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New Wyoming supercomputer expected to boost atmosphericscience
Los Angeles Times
The machine is expected to give scientists a clearer image of the state of the planet, and its future, revolutionizing the study of climate change, extreme weather events, wildfires, air pollution and more. "These are chaotic systems, but it's just ...
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Los Angeles Times
Scientists reveal structure of bacterial chainmail
Science Codex
An international team of scientists, funded in the UK by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has uncovered the structure of the protective protein coat which surrounds many bacteria like a miniature suit of armour.
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Diabetes Care Launches Annual Symposium Showcasing State-of-the-Art, Leading ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The manuscripts were selected from 150 articles submitted for consideration for the Symposium, which will become an annual event at the Association'sscientific meetings, held each year to make public the latest research on diabetes prevention and ...
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Green scientists denied basic perks, cry foul
Hindustan Times
To make it truly a forest research body, the IFCRE had scientists from top bodies such as Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Wildlife Institute of India and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), as its members.
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The value of social science
Washington Post
First, most funding of political science from the NSF goes to the American National Election Study, which has become the primary source for understanding how Americans have voted since 1948. It is used by socialscientists of every ideological ...
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Scientists keep watch on unwanted tsunami species
The Seattle Times
A 2004 study in the scientific journal Ecological Economics estimated 400 threatened and endangered species in the US are facing extinction because of pressures from invasive species. It is too early for scientists to know how much Japanese tsunami ...
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Myristica swamps, a vanishing ecosystem in Western Ghats
The Hindu
Scientists from the Centre for Earth Science Studies here and the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune are studying the Myristica swamps, a vanishing ecosystem, now largely confined to 53 patches in the Kulathupuzha and Anchal forest ranges and...
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The Hindu
Helsinki scientists visit JK to study Himalayan geology
GreaterKashmir.com
He observed that Ladakh is a fascinating area where considerable scientific work can be undertaken on Himalayan Geology. Welcoming the scientists, he hoped that their visit would pave the way for varied Indo-Finnish scientific research collaborations.
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GreaterKashmir.com
Scientists believe high oxygen levels in Paleozoic era led to super-sized bugs
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... research team at the UC Santa Cruz has been trying to solve the mystery of how they managed to grow so monstrous -- though oxygen levels have long been suspect. The study was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Qatar universities boost science-based programmes
gulfnews.com
... College in Qatar will empower primary and secondary school teachers to work in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 toward developing an infrastructure for cutting edge research in the life sciences for Qatar and the region, the universities said.
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Global meet on materials science begins on Monday
Moneycontrol.com
Published on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 21:00 | Source : PTI About 700 scientists from 30 countries would take part in the four-day International Conference on Materials Scienceand Technology (ICMST 2012) beginning here on June 11. Talking to reporters here ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Academy of Sciences announce discovery of microbes capable of life on Mars
The Capitol Column
A scientific article about the new findings has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. While normal soil has thousands of microbial species represented in just a ...
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The Capitol Column
Scripps Research scientists develop new tools to unveil mystery of the 'glycome'
EurekAlert (press release)
LA JOLLA, CA – June 10, 2012 – Scientists at The Scripps ResearchInstitute have developed chemical compounds that can make key modifications to common sugar molecules ("glycans"), which are found on the surface of all cells in our body. The new study ...
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UTPB grad awarded top national science fellowship
Odessa American
... Permian Basin student Josue Baeza has been awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The fellowship funds students who demonstrate potential as future leaders within scientific fields of study.
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PM stresses more functional research
Bangladesh News 24 hours
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(BCSIR) set up the lone international standards chemical measurement institute on its Dhanmondi campus in Dhaka. The Prime Minister said the nation needed practical research so that...
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Bangladesh News 24 hours
German science funding body sets up centre in Hyderabad
Hindu Business Line
So far, over 450 Indian scientists have been hosted in German Universities and research institutions, and about 150 German scientists in India. Dr Fischer told Business Line that, according to a recent DFG study, nearly 20 per cent of work by Indian ...
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Corporations boost agricultural research
Business Spectator
Payne said industry support accounts for just 5 per cent of the agriculturalresearch budget at Missouri - though the Food and Water Watch report notes that the percentages were significantly higher in the university's plantsciences department (42 per ...
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Revealed: Study creates hope for HIV vaccine
Vancouver Sun
PARIS — Scientists on Sunday said they had found a key piece in the puzzle as to why a tiny minority of individuals infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight off the deadly AIDS virus. In a study they said holds promise for an HIV vaccine, ...
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Maybe Charles was right after all: British scientists reveal plants really do talk
Daily Mail
New research suggests plants not only respond to sound but communicate with each other with 'clicking' noises. It is yet more evidence that while they appear to be passively swaying in the breeze, plants are in fact actively communicating with each ...
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Daily Mail
Volcano gave off warning ahead of deep-sea eruption
msnbc.com
Now robot submersibles and a host of other scientificinstruments are helping scientists learn more about these mysterious volcanoes. Their findings could lead to short-term forecasting of undersea eruptions in the future. More sciencenews from ...
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msnbc.com
Aggressive pre-diabetes treatment reduces cases of disease:Scientists
The Capitol Column
A recent study, published in the Lancet, suggests that more aggressive pre-diabetes treatment reduces cases of the disease. The research found that by restoring the blood sugar levels of pre-diabetic people to normal levels, the numbers of people ...
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The Capitol Column
Scientists Spot More Migraine Genes
MSN Health & Fitness
The research, authored by Arn van den Maagdenberg of Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, builds on a US study released last year identifying three genes linked to migraines that suggested those inheriting any one of those genes had a ...
