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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Dec 11, 2011


Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at the summit of Gulf ...
Corpus Christi Caller Times
"Those guys," the now well-known group of endowed chairs who lead the HarteResearch Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies were, for a few days last week, rock stars in comfort shoes and sensible ties. They are the nucleus of a scientificcommunity that ...
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The new science of our cross-wired senses
The Boston Globe
Over the past decade, previously disparate studies of the senses have begun to merge. There is now a yearly conference devoted to multisensory research, and the topic is finding its way into neuroscience meetings. Some scientists focus specifically on ...
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Studying alternative medicine with taxpayer dollars
Los Angeles Times
Briggs, a respected NIH researcher and physician who has headed NCCAM for nearly four years, said in an interview that she is dedicated to evidence-based medicine and that the center, under her leadership, is committed to rigorousscientific studies. ...
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What If There Were Rules for Science Journalism?
Slate Magazine
Articles should mention where the story has come from: a conference lecture, an interview with a scientist, or a study in a peer-reviewed journal, for example. Another concern is the sometimes misguided application of "balance" in science reporting. ...
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Slate Magazine
Why India is not a great scientific power
The Hindu
It is the robustness of scientific research and innovation that sets apart great powers from the mediocre ones. We have goodscientists, but why has India not produced outstanding scientistswho make path-breaking discoveries that will make the world ...
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The Hindu
In Physics, Telling Cranks from Experts Ain't Easy
Scientific American (blog)
My job isn't to uncover scientific truth, I told myself, but to report on what professional scientists think the truth is. But cranks have always haunted me. Who, I wondered, are these people, toiling in feverish obscurity over their wildly ambitious ...
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Scientific American (blog)
SQU to host global camelid conference
Oman Daily Observer
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — The Animal & Veterinary Sciences Department in the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University is gearing up to host the third conference of the International Society of CamelidResearch and ...
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Bad hair day? Blame the dye
Telegraph.co.uk
Scientists at P&G, however, now believe they have discovered a solution to the problem. In research published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science and New Scientist, they show it is possible to create liquid crystals that can stick to the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Biomedical company work edges forward
DesMoinesRegister.com
Research into plant science, animal health and human therapeutics can be complimentary as scientists delve deeper into genetics, said ISU's Steve Carter. Many of the technologies that the industries use are the same, and workers need the same skills. ...
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Sexism: a study
The Guardian
Why are there so many scientific studies into why women are crap? Serious question. I ask after reading about a study reported in the Daily Mail: "How women are instinctively programmed to be 'bitchy' about sexy peers". How? I'll explain. ...
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Does the 'God particle' exist?
Jamaica Observer
The Higgs boson, a sub-atomic particle that is thought to carry all the mass in ordinary matter, has eluded the boffins (persons engaged in scientific or technicalresearch) since it was proposed nearly half a century ago. But speculation is raging ...
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Russia gives up on failed Mars probe, braces for crash landing next month
Washington Post
... all these attempts have not yield[ed] any satisfactory results,” wrote Lev Zelenyi, director of the Space Research Institute in Moscow. The institute, which planned the long-anticipated mission, is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ...
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Rats Show Empathy And Altruistic Behavior, New Study Claims
Huffington Post
"Scientific American really brought us together," Mason says. In the new study, Mason and Bartal placed pairs of rats in Plexiglass pens. One rat was trapped in a cage in the middle of the pen, whereas the other rat was free to run around. ...
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Dr. Ben de Lumen, 2010 AAAS Fellow and UC Berkeley Scientist who discovered an ...
Asianjournal.com
And this past decade since their discovery, he and his team at UC Berkeley's Health Sciences Initiative, a partnership among biomedical sciences and technology programs geared towards advancing research into today's major health problems, ...
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Video game helps advance genetic research into Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer
Winnipeg Free Press
"But the goal is really to expand that to casual players. People don't really need to know that it contributes to science to enjoy it." The results of the players' efforts can be retrieved by scientists from a database on the game's website. ...
