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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Apr 29, 2012

Wind farms may have warming effect: research
Reuters
MORE RESEARCH NEEDED But the researchers said more studies were needed, at different locations and for longer periods, before any firm conclusions could be drawn. Scientists say the world's average temperature has warmed by about 0.8 degrees Celsius ...
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Scientists Find Night-Warming Effect Over Large Wind Farms in Texas
National Science Foundation (press release)
"This study indicates that land surface temperatures have warmed in the vicinity of large wind farms in west-central Texas, especially at night," says Anjuli Bamzai, program director in the NationalScience Foundation's (NSF) Division of Atmospheric ...
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National Science Foundation (press release)
Climate Canard No. 2: 'Warming Has Stopped' — A Very Temporary Duck
ABC News (blog)
There are now countless other peer-reviewed scientific studiesemerging daily around the world that show manmade global warming has not stopped at all, but is continuing its rapid rise. Climate Canard No. 2 looks like a very temporary duck.
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ABC News (blog)
Street View Payload Data Was Irresistible Scientific Opportunity for Google
Forbes
... data raises is how these companies (Google in particular) arescientific enterprises as well as businesses. In many ways, they collect data for its own sake, figuring that it might be useful, in terms of commerce or research, at some later date.
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Forbes
British scientists discover pancreatic cancer tumors gene
Kuwait News Agency
LONDON, April 29 (KUNA) -- A British scientific research study paper said on Sunday that scientists discovered a gene that slowed the spread of pancreatic cancer tumors, a step that will enable targeted treatment to the deadly disease.
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Study Sheds New Light On Climate Change Impact Of Wind Farms
RedOrbit
... the vicinity of large wind farms in west-central Texas, especially at night,” added Anjuli Bamzai, program director in the NationalScience Foundation's (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, which funded the research, in a statement.
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RedOrbit
Large Wind Farms Raise Temperature Near Ground
Wall Street Journal
"We don't know whether there is a change in weather due to the temperature change," said atmospheric scientist Liming Zhou at the University at Albany, who led the study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. "The temperature change is ...
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Wall Street Journal
Innovative Technologies in Cryogenics Emerge as Key Topic of the Year
MarketWatch (press release)
MOSCOW, April 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Research in the field of cryogenics has received high acclaim from the international scientificcommunity. This is shown by the fact that renowned experts and innovators in this area were presented with ...
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Research Project Develops Collaborative Tool for Water Quality Data
Gant Daily
By Margaret Hopkins and Kelly Henry, Penn State Scientists with federal and state agencies, academic researchers, environmental consultants, and watershed group volunteers have collected water-quality data for years as part of efforts to monitor the ...
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Gant Daily
Scientists eager to drill in Arctic waters for answers about methane
Vancouver Sun
GOOD FIRST STEP The drilling operation would also be "a good first step" into Arctic drilling as it would be small-scale compared to what the energy industry envisions, says Pierre Francus, at Quebec's scientific research agency.
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Pacific islands may become refuge for corals in a warming climate, study finds
Science Codex
Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents to operate in a surprising ...
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About Susan Swanberg
Scientific American (blog)
I worked as a research scientist for six additional years, studying autism genetics and telomere biology. I have authored or co-authored 12 scientific articles, including research papers, reviews and book chapters, and have presented my work at both ...
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Scientific American (blog)
The Future of Science
TechCrunch
The single mode of publication problem: scientists share their ideas only via one format, the scientific paper, and don't take advantage of the full range of media that the web makes possible. The stakes are high. If these inefficiencies can be removed ...
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TechCrunch
Coleman: Research funding spurs innovation across the state
Lansing State Journal
Designed for research on the cutting edge of nuclear physics, work done there will expand understanding of the origins of the stars and planets, advance medical technologies and strengthen research in defense and the lifesciences.
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Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
Los Angeles Times
(Goran Burenhult / Science / April 27, 2012) By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture ...
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Los Angeles Times
Student science and technology fair settles scientific queries
Baltimore Sun
"We were all really psyched about the fair and seeing all the experiments andresearch." Some worked alone and others formed research teams. Theystudied the effect of sugar on memory, the potential toxicity of cleaning products or the hereditary ...
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Visionary research: Scientists to conduct human trials of a bionic eye
Daily Mail
Scientists from the Monash Vision Group at Monash University in Australia will begin human trials of a bionic eye in 2014. The device will consist of a tiny camera mounted into a pair of glasses, which acts as the retina. Images from this are converted ...
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Daily Mail
Chilean scientists disappointed in lack of government investment
Santiago Times
The prestigious US-based magazine 'Science' published a letter from Chileanscientists on Friday lamenting the lack of funding for the discipline and itsresearch in the Andean nation. Science research in Chile needs to be given more support if the ...
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Biology professor receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
By Anonymous Ashley Moerke Ph.D., a faculty member known as both an accomplished scientist and professor by her students and colleagues, has been chosen as the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Lake Superior State University.
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Study: Ancient migrants spread farming in Europe
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Scientists have long debated how farming expanded across Europe. Did farmers migrate? Did the idea of farming spread from culture to culture? The new work, in Friday's issue of the journal Science, joins some previous DNAresearch in arguing for ...
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Scientists find gene that inhibits pancreas cancer spread
Medical Xpress
After discovering the gene dubbed USP9X at work in a study of pancreatic cancer in mice, the international research team found it also played a role in humans. Scientists have identified a gene that slows the spread of pancreatic cancer tumours, ...
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Study Finds Drastic Decline in Reef Shark Population
RedOrbit
An international team of marine scientists has discovered that the population of reef sharks living the Pacific Ocean have decreased by at least 90% over the past several decades, claims a newstudy published online Friday in the journal Conservation ...
