Shoulder ligament a linchpin in the evolution of flight
...use muscles not ligaments to do the hard work of supporting the shoulder. Then Baier hit the fossil record, studying the skeleton of Archaeopteryx lithographica, considered by many paleontologists to be the first bird. Baier even traveled to Beijing to examine the fossilized remains of Confuciusornis, Sinorn...Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
... approaches available today might go a long way in supporting such policies. Promoting ecotourism can provide i...sertification. Many examples of national policies supporting such transitions are available although not always fully successful. Accounting for, and preservin...'Lessons learned' highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
...ontexts such as Barbados and Brazilin spurring and supporting state action regarding access to treatment for HIV/AIDS victims. They conclude the key factors in enabling effective treatment access in both countries were (a) sufficient political will and (b) the recognition of health care as a human right. What ...NASA ice images aid study of Pacific walrus arctic habitats
...or walrus. To study the population dynamics and supporting habitats of the Pacific walrus, students from the NASA Develop program worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska to determine the relationship between polar sea ice formations and the preferred habitat of the Pacific walrus. For the fi...Supercomputing equipment to advance the frontiers of computational biology
...th the Blue Gene computing environment, while also supporting a project to develop new simulation technologies for understanding biological systems. The work will help researchers develop algorithms and software that run efficiently on Blue Gene technology, which is a key part of the new Computational Center fo...Cocaine high caused by interference in neuronal receiving stations
...o cocaine. "These results provide strong evidence supporting a critical role of the D2R-NR2B interaction in mediating cocaine's effect on [kinase binding and phosphorylation] and in constructing a full-scale motor response to cocaine," concluded the researchers....NASA sets briefing on how climate warming affects marine life
...for participation information. Images and graphics supporting the briefing will be posted shortly before the briefing at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/warm_marine.html Participants: Michael J. Behrenfeld, ocean plant ecologist, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore. ...Brown and OTS will jointly manage new ILTER network secretariat
...ture and budget to build a sustainable approach to supporting the organization. Steve Hamburg, the Ittleson Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Brown, is co-directing the secretariat with Jorge Arturo Jimnez, director of OTS in Costa Rica. Describing the need for long-term monitoring and research,...PET imaging shows young smokers quick benefit of quitting
...normalized abnormal coronary artery function, thus supporting its value in preventing heart disease in young adults," he explained. "In addition, this is an important report with PET imaging that shows abnormal coronary artery function can be measured by coronary blood flow and flow response to cold stimulation...Genetic archaeology offers clues to backstory of male pregnancy
...ene was drafted into an after-hours gig working on supporting the then-newfangled male brood pouch. Patristacin is found in the brood pouch of pipefish and seahorses and in the kidney and liver of bony fish.. "We think it was a new job for an old gene genetic moonlighting, so to speak. At this point we know t...JCI table of contents: December 1, 2006
...ment in the bone marrow, but it also has a role in supporting tumor growth. It is a finely tuned process regulated by a balance of pro- and anti-angiogenic factors, and in a study appearing in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from Weill Medical College, New York, show tha...ASEAN endorses major initiatives to boost regional rice production
...o. Dr. Zeigler said having all the ASEAN nations supporting the Rice Knowledge Bank makes it one of the most important tools for Asian agriculture now available on the Internet. ASEAN is also now a world leader in the development of environmental indicators for agriculture, as this level of ministerial suppor...Committee review of stem-cell fraud finds editors followed all rules
...nd co-authors. Publish more primary data within supporting material, to ensure that all relevant information is available to reviewers and readers. Collaborate with other high-profile journals such as Nature to establish common standards. Given the large volume of papers handled by Science editors ...Male chimpanzees prefer mating with old females
...in mating contests. The findings, in addition to supporting the idea that long-term pair bonding and menopause may contribute to the preference of human males for young females, also suggest that this characteristic may be an evolutionarily derived trait that arose in the human lineage sometime after the line...Adult neurogenesis newly adult-born neurons are functionally similar to mature neurons
...istinguishable between the two cell types, further supporting the earlier indications that adult-born and pup-born neurons function in fundamentally the same way. Given the functional similarities between adult-born and pup-born neurons, this means that at least some neurons that develop in adult brains can ......g as over 4km across and a few hundred meters high supporting characteristic ecosystems with particular faunal communities, living directly or indirectly on methane, some of which appear to represent completely new species to science....Hundreds of thousands of viral species present in the world's oceans
...ic distance and genetic distance of viral species, supporting the idea that the marine virome varies from region to region. They also investigated how similar the viromes from each location were--in fact, the differences were mostly explained by variations in relative abundance of the viral species, and support...First global analysis of sexual behavior
...tion strategies. Governments tend to shy away from supporting interventions other than those with orthodox approaches. Sexuality is an essential part of human nature and its expression needs to be affirmed rather than denied if public health messages are to be heeded'....SNM: Exploring molecular imaging potential
...maging originated, SNM is uniquely responsible for supporting the new field of molecular imaging and the scientists, clinicians and technologists involved in it," he added. "SNM sees the merging of nuclear medicine techniques, new technologies, hybrid imaging and advances in molecular biology as a defining mome...HHMI awards $19 million to Latin American, Canadian scientists
...ces to adequately support world-class research, by supporting scientific leaders and strengthening their research institutions. "This is the 15th anniversary of HHMI's international program, which began in 1991 with awards to outstanding scientists in our closest neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada," sa...