European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) are jointly organising a conference under the title 'Law and neuroscience: our growing understanding of the human brain and its impact on our legal system' from 26 to 31 October in Acquafredda.

+ Serials Solutions 360 Core Enhancements Offer Increased Functionality and Better User Experience + CQ Press Releases Washington Information Directory, 2009 2010 + Now Live on the SAGE Reference Online Platform: SAGE Reference Online Handbook Collection + Scopus works with European Science...

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) will hold a conference entitled 'Systems chemistry II: evolution and systems' from 18 to 23 October in Balatonfüred,...

NETHERLANDS - VIV Europe 2010 will be packed with inspiring international innovations for future farming, says the show...

Can you see your data shadow? A University of Stirling expert is to turn the tables and put surveillance under scrutiny. Dr William Webster of the Stirling Management School has secured over half a million Euros of funding from the European Science Foundation to study the impact of surveillance on...

More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in...

More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in...

More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in...

Elsevier ups A&H titles in Scopus, EBSCO exclusive distributor of Footnote.com, Wilson adds 21,000 images to Cinema Image Gallery,...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and Linköping University will hold a conference on 'Philosophy for science in use' from 28 September to 2 October in Linköping,...

Elsevier announced that its flagship product Scopus, a citation database of peer-reviewed literature, has doubled its current Arts & Humanities (A&H) titles to 3,500, by adding global journals using the European Science Foundations European Reference Index for Humanities (ERIH).

A re-think is needed about the Common Agricultural Policy as work on its renewal is due to start now By Rudy Rabbinge /Wageningen, Netherlands Born in 1957, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is now more than 50 years old, and the European Commission is proposing what it calls a health check for its...

Marseille 11 May 2009 Rapidly rising cyber crime and the growing prospect of the Internet being used as a medium for terrorist attacks pose a major challenge for IT...

RUDY RABBINGE Born in 1957, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is now more than 50 years old, and the European Commission is proposing what it calls a health check for its middle-aged...

The Marine Board Secretariat (left to right): Aurélien Carbonnière (Science Officer), Dina Eparkhina (Administrator), Niall McDonough (Executive Scientific Secretary), Maud Evrard (Science Officer), Jan-Bart Calewaert (Science Officer), Rome May...

Elsevier announced today that its flagship product Scopus, the worlds largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, has almost doubled its current Arts & Humanities (A&H) titles to 3,500, by adding top global journals using the European Science Foundations European Reference...

Elsevier (www.elsevier.com) announced that its flagship product Scopus (www.info.scopus.com), the abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, has almost doubled its current Arts and Humanities (A&H) titles to 3,500 by adding top global journals using the European Science Foundation's...

/PRNewswire/ -- - First Citation Database to Offer Access to Arts and Humanities Journals From Over a Thousand Different Publishers and Content Providers Elsevier announced today that its flagship product Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, has almost..

Following is a summary of entertainment news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at PR Newswire for Journalists, http:/...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) will hold a joint conference on 'Complex systems and changes: Darwin and evolution - nature-culture interfaces' from 15 to 20 September in Sant Feliu de Guixols,...

1:19P - Scopus Works With European Science Foundation t... print mail a friend more announcements TRADE HERE AMSTERDAM, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Citation Database to Offer Access to Arts and Humanities Journals From Over a Thousand Different Publishers and Content Providers Elsevier announced..

Elsevier / MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to over 1,300 healthcare organizations nationwide is proud to announce that five Clinical e-Learning courses were named as winners in the 2009 Communicator Awards presented by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA).

This entry is part of the Science and the European Election series, a collaboration between SciencePunk and the Lay Scientist blog to encourage public discussion of the science policies of the major parties standing at the forthcoming European...

According to professor Thomas Kirkwood of the University of Newcastle...This topic was of great interest at the seminar for ageing at the conf...Developmentally it has been more important for humans to invest...

1 Renal Division and 2 Department of Pharmacology, Heymans Institute, University Hospital and 3 Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium...

EUREKALERT Contact: Sally Horspool shorspool@cost.esf.org 322-533-3854 COST Ammar Miraija, Head of Department for Science / National FP7 coordinator at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Civil Affairs, expressed his excitement at joining the network and developing more COST Actions in...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) will hold a conference entitled 'Nanocarbons: from physiochemical and biological properties to biomedical and environmental effect' from 8 to 13 September in Acquafredda di Maratea,...

ACM TechNews is running an article about a new cryptography approach based on the mathematical theory of elliptic curves, a leading candidate to replace the widely used RSA public key security...

Rapidly rising cyber crime and the growing prospect of the Internet being used as a medium for terrorist attacks pose a major challenge for IT...

An approach based on the mathematical theory of elliptic curves may pave the way much more efficient cryptography - which underpins privacy, confidentiality, and identity to provide the fabric for e-commerce and secure communications - that will be capable of strengthening security against cyber crime and...