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GERMANY: Shortage of science graduates alarming
University World News
The MINT Report, compiled by the Cologne Institute for EconomicResearch, appears every six months. MINT stands for mathematics, informatics, natural sciences and technology. It is also the name of a campaign to boost development in these areas by the ...
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University World News
Economic science: Cobb quickly luring biotech, pharmaceuticals, science firms
Marietta Daily Journal
Georgia and Cobb County are quickly becoming home to some of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, which often go hand and hand with each other — biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. And many experts say those industries result in ...
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Global warming changes balance between parasite and host in fish -- new study
Science Codex
The research, supported by funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), has been published today in the influential journal Global Change ...
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Science Codex
News of the science world from San Francisco
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Sanolakis, of the Hellenic Center of Marine Research in Greece and the University of Southern California, is part of an international group of scientists who travel wherever a devastating tsunami hits. Expensive infrastructure isn't always effective,...
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Scientists say cod still overfished
Boston.com
NOAA conducts its research with ocean trawlers, uses academic scientists tostudy fishing stocks, and incorporates statistical reports of fish landings submitted by fishermen and seafood dealers into its reports. In recent weeks, fishermen have called ...
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American Geophysical scientists strike back with climate change literacy online
Examiner.com
Dr. Krill is the author of the e-book Historical research exposing the scientificconspiracy against continental drift. A number of presenters including the author of Earth: The Operator's Manual also seemed to agree with these findings that the ...
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Multi-discipline study, led by Rutgers, will look at universe's 'big questions'
MyCentralJersey.com
Cosmology is the study of the nature of the universe. The philosophy of cosmology concerns philosophical issues arising from cosmology and the relationship between cosmology and science, social sciences, religion, mythology, and other human activities. ...
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Mangalore: International Chemistry Conference Concludes at Varsity
Daijiworld.com
Dr Fun remarked that the authorities must have an eye on measuring the personalities by their research achievements and talented performances. He cautioned that otherwise, worthy and scientific services may be pushed to the corner. ...
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Science's Little Secret
Huffington Post UK (blog)
It is because many, though not all, journals that publish scientific researchoperate an embargo system. They send out details of forthcoming articles provided journalists agree to keep quiet until a specified time. Some maintain it's a reasonable ...
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Fallout far-reaching as dust kicks up in West
Sacramento Bee
Scientists caution that links between asthma and dust are not certain. In any event, scientists say the new dust studies are highlighting a disparity in how air is regulated. Pollution research has mostly focused on urban areas, where air quality is ...
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Big brain 'Theory'
New York Post
“Big Bang” creators shaped Bialik's role to match her scientificprofile. Bialik, 36, planned for a career as a research professor while “Blossom” was still on the air. Amazingly, she turned down admission to both Harvard and Yale. ...
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New York Post
AUSTRALIA: Research to thwart species extinction
University World News
She adds that new tools from mathematics, statistics, economics and the socialsciences are being devised, along with the compilation of data from researchers in the various universities. "The way we operate is to form working groups on challenging ...
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How the local economy survived the death of manufacturing
MetroWest Daily News
Jason Krupp of Medford, an intern from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, performs a compression test on microspheres for uterine fibroid embolization in the new endosurgery unit in 2005 at Boston Scientific in Natick. By Laura Krantz/Daily News staff ...
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Larry Wilson: Turning lab tables on science blues
Pasadena Star-News
Here at the home of the best scientific research institute on Earth, we're surrounded by the world's greatest scientists, both the undergraduates and the laureates. But I'm not worried about the scientific opportunities for Caltech students. ...
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Scientists Assess Radioactivity in the Ocean from Japan Nuclear ...
The study was conducted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution chemist Ken Buesseler and two colleagues based in Japan, Michio Aoyama of the Meteorological Research Institute and Masao Fukasawa of the Japan Agency for Marine- Earth Science and Technology. ... Buesseler was awarded a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of OceanSciences to establish baseline concentrations of radionuclides in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans . ...
