Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
...Richard Axel, has received the Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies clarifying how our sense of smell works," said Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger. "Dr. Axel's groundbreaking research solves the puzzle of how we translate the sensations around us into knowledge that is key for our survival and...University of Oregon professor wins 2004 Spiers Medal
...f Oregon chemistry professor Geri Richmond for her pioneering research on the structure of water at surfaces. Richmond is the 2004 recipient of the Spiers Medal, awarded by Great Britain's Royal Society of Chemistry for outstanding contributions in two main areas of physical chemistry. "The Spiers Medal is a...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...is a long-time investigator in the field, has done pioneering research on the prebiotic chemistry of nucleotides. This latest study is an advance because previous attempts to demonstrate the formation of peptides on early Earth depended on reaction schemes that were less plausible or were not as effic...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...ary-General Kofi Annan, called the contribution "a pioneering report that will shape the way leaders around the world think about the role of new technologies in solving old problems. Its clarity is only matched by its practical approach."...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
...ees, the Foundation seeks to nurture and recognize pioneering individuals and programs that reflect the visionary spirit and pioneering heritage of Christopher Columbus. The foundation was created by Congress in 1992 and endowed with fu...How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
... soil and animal sciences with an amazing tool for pioneering research in these areas....The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
...sease among children in Mozambique is based on the pioneering research of Drs. Ruth and Victor Nussenzweig and their colleagues at NYU School of Medicine. Ruth Nussenzweig, Doc en Med, Ph.D., the C.V. Starr Professor of Medical and Molecular Parasitology, and her husband, Victor Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D., t...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...air. Liko (pronounced Lee-ko) continues to undergo pioneering veterinary light emitting diode (LED ) therapy to ... the young dolphin continues to participate in his pioneering regenerative therapies in a quiet lagoon alongside the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort. Veterinarians...ENCODE consortium publishes scientific strategy
...gy development grants to provide new tools for the pioneering effort. In a peer-reviewed article published in the Oct. 22 issue of Science , the ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) consortium outlines its plans for achieving its ambitious goal of building a "parts list" of all sequence-based functional eleme...Rice biologists elected AAAS Fellows
...evolutionary biology, were each selected for their pioneering efforts on the evolution of sociality. AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society, publishes the weekly journal Science, which has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed scientific journal in the world. Few AAAS members ar...Norman D. Newell to receive Legendary Geoscientist Award
... fossil bivalve mollusks. Additionally, he applied pioneering work on modern carbonate sediments to a seminal study of the west Texas Permian reef complex. Newell began his career in 1929 as an assistant geologist at the Kansas Geological Survey. He then moved to teaching as an assistant professor of geology at......rsity of Southern California biomedical engineer's pioneering brain cell research has led directly to a patented system that is now being rolled out to stem gun violence on the streets of Chicago and Los Angeles. The engineer is Theodore Berger, director of the USC Center for Neural Engineering whose life's wor...Study reveals developing countries with recipe for thriving health biotech industries
... has been the result of strong individuals playing pioneering roles in their health biotechnology development. Despite the value of strong individual leadership, a systemic approach is likely to be more sustainable in the long run, says Halla Thorsteinsdttir, D.Phil, Assistant Professor at the University of Tor...Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
...ersity of Newcastle upon Tyne, have come up with a pioneering North Sea fisheries management plan which recognises the importance of humans and their interaction with the marine environment, or ecosystem. The scientists, who are funded by the European Union, have produced the North Sea Fisheries Ecosystem Plan...Alcohol vulnerability linked to action of insulin
...ining the response to addictive drugs." In her pioneering 10-year research effort to determine the genetic basis of alcohol-induced behavior, Heberlein has employed an apparatus she calls the inebriometer, in which normal flies and those with known mutations are placed at the top of a four-foot high column ......h high beam quality. He also accomplished decisive pioneering work on the improvement of the optical properties of optical fibres for light emission and thus of their usefulness for lasers. For the first time this makes high efficiency laser sources that can be used as components in integrated optics available....Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...JIT researchers continue testing. "NJIT is doing pioneering research to make a firearm that can save thousands of innocent lives," said Lautenberg during the demonstration. "On any given day people across the country can turn on their TV news or read in their local paper the sad story of a child taking anoth...Chromosome 16 publication fulfills DOE's human genome commitment
...human genome--and very excited by the advances our pioneering discovery-class science now is making possible in ...uced heritable mutations. In 1987, recognizing its pioneering contributions to discovery class science, a federal report recommended DOE assume a leadership role ...'From the Sidelines' describes the making of a scientific revolution
...story during her marriage to George Streisinger, a pioneering molecular biologist and co-founder of the UO Institute of Molecular Biology. Her gentle humor warms the book, which is written so that nonscientists can share in the camaraderie and excitement that inspired creation of the UO institute. The book incl...Urban ecology study witnessing the birth of a 'designer ecosystem'
... heavily influenced by humans. What we're doing is pioneering this," Grimm said....