(ANI): An approach based on the mathematical theory of elliptic curves may pave the way much more efficient cryptography - which underpins privacy, confidentiality, and identity to provide the fabric for e-commerce and secure commu" Buzz Up Share Twitter Delicious Myspace Digg Stumble Upon Facebook Tue,...

from a computer program, as a professor at my alma mater used to say, is an answer that looks about right. Dan Reed has an interesting post on his blog right now on accuracy in scientific applications The parallel application contains millions of lines of code, combining multiple models of physical,...

Robin Kimmerer, author and professor of ethnobotany at State University of New YorkEnvironmental Sciences and Forestry in Syracuse, will be giving a public reading from her recent work at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30...

In the struggle to eliminate the possibility of creating a food supply crisis by producing an alternative fuel source from biofuels, scientists and biologists are seeking other sources, so-called second- and third-generation...

Updated 20 minutes ago In the struggle to eliminate the possibility of creating a food supply crisis by producing an alternative fuel source from biofuels, scientists and biologists are seeking other sources, so-called second- and third-generation...

The Vespucci Initiative for the Advancement of Geographic Information Science announces the 7th Annual Summer Institute on Geographic Information Science Florence (Firenze), Italy : June-July 2009 29 June to 3 July 2009 : "Cognitive Processing and Representations of Place, Space, and Time " 6 to 10 July...

Animal testing has long been a bone of contention for many groups including industry, research institutions and policy makers. There has been extensive discussion about restricting the use of animals in scientific experiments, and improving their...

common view expressed by many of the 2005 winners Dutchman Lucas Pel...Swiss Award winner Patrick Meraldi agreed. This award gives us ... I feel tremendously fortunate to have won this award said...

Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 -- Sleep-deprived youngsters are more likely to show the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers...

"His main scientific achievement has been to realize the interest of combining supramolecular chemistry with facilitated transport in artificial...

"Too little sleep 'can make children hyperactive'" according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that a new study suggests that a lack of sleep makes it more likely that children will "develop behavioural problems and become hyperactive".

...EVENT: European launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008 DAT...Important note: ...Journalists must register with the European Science Foundation by the .

Magnisense, société de diagnostic qui développe une nouvelle génération de tests biologiques pour le diagnostic humain et vétérinaire, la sécurité alimentaire et la protection de l'environnement, annonce aujourd'hui que la société fait une présentation de ses tests immunologiques basés sur le magnétisme lors.

A recent European Science Foundation (ESF) report recommends that European regulatory authorities minimize requirements for investigator-driven clinical trials submitted to ethics committees provided the clinical trial has similar risk profiles as standard...

Progress in bionanotechnology is essential for our understanding of cells and for the development of new therapeutics, which nowadays increasingly function at the molecular...

of many young researchers. Our project will aid in the building of a...Each of the 2005 EURYI Award winners will receive a diploma at a sp... Science is dynamic and constantly on the move and progress is...

06.30.2009 Medicon Valley The European Science Foundation invites scientists to submit proposals for high-level research conferences to take place in 2011 within the framework of its Research Conferences...

e of award will now be determined by the European Commissions ERC (Eur...The EURYI awards have been offered in this 4th Call by 17 research cou...Competition this year has been as intensive as ever with 474...

Tertiary maritime education in Singapore keeps pace with the city's ambitions, reports JESSICA YEO WITH a range of shipping-related training available locally, the maritime industry is well-fuelled with new talent to support Singapore's status as a maritime...

Kerstin Diekert, Anton I.P.M. de Kroon,1 Uwe Ahting,2 Brigitte Niggemeyer, Walter Neupert,2 Ben de Kruijff,1 and Roland Lill3 Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Strasse 5, 35033 Marburg, 2Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie der...

Clara Bermejo,* Estefanía Rodríguez,* Raúl García,* Jose M. Rodríguez-Peña,* María L. Rodríguez de la Concepción,§ Carmen Rivas,* Patricia Arias,* César Nombela,* Francesc Posas,§ and Javier Arroyo* *Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040...

F. Xavier Picó,* Belén Méndez-Vigo, José M. Martínez-Zapater, and Carlos Alonso-Blanco1 *Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Sevilla-41013, Spain and Departamento de Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid 28049.

Per Erik Jorde*1 and Nils Ryman *Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway and Department of Zoology, Division of Population Genetics, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden 1Corresponding author: Institute of Marine...

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (Mcast) has launched a European Social Fund (ESF) project entitled 'Addressing skills mismatches in the aviation maintenance industry' through the college's recently inaugurated Aviation Maintenance Training...

Progress in bionanotechnology is essential for our understanding of cells and for the development of new therapeutics, which nowadays increasingly function at the molecular...

Abstract: Progress in bionanotechnology is essential for our understanding of cells and for the development of new therapeutics, which nowadays increasingly function at the molecular...

Progress in bionanotechnology is essential for our understanding of cells and for the development of new therapeutics, which nowadays increasingly function at the molecular...

Progress in bionanotechnology is essential for our understanding of cells and for the development of new therapeutics, which nowadays increasingly function at the molecular level. This was one of the statements made by Prof. Nynke Dekker on Wednesday 8 April during her inaugural address at TU Delft, the...

