Media alert A look forward and a look back: 50 years of crop science
...ttendees from all over the world. A full slate of technical sessions during the week is scheduled through noon on Thursday, Nov. 10. To view the exciting program, including searching the abstracts, click on "Meeting Program" at: www.saltlake-2005.org...Organic, sustainability research discussed at scientific meeting
...unities of the next half-century. A full slate of technical sessions covering 2,500 research papers presented by 3,000 attendees is scheduled through noon on Thursday, Nov. 10. To view the exciting program, including a searchable program of the papers scheduled, see: http://crops.confex.com/crops/2005am/tech...RIT partners with leader in remote sensing to enhance homeland security
...rd includes a substantial donation of software and technical support. "We are looking forward to this partnership with RIT," said Bob Morris, President of Leica. "The Center of Excellence at RIT will serve as a testing ground for our new products and leverage the expertise of the research staff, students and ...Tulane receives millions for international health and tropical medicine research
... for Disease Control, provides staff, training and technical assistance in monitoring and evaluation to Atlanta and to countries with US government assisted projects conducting surveillance, HIV/AIDS prevention and rolling out antiretroviral medications in Angola, Brazil, Haiti, South Africa, Rwanda and Ethiop...Scientists crack code for motor neuron wiring
...ssed by spinal cord motor neurons was an important technical advance that enabled the researchers to crack this code. Using these antibodies, Dasen and colleagues pinpointed the pattern of expression of each protein within the set of motor neurons that project to limb muscles. "Once we had these reagents, we w...Winners of 2005 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
...osis and why even doctors with great knowledge and technical skill can have mediocre results. "I think there is an enormous amount to be learned from close, detailed observation of cases," said Gawande, who is a practicing surgeon as well as a staff writer for The New Yorker. "It succeeds in generating new k...Fisheries science student describes new species of mussel
...ind in the nation. Faculty members stress both the technical and human elements of natural resources and instill in students a sense of stewardship and land-use ethics. Areas of studies include environmental resource management, fisheries and wildlife sciences, forestry, geospatial and environmental analysis, ......e's lives, and not based on arguments appealing to technical or economic rationality. Industry and commerce is prepared to play its role, but needs consistent incentive mechanisms given the absence of immediate market imperatives to change current practice. Governmen...OSC showcases initiatives at International Supercomputing Conference
...iverse population of students for the leading-edge technical careers of the future. TFN, the nation's most advanced statewide fiber-optic network designed to enhance education, research and economic development regionally, will feature a live demonstration of its collaborative measurement and testing research...Satellites support Kyoto Protocol through forest mapping service
...earchers and experts working in climate policy and technical issues related to monitoring, reporting and accounting. Around 30 people attended. Jos Romero of the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscapes (SAEFL being renamed the Federal Office for the Environment in 2006) stated he regarded sa...New microscope allows scientists to track a functioning protein with atomic-level precision
...ls in understanding enzyme action," he says. "This technical achievement will no doubt lead to new information about the molecular machinery that carries out basic cellular processes, particularly those related to replication, transcription and translation," adds Catherine Lewis, a program director in biophysi...9/11 panel makes recommendations for DNA-based identification after mass disasters
...DNA samples were not in perfect condition, several technical improvements had to be made to provide more useful DNA samples. In addition, other methods of DNA identification were used to assist in the effort. The panel also makes suggestions on how to improve DNA-based identification efforts in the event of a...Information & communications technologies key to sustainable development in Africa: UNU
...d expertise throughout Africa and offer electronic technical assistance. The initiative includes a media centre, a digital library and a computing centre to foster cooperation between African universities and research institutions and to network with other online initiatives worldwide, including the UNU-affi......first milestone reduces but does not eliminate the technical risk associated with the research program being undertaken by Panbio. The company continues to work to meet the objectives of the operational plan and execution process that has delivered this milestone result within the expected time frame. The pri...Nerac delivers new research solution
...e best of both worlds access to premier published technical information and research assistance from a profess...s an analysis of findings from various scientific, technical and patent resources....American Physical Society honors outstanding achievements of two Brandeis scientists
... ''for his seminal contributions to the theory and technical development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and for pioneering applications of this technique to the study of biological molecules.'' Both physicists responded to the APS announcement by saying that winning the prizes is a great honor, b...Penn researchers provide recommendations for artificial nutrition and hydration
...isks and burdens, which must be administered using technical medical procedures. In addition, it has no role in palliative care, since it does not promote patient comfort or ease suffering." The article recommends five fundamental principles for clinicians to follow and a thorough discussion of the ethical and...UK working with 20/20 GeneSystems
...rly in the development of tumors. This is the same technical approach used by the team developing a new prostate cancer test reported in The New England Journal of Medicine on Sept. 22 of this year. "This outstanding research will be integrated into our novel lung cancer screening program at the UK Lucille...Sahara's edge studied from ground, air and space to improve water management
...anisations including water and basin authorities, technical centres, universities and regional organisations - have become involved in different projects around the continent. The hope is to develop a technical, human and institutional capacity to bridge Africa's water information gap using satellite data. E...Stevens Professor Alan Blumberg to speak at New York Public Library
...itimeforecast/ . The presentation will address the technical details of the system, how the user community collaborated on the project, and the unique challenges associated with constructing an operational observing and forecasting system in an urbanized marine region....