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RedOrbit
ASU studies 'super food'
Watauga Democrat
It's the seeds of chia in which scientists, nutritionists, athletes and others are interested. Studies have shown that chia seed is rich in omega-3 and other nutrients, as well as a source of sustained energy. Additional research is needed to draw ...
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New Research projects mark SQU Day
Oman Daily Observer
During the function, Dr Ali bin Saud al Bimani, Vice-Chancellor of SQU, will deliver a speech which will be followed by the address of Prof Amer bin Ali al Rawas, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies and Research, who will officially ...
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'Hot hand' in sports, silk underwear and Twitter: Strange but True
Plain Dealer
Stars Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller and Kobe Bryant have all had shooting streaks, but research reveals the so-called "hot hand" is a myth, derived from our tendency to see patterns even when there aren't any, says John Matson in Scientific American.
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Plain Dealer
Students display scientific methods
Winnipeg Free Press
For confirmation, let's talk to scientists Anna Diehl Jones and Samantha Pennell. They're among the 371 students showcasing 290 research projects this weekend at the University of Manitoba in the annual Manitoba SchoolsScience Symposium, ...
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Dark Matter Particles Collide Frequently With Atoms In Human Bodies, Study ...
Huffington Post
Dark matter is one of the greatest scientific mysteries of our time — an invisible substance thought to make up five-sixths of all matter in the universe.Scientists think it might be composed of things called weakly interacting massive particles, ...
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Climate science 'needs greater social science input'
DAWN.com
AP Photo KATHMANDU:Climate researchers pay too little attention to social sciences, delegates at the International Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change have heard. The meeting in Nepal (5–6 April) was attended by around 30 country ...
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DAWN.com
It all began with a bang
Egyptian Gazette
"Children nowadays are addicted to touch-screen games, killing the desire to create and implement scientific theories that they study at school," he told the Egyptian Mail. The young engineer was different from many of his colleagues who kept their ...
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Earth-like planets may be common
ScienceAlert
The institute is a joint venture of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Research School of EarthSciences. “Determining whether these planets are habitable has become the new holy grail of astronomy,” said planetary scientistDr ...
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ScienceAlert
Cancer industry total fraud exposed: Nearly all 'scientific' studies fail ...
(NaturalNews) The vast majority of so-called scientific studies focused on cancer research are inaccurate and potentially fraudulent, suggests a new review ...
www.naturalnews.com/035616_cancer_industry_scientific_fra...
Conditioning Research: How to read scientific research
Independent of your age or education, you have the capability to understandscientific research studies. I'm not suggesting that everyone should become a ...
conditioningresearch.blogspot.com/.../how-to-read-scientific-r...
Balloon Litter Research: Citizen Scientists needed to collect
Earth Day "Launch" of new research study - citizen scientists are needed for data ... Aquarium & Marine Science Center are launching a research study to better ...
jamesriverjournal.com/.../18109-balloon-litter-research-citizen...
Studies Suggest Massive Increase In Scientific Fraud - Slashdot
Studies Suggest Massive Increase In Scientific Fraud 229 ... I work at a place that does scientific research and I know that the people around me regularly put a ...
science.slashdot.org/.../studies-suggest-massive-increase-in-scie...
Studies Suggest Massive Increase In Scientific Fraud - Research ...
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to believe that the lies/misrepresentations ofstudies has increased over the years. Seems the allmighty buck is.
www.city-data.com/.../1555834-studies-suggest-massive-incre...
Open Science and Access to Medical Research - Scientific ...
This would permit fellow researchers to help evaluate and analyze the results, so that the broader scientific community as well as the public can weigh in on the ...
blogs.scientificamerican.com/.../open-science-and-access-to-m...
Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response
"The problem here is that scientific assessment would be faster and more thorough if this were a familiar type of spill," said the study's lead author, Charles "Pete" ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120420123903.htm
Science-Based Medicine » The problem with preclinical research ...
No, a problem with science as it is carried out by scientists in the real world..... More troubling, some of the research has triggered a series of clinicalstudies ...
www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/.../the-problem-with-preclinic...
How to Judge Scientific Research Articles
Can sociologists study society in the same way that scientists study the natural ... These rules sbought to determine whether scientific researchreports merit ...
www.slideshare.net/.../how-to-judge-scientific-research-articles
Scientist Defends Research on Heavy Metals in Oysters
In the two years since the BP oil spill, most scientific research on its effects falls ... enough, a new study suggests Gulf oysters are also in trouble," MJ reported.
www.foodsafetynews.com/.../scientist-defends-heavy-metals-in...
Scientific Illustration and Animation for Research Scientists: Leica ...
Scientific Illustration and Animation for Research Scientists. Authors: ....Biology of Leukemia in Leuven, Belgium where he studies the development of leukemia.
www.leica-microsystems.com/.../scientific-illustration-and-ani...
New technique will transform epigenetics research - Research ...
Professor Wolf Reik who led the study at the Babraham Institute, which receives strategic funding from the Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) said, ...
www.cam.ac.uk/.../scientists-have-demonstrated-a-new-techniq...
Rise In Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls For Reform: "Dr ...
/r/science is for recent scientific research, science news and discoveries, reviews, or critical responses to studies. All content should be within the past 6 (or so) ...
www.reddit.com/.../rise_in_scientific_journal_retractions_pro...
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... of the regional grants programs concerning fishery research, studies, surveys, ... the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency ...
www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/search/MoreLikeThis?...
Several PhD Fellowships/Positions in Life Sciences - University of ...
The International Research Training Group – Complex Membrane Proteins in Cellular ... Foundation (DFG) and the Natural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council of... ... Others under Cultural Studies / Languages / Media / History ...
www.academics.com/.../several_phd_fellowships_positions_in...
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