The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has been accused of watering down proposals drawn up by the European Commission to amend EU Directive 86/609/EC on laboratory animal...

Abstract: That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to research into a new kind of computer...

April 6, 2009 That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to research into a new kind of computer...

Researchers at IBM have developed a new form of memory that could herald a cheaper, faster, more reliable type of solid state...

The effort to go green has created a new growth industry conventions and conferences on the environment. Click on Google and search environment...

That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to research into a new kind of computer...

Marine Board Communications Panel session (Thursday 23 April 2009 - Room 9) at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly...

That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to research into a new kind of computer...

EUREKALERT Contact: Clare Ryan c.s.ryan@leeds.ac.uk 0044-113-343-8059 University of Leeds That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to research into a new kind of computer...

A fresh lick of paint can do wonders for even the dingiest, drabbest room. But new research from the US suggests that you could be putting your familys health at risk every time you pick up a...

The European Commission may ban the use of great...

Research organisations from both the academic and the commercial sector have gone on the offensive as proposed revisions to the European Unions animal testing Directive, 86/609/EEC, start their passage through the European...

vox_mundi writes "Across the European Union, food is travelling more, and not always in ways that make sense. Consider the chocolate covered waffle: Last year, Britain both imported 14,000 tonnes, and exported 15,000...

Leading scientists and the European Science Foundation are urging the European Union and its member states to make a major commitment to the solar-driven production of environmentally clean electricity, hydrogen and other fuels as the only sustainable long-term solution for global energy...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has urged European institutions to reconsider key points in the proposed revision of the directive on the use of animals in...

Fraud and Misconduct in Biomedical Research Fourth EditionWells Frank, Farthing MichaelRoyal Society Press, 2008£45·00. Pp 300. ISBN-978-1-85315-786-8After reading Fraud and Misconduct in Biomedical Science, Fourth Edition, it might seem that honesty is out of...

Timothy Wenskus accepts the Thomas Stofka Award from Assistant Commissioner Fiona Watt and Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney The Thomas Stofka Award recognizes skilled Parkies who, like Tom, dedicate themselves to New York Citys trees and natural...

way to reconstruct past climate change. ...Using coral reefs as climatic archives started about 20 years ago. Ini... We think that we will be able to reconstruct the sea level change...

Unless it is amended, the new EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, as proposed by the European Commission and European Parliament, could seriously impede further advancement of European medical and veterinary...

New proposed European laws to harmonize animal research across the EU could seriously hamper biomedical research, according a report published yesterday...

Abstract: Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), discovered in 1991, have amazing mechanical, thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as excellent field emission...

Important medical research into conditions such as autism, Parkinsons disease, strokes and Aids will be closed down if a European Union directive on animal experiments is passed in its present form, leading scientists said...

Researchers in a lab With the increasing awareness of the importance of Science and Technology for competing in knowledge economy, several efforts to benchmark the Science and Technology Capacities of countries have been...

Unless it is amended, the new EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, as proposed by European Commission and European Parliament, could seriously impede the further advancement of European medical and veterinary...

Carbon Nanotubes (CNT, discovered in 1991, have amazing mechanical, thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as excellent field emission properties. Actual uses of CNT are already about to be numerous (car industry, sport accessories, etc., and future applications are foreseen to be in constant...

Accepted: 4 June 2009 Published: 4 June 2009 © 2009 Tegnér et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:/...

(Nanowerk News) The European Science Foundation has announced the conference Nanocarbons: from physicochemical and biological properties to biomedical and environmental effects, from September 8-13, 2009 in Acquafredda di Maratea,...

Science Fair and Career Exploration for 7th and 8th grade Syracuse City School District...

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced today that it notified Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) that certain of its affiliates intend to nominate five candidates for election to the company's board of directors at its upcoming 2009 Annual Meeting of...

MiNEMA Winter School 2009 kommer att äga rum på Chalmers 23-26 mars. Då samlas experter på nätverk för mobil kommunikation och middleware-system från hela Europa, tillsammans med lovande unga forskare inom området, för att diskutera och utvärdera framgångar, möjligheter och nya...

A risk-based approach to regulation and streamlined approval procedures are among the key recommendations in a new report that addresses the obstacles to non-commercial, investigator-driven clinical trials (IDCT) in...

Jacqui Wise The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below. Medical research councils in Europe have devised a strategy to strengthen clinical trials that are instigated by academic researchers rather than commercial...

NEW YORK, March 17, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced today that it notified Target Corporation ( NYSE:TGT) that certain of its affiliates intend to nominate five candidates for election to the company's board of directors at its upcoming 2009 Annual Meeting...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Chief Executive, Professor Kent Woods, welcomed the publication of the European Science Foundation's (ESF) report into Investigator Driven Clinical Trials (IDCT).

- Archaeologists are astonished at the a record-breaking finding at the Blombos Cave, near Cape town in South Africa. 75,000 years old beads found here are the oldest evidence of "modern" cultural expressions among humans ever...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) are organising a symposium on biological surfaces and interfaces from 27 June to 2 July in Sant Feliu de Guixols,...

