Scientific in Biological News

Argonne to showcase science and technology at community open house

... science and technology. Argonne conducts basic scientific research to better understand the world we live ... user facilities to help advance America's scientific leadership, including one of the world's fastest ... cells to see which is fastest Watch a master scientific glassblower demonstrate his craft Monitor ...

Plankton Power and RTDC announce proposed algae-to-biofuels pilot facility on Cape Cod

... provide Plankton's team access to the exceptional scientific expertise and resources available at the Cape's ... opportunity to bring WHOI and MBL's combined scientific power to bear on a critical national need," noted ... Madin and Joshua Hamilton, Chief Academic and scientific Officer of MBL, in a joint statement. "We look ...

International conference on CO2 sequestration processes

... sequestration plants, join a meeting of world scientific experts, and make related field trips to ... lafur Ragnar Grmsson kicks off the formal scientific meeting to explore the status of CarbFix and ... of Iceland; and the National Center for scientific Research in Toulouse, France. ...

Life on Earth came from other planets

... came from other planets. So concludes a major scientific article which will appear in the inaugural issue ... prevailed on this planet. As summed up in a scientific paper to be published in the premier issue of ... 100 research reports published in prestigious scientific journals, Dr. Joseph concludes that innumerable ...

'Science Under Siege'

... reason and been the leading voice for reliable scientific examination of the paranormal and other ... Stuart Jordan's excellent appraisal of the scientific evidence for global warming, which prompted much ... educators, skeptics, and everyone concerned about scientific literacy. "[This] collection brings a ...

'Show me the money!' MDA greenlights grants

... has committed over $2 billion to fund medical and scientific research, as well as clinical and client ... Research Institute, in Ottawa, Ontario, Associate scientific Director Rashmi Kothary will be able to continue ... the Association's Medical Advisory Committee or scientific Advisory Committee before being presented to the ...

New Report Just Published: World Solid-State, Fiber, Gas and Dye Lasers Market Report

... Inc., Q-Peak, Inc, Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., scientific Materials Corporation, and TRUMPF Laser GmbH + ... of Stake in Nanjing Eastern II-38 Gerber scientific to Acquire Virtek Vision II-38 ATON Acquires ... Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (USA) II-64 scientific Materials Corporation (USA) II-64 TRUMPF ...

22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Sept. 12-16, 2009, Turkey

... College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), a scientific forum established in 1987, has set itself the ... of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is a non-profit scientific society established in 1987 on the initiative of ... practice by medical professionals. The scientific programme includes over 100 topics to be ...

SF State professor honored by President Obama for science mentoring

... doctorates in the next five years. "Too much scientific talent goes unused in the United States because ... encouragement and opportunity to pursue scientific careers," said Sheldon Axler, dean of the College ... of Professor Bayliss' work, many students whose scientific talents would have been lost to our nation are ...

Springer launches SpringerImages

... collection that now includes over 1.5 million scientific images, tables, charts and graphs, spanning all scientific subject areas. The new database will be ... with a single comprehensive resource for scientific images. In the future, we plan to partner with ...

Ecological Society of America announces 2009 award recipients

... He has written three books and more than 160 scientific papers, and his work has received more than 60 ... Environment, a nonprofit organization to improve scientific rigor of environmental decision-making that now ... award recognizes research results that provide scientific foundations for sustainable management, link ...

First riser-drilling research operations undertaken

... Zone off the Kii Peninsula of Japan. The scientific drilling expedition's first target is located in ... operations for CHIKYU in the history of scientific ocean drilling began. The British Broadcasting ... and deeper drilling. CHIKYU is the world's first scientific drilling vessel capable of riser-drilling deep ...

'Bycatch' whaling a growing threat to coastal whales

... may be equal to that killed through Japan's scientific whaling program about 150 annually from each ... presented their findings at the recent scientific meeting of the International Whaling Commission ... from an open ocean population through Japan's scientific whaling. In some past years, Japan only reported ...

Policy transparency key to saving world's fisheries

... with which coastal states incorporate scientific advice into policies, reports a study led by ... organizations, and that the conversion of scientific advice into policy, through a participatory and ... The attributes that they pinpointed included the scientific quality of management recommendations, the ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009

... The recommendation stems from one of the first scientific studies showing that this approach is effective ... better ventilation may cut emissions, but few scientific studies have tested this claim. Millions of homes ... People have used it for a range of ills. Modern scientific research suggests that acetic acid, the main ...

Scientific evidence of health problems from past contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune is limited and unlikely to be resolved with further study

... (PCE) in their water supply, but strong scientific evidence is not available to determine whether ... new or potential health studies. "Even with scientific advances, the complex nature of the Camp Lejeune ... examined data on exposures and available scientific research on associations between these chemicals ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 3, 2009

... for one of the year's largest and most important scientific conferences. The 238th National Meeting of the ... a treasure trove of some of the most significant scientific research articles published in 2008. ... PressPac contents in order to make cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a ...

Partnership to accelerate Trudeau Institute discoveries to patient care

... at advancing the commercialization of medical and scientific discoveries made at the institute to maximize ... Today, Trudeau is credited with a host of scientific discoveries that have contributed greatly to the ... of corporate relations and member of Trudeau's scientific faculty. "This combination will allow our ...

American Society for Microbiology honors Jo Handelsman

... Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor for her scientific teaching project which brought together the ... rigor, experimentation spirit, and creativity of scientific research. Her project was focused on changing the ... of HHMI, she founded the Wisconsin Program for scientific Teaching (WPST) to enhance undergraduate biology ...

SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research

... research institute, announced today that early scientific results are now available from the Advanced ... that was developed and built specifically for scientific research. NASA has used the array to determine ... optimal space weather conditions for launching scientific rockets. Since AMISR is capable of simultaneous ...

Lombardi scientist brings 'dream team' breast cancer research effort to GUMC

... Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center's incoming scientific director V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, and 12 ... grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) to form a scientific "Dream Team." This collaboration of the best ... networks. The grant awarded to Jordan and his scientific collaborators recognizes the pursuit of the most ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 20, 2009

... for one of the year's largest and most important scientific conferences. The 238th National Meeting of the ... and other general news from the world's largest scientific society. Bytesize Science blog Educators ... PressPac contents in order to make cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a ...

Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker awarded the Order of the Rising Sun

... Tokyo, in honour of his many years of service to scientific cooperation between Japan and Germany and to the ... to promote the intensification of international scientific cooperation, including with Japan." Maintaining ... Winnacker. Both of these representatives of the scientific community were nominated by the Japan Society for ...

NIH announces new program to develop therapeutics for rare and neglected diseases

... for these diseases, and NIH clearly has the scientific capability to do the work. We are eager to ... selected projects, leveraging both the in-house scientific capabilities needed to carry out much of the ... work, and contracting out other parts, as scientific opportunities dictate. Its strategies will be ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009

... for one of the year's largest and most important scientific conferences. The 238th National Meeting of the ... and other general news from the world's largest scientific society. Bytesize Science blog Educators ... PressPac contents in order to make cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a ...

Scientists urge world leaders to respond cooperatively to Pacific Ocean threats

... climate change. "This is first time the scientific community has come together in a single voice to ... World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia. "The scientific community urges governments to respond now, ... and Opportunities for Action," emerged from a scientific workshop in Honolulu hosted by the Center for ...

Rules proposed to save the world's coral reefs

... a range of situations, including where detailed scientific knowledge of local coral reefs and their species ... the protection of connectivity until sufficient scientific data was available on all reefs would mean ... are greater than those associated with any scientific uncertainty," the researchers say. Their ...

The first DFG research centers to be funded for another four years

... of its approval, also underscored the outstanding scientific work and capacity-building effects of the ... level and the successful bundling of scientific know-how in particularly forward-looking fields ... diverse collaborations and with their cumulative scientific expertise, the Research Centres have, thus, also ...

DOE funds bio-inspired solar fuel center at Arizona State

... center, one of 46 new EFRCs, will pursue advanced scientific research on solar energy conversion based on the ... to tackle the "grand challenges" and accelerate scientific advances needed to build a 21st century energy ... "Meeting this challenge will require significant scientific advances. These centers will mobilize the ...

DOE to establish Energy Frontier Research Center at PNNL

... The EFRCs, which will pursue advanced scientific research on energy, are being established by the ... "Meeting this challenge will require significant scientific advances. These Centers will mobilize the enormous talents and skills of our nation's scientific workforce in pursuit of the breakthroughs that ...

DOE makes largest Danforth Campus research award in history

... The EFRCs, which will pursue advanced scientific research on energy, are being established by the ... "Meeting this challenge will require significant scientific advances. These Centers will mobilize the enormous talents and skills of our nation's scientific workforce in pursuit of the breakthroughs that ...

UC Riverside professor receives top scientific honor

... of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is one of ... research papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and books. At UCR, his research ... society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the ...

MBL director and CEO and cell biology pioneer Gary Borisy elected to National Academy of Sciences

... society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research. The achievement, ... Hole Research Center that brings the combined scientific power of the three institutions to bear on some ... of Arts & Sciences. He is also a member of the scientific Advisory Board of the biotech company ...

Open access advocate Philip E. Bourne to receive 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award

... the free and open dissemination of science and scientific data. Bourne will receive the award on Tuesday, ... 2.0 resource dedicated to the dissemination of scientific research and science-specific research ... having full and unfettered access to important scientific research is still a different matter in many ...

Countries unite to reduce animal use in product toxicity testing worldwide

... European Union will yield globally coordinated scientific recommendations on alternative toxicity testing ... international cooperation and coordination on the scientific validation of non- and reduced-animal toxicity ... are shown to be reproducible based on strong scientific information, and able to accurately identify ...

Experts lay to rest long-held misconceptions about high fructose corn syrup at ILSI-USDA workshop

... of the Journal of Nutrition encourages the scientific community and the general public to stop ... on Dietary Sweeteners Containing Fructose" is the scientific summary of a joint conference held in March 2008 ... Agricultural Research Service. Several scientific papers from the supplement are currently ...

Winners announced in the Elsevier Grand Challenge

... 2009 - Elsevier, a leading global healthcare and scientific publisher, has announced the winners of the ... their project "Reflect: Automated Annotation of scientific Terms" Second prize winner: Vit Novacek, Tudor ... provide genuine and immediate improvements in scientific communication and point the way toward ...

Students least informed about environmental science are most optimistic

... could consistently identify, explain and apply scientific knowledge to a variety of environmental topics. ... difficulties answering questions containing scientific information relevant to basic environmental ... how well they are doing in addressing important scientific issues about our earth and its environment," said ...

Major international study challenges notions of how genes are controlled in mammals

... with the publication of several milestone scientific papers in Nature Genetics and other journals on ... years, FANTOM researchers have provided the scientific community with extensive data on the genome of ... likely to generate considerable excitement in the scientific community. The information is important for life ...

Free online toolkit provides standard measures for genome and population studies

... to develop the measures is being driven by the scientific community through the PhenX steering committee, ... information about each measure, such as current scientific thinking about its significance and influences ... to develop the measures is being driven by the scientific community through the PhenX steering committee, ...