ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 20, 2006
...ews Service, with links to press releases and full texts of the corresponding original scientific journal articles. Yes, Virginia, some snowflakes are the same http://acswebcontent.acs.org/journalist_resources/snowflakes.pdf Tweaking bubbly's bubbles http://acswebcontent.acs.org/journalist_resources/ch...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 13, 2006
...ews Service, with links to press releases and full texts of the corresponding original scientific journal articles. Yes, Virginia, some snowflakes are the same: http://acswebcontent.acs.org/journalist_resources/snowflakes.pdf Tweaking bubbly's bubbles: http://acswebcontent.acs.org/journalist_resources/ch...Remote latrine reconfirms the presence of Essene sect at Qumran
...ng precepts that are specified in Dead Sea Scrolls texts and also documented in a Roman-era descriptions of...nes have to be located in a place that the ancient texts designate as 'outside the camp'. That's a phrase used in the Torah, where Moses tells the ancient Is...UF experts: Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free
..." Despite caffeine's widespread use, most medical texts have no guidelines for intake, Goldberger said, but even low doses might adversely affect some people. So UF researchers set out to conduct a two-phase study designed to gauge just how much caffeine is likely to turn up in decaffeinated coffees. Fi...What's next for gene therapy? Plastic
...o transfer DNA across the cell membrane." Entire texts have been devoted to the subject, Long said. "But the researchers are usually biologists. Polymer scientists can bring a unique perspective that I think will lead to new advances." Long's graduate student, John M. Layman of Richmond, Va., will shar...Springer acquires BioTribune Magazine and Biotribune.com
...n 2007. Biotribune.com is a database of reference texts in clinical biology and contains news and new product information from the field. "BioTribune perfectly matches our current portfolio," says Guido Zosimo-Landolfo, Managing Director of Springer France. "Springer will now be able to offer even mor...Germans set up an apartheid-like society in Britain
...idence of an ethnic divide can be found in ancient texts such as the laws of Ine. In around the seventh century these laws put a far greater value on the life of an Anglo-Saxon than on that of a native Briton (known as Welshman by the Anglo-Saxons at the time). If an Anglo-Saxon was killed the 'blood money...FSU Etruscan expert announces historic discovery at ancient site
...ation. "These reflect what we know from ancient texts in Latin that note that the Etruscans treated nails as sacred, and regarded them as symbolizing inexorable fate," she said. "They had a ritual practice in regard to their deity Nurtia in which they would hammer a nail into the wall of the temple each...Australian biomedical scientist wins top UK award for ovary research
...ing invitations to write chapters in authoritative texts and speak at meetings of his peers. He has collaborated with other eminent Australian scientists including Professors David de Kretser, Henry Burger, Evan Simpson and Carl Wood. His achievements have been recognised through numerous awards including ...U of MN researchers identify ataxia gene
...or would have developed the disease." Biographical texts of Lincoln include descriptions of his uncoordinated and uneven gait, suggesting the possibility that he showed early features of the disease. Ranum started this historical and scientific journey more than a decade ago. She and her colleagues Joh...Dyslexia: risk gene is identified
...attendance they have great difficulties in reading texts and expressing themselves in writing. For many children the nature of their reading and spelling disability is not recognised until it is too late, i.e. when they are having psychological problems due to their learning difficulties. They can develop ...New European legislation impacts on both cancer trials and drug approval
...remain out of the scope of the revised legislative texts in some cases. In certain member states, non-interventional trials allow limited research in the form of observational studies outside of the new legal framework although these are heavily restricted to small Phase I/II case series within or in clos...Rutgers entomologist honored by Chinese Academy of Sciences
... three books that are considered to be the seminal texts in his field, Gaugler frequently is asked to lecture abroad. He has presented invited lectures in 40 countries spanning six continents. Gaugler's research has led to six patents, six licensing agreements and nine bioinsecticidal products that current...Unlocking genetic mysteries focus of UH symposium
...t this in perspective, genomes can be described as texts written in biochemical letters, called nucleotides, that are devoid of punctuation marks or any other annotations," said Dan Graur, the John and Rebecca Moores professor of biology and biochemistry at UH. "The human genome, for instance, consists of......ound time to share his insights, writing important texts for those in the sciences and also popular works, some of them best sellers, that describe his life and work for those with no technical background. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928, Watson received a B.S. in 1947 from the University of Chicago and...