... Contact: Press Office 020 7084 3535/3564 or press.office@mhra.gsi.gov.uk Out-of-hours 07770 446 189 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Chief Executive, Professor Kent Woods, today welcomed the publication of the European Science Foundation's (ESF) report into...

Improved patient-oriented research in Europe will benefit European citizens and the European medical industry and facilitate the transfer of scientific discoveries from the laboratory bench to the...

Improved patient-oriented research in Europe will benefit European citizens and the European medical industry and facilitate the transfer of scientific discoveries from the laboratory bench to the...

all the data required to make an application to the MHRA for authorisation of a clinical trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) can be completed within the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) http:/...

What do nurses do? How do you answer this question as a critical care nurse? How do you describe your job to families? Does your response include words of "looking after your loved one", "here to support your loved one (the patient) and you during this illness", "monitor the patient's response to therapies"..

Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was...

Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was...

Medical Research News Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was...

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined some of the Citys greenest at the 19th Annual Awards ceremony. Top honors included Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, the...

Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was...

Bedlewo 22 December 2008 The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress with some of the remaining underlying mathematical...

such exercise focused on medical applications of nanoscience and nano...... such exercise focused on medical applications of nanoscience and...

...Monitoring the saltiness of the ocean water could provide an early ind...Palaeoclimate data shows that the oceans currents (like the Gulf Strea...Their results reveal that a build up of salty water can stimulate...

MRC head says allowing non-EU scientists to apply for EU funding could ultimately benefit...

European Medical Research Councils to discuss allowing US citizens to apply for...

Professor Przemysaw Urbaczyk from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw will deliver a lecture titled "Who named Poland and the Poles"? Wednesday next, March 3rd at...

The official journal of the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking University Issues per year: 6 Tips Title This is my tip content Earth Science Frontiers (ESF), founded in 1994, is presently a bi-monthly journal in Chinese with English abstracts for most papers; a few articles...

...The world's largest study aimed at improving the treatment of a rare t...The EURAMOS clinical trial which involves a collaboration across 11 E...Doctors and scientists meeting at a conference in Stuttgart Germany...

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need for animals and tissue samples, according to a recent conference organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the...

Contact: Alberto Orfao Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue...

Source: European Science Foundation Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue...

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the...

) Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by...

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the...

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the...

Abstract: Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges...

FURTHER INFORMATION For more on Darwins thinking about religion, see the Darwin and religion section of the Darwin Correspondence Project website:...

Fuchs, Christian. 2009. Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance Society. A Critical Case Study of the Usage of studiVZ, Facebook, and MySpace by Students in Salzburg in the Context of Electronic Surveillance" (PDF).

Letter of the Day: Might? Editor, Daily News: Lee might clamp down on sexual predators was your headline on Feb. 3. You have to be kidding me! How about taking out the might and replacing it with will? End of...

Bird watchers view from a shopping mall parking...

1 Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway 2 Department of Plant Ecology and Systematics, Lund University, Ecology Building, 223 62 Lund, Sweden 3 Department of Ecology and Evolution, Plant Ecology, Uppsala University, Villavägen 14, 752 36 Uppsala,...

Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) You typically find them in remote places -- but catching a glimpse of the American bald eagle soaring through the clouds from a local mall parking lot makes for a unique...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) will hold a symposium on 'Cell polarity and membrane traffic' from 23 to 28 May in Sant Feliu de Guixols,...

Dr. J.J.L.M. Cornelissen (1972) is per 1 februari 2009 benoemd tot hoogleraar Biomolecular Nanotechnology aan de faculteit Technische Natuurwetenschappen van de Universiteit...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With camera in focus, Herm Card is trying to get a snapshot of a bald eagle. "Saw either two or one twice, but couldn't get a shot of it," said Herm Card of...

rapy for the US. ... We published the report in November 2005 for Forward Look and we are ...Still she is sympathetic towards the problem that is facing Europe as .

"I think it's good that a postdoc spends most of his time researching and writing, but I don't think that should be" all there is to research.

I was asked to re-post some of my previous essays on Global Climate Change. The first one is short, so i posted it in its entirety. What follows are excerpts from essays I wrote which are too long for purposes of...

While Michael Worton and the European Science Foundation (ESF) talk until they are "blue in the face" to convince us of the virtues of the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), they are clearly not listening to those they purport to represent ("Index of journals scraps...

One of the University of South Australias newest professorial appointments, John Lynch, has just been awarded a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council Australia...

Dr. John Holdren is chosen for the Obama...

Letter of the Day: Take a bite out of crimes? Editor, Daily News: I live on Vanderbilt Drive and walk the circular beach walk between Vanderbilt Beach Road and 111th Avenue North every...

Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

Systems biology has been touted as a way of helping to realise a number of predicted advances in medicine, such as personalised medicine. However, it has not always been clear how best such an interdisciplinary approach should be...

Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

The architects of a controversial European journal-listing system for arts and humanities have made a major concession to those who fear that the index will be misused to judge the quality of academics'...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will hold a joint conference on 'Spatio-temporal radiation biology: transdisciplinary advances for biomedical applications' from 16 to 21 May in Sant Feliu de Guixols,...

Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago, and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

) Richard Dawkins' Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary...

NOTE: This material was originally included in a VERY LONG stand-alone blog. I have edited it into a smaller blog to improve readability. Scientists are encouraged to join scientific...

Background and Objectives At the beginning of the XXI century, Physics continues to expand our scientific understanding of the Universe. Today, a sophisticated yet incomplete picture has emerged from the studies of modern Astrophysics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and...

e effects of the thousands of chemicals we are exposed to everyday in ...'Infrafrontier: The European Infrastructure for the Phenotyping and Ar...The nascent field of nanotechnology with its near-limitless...

Received 3 October 2008; Accepted 5 December 2008 Abstract For efficient transcription, RNA PolII must overcome the presence of nucleosomes. The p38-related MAPK Hog1 is an important regulator of transcription upon osmostress in yeast and thereby it is involved in initiation and...

I want to express my appreciation to all the people who read my last blog on global warming. The response was a bit greater than I expected which is both a good and a bad...

Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across...

While membership to the EU is growing, what many may not know is that Europe is in a constant state of flux. As you read this, the Mediterranean basin is shrinking, the Alps are rising and pushing northwards, and Scandinavia is still rebounding after having been crushed by the weight of a thick and huge ice..

) *Terahertz cascade lasers (1) are a new family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Because of their potential applications, they currently raise considerable interest, despite one major drawback: their output beam is markedly...

(Nanowerk News) Terahertz cascade lasers are a new family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Because of their potential applications, they currently raise considerable interest, despite one major drawback: their output beam is markedly...

EUREKALERT Contact: Olaf Wolkenhauer Olaf.Wolkenhauer@uni-rostock.de 49-038-149-87570 European Science Foundation Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology,...

Terahertz cascade lasers (1) are a new family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Because of their potential applications, they currently raise considerable interest, despite one major drawback: their output beam is markedly...

Terahertz cascade lasers are a new family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Because of their potential applications, they currently raise considerable interest, despite one major drawback: their output beam is markedly divergent. To solve this problem.

Terahertz cascade lasers are a new family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Because of their potential applications, they currently raise considerable interest, despite one major drawback: their output beam is markedly divergent. To solve this problem.

The Life and Medical Sciences unit of the European Science Foundation (ESF) has released a science policy briefing on systems biology (see press release).

The child of Turkish parents may feel an outsider in the Netherlands or Switzerland, yet still be completely at home in Amsterdam or Zurich. In France, the migrant's child is more likely to go to university but is also more likely to drop out. The child of Turkish parents in Germany could be at an...

The child of Turkish parents may feel an outsider in the Netherlands or Switzerland, yet still be completely at home in Amsterdam or Zurich. In France, the migrant's child is more likely to go to university but is also more likely to drop...

A conference on 'Science and values: the politicisation of science' will be held in Bielefeld, Germany, from 25 to 30 May. This event will be the first in a series of biennial conferences under the heading of 'Science and values', which will address not only the politicisation of science but...

On 25 October 2004 the Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) was off...ISE is an independent and informal platform for organizations committe...ISE now includes organizations such as the European Life Sciences...

7 January 2009 The European Science Foundation (ESF) has called for development of new mathematical and statistical tools capable of probing deeper into existing databases relating to human contact and...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the Austrian Science Found (FWF) are organising a conference on 'Mechanisms of quaternary climate change: stability of warm phases in the past and in the future' in Obergurgl, Austria, from 6 to 11...

Claudia Ribeiro de Almeida2,*,, Helen Heath2,, Sanja Krpic, Gemma M. Dingjan*, Jan Piet van Hamburg*, Ingrid Bergen, Suzanne van de Nobelen, Frank Sleutels, Frank Grosveld, Niels Galjart3, and Rudi...

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) A group of European scientists has published a set of recommendations for science funders and policy makers that the group said will propel Europe to the forefront of systems biology and help to advance personalized medicine and shorten the drug discovery and development...

A lack of quantitative analysis and a tendency to avoid policy-based research has left the study of higher education in the doldrums, John Gill hears Like the proverbial physician unable or unwilling to heal himself, attending to the ills that are closest to home can often figure low in higher education's...

Human and veterinary medicine could receive a big boost through the use of larger animals, especially pigs and dogs, in research, says the European Science Foundation.

CANTON A spring memorial service for Harrison H. Payne, 83, Canton, will be in Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. Mr. Payne died Dec. 23 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital,...

The European Science Foundation has just released a science policy briefing titled Advancing Systems Biology for Medical Applications, a document that provides an excellent overview of systems biology and its possibilities for medicine and...

[c] Professor Martin Cave, Director of the Business Schools Centre for Management under Regulation has been awarded an OBE for public service in the New Years Honours...

) Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across...

Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across...

The presence of the metabolic syndrome predicts depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults, according to the results from the prospective Whitehall II cohort study reported in the December 23 Online First issue of Diabetes...

