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10-Nov-2004
First, the questions
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists believe they are on the brink of solving some mysteries underlying the miracle of life.
10-Nov-2004
Sequencing the first tree genome
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
In 2004 researchers from around the world finished sequencing the complete genome of Populus, the first tree and the third plant to have its molecular "parts list" revealed.
10-Nov-2004
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are a prototype energy system, a giant screen at the Center for Computational Sciences, a state-of-the-art instrument recently installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the possiblity of a nitrogen oxide (NOx) sensor, and reducing the of increasing levels of nitrogen in rainfall.
10-Nov-2004
Pathways underlying disorders
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abnormalities of the face and skull rank among the most common birth defects in humans. Understanding such complex human disorders requires a systems biology approach, according to Cymbeline Culiat, a molecular geneticist in ORNL's Life Sciences Division.
3-Nov-2004
ORNL project earns top honor from Southeast tech transfer group
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
A technology that can scan living small animals and other biological objects has been honored as project of the year by the Southeastern Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
20-Oct-2004
ORNL system eliminates perchlorate, helps scientists trace source
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
An award-winning system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to clean up perchlorate pollution is now also helping scientists determine whether the contamination is natural or man-made.
8-Oct-2004
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory focus on fusion, geography, biology and energy efficiency.
30-Sep-2004
Vanderbilt joins ORNL core universities
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced today that Vanderbilt University has joined the laboratory's "core universities." ORNL's core universities--which now number seven--assume a scientific leadership role in working with the laboratory to help shape the research agenda for more than one billion dollars in science and technology programs.
24-Sep-2004
ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source 'warms' up for 2006
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
With the recent "warm commissioning" of its linear accelerator, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) has passed a crucial test and milestone on its way to completion in 2006.