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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientist Goes Mad for Philanthropy and Teaching
Scientist Goes Mad for Philanthropy and Teaching
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:37:00 -0500
Memorial Sloan Kettering molecular geneticist, Dr. Sat Bhattacharya, has set out to bring serious science to poor and minority students of New York. Working with a handful of volunteers in a tiny, cluttered office on the Upper East Side, Dr. Sat pairs these high school students with renowned scientists at leading research institutions who serve as mentors during summer and after school internships in their labs.
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Harlem Children Society
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Find Direct Line From Development to Growth
Scientists Find Direct Line From Development to Growth
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:37:00 -0500
It may seem intuitive that growth and development somehow
go together so that plants and animals end up with the right number of cells in all the right places. But it is only now that scientists at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have gotten some of the first insights into how this critical coordination actually works in a plant.
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Duke University
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: UM Scientists Advance in Quantum Computing and Energy Conversion Tech
UM Scientists Advance in Quantum Computing and Energy Conversion Tech
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:39:00 -0500
Using a unique hybrid
nanostructure, University of Maryland researchers have shown a new type of light-matter interaction and also demonstrated the first full quantum control of qubit spin within very tiny colloidal nanostructures (a few nanometers), thus taking a key step forward in efforts to create a quantum computer.
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University of Maryland
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Histone H1 Regulates Gene Activity Throughout The Cell Cycle
Histone H1 Regulates Gene Activity Throughout The Cell Cycle
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:37:00 -0500
A protein that helps pack DNA into the cell nucleus has an
important role in regulating gene activity, scientists report. The researchers found that the protein, histone H1, also takes part in the formation of ribosomes, the cellular workbenches on which all proteins are made.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Thermal-powered, Insect-like Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' Ring
Thermal-powered, Insect-like Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' Ring
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:39:00 -0500
Engineers have
built an insect-like robot with hundreds of tiny legs. Compared to other such microrobots, the UW model excels in its ability to carry heavy loads--more than seven times its own weight--and move in any direction.
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University of Washington
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: WSU Researchers Use Super-high Pressures to Create Super Battery
WSU Researchers Use Super-high Pressures to Create Super Battery
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:39:00 -0500
Using super-high pressures similar to those found
deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.
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Washington State University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:40:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Joseph Stalin's Rise to Power: Facts More Intriguing Than Fiction
Joseph Stalin's Rise to Power: Facts More Intriguing Than Fiction
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:38:00 -0500
More than 57 years after the death of Soviet
dictator Joseph Stalin, scholars continue to uncover long-hidden truths about his rise to absolute power and the reign of "Great Terror." that took more than a million lives and exiled many millions more.
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University of Houston
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