Listen to this article Arbitrarily Combining the Social Network Approach with the Ethnographic Approach Paper presented by Steven McDermott (aka soci) at the Communication Networks on the Web 18 - 19 December 2008, Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of...

(NewsRx.com) -- Human and veterinary medicine could receive a big boost through use of larger animals, especially pigs and dogs, in research, with Europe at the...

Often experiments are needed to make scientific progress, but sometimes the answers lie in data already collected, requiring new analysis tools to unlock the...

Knights Bachelor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse. For services to education. (Oxford, Oxfordshire) David Nicholas Cannadine. Formerly Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of...

KNIGHTS BACHELOR Professor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse, For services to Education. Professor David Nicholas Cannadine, Formerly Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of...

The full New Year Honours list KNIGHTS BACHELOR Professor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse, For services to Education. Professor David Nicholas Cannadine, Formerly Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of...

Order of the British Empire Dame Commander (DBE) Abramsky, Ms Jennifer Gita, CBE, Formerly Group dir, BBC Audio and Music. For serv Broadcasting. Davies, Prof Sally Claire, Dir of Research and Development, Dept of...

SANDY Crombie, chief executive of Edinburgh-based financial institution Standard Life, said he was "delighted and very proud" to be knighted for services to the insurance industry in...

Order of the British Empire: Dame Commander (DBE) Jennifer Gita Abramsky, CBE, Formerly Group dir, BBC Audio and Music. For serv Broadcasting. Prof Sally Claire Davies, Dir of Research and Development, Dept of...

Top academics and educational leaders feature strongly in new year's honours...

Super-fast computers based on quantum mechanics may have come closer to reality, with mathematicians chasing some of the major mathematical problems. Washington, December 23 : Super-fast computers based on quantum mechanics may have come closer to reality, with mathematicians chasing some of the major...

Horrors! Yet another researcher recommends using animals other than rodents for lab tests. OK, this is getting ridiculous. A few posts back, we told you about a Stanford immunologist who wrote an essay in the journal Immunity about how we should all look away - look away! - from the mouse model when...

The old adage that we can only learn how to do something by trying it ourselves may have to be revised in the light of recent discoveries in...

Often experiments are needed to make scientific progress, but sometimes the answers lie in data already collected, requiring new analysis tools to unlock the...

Matter / antimatter mass-to-energy conversion probably rates above cold fusion on the totem pole of energy pariahs. At the heart of any viable engine must be a method for combining matter and antimatter to induce mutual annihilation, leading to direct conversion of matter to...

Brussels 29 October 2008 There have been several revolutions during the 60 year history of electronic computation, such as high level programming languages and client/server separation, but one key challenge has yet to be fully...

The dream of designer drugs highly specific in action with zero side effects has come closer by combining atomic level computer prediction with natural selection in the...

Often experiments are needed to make scientific progress, but sometimes the answers lie in data already collected, requiring new analysis tools to unlock the...

In 2008, Science Careers offered readers worldwide a collection of articles illustrating scientific career opportunities in and out of research, advising readers on landing good jobs and excelling in scientific careers, and profiling scientists who succeeded in research as well as some who looked elsewhere...

The dream of designer drugs highly specific in action with zero side effects has come closer by combining atomic level computer prediction with natural selection in the...

The Danish cartoon affair was an important milestone in Europe's ongoing integration of its fast growing Muslim population. The fallout from this affair, along with other events such as the July 2005 bombings in London, has increased the urgency of achieving a long lasting accommodation between Europe's...

Local high school students participated in Syracuse Christmas Bird Count Saturday, Dec. 20 with Audubon, SUNY ESF and Honeywell: The Montezuma Audubon Center and Onondaga Audubon Society announced that through cooperative efforts with Honeywell, they will adopt Onondaga Lake as an Important Bird...

) The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress with some of the remaining underlying mathematical...

The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress with some of the remaining underlying mathematical...

The old adage that we can only learn how to do something by trying it ourselves may have to be revised in the light of recent discoveries in...

The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress with some of the remaining underlying mathematical problems. In particular, the operator theory used to describe...

The old adage that we can only learn how to do something by trying it ourselves may have to be revised in the light of recent discoveries in...

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The old adage that we can only learn how to do something by trying it ourselves may have to be revised in the light of recent discoveries in...

The old adage that we can only learn how to do something by trying it ourselves may have to be revised in the light of recent discoveries in...

A group of French life science students is building an online repository of fraudulent scientific papers, and is calling on researchers to report suitable...

) A group of French research students is launching an online register to flag up scientific papers that have been tainted by fraud and other types of scientific...

Dumbing down Appeal falls on deaf ears An academic discussion group set up to examine "dumbing down" in academia appeared this week to be facing the threat of closure because of a lack of...

Very cold ice films on interstellar dust particles are found in the universe but detailed information about the films' structure has not been readily available, scientists...

From The Scientist: Flagging fraud: A team of French life sciences grad students has launched an online repository of fraudulent scientific papers, and is calling on researchers to report studies tainted by...

A team of French life sciences grad students has launched an online repository of fraudulent scientific papers, and is calling on researchers to report studies tainted by...

