The 156th Acoustical Society of America Meeting, Nov. 10-14, Miami, Fla.

... the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami. Reporters are invited to visit the asa World Wide Press Room: ( http://www.acoustics.org/press ). On this site...but cannot attend in person. An index of all the lay language papers on the asa World Wide Press Room is at: http://www.acoustics.org/press/156th/lay_lang...

Growing fuel and medicine: Advancing biofuels and plant-produced therapeutics

...l their requirements for this nutrient. In plants, asa is one of the major carbohydrates and antioxidants...as the main precursor. We have engineered elevated asa levels in Arabidopsis by over-expressing MI oxygen...tudy the stress tolerance and growth of these high asa lines. MIOX4 and GLOase over-expressers were chall...

Soil Science Society of America presents 2008 fellows

...te editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal and a past-chair of Division S06. He has served on numerous committees and service functions for asa and SSSA. Newell R. Kitchen - University of Missouri. Newell R. Kitchen is a soil scientist with the Cropping Systems and Water Quality Researc...

156th Acoustical Society of America Meeting, Nov. 10-14, 2008 in Miami

...ttend in person. In early November, the World Wide Press Room ( http://www.acoustics.org/press ) will be updated with the new content for the 156th asa meeting in Miami (currently it has content from the previous meeting, Acoustics '08 Paris). 5) PRESS REGISTRATION Journalists are welcome to ...

Acoustics World Wide press room now open

...lds as diverse as psychology, physics, sound engineering, marine biology, medicine, meteorology, and music. For more information, please visit the asa World Wide pressroom: http://www.acoustics.org/press/154th/lay_lang.html . Some specific highlights: PLUCKING THE INTERNET A look at distribute...

CAST rolls out biofuel commentaries in New Orleans

...y following roll-out activities for CASTs Biofuel Feedstocks Commentary (above), CAST Past President Dr. Edward C. A. Runge, Texas A&M University, and asa Representative on the CAST Board of Directors Dr. Todd D. Peterson, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, will host a CAST Town Hall Meeting. The discussion ...

Georgia Tech/Emory Center to study origin of life

...ecades ago. We believe it is also only a matter of time and effort before we will know what is required to get life started," said Emory's David Lynn, asa Griggs Candler Professor of Chemistry and Biology. Lynn will co-lead the center. The CBC program is designed to support the formation of centers th...

Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles

...scribe some highlights from among the many papers being given at the meeting. Full abstracts of the presentations mentioned below can be viewed at the asa Meeting Abstracts Database ( http://asa.aip.org/asasearch.html ) by typing in the last name of the author or the appropriate paper code. Entire sess...

Parkinson's mutation stunts neurons

...eurons is central to the pathology of PD, and loss of connections among such neurons is an early feature of the PD disease process. The researchers, asa Abeliovich and colleagues at Columbia University, said their findings could lead to animal models for studying the form of PD and ultimately to new tr...

Virtual animal shelters ?How the Internet is transforming the experience of pet adoptions

...n, "Virtual Animal Shelters and the Humane Society: How the Internet is Transforming Pet Adoption" will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in an asa session that explores animals and society. In addition to analyzing 180 homeless dog postings on a pet rescue Web site, Garcia conducted interviews...