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Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu

...er resource sharing. The announcement of the TATRC award coincides with PRAGMA 12, which runs March 20-22 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting is hosted by Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), and the Thai National Grid Center (TGNC). Five non-U.S. partners have pledged ...

New research says winning a Nobel Prize adds nearly 2 years to your lifespan

...uggesting that it is the sheer status boost of the award that is important in extending lifespan. The re...cientists in the survey had been nominated for the award several times. They found that the number had no effect- actually winning the Nobel Prize was what c...

New antibacterials being developed to tackle MRSA superbug

...he compounds being developed by Prolysis under the award from the Wellcome Trust block the ability of the MRSA bacteria to divide and multiply. They do this by inhibiting the function of the bacterium's FtsZ protein, which is essential for cell division. FtsZ is not found in humans so targeting a unique pr...

A 'traffic light' for neurons means 'go' for improving brain research

...ch group that authored the paper, received the NIH award in 2005. "This research provides a tool that we didn't have before, which is precise on-or-off control over specific neural cells in living creatures and intact circuits," says Deisseroth, whose Stanford research group collaborated with researcher...

Australian wins prestigious prize in biodiversity informatics

...the area of biodiversity informatics. The yearly award of €30,000 recognizes a researcher who is combining biosystematics and biodiversity informatics research in an exciting and novel way. Speaking about the Prize when he was notified, Flemons said "I am honoured by the award. GBIF is making a signific...

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