One of the University of South Australia's newest professorial appointments, John Lynch, has just been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research...

A group of French research students is launching an online register to flag up scientific papers that have been tainted by fraud and other types of scientific...

2nd ESF Science Policy Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden Global challenges need global solutions. The 2nd ESF Science Policy conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 and 27 November 2008, brought together heads and senior representatives of ESF's 80 Member...

Human and veterinary medicine could receive a big boost through use of larger animals, especially pigs and dogs, in research, with Europe at the...

Global challenges need global solutions. The 2nd ESF Science Policy conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 and 27 November 2008, brought together heads and senior representatives of ESF's 80 Member Organisations in 30 countries, representatives of ESF's international partner...

2nd ESF Science Policy Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden Global challenges need global solutions. The 2nd ESF Science Policy conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 and 27 November 2008, brought together heads and senior representatives of ESF s 80 Member...

Posted December 15, 2008 Fraud In Science: How Prevalent Is It And What Can Be Done? Public confidence in the honesty of scientists is being harmed by a small minority of researchers who behave badly, a conference recently...

Black sheep in research establishments are discrediting the scientific community by fabricating or manipulating data. European research organisations agreed to work more closely to tackle the problem of fraud and other misconduct in science.

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SPEECH/08/710 Dr Joe Borg Member of the European Commission Responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs "The Union for the Mediterranean and the Integrated Maritime Policy: Working Together for the Mediterranean" Valletta Forum Valletta, Malta, 15 December 2008 Prime Minister Gonzi, Ambassador...

A combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signalling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum of life.

Astronomers are recruiting the physics laboratory to unravel the high energy processes involved in formation of stars and other critical processes within the universe. Experiments with high energy radiation and plasmas in the laboratory involving temperatures and magnetic fields over a million times greater..

Greater understanding of energetic processes in stars could accelerate development of clean energy from nuclear fusion: ESF project brings together astronomical theory, observation and...

ARTICLE TOOLS EmailPrintReprintsShare Oceans serve as our climate regulators, cover the sites of fundamental geodynamic, geochemical and biological processes, and offer high-resolution records of the Earth's...

More than five million people die every year from infectious diseases, despite the availability of numerous antibiotics and vaccines. The discovery of penicillin to treat bacterial infections, along with the development of vaccines for previously incurable virus diseases such as polio and smallpox, achieved..

More than five million people die every year from infectious diseases, despite the availability of numerous antibiotics and vaccines. The discovery of penicillin to treat bacterial infections, along with the development of vaccines for previously incurable virus diseases such as polio and smallpox, achieved..

HumVIB, the first EUROCORES program in the social sciences, kicks off Why do I cast my ballot on Election Day, or why do I choose to stay at home instead? What are the main factors influencing my decision? Human behaviour is not only determined at a personal level, but moulded by the social,...

HumVIB, the first EUROCORES programme in the social sciences, kicks off Why do I cast my ballot on Election Day, or why do I choose to stay at home instead? What are the main factors influencing my decision? Human behaviour is not only determined at a personal level, but moulded by the social,...

) Astronomers are recruiting the physics laboratory to unravel the high energy processes involved in formation of stars and other critical processes within the...

More than 5 million people die every year from infectious diseases, despite the availability of numerous antibiotics and vaccines. The discovery of penicillin to treat bacterial infections, along with the development of vaccines for previously incurable virus diseases such as polio and smallpox, achieved...

Public confidence in the honesty of scientists is being harmed by a small minority of researchers who behave badly, a conference heard last week. European research organisations agreed to work more closely to tackle the problem of fraud and other misconduct in...

The international scientific community has been constantly losing credibility over the past years because some of its members simply enjoy fraud, and thus fail to present concrete and correct data when asked for their objective...

Received 8 October 2008; Accepted 17 November 2008 Abstract We used a transgene system to study spreading of RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) during transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis...

Séverine Sabia1,2,3, Mika Kivimaki1,2,3, Martin J Shipley1,2,3, Michael G Marmot1,2,3 and Archana Singh-Manoux1,2,3 1 From the INSERM U687-IFR69, Villejuif, France (SS and AS-M); the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, United Kingdom (MK, MJS, MGM, and AS-M); and the...

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signaling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum of.

Public confidence in the honesty of scientists is being harmed by a small minority of researchers who behave badly, a conference heard last week. European research organisations agreed to work more closely to tackle the problem of fraud and other misconduct in...

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new...

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signalling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum...

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signalling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum...

Another career whine. Applying for academic jobs that are invariably given to people who are much older than me, I've come across a frustrating...

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signaling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum of.

(NewsRx.com) -- Cardiovascular conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes are treated quite separately from common cancers of the prostate, breast or lung, but now turn out to involve some of the same critical mechanisms at the molecular...

Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Tom Battin, of the University of Vienna, told a COST ESF Frontiers of Science conference in October that our understanding of how rivers and...

Young Europeans are shunning science degrees in greater numbers than ever before. If this trend continues, the EU will start to lag behind China and India in scientific research and development, threatening European competitiveness and prosperity. A workshop held in Maastricht, the Netherlands earlier.

