Grant will promote Yale-India environmental ties
... strength. He added, "There is a need to train and nurture expertise in environmental management, and this program is an effort to bridge the gap." Yale environment school Dean, Gus Speth said, "Through the framework of this collaborative program, the TERI School and the environment school will establish a l...Combined, genes and environment affect health more than they do alone
Both nature and nurture -- genetic makeup and the environment experienced through life -- combine to influence health and well-being, Duke University Medical Center researchers and their colleagues have determined in four new studies. The researchers showed that people's ge...Rutgers School of Engineering awards first alumni medals of excellence
...and display the breadth of talent and expertise we nurture here." Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864, when the state of New Jersey designated the Rutgers Scientific School as the "State College for the Benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts." The present School of Engineering became a sepa...Worcester Polytechnic Institute, CellThera collaborate on work aimed at regenerating limbs
...nds of industry-university partnerships we seek to nurture through the Bioengineering Institute and the new Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park," noted BEI director W. Grant McGimpsey. "Through these vehicles, WPI brings together scientists engaged in cutting-edge research in the life sci...Medium is the message for stem cells in search of identities
...e effects are profound. Ultimately both nature and nurture influence the final identity of a stem cell, but in early stages it seems nurture is very important." In experiments, scientists confirmed a cell culture surface molecule called la...Agreement to increase the flow of ideas from laboratory to clinic
...ether to identify new ways to treat disease and to nurture and enhance discovery, pre-clinical and clinical research in a bid to better understand a variety of conditions. Under the agreement the University and AstraZeneca will exchange staff, share facilities and encourage joint ventures through long-term ...Gabriela Cezar's stem cell research targets birth defects and cancer
...unicate," she says. Cezar is using this freedom to nurture collaborations across the country and across the globe, from California to Italy to New Zealand. Animal sciences department chairman Dan Schaefer says that Cezar has brought the department's name and work into new circles. "Gabby has given the depa...UCSF set to transform itself into engine of translational research
...serve as a nidus for the effort that the CTSI will nurture going forward." The goal of translational research is to take the discoveries made at the lab bench and to determine how they might be applied to preventing, managing, or curing diseases in people. This process typically requires studies in animals ...'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance
...y sector, success at ConjuGon will ultimately help nurture future scientific innovations from the university. "Because WARF is the licensor of my patent, and the company is a licensee, ConjGon, if successful, will ultimately support more UW research," Filutowicz explains. A powerful, long-reaching impact -...Women's math performance affected by theories on sex differences: UBC researchers
...nsider such differences to be based on theories of nurture rather than nature, they can improve their performance. "Our study doesn't explore whether innate sex differences exist," says Dar-Nimrod, a Psychology doctoral student. "Instead, we investigated how the perceived source of stereotypes can influenc...Sweet yet sophisticated: Honey bee genome lends insight into sociality, sensation and sex
...trients in royal jelly. In honey bees, nature and nurture converge to determine complex behavior." Contact: Ryszard Maleszka, Ph.D. The Australian National University maleszka@rsbs.anu.edu.au +61-2-6125-0451 Reference: Drapeau, M.D., Albert, S., Kucharski, R., Prusko, C., and Maleszka, R. 2006. Evol...Stem cells engage in dialogue with the cells that regulate their futures
... which contain tiny cradles made of cap cells that nurture stem cells. Each such cradle contains two to three stem cells preparing to become fly eggs that are cuddled in a niche composed of three to six cap cells. Cap cells adhere to stem cells and this close contact may allow cap cells to play critical rol...Genetic archaeology offers clues to backstory of male pregnancy
...ood pouch has evolved into a complex organ able to nurture and protect the eggs. One of its functions is to regulate the saline content in the womb of these saltwater fish, according to Harlin-Cognato. Harlin-Cognato conducted the National Science Foundation-funded research at Texas A&M University in collab...In many habitats, competition is the drama, but benefactors set the stage
...ts. Restoration of a habitat-forming species could nurture the return of species including other facilitators in an upward spiral. But Altieri cautioned the findings could cut both ways: "It could make an ecosystem more susceptible to collapse because there are more links in the chain to act as Achilles' hee...Healthy coastal wetlands would adapt to rising oceans
DURHAM, N.C. -- Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies of upstream sediment aren't reduced, a new Duke Universi...Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons
... emerging leaves of cotton seedlings. Those leaves nurture the plant while it is establishing roots and gaining strength." Treated seed and insecticides applied in the furrow at planting help farmers combat thrips, but these methods are expensive and often only provide a three-week window of protectio...Flexible genes allow ants to change destiny
... advance, and a flexible combination of nature and nurture will help them do this." Dr Hughes' research used colonies of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants, which have two distinct worker castes: large workers, which forage and build the nest and small workers, which care for the ant larvae and the fungus they ...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...e done by single investigators alone. I-CARES will nurture collaboration within Washington University and with regional and international partners and contribute to more rapid progress in addressing great challenges facing our world."...Gene variant increases risk for alcoholism following childhood abuse
... With this study we see yet again that nature and nurture often work together, not independently, to influence our overall health and well-being, says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. This finding underscores the central role that gene-environment interactions play in the pathogenesis of complex disea...