DOE to invest $250 million in new bioenergy centers
...nitiative significantly increases the government's investment in research and development to bring more affordable renewable energy to market. The Advanced Energy Initiative proposes a 13 percent increase in wind research and development in DOE, to a total of $44 million. ...2.5M boost for marine biology in Liverpool
... University of Liverpool is to benefit from a 2.5M investment in additional scientists, new research and updated facilities. A new mesocosm system comprising large seawater tanks replicating seabed conditions - will provide the University with the largest marine facility of its kind in the UK. The system will...Energy-rich portfolio of new genome sequencing targets for DOE JGI
... biology--is built on a strong foundation of DOE's investment in genomics, with DNA sequence as the starting material of that endeavor and DOE JGI as the generator of that information through the CSP. Downstream characterization of the pathways inferred by the genetic code of the target CSP organisms is then s...Stevens' Disruptive Technologies Roundtable Series discusses SPOC
...art-up company. "Invited representatives from the investment community and industry will have the opportunity t...king and promoting interaction among industry, the investment community, and the university, leading to joint innovation and enterprise."...PIMCO founder and wife donate $10 million to stem cell research at UCI
...r and CIO of the Newport Beach-based international investment firm PIMCO. He is one of the world's most prominent bond investors, managing nearly $700 billion in assets. The Grosses are known for their generous gifts to educational and health care institutions; last year, they made sizable donations to Duke Uni...What do Racquel Welch and quantum physics have in common?
...ergy density known as zero-point energy Recent investment by the University of Leicester in the Virtual Microscopy Centre and the Nanoscale Interfaces Centre has put the University in a key position to take a lead in Casimir force measurements in novel geometries. The Casimir force is a mysterious inter...How cooperation can evolve in a cheater's world
...randomly dispersed to other groups, bringing their investment strategies with them. The result was an ever-changing cast of characters creating groups of various sizes. After running the model through 100,000 generations, the results were striking. Cooperators not only survived, they thrived and maintained th...A boost for European Life Sciences as ESF launch EuroBioFund
...vailable in a coordinated manner. Currently, R & D investment is fragmented among numerous funding bodies across...Moving toward a more coordinated approach to R & D investment in the life sciences is a challenging but necessary step if Europe is to remain an important global ...Leading stem cell expert moves to UK
...y, One NorthEast, said: "We are delighted that our investment in stem cell research and state-of-the-art laboratories, along with the investments of our partners, is bearing fruit and attracting international research talent of the likes of Professor Nayernia. "The region has acknowledged breadth and depth in s...First surveys of Tanzanian mountains reveal 160+ animal species, including new & endemic
...rscore the urgent need for additional conservation investment in the area and in helping limited forestry department staff with tiny budgets effectively manage the forest reserves. The Rubeho Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountain range in eastern Tanzania and located north of the city of Morogoro. Its ...Scientists to employ Arctic ice and polar bears to protect diversity of world's crops
...ed access to their genetic resources. Now, a Trust investment of $38,000 a year for the next three years will help secure the apple for future generations. Climate change adds to the challenges facing the world's farmers--and to their reliance on crop genetic diversity. A recent report from the United Kingdo...African symposium to focus on how nature can help alleviate poverty
...major environmentalists; "How debt reduction and investment should ensure that nature's capital is well-managed and poverty is reduced," featuring presentations by the World Bank, Agence Franaise pour le Dveloppement, and IUCN-World Conservation Union; "Environment, Poverty and Health," featuring presentati...News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
...for even minimal risk? No, this is not a survey of investment strategies, rather Knoch et al. this week offer some interesting insights into the cortical regions involved in risk-taking behavior. They used a standard gambling paradigm to assess risk-taking before and after stimulation of the dorsolateral prefro...Conservation offers financial rewards for cattle ranchers, study finds
...d uncertainties that could change the value of the investment in the future." Results The study revealed that at today's prices, a rancher who did no reforestation would earn $194 per acre raising cattle. However, those who undertook reforestation without cattle could earn $1,661 per acre if they combined tim...Scientists celebrate stem cell business success
... for North East England, One NorthEast, said: "Our investment in the Stem Cell Institute was to provide the region with the tools and the ability to attract and enter into international collaborations of this nature. "We are delighted that the Institute has achieved its first international business collaborati...Explore frontiers of science at June 7 congressional exhibition
... CNSF supports the goal of increasing the national investment in the National Science Foundation's research and education programs in response to the unprecedented scientific, technological, and economic opportunities facing the United States. For more information on CNSF, visit www.cnsfweb.org Following are t...UAB is participating in a project to design functional foods against Alzheimer's disease
...ent and the EU. Ingenio 2010 aims to bring Spanish investment in R+D up to 2% of GDP (Spain's current investment is just 1.07% of GDP, about half the EU average). Of the 16 projects in the CNIT programme, this is ...Symposium to examine 'Frontiers in Biological Systems'
...pstate New York, and was made possible through the investment of more than $200 million dollars from state, federal, industry and philanthropic sources. Center of Excellence research institutions have been around for more than 100 years with UB as the lead academic organization, and two research partners, Roswe......and valuable research and demonstrates clearly why investment in fundamental science is so important. The treatments and therapies that we now take for granted are based on decades of work by scientists furthering our understanding of natural processes. The work to explore fundamental biology today is laying th......he private sector and universities in facilitating investment in health and medical research, and positioning Australia at the forefront of global drug discovery."...