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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:45:55 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: J. Craig Venter Is Keynote Speaker at National Science Foundation Conference
J. Craig Venter Is Keynote Speaker at National Science Foundation Conference
J. Craig Venter--regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous contributions to genomic research--will be the keynote speaker at a meeting of National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers who represent efforts to enhance the quality and excellence of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research through broadening participation by underrepresented groups and institutions. The meeting runs from June 8-11, at the
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:52:59 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FAQs Regarding Academic Research Infrastructure - Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) Program Solicitation NSF 09-562
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:32:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Different Genes Cause Loss of Body Parts in Similar Fish
Different Genes Cause Loss of Body Parts in Similar Fish
New research shows that when two species of stickleback fish evolved and lost their pelvises and body armor, the changes were caused by different genes in each species.
That surprised researchers, who expected the same genes would control the same changes in both related fish.
Results of the study, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Divisions of Environmental Biology and Integrative Organismal Systems, are published online today in the journal Current ...
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:33:34 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Report Sets Forth Principles of Earth Science Literacy
New Report Sets Forth Principles of Earth Science Literacy
Earth's rocks and other materials provide a record of its history. Our solar system formed from a vast cloud of gas and dust 4.6 billion years ago. Earth's crust has two distinct types: continental and oceanic.
These and other concepts are the major ideas of Earth science that all citizens should know, according to a newly released report--Earth Science Literacy Principles: The Big Ideas and Supporting Concepts of Earth Science--funded by the National Science Foundation ...
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:09:56 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Impact of Transformative Interdisciplinary Research Graduate Education (IGERT) - Workshop Report, May 2008
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