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Submitted on September 26, 2006 - 3:03pm Subseafloor Observatories Installed to Run Dynamic Experiments Marine geologists have returned from two months at sea off British Columbia, Canada, where they installed two observatories in the ocean floor to run innovative experiments at the bottom of the sea.The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) "Juan de Fuca Ridge-Flank Hydrogeology" expedition--Expedition 327--left Victoria, Canada, on July 9th and returned on September 5th.Using the scientific ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117649&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. These Cells Will Self-Destruct in Five... Four... Cancer is a difficult disease to treat because it's a personal disease. Each case is unique and based on a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Conventional chemotherapy employs treatment with one or more drugs, assuming that these medicines are able to both "diagnose" and "treat" the affected cells. Many of the side effects experienced by chemotherapy patients are due to the fact that the drugs they are taking aren't selective enough. For instance, taking a ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117641&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. Bacterial Charity Work Thwarts Medical Treatments Drug resistant bacteria are a problem in many environments, especially healthcare institutions. While the ways in which these cells become resistant are understood at the cellular level, until now, the bacteria's survival strategies at the population level remained unclear.A new study by James Collins and colleagues at Boston University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University reveals that a surprisingly small percentage of bacteria actually ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117596&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. "Stocky Dragon" Dinosaur Terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe Paleontologists have discovered that a close relative of Velociraptor hunted the dwarfed inhabitants of Late Cretaceous Europe, an island landscape largely isolated from nearby continents.While island animals tend to be smaller and more primitive than their continental cousins, the theropod Balaur bondoc was as large as its relatives on other parts of the globe, and demonstrated advanced adaptations including fused bones and two terrifyingly large claws on each hind ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117592&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. Feasts at a Funeral Whether the occasion is a wedding reception or another milestone in life, the feast is a time-honored ritual in which a large meal marks a significant occasion. We know that the Romans, Greeks and Vikings did it, and today it's still an active part of occasions such as birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. Now a University of Connecticut (UConn) anthropologist says there is new evidence that nearly 12,000 years ago, feasts were used to celebrate burial of the dead, bringing about the ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117600&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. Citizen Science Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats Full story at http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/citizenscience.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51This is an NSF News item. NSF Announces Future Internet Architecture Awards The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today awards for four new projects, each worth up to $8 million over three years, as part of the Future Internet Architecture (FIA) program.These awards will enable researchers at dozens of institutions across the country to pursue new ways to build a more trustworthy and robust Internet."As our reliance on a secure ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117611&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. Distant Star's Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar to Sun In a bid to unlock long-standing mysteries of the sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully probed a distant star.By monitoring the star's sound waves, the team has observed a magnetic cycle analogous to the sun's solar cycle.Results of the study, conducted by scientists at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., and colleagues in France and Spain, are published this ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117554&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. Shrinking Atmospheric Layer Linked to Low Levels of Solar Radiation Large changes in the sun's energy output may drive unexpectedly dramatic fluctuations in Earth's outer atmosphere.Results of a study published today link a recent, temporary shrinking of a high atmospheric layer with a sharp drop in the sun's ultraviolet radiation levels.The research, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), indicates that the sun's magnetic cycle, which produces ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117580&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. ARRA Funds Bolster Broadband Access and Improve Connectivity among Institutions to Strengthen Scientific Collaborations Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 17 awards, totaling $20 million, through the Research Infrastructure Improvement Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity (RII C2) program. This effort is part of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which supports states that have less extensive scientific infrastructures and have historically received fewer federal research dollars. Each of these awards will provide just over $1 million for ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117391&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
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