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UW researchers to study hurricanes for NASA project
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"What's neat about it, I think, is it's taking a traditionally sort of military observing system and turning it into a peaceful application for the science of studying hurricanes," Velden said. Scientists say using the drones for hurricane research has ...
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Research to explore storage of Maori tissue
Radio New Zealand
... has been awarded the $1.1 million grant to study Maori views on keeping human tissue and genetic material, known as biobanking. Te Kotahi deputy director Maui Hudson says controversies have arisen in the past over Maori and scientific research.
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Must-Read: Scientists Uncover Evidence Of Impending Tipping Point For Earth
ThinkProgress
Indeed, as Dr. Tim Lenton explains in Scientific American, ”The worse case would be that kind of scenario in which you tip one thing and that encourages the tipping of another. You get these cascading effects.” A major new study has been released on ...
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ThinkProgress
New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy
Science Codex
Professor Wolf Reik, senior author of the paper and a Group Leader at the Babraham Institute, which receives strategic funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) said, "It's interesting to see how the growth of the ...
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Ensure grants goto quality research
Malaysia Star
The quality of research, its scientific worth and reliability is determined by whether its findings and data can be reproduced using the same methods and procedures. This raises the question: If research published in top sciencejournals is at stake, ...
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Revving up research
Bangkok Post
Thai scientist on Shell's Malaysian R&D team helps to lead the search for new fuels for today's new vehicle engines. Ratchatapong Boonwatsakul, 36, is the only Thai scientist on a 120-strong research-and-development (R&D) team working for the world's ...
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Crustacean's claw a defense at war?
Kansas City Star
The peacock mantis shrimp, scientific name Odontodactylus scyllarus, isn't actually a peacock, a mantis or a shrimp. It's a stomatopod, a member of a group of aggressive ocean-dwellers that use outsized appendages to smash, slash or spear their ...
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Plumbing The Mysteries Of Plum Island
WIBW
The USDA says scientists study diseases that can affect livestock, primarily overseas, to develop vaccines. And although the government says the germs stored on the island affect only animals, that doesn't mean they're not dangerous.
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Ketchikan exhibit explores scientific illustration
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Leila Kheiry / Ketchikan Daily News Artist Jenny Kane, holding a sketch book, talks about her new show "The Art of Scientific Illustration," Thursday May 30, 2012 at the Main Street Gallery in Ketchikan, Alaska. (AP Photo/Ketchikan Daily News, ...
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Do we have enough skilled staff?
Times of Malta
Of these, 60 per cent attributed it to the educational system not matching industrial needs and 18 per said said it is because not enough students take up further studies. • The life sciences industry is a highly skilled one, with 33.1 per cent, ...
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Science at Issue in Debate on Morning-After Pill - NYTimes.com
Leading scientists say studies since then provide strong evidence that Plan B does not ... Back then, scientific research concentrated on whether Plan B's active ...
www.nytimes.com/.../morning-after-pills-dont-block-implantat...
Expert Says Drug Bans Have Stalled Scientific Research - Science ...
Expert Says Drug Bans Have Stalled Scientific Research ... regulations that would keep most scientists from even bothering to move ahead with such astudy.
www.redorbit.com/.../expert-says-drug-bans-have-stalled-scien...
Facts in scientific drug literature may not be
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science ... USScientists Significantly More Likely to Publish Fake Research, Study Finds (Nov.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529181145.htm
Another Scientific Research Study: “Old People Smell.” WTF ...
I'm getting to the point that I've decided that I'm not going to worry about the deficit anymore. Nope….there's way too much other stuff that we need to focus on ...
misfit120.wordpress.com/.../another-scientific-research-study-...
Research Space Scientist Assistant Planetary Studies Job in ...
Job Title:Research Space Scientist, AST, Planetary Studies. Department:National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Agency:Goddard Space Flight Center ...
federalgovernmentjobs.us/.../Research-Space-Scientist-Assistan...
Health Science Center - Shands HealthCare
Learn about UF clinical research studies that are seeking volunteers. ... The newly opened University of Florida Biomedical Sciences Building serves as a center ...
https://ufandshands.org/health-science-center
THE HEALERS Campaign ALS Scientific Research Study – ALS ...
Dr. Craig and The Healers organization's mission is to expand medicalresearch and wellness education beyond the limits of traditional practices. The Healers ...
healingwithdrcraig.com/.../the-healers-campaign-als-scientific-...
Scientific Enigmas » Medulla Times
Tag Archive: Scientific Enigmas ... In fact, biochemical reactions to Magnetic Fields have led to research studies that, for example, show their potential to both ...
medullatimes.com/tag/scientific-enigmas/
Elaine Fuchs - World Science Festival
Though most research studies are based on a specific question, few are answered in the linear way that scientists initially envision, and the implications of their ...
worldsciencefestival.com/.../elaine_fuchs_theres_no_comforta...
Researcher studies education paths of GED graduates | College of ...
That's according to the doctoral dissertation by Andrew Ryder, a researchand evaluation scientist in Iowa State University's Research Institute forStudies in ...
www.hs.iastate.edu/2012/05/30/ged-graduates/
Does the framing of the social sciences in the media put social ...
Does the framing of the social sciences in the media put social scienceECRs at a ... My research now focuses on digital identities and how academics and ...
www.socialsciencespace.com/.../does-the-framing-of-the-social...
Scripps Research Institute's Richard Lerner Wins Prince of Asturias ...
... Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research, according to ... currently on the market, as well as other compounds currently in clinical trials.
www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=120724...en
Mike Snape, the Chief Scientific Officer at Autism Therapeutics Ltd ...
Dr. Snape has been involved in clinical studies in autism since 1997, and has... Sitting on the scientific board of FRAXA a Research Foundation created by a ...
www.icare4autism.org/.../mike-snape-the-chief-scientific-offic...
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