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5-Nov-2009
Handling the horse genome
Researchers have successfully sequenced the horse genome, and they say it sheds light on how the creatures were domesticated long ago. They also say the newly sequenced genome shows many similarities to the genomes of other mammals, like cows. It even has some things in common with the human genome!
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
2-Nov-2009
High school students tackle real-world issues using math
Want to know if the stimulus act will work or whether ethanol is the right choice for US energy independence? Need advice on how to beat Wall Street? If so, you may want to consult a high school student!
Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
215-382-9800 x383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
30-Oct-2009
UAB biologists headed to Antarctica, invite classrooms to follow the adventure
Biologists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are heading to Antarctica in February 2010, and they invite classrooms, educators and other science enthusiasts from across the country to join them on the trip via the award-winning UAB in Antarctica Web site at antarctica.uab.edu.
Contact: Andrew Hayenga
ahayenga@uab.edu
205-934-1676
University of Alabama at Birmingham
30-Oct-2009
With venom and vigor, bugs vie to be crowned 'ugliest'
The "Ask A Biologist" Web site at Arizona State University, a scientific sanctuary for students and teachers alike, hosts this year's Ugly Bug Contest.
Contact: Carol Hughes
carol.hughes@asu.edu
480-965-6375
Arizona State University
29-Oct-2009
Preventing an electronic wasteland
The toxic waste created from discarded electronic devices, like old cell phones and mp3 players, can be very harmful to people and to the environment -- and the United States need to take action now in order to prevent the problem from getting out of hand, researchers say.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
27-Oct-2009
ChemMatters debuts first video podcast on nanotechnology's big impact
The American Chemical Society's award-winning high school chemistry magazine ChemMatters is making its YouTube debut with its first video podcast. The podcast highlights the promises of nanotechnology, the science and technology of building very small machines that are as small as 1/50,000th the width of a human hair.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
22-Oct-2009
For some algae, it pays to be little
Climate-driven changes to the Arctic Ocean are making "ecological winners" out of the small guys in the region, the tiny, marine algae called picoplankton, scientists have found. These itsy bitsy organisms are less than 2 micrometers across, smaller than the naked eye can see.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
15-Oct-2009
From thought to speech in 600 milliseconds
If a biologist wants to know how something in the human body works, one of the best ways to do this is to study the same process in other animals. But, what about language? We're the only animals who talk!
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
8-Oct-2009
Asteroid 2 Pallas, a wannabe planet
One of the largest members of the main asteroid belt, a grapefruit-shaped rock called 2 Pallas, has more in common with planets than asteroids, researchers report.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1-Oct-2009
Algae was quick to recover
About 65 million years ago, an asteroid struck the Earth and disrupted ecosystems around the world. Many of the creatures on the planet then died off and went extinct. This traumatic event is known as the K-T boundary or the K-T extinction event.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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