Defense cuts would hurt scientific R&D, experts say The Virginian-Pilot The government is no longer the dominant source of spending on research and development. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that private spending onresearch and development began to exceed government spending in 1990; otherstudies put the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Cognitive Decline Sets In Around Age 45 Scientific American But a new study claims that a general cognitive decline starts to set in as early as age 45. The research is in the British Medical Journal. Scientists tracked more than 5000 men and 2000 women, between ages 45 and 70, for 10 years starting in 1997. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
HIV Vaccine Trials: Necessary Next Step Life Science Leader Magazine The science of HIV-vaccine development is challenging, but scientific understanding continues to improve all the time. In just the past two years there have been promising results from the RV144 study in Thailand as well as exciting laboratory work, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Comparison of India's science research with China, US, UK and Japan EE Herald His analysis is based on the scientific articles written by the Indian scientists and researchers. 1. India is one among the top 10 researchers in science based on the quantity. Scientific research in India has grown by 14.3% and China by 22.8%. 2. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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'Tulsi' to be used for anti-radiation medicine Times of India Scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have developed a tulsi-based herbal medicine for treating people exposed to radiations. The medicine is already in the second phase of trials. According to scientists, tulsi has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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'Good science will come with risky research, high spending' The Asian Age What do you think can be done to motivate students to get involved in research? They should be exposed to good teachers, good scientists and successful people. Students need to interact and spend time with them so that they develop a scientific Do you ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
ICORE pledges future Nobel Laureates Israel 21C By Viva Sarah Press A much awaited groundbreaking initiative to reinforce the country'sscientific research community and keep top academic talent in Israel was inaugurated in Jerusalem on January 3. It's called I-CORE -- Israeli Centers of Research ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Stephen Hawking, Defying Science, Turns 70 Discovery News "His fame should not overshadow his scientific contributions because even though most scientists are not as famous as he is, he has undoubtedly done more than anyone else since Einstein to improve our knowledge of gravity," he said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Why are older folks so much more happier and positive than young people? allvoices Have you checked out the journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science? The publication is ranked among the top 10 general psychology journals for impact by the Institute for Scientific Information. It publishes an eclectic mix of thought-provoking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
An Engineered Doomsday New York Times We nearly always champion unfettered scientific research and open publication of the results. In this case it looks like the research should never have been undertaken because the potential harm is so catastrophic and the potential benefits from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Commissioners made the right decision on GMOs Daily Camera ... sciences what the climate change deniers are to the atmospheric researchcommunity. Both groups believe in fringe science, and in myths disseminated by activist websites. Both groups also dismiss peer-reviewed studies by mainstreamscientists, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Study of DNA data shows potential for wrongful convictions Richmond Times Dispatch Senior Scientist Leigh-Emma Lion works with an inoculation loop, moving colonies from an agar plate in order to extract DNA. A first peek into Virginia's post-conviction DNA project data shows a potential wrongful conviction rate of 6 percent in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Ernest Leffingwell, scientist with a fan club Fairbanks Daily News-Miner This column is provided as a public service by the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is ascience writer at the institute. See all stories on this topic » | ||
UCSB TV to Debut on Cox Cable Channel 72 Santa Barbara Independent UCSB already provides roughly 30 percent of UCTV's programming, with series and documentaries such as “Debating Darwin”; “Voices,” in which UCSB faculty members and guests discuss issues and topics ranging from poetry to scientific research, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
STUDENT-SCIENTIST INTERACTION BEGINS Star of Mysore Dr. Prakash also opined that collective efforts of doctors, engineers, scientists and teachers could ensure propagation of knowledge among students to build their future as knowledge of science helps one to understand things and events better. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
The Research Works Act would deny taxpayers access to federally funded research. Scientific American (blog) If public money is used to fund scientific research, does the public have a legitimate expectation that the knowledge produced by that research will be shared with the public? If not, why not? About the Author: Michelle Clement has a B.Sc. in zoology ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
'Better research in applied sciences'Nobel laureate speaks at varsity Times of India MUMBAI: Nobel Laureate Professor Kurt Wuthrich was in Mumbai University to deliver a lecture on Impact of research in natural noble sciences on human daily life. Wuthrich stressed on the need to strengthen the researches in applied sciences in India. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Ben Bova: The science is called magnetohydrodynamics -- MHD, for short. Naples Daily News Over the years, I've seen poorly informed political decisions hamstring promisingscientific research time and again. The politicians make their decisions for political reasons, not scientific ones, and often the short-term demands of politics outweigh ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Genome study points to evidence of natural selection Indian Express The scientists, led by Li Jin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, report in the journal Genome Research that certain disease-causing variant genes became more common in African-Americans after their ancestors reached US shores—perhaps ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
UPLB scientists win SEARCA grants Tempo By MARVYN N. BENANING Manila, Philippines – Three Filipino scientists and four other Southeast Asians were awarded research grants by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
