the University of Washington, a...Vaccinating wildlife can reduce human risk for Lyme disease
Direct field evidence shows that Lyme disease in humans can be prevented by vaccinating wildlife, researchers in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In a four-...In wake of Lyme disease vaccine for people, mice may be next in line for shots
... She spent summers in 1998 and 2001 with a team of field assistants in 12 different forested sites in Conne..." she said. The vaccine's beauty in the field is that it kills the bacteria in any ticks that feed off the immunized mouse, leaving that tick unth...Study in Royal Society journal on first evidence for magnetic field detection in sharks
...rface Sharks can detect changes in the geomagnetic field by Dr G Meyer, Dr N Holland and Mr P Papastamatiou...d that sharks are able to use the earth's magnetic field to navigate across seemingly featureless oceans but until now evidence of this 'compass sense' has b...APS announces 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Awards
...or original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology. Lecture Presentation: "Role of Wnt Signaling in Development of Adipose Tissues and Bone" on April 3, 2005. Robert Williamson, Ph.D. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia Walter C. Randall Lecture in Biomedical Eth...Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling
... This modeling method has proven successful in two field tests. Data was collected from aircraft flying through from cumulus clouds off the coast of Key West, Fla., in 2002, and from stratocumulus clouds near Monterey, Calif., in 2003. Compared with this real-world data, predictions from Nenes' model were ...... we don't know. But now we have the laboratory and field evidence that shows it is definitely happening. The story is much more complicated than anybody thought."...Queen's biologist awarded Canada's top science prize
...hest honour for his contributions in elevating the field of paleolimnology to a respected scientific discipline an unparalleled achievement for a mid-career researcher. We continue to look forward to many great achievements from the PEARL team." The Herzberg Gold Medal winner is guaranteed $1 million in ......urt/Main (1.55 million euros) Stefanie Dimmeler's field of research is the biology of the blood vessels. S...r is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of X-ray astronomy. In 2002 he and his team became the first to prove the impending merger of two su...50,000-year-old plant may warn of the death of tropical ice caps
...OLUMBUS, Ohio A simple stroll after a full day of field research near a high Andean glacier in Peru led glaciologist Lonnie Thompson to discover a bed of previously hidden plants that date back at least 50,000 years. And while that discovery is novel enough to please any scientist, it's the implication th...Lilly Endowment gives Indiana University $53 million for life sciences
... keep Indiana competitive in this rapidly evolving field of global significance."...Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Salty, acidic soup could have supported life on Mars
...obotic explorers performed the first true geologic field explorations on another planet. The Opportunity rover discovered exposed bedrock at Eagle crater on Meridiani Planum that suggests a cyclical wet-and-dry history. The bedrock provides long-sought evidence for a prolonged wet and warm period on Mars....Hummingbirds lose power at high altitudes
...o-volunteers to net hummingbirds. He conducted his field experiments over the course of seven expeditions b...eat people, amazing people." In his field laboratory, Althshuler put the hummers through their paces. After weighing and measuring wing size, ...Latest census finds more American pika populations disappear as climate warms
...t the USGS and lead researcher. In a follow-up field study to research published in the February 2003 Journal of Mammalogy, American pika (Ochotona princeps) populations were detected at only five out of seven re-surveyed sites that possessed pikas in Beever's research in the mid- to late-1990s. The o...