X-ray images help explain limits to insect body size
...s that count in the beetles studied here, but what matters for the other hundreds of thousands of beetle species and millions of insect species overall is still an open question, said Jake Socha, Argonne biologist....Learning to evolve: With a little help from my ancestors
...fore decreases the amount of learning required. It matters how quickly learning occurs, because time spent learning is time spent not eating, or time spent being eaten, which incurs the ultimate penalty for slow learners. These effects are especially pronounced if there is a large biological 'fitness cost' t...FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates
...rd. The Task Force report clearly states that size matters in making risk management decisions. Because the chemical, physical and biological properties of nanoscale materials are often different from their larger counterparts, they potentially lead to different safety issues. The reports recommendations tha...Investigating Life in Extreme Environments report gives hints on facts of life
...other planets. To examine these issues and other matters the European Science Foundation (ESF) has published a 58-page report Investigating Life in Extreme Environments A European Perspective. Among other issues, the report has stated how global changes in the recent decades have turned some environments ...Who needs environmental monitoring?
...The review concludes that environmental monitoring matters to everyone. Scientists need it for research programs, policy makers need it for setting and evaluating environmental policy, and the public need monitoring to track our nations natural resources. ...Creation of an international industrial chair in life cycle assessment
... to critical services in emerging countries. These matters are, of course, at the heart of our actions. We are therefore on the cusp of a new chapter: responsible action that meets the expectations of civil society. Veolia also aims to continue and advance the definition of both the social and environmental ...5 Stanford professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
...est, the academy advises the federal government on matters of science and technology. Election to NAS is one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer. This year's election brings the total number of Stanford scholars serving on the academy to 140. Profiles of Stanford's new...Cancer tip -- Nanoparticles can damage DNA, increase cancer risk
...ore toxicity." According to Pacheco, what makes matters worse is the fact that so far, aside from preventing their release, there are no known ways to prevent the harmful effects of environmental nanoparticles. "It is important to know whether the nanoparticles are entering the cell and causing DNA dama...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- March 21, 2007
...homes and crops, including some vineyards. To make matters worse, the bugs produce a foul-smelling liquid that, besides irritating homeowners, can be inadvertently processed along with grapes and taint the aroma and flavor of wine. Jacek Koziel and colleagues in Iowa now report identification of several co...Ladybugs may be cute, but watch out when they get near wine
...homes and crops, including some vineyards. To make matters worse, the bugs produce a foul-smelling liquid that, besides irritating homeowners, can be inadvertently processed along with grapes and taint the aroma and flavor of wine. Now, chemists at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, say they have identif...Gene hunters, patent prospectors leave indigenous communities in Pacific feeling besieged, betrayed
...d natural heritage through life patents, is making matters worse she said. Solutions: A Regional Pacific Intellectual Property Office and a Ban on Life Patents Among the books recommendation is a Regional Pacific Intellectual Property Office to assess patent and trademark applications, informed by Paci...Tracking sperm whales and jumbo squid
...prey using electronic tagging techniques." Size matters The jumbo (or Humboldt) squid is a large cephalopod species found only in the Pacific. A mature jumbo squid can weigh more than 100 pounds and grow more than 6 feet long. Sperm whales, the biggest of all toothed whales, inhabit every ocean. An adu...Potential genetic testing for substance abuse raises hope, concern
...lcohol or marijuana use," Philibert said. "What matters most is not whether you have a particular gene but whether the gene is expressed, and what other environmental factors may be at play. Genetic variation in and of itself is not deterministic," he added. In a related study also published online Marc......, nectar or candy bars or where you eat them -- it matters how reliable that food source is from day-to-day," said W. Alice Boyle. "For example, some really long-distance migrants like arctic terns are not fruit-eaters." Boyle, an adjunct lecturer in UA's department of ecology and evolutionary biology and ...Why migrate? It's not for the fruit
...s, fruit, or candy bars, or where you eat them it matters how reliable that food source is from day-to-day," Boyle said. "For example, some really long-distance migrants like Arctic Terns are not fruit-eaters." The new research indicates that one strategy for dealing with seasonal changes in food availab...Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky will discuss stress, health, Feb. 17 at AAAS meeting
...mailroom clerk, really doesn't matter. What really matters is that I'm the captain of my softball team or deacon of my church'--that sort of thing. It's not just somebody sitting here, grooming you with their own hands. We can actually feel comfort from the discovery that somebody on the other side of the pl...The last wild hunt -- Deep-sea fisheries scrape bottom of the sea
...knock them out. So how we fish and where we fish, matters a lot." Fishing the Deep The deep-sea is the largest wilderness on the planet. It has valleys deeper than the Grand Canyon and high ranges of volcanoes called seamounts. Water flowing past these seamounts stirs up nutrients and creates oasis-lik...Successful development of prototype assays
...d for independent clinical trials. These and other matters will be critical developments undertaken in 2007. A number of further technical developments are required to deliver a robust commercial assay system. Thus, there remains both technical and commercial risk associated with thistechnology....Academy honors 18 for major contributions to science
...for providing inspired and effective leadership in matters of science and its relationship to education and public policy." The medal was established to recognize distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public welfare and has been presented since 1914.......for providing inspired and effective leadership in matters of science and its relationship to education and public policy. "Dr. Singer represents the best aspects of scientific citizenship. Today the Academy officially recognizes her dedication and accomplishments in public service," said Ralph J. Cicerone...