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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:40:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Greenland Glacier Calves Island Four Times the Size of Manhattan
Greenland Glacier Calves Island Four Times the Size of Manhattan
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:52:00 -0500
A University of Delaware researcher reports that an "ice island" four times the size of Manhattan has calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962. The ice contains enough water, the researcher says, to keep all the public water systems in the US supplied with water for 120 days.
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University of Delaware
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 07:24:56 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Unlock Secret of Rabies Transmission in Bats
Scientists Unlock Secret of Rabies Transmission in Bats
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:51:00 -0500
Most infectious diseases infect multiple host species, but to date, efforts to quantify the frequency and outcome of cross-species transmission (CST) of these diseases have been severely limited.
This lack of information represents a major gap in knowledge of how diseases emerge, and from which species they will emerge.
A paper published this week in the journal Science by a team of researchers led by Daniel Streicker of the University of Georgia has begun to ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 07:25:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Investigate Possible 'Fear Drug'
Scientists Investigate Possible 'Fear Drug'
Kerry Ressler's research on the molecular biology of fear could lead to better methods for treating individuals suffering from anxiety disorders
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117428&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 07:26:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: The Secret of Life May Be As Simple As What Happens Between the Sheets--Mica Sheets
The Secret of Life May Be As Simple As What Happens Between the Sheets--Mica Sheets
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0500
That age-old question, "where did life on Earth start?" now has a new answer. If the life between the mica sheets hypothesis is correct, life would have originated between sheets of mica that were layered like the pages in a book.
The so-called "life between the sheets" mica hypothesis was developed by Helen Hansma of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This hypothesis was originally introduced ...
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