ScienceNewsline - Top Science News
Global warming changes balance between ... - Science Codex
By News
The study from the University of Leicester revealed that global warming had the potential to change the balance between parasite and host - with potentially serious implications for fish populations. ... The research, supported by funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), has been published today in the influential journal Global Change Biology. Vicki said: "The ...
Science Codex - Earth
Enviornmental Science News - » Harte Research Institute for Gulf of ...
By Corpus Christi Caller Times
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at the summit of Gulf … The report card, developed by McKinney, Tunnell and teams from Harwell Gentile & Associates, an ecological risk modeling firm, and three scientists from the ...
Enviornmental Science News
Research scientist confesses to falsifying numerous studies ...
"I have failed as a scientist, as a researcher," said Stapel to the media. ... A man admits to knowingly falsifying many scientific studies, and one of the journals that...
www.naturalnews.com/034348_medical_journals_falsified_ev...
Scientific Literature Review Finds Opportunities for More Research ...
More peer-reviewed scientific studies of the effects on wildlife of large-scale solar... Opportunities for hypothesis-driven research on solar energy facilities of this ...
www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3051
Childhood Obesity Best Battled in Schools ... - Scientific American
Bring Science Home; 1000 Scientists in 1000 Days; Search for Scientists/ Educators ... Australian researchers examined 55 interventions in previousstudies and ...
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=childhood...best
Be suspicious of research presented at scientific meetings | The ...
Be suspicious of research presented at scientific meetings ... hundreds of very smart people present the results of their studies to their very smart peers. And as...
ethicalnag.org/2011/12/08/research-scientific-meetings/
Some atheist scientists with children embrace ... - Science Daily
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science ... Scientificidentity -- Study participants wish to expose their children to all sources of ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201132524.htm
Why Atheists Celebrate Christmas | Atheism & Religious Attendance ...
Ecklund and her colleagues reported their findings in the December issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Earlier research by Ecklund has ...
www.livescience.com/17289-atheists-celebrate-christmas-chur...
Singapore scientists lead human embryonic stem cell study ...
Singapore scientists lead human embryonic stem cell study. Posted by iCELL News, on 28th November 2011, in Stem Cell Research. www.investorstemcell. com ...
investorstemcell.com/.../singapore-scientists-lead-human-embr...
GEN | BLOGbiotech: Citizen Groups Take Scientific Research Out of ...
Citizen Groups Take Scientific Research Out of the Laboratory and into Their ...scientists require that all the researchers cooperating with their specific study ...
www.genengnews.com/blog-biotech/citizen...of.../658/
CAM: Taxpayer money spent on studies with questionable scientific ...
With $666000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant ...that the center, under her leadership, is committed to rigorous scientific studies....
www.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-met-nccam-overview-2011121...
Health Hackers and Citizen Scientists Shake Up Medical Research ...
Health Hackers and Citizen Scientists Shake Up Medical Research ... Review Boards (IRBs) insist that academic researchers follow do slow down studies. ...
careandcost.com/2011/12/06/6874/
Job posting details: Accelerator Physicist Research Scientist (Career ...
At CERN, the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments are used tostudy ... IMT attracts top students, researchers and scholars through competitive...
cerncourier.com/cws/job/J000006722
Expanding Dead Zones Shrinking Tropical Blue Marlin Habitat
A new scientific paper authored by NOAA Fisheries biologist Eric Prince, Ph.D., and ... In the past, Prince has studied the movement of marlins and other billfish in ocean ... The new paper combines Prince's research on marlins in the northeast...
www.sciencenewsline.com/nature/2011120920430004.html
Inspiration: It's place in the halls of science / Christian Science
Does it have a place in scientific research? ... to their own scholarly efforts,” according to a qualitative research study recently published in Explore Journal . ...
www.christianscienceohio.com/?p=1612
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