World's largest solar telescope to be set up in Ladakh Times of India The solar telescope will help the scientific community to study the long-term changes in the earth's climate and environment and also provide useful data to carry outresearch in order to minimize or remove disruptions to communications network and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Young scientist moves faster than speed of life The Daily Progress The summer prior to starting classes at Bryn Mawr, Rosenberg spent six weeks working on a nuclear engineering project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's special research science institute. She was one of 50 college students granted a full... See all stories on this topic » | ||
'Trustworthy Cyberspace': Federal R&D Priorities Smart Data Collective The Strategic Plan outlines four broad research goals: inducing change, developingscientific foundations, maximizing research impact, and accelerating transition into practice. The project themes it looks for are designed-in security, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Salk scientists map the frontiers of vision: Pioneering vision study in ... By Editor-S Now, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are using new tools they developed to chart that world, a key step in revolutionizing research into the neurological basis of vision. For the first time, the scientists have produced neuron-by- neuron maps... Powerful new scientific tools are emerging that could allow scientists to better understand the human brain by studying the relatively simpler brains of mice. These methods allow scientists to alter genes, the instructions in DNA ... Science News from SciGuru.com |
Be a NASA Citizen Scientist | TechRepublic By Wally Bahny Takeaway: Help support scientific research by participating in NASA's Citizen Scientistprogram. It might be an interesting science project for you, your family, or your students. Amateur and professional scientists can now study and contribute ... Geekend Blog | TechRepublic |
Waiting for the Science to Settle | Via Meadia By Walter Russell Mead In the New York Times' Dot Earth column, Andrew Revkin makes a good point about this deluge of scientific studies: Setting aside the fights between environmentalists and industry, the picture emerging in the science is of ... Unfortunately, when research on tough questions sits under the microscope because of its relevancy to policy fights, the impact on the public can be a severe case of whiplash. Journalists and campaigners succumbing to “single-study syndrome” in search of a hot ... Via Meadia |
Contact Your Representative in Opposition to the Research Works ... By Rachel Kevin Zelnio at Scientific American's EvoEcoLab; Why does the University of California Press support reactionary legislation opposing public access to scientific research? – Michael Eisen at The Berkeley Blog; Calling on Publishers to Resign ... Women's Health News |
Americans and Innumeracy — The Monkey Cage By John Sides Really, the laziest thing one can say about scientific research is some version of “Thatstudy confirmed what I already thought so it's a stupid study.” But the substance of his remarks about innumeracy is wrong too. And it's important to say why. ... The Monkey Cage |
Science in the Open » Blog Archive » IP Contributions to Scientific ... By Cameron Neylon As we move to a modern knowledge economy supported by the technical capacity of the internet is is crucial that we have clarity on the ownership of intellectual property arising from the federal investment in research. For the knowledge economy to work ...As a researcher I like to base my work on solid data, so I thought it might interest you to have some quantitation of the level of contribution of IP that publishers make to the substance of scientific papers. In this, I have focussed on the ... Science in the Open |
The Study of the Function of Technical Innovation in Implementing ... By rain Third Plenary Session of the Sixteenth Central Committee put forward the ScientificOutlook on Development definitely on the basic of analyzing the conditions in and out of China, which is. ... Economics Papers,Economics Term Paper, Economics ResearchPaper · Home · Economics papers · Finance · International · Management · home > International > The Study of the Function of Technical Innovation in Implementing theScientific Outlook on Development. The Study of the Function ... Economics Papers,Economics Term... |
The Research Works Act: asking the public to pay twice for scientific ... If public money is used to fund scientific research, does the public have a .... the fullresearch study of any gov. supported research available to the public. ... blogs.scientificamerican.com/.../the-research-works-act-asking... |
General Resources | ORI - The Office of Research Integrity Online RCR Study Guide. by University of New ... Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating An Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct. Institute of ... ori.hhs.gov/general-resources-0 |
Major Cases of Scientific Studies Proven Wrong in 2011 Reviewed ... This year, NPR reports, four highly-publicized scientific studies or findings researchedby reputable sources or published in peer-reviewed journals were ... www.theblaze.com/.../was-2011-the-year-of-scientific-retractio... |
NIH launches first online genetics course for social and behavioral ... The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National ... or social scientist's own research and will allow for collaborative studies with ... www.sbm.org/.../nih-launches-first-online-genetics-course-for-... |
Genome study reveals evidence of natural selection occurring ... Li Jin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai led the team of researcherswho conducted a recent study that illuminated this unexplored area. ... www.thegrio.com/.../research-study-reveals-natural-selection-o... |
Studies of deadly H5N1 bird flu mutations test scientific ethics - Los ... Studies of deadly H5N1 bird flu mutations test scientific ethics ... an unprecedented move, a U.S. board asks that some details of the research not be published. ... articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/26/.../la-sci-bird-flu-20111227 |
India ahead of China in quality of scientific papers - The Hindu It is steadily gaining in global leadership in research areas, says study. India is well ahead of China in the quality of its scientific papers, though it lags in growth ... www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2778366.ece |
allAfrica.com: Africa: Malaria Scientist Does Groundbreaking Research Malaria Scientist Does Groundbreaking Research ... The next three years were spent doing both clinical studies and working on larger research projects. One of ... allafrica.com/stories/201112272824.html |
Bird flu researchers fear gov't block may stall scientific progress ... ... to ask two top scientific journals to withhold details of upcoming bird flu studies. ...“We know that there is a lot of research occurring in this specific area and ... www.bioethicsinternational.org/.../bird-flu-researchers-fear-go... |
Scripps Research Scientist wins pair of grants to study critical ... PHYSorg Science News Wire : Scripps Research Scientist wins pair of grants tostudy critical component of memory -- a press release is provided to you “as is” ... www.physorg.com/.../scripps-research-scientist-wins-pair-of-g... |
What's wrong with scientific research? | Partial Objects But the real source of the problem is only now becoming more recognized: the structure of modern scientific research. An interesting case study from The ... partialobjects.com/2011/.../whats-wrong-with-scientific-researc... |

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