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Complex Wiring of the Nervous System May Rely on a Just a Handful of Genes and Proteins
Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature of early brain development that helps to explain how complex neuron wiring patterns are programmed using just a handful of critical genes. The findings, published February 3 in Cell, may help scientists develop new therapies for neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and provide insight into certain cancers. |
Released: 2/10/2012 4:00 PM EST
Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
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New Study by Biologist Finds Dramatic Improvements and Persistent Challenges for Women in ScienceThe underrepresentation of women in science has received significant attention. However, there have been few studies in which longitudinal data were used to assess changes over time. In a paper recently published in the journal BioScience, Richard B. Primack, professor of biology at Boston University; Krista L. McGuire, assistant professor of biological sciences at Barnard College, Columbia University; and Elizabeth C. Losos, adjunct professor at Duke University and president and CEO of the Organization for Tropical Studies, find that women in the field of ecological studies have experienced dramatic improvements, but persistent challenges remain. |
Released: 2/10/2012 3:05 PM EST
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences |
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Environment’s Effects on Evolution of Survival Traits
Advances in studying genes mean that scientists in evolutionary developmental biology or “evo-devo” can now explain more clearly than ever before how bats got wings, the turtle got its shell and blind cave fish lost their eyes, says evolutionary biologist Craig Albertson, who studies cichlid fishes. |
Released: 2/10/2012 2:45 PM EST
University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Omega-3 Fatty Acid on Trial: Study to Evaluate Long-Term Effects on Intelligence, BehaviorUniversity of Kansas conducts ten-year randomized controlled trial of prenatal supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid to evaluate long-term effects on children's intelligence and school success. |
Released: 2/10/2012 1:00 PM EST
University of Kansas, Life Span Institute |
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Hovering Not Hard if You’re Top-HeavyTop-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than are those that bear a lower center of gravity, researchers at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Physics have found. Their findings are counter to common perceptions that flight stability can be achieved only through a relatively even distribution of weight—and may offer new design principles for hovering aircraft. |
Released: 2/10/2012 11:00 AM EST
New York University |
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TMS Co-Sponsoring Materials Innovation Informational Event in Washington, D.C.Improving global competitiveness by preparing current and prospective American innovators and scientific engineers with skills for advanced material acceleration will be the subject of a materials information luncheon co-sponsored by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) February 15 in Washington, D.C. |
Released: 2/9/2012 4:35 PM EST
TMS (The Minerals, Metals Array Materials Society) |
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Anyone Can Learn to Be More InventiveThere will always be a wild, unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says cognitive psychology researcher Anthony McCaffrey, because reaching an “Aha moment” means leaping tall mental obstacles. But he has developed a tookit for overcoming common roadblocks and improving problem-solving. |
Released: 2/9/2012 4:30 PM EST
University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of EngineeringThree faculty members in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. |
Released: 2/9/2012 4:10 PM EST
University of California, San Diego |
