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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:49:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Announcement of Permanent Position for Physics of Living Systems (PoLS)
Announcement of Permanent Position for Physics of Living Systems (PoLS)
The Physics Division at the National Science Foundation is seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of Program Director for Physics of Living Systems. This position involves responsibility for the planning, coordination, and management of programs for research and human resource development in the physics of living systems. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in a scientific discipline supported by NSF. In addition, applicants must have six ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:04:47 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Star Count Goes Global
Schoolchildren, families and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from Oct. 20 to Nov.3, 2008, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the Internet.
The Great World Wide Star Count, now in its second year, helps scientists map light pollution globally while educating participants about the stars.
The event, which is open to everyone who wants to participate, is organized by the Windows to the Universe project at ...
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:21:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Report - January 2008
National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Report - January 2008
Available Formats:
PDF: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/npgi0901/NPGI_2008_Progress_Report.pdf?govDel=USNSF_124
Document Number: npgiprog2008
Public Comment: This report is an annual update from the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Plant Genomes on activities of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). It includes brief highlights that illustrate activities supported and coordinated by the NGPI member agencies.
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:23:03 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Details of Evolutionary Transition from Fish to Land Animals Revealed
Details of Evolutionary Transition from Fish to Land Animals Revealed
New research has provided the first detailed look at the internal head skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae, the 375-million-year-old fossil animal that represents an important intermediate step in the evolutionary transition from fish to animals that walked on land.
Results of the study, published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, show that the transition from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyle involved complex changes not only to appendages (fins to limbs) but also ...
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