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Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Gene Discovery May Lead to New Varieties of Soybean Plants
Gene Discovery May Lead to New Varieties of Soybean Plants
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:27:00 -0500
Just months after the soybean genome was
sequenced, a Purdue University scientist has discovered a long-sought gene that controls the plant's main stem growth and could lead to the creation of new types of soybean plants that will allow producers to incorporate desired characteristics into their local varieties.
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Purdue University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: At-risk Children Who Can Self-regulate Behavior Have Higher Test Scores Than Their Peers
At-risk Children Who Can Self-regulate Behavior Have Higher Test Scores Than Their Peers
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:28:00 -0500
A
study that will be published in a forthcoming journal adds to the mounting evidence that self-regulation--or children's ability to control their behavior and impulses--is directly related to academic performance.
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Oregon State University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Microscopy Technique Reveals Mechanics of Blood Cell Membranes
New Microscopy Technique Reveals Mechanics of Blood Cell Membranes
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:27:00 -0500
Thanks to an interdisciplinary team of
researchers, scientists now have a more complete understanding of one of the human body's most vital structures: the red blood cell. Led by University of Illinois professor Gabriel Popescu, the team used diffraction phase microscopy to measure fluctuation in the cell membrane and developed a model that could lead to breakthroughs in screening and treatment of blood-cell-morphology diseases, such as malaria and sickle cell disease.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists to Track Twisters in World's Largest Tornado Study
Scientists to Track Twisters in World's Largest Tornado Study
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:28:00 -0500
More than 100 researchers from
NCAR and other organizations will begin deploying a flotilla of instruments across the Great Plains next week, aiming to surround tornadoes with an unprecedented fleet of mobile radars and other tools in the second and final year of the most ambitious tornado study in history.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: First Case of Animals Making Their Own Carotene
First Case of Animals Making Their Own Carotene
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:29:00 -0500
The insects known as aphids can make
their own essential nutrients called carotenoids, according to University of Arizona researchers. No other animals are known to make the potent antioxidants, which are crucial for life. Until now, scientists thought the only way animals could obtain the orangey-red compounds was from their diet. Carotenoids are building blocks for molecules crucial for vision, healthy skin, bone growth and other key physiological functions.
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University of Arizona
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Global Glaciation Snowballed Into Giant Change in Carbon Cycle
Global Glaciation Snowballed Into Giant Change in Carbon Cycle
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:29:00 -0500
New data from a Princeton University-led team
of geologists suggest that an episode called "snowball Earth," which may have covered the continents and oceans in a thick sheet of ice, produced a dramatic change in the carbon cycle. This change in the carbon cycle, in turn, may have triggered future ice ages.
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Princeton University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Enlisting Volunteers Can Boost Confidence in Scientific Research
Enlisting Volunteers Can Boost Confidence in Scientific Research
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:54:00 -0500
In an era of public skepticism about science and high-stakes decisions based on it, involving more non-scientists in research projects can boost public acceptance, understanding and the quality of the scientific results, a study co-authored by a University of California, Davis researcher suggests.
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University of California, Davis
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Message: 8
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Alter Developing Brain to Resemble That of Another Species
Scientists Alter Developing Brain to Resemble That of Another Species
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:54:00 -0500
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that by applying chemicals to manipulate genes in a developing embryo, they've been able to change the brain of one type of cichlid fish to resemble that of another.
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Message: 9
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: UC Davis Researchers Discover Odorant Receptor in Fruit Fly That Detects Sex Pheromone of Silkworm Moth
UC Davis Researchers Discover Odorant Receptor in Fruit Fly That Detects Sex Pheromone of Silkworm Moth
Tue, 04 May 2010 11:54:00 -0500
Researchers in the Department of Entomology, at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that the fruit fly has a native odorant receptor that detects the silkworm moth's sex pheromone, and that it's "amazingly more sensitive" than the moth's odorant receptor. Their work could open research doors for insect-inspired biosensors.
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University of California, Davis
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Message: 10
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 07:04:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Chile Earthquake: NSF Awards Rapid Response Research Grants
Chile Earthquake: NSF Awards Rapid Response Research Grants
Mon, 03 May 2010 14:40:00 -0500
In response to the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that occurred in Chile on February 27, 2010, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded three major Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grants to study how the quake happened, and learn from those findings for the future.
The Chile quake is the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded, and the second largest that has occurred since a modern suite of instruments was developed to collect data related to earthquakes.
"The new ...
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Message: 11
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 07:05:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Outline Strategy to Limit Global Warming
Scientists Outline Strategy to Limit Global Warming
Mon, 03 May 2010 16:30:00 -0500
Major greenhouse gas-emitting countries agreed in the December, 2009, climate talks in Copenhagen that substantial action is required to limit the increase of the global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
In a paper appearing May 3 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Veerabhadran Ramanathan and Yangyang Xu, climate researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San ...
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