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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Frog Killer Caught in the Act
Frog Killer Caught in the Act
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:24:00 -0500
The first before-and-after view of an amphibian die-off has just been
published by scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Genetic barcoding of the entire amphibian community revealed a 33 percent loss of amphibian evolutionary history at the site.
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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Message: 2
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: DNA Barcoding Reveals Five Undiscovered Frog Species Among 30 Wiped Out by Fungal Epidemic in Panama
DNA Barcoding Reveals Five Undiscovered Frog Species Among 30 Wiped Out by Fungal Epidemic in Panama
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:25:00 -0500
The first before-and-after view of an amphibian die-off has just been published by scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Maryland. Using DNA barcodes, they showed that the fungal disease that wipes out frogs--chytridiomycosis--has killed an estimated 30 species of amphibians in Panama, including five species previously unidentified by scientists.
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University of Maryland
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Message: 3
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Radio Astronomers Develop New Technique for Studying Dark Energy
Radio Astronomers Develop New Technique for Studying Dark Energy
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:28:00 -0500
A new but technically
challenging observational "shortcut" will help make large-scale cosmic maps that can yield clues to the nature of the mysterious "dark energy" that pervades the universe.
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Message: 4
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Children Gain From Cross-Platform Learning
Children Gain From Cross-Platform Learning
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:23:00 -0500
A landmark study confirms that informal multiple media, such as the combination of television programming and online tools, can strengthen children's learning and their motivation to tackle related subject matter in a variety of situations.
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THIRTEEN
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Message: 5
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Unique Means of Animal Locomotion Reported for First Time
Unique Means of Animal Locomotion Reported for First Time
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:26:00 -0500
Biologists studying caterpillars have
reported a unique "two-body" system of locomotion that has not previously been reported in any animal. The gut of the crawling caterpillar moves forward independently and in advance of the surrounding body wall and legs, not with them. This novel system may contribute to the caterpillars' extraordinary freedom of movement and provide insight for the design of soft-bodied robots.
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Tufts University
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Message: 6
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Discover How Deadly Fungal Microbes Enter Host Cells
Scientists Discover How Deadly Fungal Microbes Enter Host Cells
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:29:00 -0500
A research team led by
scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has discovered a fundamental entry mechanism that allows dangerous fungal microbes to infect plants and cause disease. The discovery paves the way for the development of new intervention strategies to protect plant, and even some animal cells, from deadly fungal infections.
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Virginia Tech
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Message: 7
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Stanford Releases Open-source Camera Software
Stanford Releases Open-source Camera Software
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:28:00 -0500
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Stanford
"computational photography "team is providing programmable open-source cameras to other universities.
Source
Stanford University
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Message: 8
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:22:00 -0500
From Star Trek's Romulans, who could cloak their spaceships, to Harry Potter's
magical garment, the power to turn someone or something invisible has intrigued mankind. Now a Michigan Tech researcher is doing it for real.
Source
Michigan Technological University
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Message: 9
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Gut Movements in Caterpillars Inspire Soft-body Robot Design
Gut Movements in Caterpillars Inspire Soft-body Robot Design
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:27:00 -0500
A Virginia Tech engineer and Tufts University biologists
have shown that a caterpillar's gut slides forward in advance of the surrounding tissues, unlike any form of legged locomotion previously reported, and represents a new feature in our emerging understanding of crawling.
Source
Virginia Tech
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Field item.
Message: 10
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Getting Young Scientists into the Science Teacher Pipeline
Getting Young Scientists into the Science Teacher Pipeline
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:25:00 -0500
Producing science teachers who can keep up with rapidly
advancing fields and also inspire students is not an easy task. With a grant from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is challenging science majors--individuals who enjoy and appreciate science--to transfer their enthusiasm and knowledge to students in middle-school and high-school classrooms.
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Indiana University School of Medicine
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Message: 11
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Fermilab Experiments Narrow Allowed Mass Range For Higgs Boson
Fermilab Experiments Narrow Allowed Mass Range For Higgs Boson
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:27:00 -0500
New constraints on the elusive Higgs particle are more
stringent than ever before. Scientists of the CDF and DZero collider experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab revealed their latest Higgs search results July 26 at the International Conference on High Energy Physics, held in Paris, France, from July 22-28. Their results rule out a significant fraction of the allowed mass range established by earlier experiments.
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DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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Message: 12
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Geoscientists and Engineers Help Haiti Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake
Geoscientists and Engineers Help Haiti Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:49:00 -0500
Within weeks of the Haiti earthquake last January, five geoscientists and two engineers from The University of Texas at Austin traveled to the island nation to help assess the damage, identify future earthquake hazards, and make recommendations about how and where to rebuild.
Source
University of Texas at Austin
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Message: 13
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:02:38 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Birth of a Hurricane
Birth of a Hurricane
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:58:00 -0500
Summer storms are a regular feature in the North Atlantic, and while most pose little threat to our shores, a choice few become devastating hurricanes.
To decipher which storms could bring danger, and which will not, atmospheric scientists are heading to the tropics to observe these systems as they form and dissipate--or develop into hurricanes.
By learning to identify which weather systems are the most critical to track, the efforts may ultimately allow for earlier hurricane ...
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