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Plastic that grows on trees

...reducing separation and purification cost. “The opportunities are endless,” Zhang said, “and the chemistry is starting to get interesting.”...

Ecology in an era of globalization

...ics - when combined with ecological data - present opportunities for modeling projections, long-range conservation strategies, and policy interventions. In "The future of production systems in a globalized world," Elena Bennett (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and Patricia Balvanera (Universidad Nacional A...

Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles

... NPS has developed analytical tools to assess lost opportunities to hear and respond to the sounds of nature. At ...ortant roles in the marine ecosystem. To increase opportunities for observing the whales, Kelly Newman ( k.newman@sfos.uaf.edu ) and Alan Springer of the University...

Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines

...e great environmental benefits and increase market opportunities for Canadian oilseed producers." "Our Government... another example of how we can create new economic opportunities for farmers and the agricultural sector while also taking care of our environment." Natural Resour...

Vitamins: Science doesn't always match policy

...ention" in 2006, Rosenberg outlines challenges and opportunities to advancing the scientific knowledge of vitamins and minerals in an article published in a January supplement of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "The evidence regarding vitamin use for prevention of chronic disease is still quite rudime...

Female chimps keep the bullies at bay

...ze their reproductive activities which reduces the opportunities for less-desirable males to coerce them into mating. The findings have just been published online in Springer's journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Most studies of primates to date have suggested that females synchronize their reproductive...

Metacognition: Faced with a test, rats can check their knowledge first

... the authors point out in their paper, may provide opportunities to study the neuroanatomical and molecular mechanisms that underlie metacognition. ...

Are we killing the world's oceans?

...hore petroleum resource development. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion. Dr. Daniel Pauly, Director of the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia, will kick off the forum with a free public lecture on "Are We Past the Point of No Return in Mining Fish From the Sea?" on Feb....

FSU researchers determine a critical factor in workings of proteins

...increases the rate. "This theory opens numerous opportunities for further study," Zhou said. "For example, we now can begin to uncover the molecular bases of large variations in association rate among proteins. It also might be possible to design proteins with the desired association rate." Attila Szabo, chi...

Scientists uncover new target in cancer mutation puzzle

...his line of research will give us a range of novel opportunities for treatments of cancer patients. We are at the beginning of a new and exciting road." ...

Mother knows best: Plant knowledge key to childhood health in remote Amazon

... "However, many Tsimane' are pursuing new economic opportunities that undermine this aspect of their culture. It seems to be one of the many unintended consequences of globalization." The study evaluated the health of 330 Tsimane' two-to-ten year-olds and interviewed their mothers and fathers to assess their ...

Linheng Li Lab documents the development of cancer stem cells

...future work." "Findings from the Li Lab create opportunities to further characterize cancer stem cells and to obtain their molecular signature -- providing important insight into targeting these cells," said Robb Krumlauf, Ph.D., Scientific Director. "This is a fascinating new area of cancer research, and Linh...

Too much of a good thing? Excess nutrients or water limit biodiversity

...homogeneous and consequently reduces the number of opportunities for competing species to coexist. Put another way, it reduces the number of niches, allowing a few species to dominate. The study, conducted by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology, and Stanley Harpole will be published March 25 in the onli...

Army research mission focused on autism

...nto the Field of Autism research. When the funding opportunities are announced next month, investigators currently engaged in autism research, and researchers and clinicians wishing to apply their knowledge to autism, are encouraged to submit proposals. In a few weeks, more details will be available through the CD...

New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology'

...mall-size studies. "Because the challenges and opportunities presented by metagenomics are so enormous, a major commitment equivalent to that of the Human Genome Project is both justified and necessary," added committee co-chair James M. Tiedje, University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and director o...

Theory of oscillations may explain biological mysteries

...val of a third competitor to provide unpredictable opportunities for the newcomer to invade. Vandermeer holds out hopes that the study of oscillations in biological populations will lead to insights into complex systems, such as those that include animals that eat other predators as well as omnivores that eat both...

'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance

...us," he says. "It's important to provide jobs and opportunities in Madison for people who train here." And beyond helping to expand Wisconsin's booming biotechnology sector, success at ConjuGon will ultimately help nurture future scientific innovations from the university. "Because WARF is the licensor of my ...

'GreeneChip' -- New diagnostic tool that rapidly and accurately identifies multiple pathogens

... and death. The GreeneChip provides unprecedented opportunities for unbiased pathogen discovery and reduction of illness and death caused by infectious disease....

Researchers create mouse lacking key inflammation gene

...rophage-specific LITAF-deficient animals opens new opportunities for assessing the role of LITAF in inflammation in hopes of designing anti-LITAF drugs for major inflammatory diseases," says Dr. Salomon Amar of Boston University, the lead author of the paper. Amar discovered the LITAF transcription factor in 1999....

Telemedicine robots help improve health

...s, as well as professional support and educational opportunities to health staff in regional areas, such as Mt Isa," Dr Smith said....

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