Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
...nce Madin, WHOI Director of Research. The research programs will increase our fundamental understanding of the ocean and its ecosystems in this important part of the world, and should prove valuable to Saudi environmental resource managers. The proposed coral reef systems research project will focus o...New study warns limited carbon market puts 20 percent of tropical forest at risk
...egions to ensure that conservation and development programs proceed in accordance with their rights and traditional ways of life as stewards of the crucial ecosystems in which they live....AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment
...for human space exploration, says Kei Koizumi, the programs director, in a report posted online on 6 August. ...ort science and math education programs; authorize programs to encourage U.S. students to pursue S&T careers; and create a new DOE agency to fund high-risk, hig...Smithsonian's National Zoo researchers use electronic eggs to help save threatened species
...r SSPs, are population management and conservation programs for selected species in North American zoos and aquariums. The SSPs are designed to maintain healthy and self-sustaining populations that are genetically diverse and demographically stable. Telemetric eggs like the ones used for the National Zoos ...$9 million EPSCoR grant to foster integrated research
... and developing K-12 education and public outreach programs throughout Alaska. The program also aims to increa...on, private sector and government entities. It has programs in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Alaska EPSCoR is a statewide University of...Additional mammogram readers improve breast cancer detection
...s of the study because of differences in screening programs around the world. Ultimately, deciding on the number of readers needed to interpret a screening mammogram will depend on how many readers are available and which outcomes we seek, the authors write....American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...xpensive for practical use. But today, computer programs can take the guesswork out of making sandpaper by modeling how an abrasive will perform, while the electron microscope has been used to optimize the structure of the tiniest abrasives. With the development of stronger materials, scientists have corre......mit the United States to more dynamic and generous programs of official development assistance in agriculture for Third World nations, he said. Hans-Joachim Braun, the current Director of CIMMYTs global wheat program attended on the centers behalf. Its hard to over-estimate what Norm Borlaug has done for t...2007-2008 Genzyme/ACMGF Clinical Genetics Fellowship In Biochemical Genetics award winner announced
...on supports the important research and educational programs of the ACMG. The Genzyme/ACMGF Clinical Genetics ...tant at this point in history as newborn screening programs are rapidly expanding in the United States and we need physicians trained in metabolic diseases and ...ACMG recognizes progress made in newborn screening
...hofdimes.com/nbs . More thorough newborn screening programs will save lives and reduce disabilities. Advances ...ailable to all pediatricians and newborn screening programs in the United States a set of materials (ACT(ion) sheets and algorithms for diagnostic confirmation ...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...veloped one of the nations most respected academic programs in the field, which focuses on the use of informat...and a Ph.D. program in 2003. Hersh spearheaded the programs foray into distance learning in 1999 and the program recently accepted its 500th student. More than ...... Homestake to provide space for early experimental programs as well as the initiation of a substantial education effort. Berkeley Lab has been one of the principal institutes involved in the scientific proposal of the Homestake Collaboration. Speaking on behalf of Berkeley Lab in response to the announcem...Nearly 90 percent of babies receive recommended newborn screening tests
...onditions. Disparities in state newborn screening programs mean some babies may die or develop brain damage o... be screened for all of the core conditions. Their programs will be implemented next year. Other states overcame remarkable challenges in order to provide fo...Norwegian council names ASU researcher 'Outstanding Young Investigator'
...dees unique opportunities to build strong research programs early on. According to the council, of the 179 applicants, the 20 selected as Outstanding Young Investigators range in age from 25 to 41, and, women researchers represent 40 percent of the group. Arvid Hallen, the director general of the Research...Size and positioning of floral anthers facilitates pollen collection by bees
...animals, wind, or the flowers themselves. Genetic programs determine how the embryos will grow, when the frui...s of genes, called networks, which control complex programs that determine an organisms final form. In addition, the parts of the genome that do not code for p...Size and positioning of floral anthers facilitates
... animals, wind, or the flowers themselves. Genetic programs determine how the embryos will grow, when the frui...s of genes, called networks, which control complex programs that determine an organisms final form. In addition, the parts of the genome that do not code for pr...Biocontrol of invasive water hyacinth contributes to socioeconomic and health improvements in Africa
...a and schistosomiasis vectors. Similar biocontrol programs have been successfully applied throughout the trop...ang has also worked on other successful biocontrol programs to eradicate pests of citrus, cabbage, and cassava. He credits the development of his interest in b...Bioinformatics-related methods are featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
...mic basis as well as descriptions of various BLAST programs and their appropriate applications. It will be useful to a wide range of biologists seeking to better understand and apply BLAST to their systems. The second freely available article describes a computational pipeline that has been optimized to ide...New approach to pulmonary hypertension shows promise
... he added. "The development of multidisciplinary programs that focus on pulmonary hypertension all over the world is significantly improving the diagnosis and care of patients with pulmonary hypertension," said Linda Webster, a co-author of the study and manager of the U of A pulmonary hypertension program....Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
...ng operations from encroachment pressures, but the programs funding and activities should be accelerated before land development hinders future buffering opportunities, according to a RAND Corporation report issued today. The Office of the Secretary of Defense asked the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit researc...