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Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University released the fifth annual top 10 new species list on May 23. This year's list includes a teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, underworld worm, ancient "walking cactus" creature, blue tarantula, Nepalese poppy, giant millipede, sneezing monkey, fungus named for a TV cartoon character and a beautiful but venomous jellyfish.
Contact: Carol Hughes
carol.hughes@asu.edu
480-965-6375
Arizona State University
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Optogenetics project takes top NIDA Addiction Science Award
A project that maps dopamine circuits in the prefrontal cortex through optogenetic manipulation was given top honors in this year's annual Addiction Science Awards at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair -- the world's largest science competition for high school students.
Contact: NIDA Press Office
media@nida.nih.gov
301-443-6245
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
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New American Chemical Society video: Behind the scenes tour of an electronic nose lab
Almost a century after telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell first popularized the idea of measuring smells, chemical vapor sensors -- "electronic noses" -- are being developed for use in diagnosing disease, detecting national security threats, and other futuristic uses.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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Journal of Experimental Child PsychologyTeaching creativity to children from a galaxy away
A new study from professor Nira Liberman of Tel Aviv University demonstrates that children can be "primed" for creativity through the development of "expansive thought" -- encouraging children to think about distant objects and even the galaxies in the skies above. Relatively simple exercises can get children in the right frame of mind.
Contact: George Hunka
ghunka@aftau.org
212-742-9070
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
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Dissertations and FeaturesReal science in virtual school labs
Up-to-date marine data enables students to carry out scientifically valid virtual experiments. The method yields insights on how scientific knowledge is created and developed, according to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Contact: Annika Lantz-Andersson
annika.lantz-andersson@ped.gu.se
46-031-786-2275
University of Gothenburg
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Dissertations and FeaturesPlayful games promote reading development
Short but intense training sessions in the form of structured language games from the age of four can stimulate children's early language development and may also make it easier for children to learn to read. This is found in a current research project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Contact: Ulrika Wolff
ulrika.wolff@ped.gu.se
46-031-786-2219
University of Gothenburg
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Feeding without the frenzy
Rice University students, in cooperation with the Houston Zoo, have created unique feeders for giraffes and orangutans.
Contact: David Ruth
david@rice.edu
713-348-6327
Rice University
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Dissertations and FeaturesVampires give Danish teenagers taste for spirituality
Danish teenagers are not looking for answers to life's big questions in established religious institutions. Instead, they engage in intense idolization of American films and TV shows about vampires, angels and other supernatural beings. A new Ph.D. thesis from the University of Copenhagen shows that a series like Twilight for some young Danes replace traditional religion and enhance their interest in spiritual and religious issues.
Contact: Line Nybro Petersen
linenp@hum.ku.dk
01-145-519-27803
University of Copenhagen
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Canadian girl, 16, invents disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using tree particles
A Canadian girl, 16, who created a super-charged anti-oxidant compound using nano-particles from trees, won top national honors today in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada. Her compound acts like a "nano-vacuum" and could one day improve health and anti-aging products by better neutralizing harmful free-radicals in the body. Janelle Tam of Waterloo, was awarded the $5,000 top prize by an impressed panel of eminent scientists at the National Research Council of Canada.
Contact: Terry Collins
tc@tca.tc
416-538-8712
Bioscience Education Canada
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PLOS ONEWhat is your dog thinking? Brain scans unleash canine secrets in Emory study
Emory University researchers in the Emory Center for Neuropolicy have developed a new methodology to scan the brains of alert dogs and explore the minds of the oldest domesticated species. The technique uses harmless functional magnetic resonance imaging, the same tool that is unlocking secrets of the human brain. The brain images of a fully awake, unrestrained dog, thought to be the first, opens up a door for understanding canine cognition and inter-species communication.
Contact: Beverly Clark
beverly.clark@emory.edu
404-712-8780
Emory University
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