Media Credit: Dov Jaron Dov Jaron, Calhoun-distinguished professor of Engineering in Medicine in the school of Biomedical Engineering, has become the first-ever Drexel professor elected to the Executive Board of the International Council of...

Youth increasingly turn away to science degrees, which is worrying fro the european competitiveness and prosperity. Young Europeans are shunning science degrees in greater numbers than ever...

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-------------------------------------- EurOcean the European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology has up-graded and relaunched its Portal website...

Young Europeans are shunning science degrees in greater numbers than ever before. If this trend continues, the EU will start to lag behind China and India in scientific research and development, threatening European competitiveness and...

the structure of the water system can adequately explain why the industrial revolution began in Britain. The early industrial revolution was enabled by the power of water mills, and bulk transport of goods by canal. Britain's rivers were perfect for both...

Athabasca University is pleased with the selection of its Journal of Distance Education and The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning for inclusion in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) initial...

Alternative energy schemes are going to be making important inroads around the globe. But the social implications of this should not be...

The oceans are our climate regulators, cover the sites of fundamental geodynamic, geochemical and biological processes and have high-resolution records of the Earthâ⠬⠢s history in store for...

Scientists have described apparently productive ecosystems in two places where life was not known before, under the Antarctic ice sheet, and above concentrated salt lakes beneath the...

Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Tom Battin, of the University of Vienna, told a COST ESF Frontiers of Science conference in October that our understanding of how rivers and...

Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Tom Battin, of the University of Vienna, told a COST ESF Frontiers of Science conference in October that our understanding of how rivers and...

Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which urged for a collaborative effort between specialists in the...

Next weeks COP 14 climate talks will be a severe test of the worlds resolve to tackle climate change as economic conditions have taken a turn for the...

Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe's current energy...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has awarded this year's European Latsis Prize to Professor Simon White, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, for his outstanding contribution to the field of...

A European Conference on Synthetic Biology (ECSB) will be held in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, from 29 March to 3 April 2009. The event dedicated to the 'Design, programming and optimisation of biological systems' is jointly organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and the University.

Water's role is fundamentally neglected, shows study Adjust text size: A crucial element is responsible for the many achievements, social structuring or other factors of historical importance related to humankind's evolution, although it is constantly and unfairly...

Cardiovascular conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes are treated separately from common cancers of the prostate, breast or lung. But it turns out these conditions involve some of the same critical mechanisms at the molecular...

Europe's shape is constantly changing: the Mediterranean basin is shrinking, the Alps are pushing north and Scandinavia is still rebounding after being crushed by ice sheets in the ice...

Leading European space scientists put forth a set of recommendations to shape future space research policy for Europe. In a report recently published by European Science Foundation (ESF), the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC), an ESFs expert committee, urge for stronger...

EU - Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion have called for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe s current energy...

A controversial European ranking system for humanities journals is to be expanded to include books, but has met with concern, The Times Higher Education supplement reports that the expansion could see the publishers of edited volumes and monographs ranked alongside journals as part of the European Reference.

European Reference Index for Humanities may soon assess monographs' impact. Zoe Corbyn reports A controversial European ranking system for humanities journals is to be expanded to include books, Times Higher Education can now...

Abstract: Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe's current energy...

Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europeâ s current energy...

European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe s current energy...

The COP14 climate talks next week are taking place amid circumstances that are drastically changed compared to the last round of negotiations; the world's economy is in severe...

Water shapes societies, but it is a factor only just beginning to be appreciated by social scientists. The Norwegian professor, writer and film maker Terje Tvedt, of the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, argues that water has played a unique and fundamental role in shaping societies throughout human...

) Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europes current energy policy. This is crucial if Europe is to maintain its...

The Norwegian professor, writer and film maker Terje Tvedt, of the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, argues that water has played a unique and fundamental role in shaping societies throughout human...

Water shapes societies, but it is a factor only just beginning to be appreciated by social...

Chairs: Prof. Monique Capron, Pasteur Institute Lille, FR - Prof. M. Iqbal Parker, ICGEB, Cape Town, ZA Scope: The conference will focus on the basic mechanisms underlying infectious diseases and explore how they may be applied to drug development and other intervention...

The EUROCORES programme TOPO-EUROPE kicks off Europeâ⠬⠢s shape is in a constant change: The Mediterranean basin is shrinking, the Alps are rising and pushing North, and Scandinavia is still rebounding after having been crushed by the weight of a thick and huge ice sheet in the ice...

Almost every day brings news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions, but these rarely translate into effective therapies or...

Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe's current energy...

) The Norwegian professor, writer and film maker Terje Tvedt, of the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, argues that water has played a unique and fundamental role in shaping societies throughout human history. Speaking at a European Science Foundation and COST conference in Sicily in October, Tvedt...

Water shapes societies, but it is a factor only just beginning to be appreciated by social scientists. The Norwegian professor, writer and film maker Terje Tvedt, of the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, argues that water has played a unique and fundamental role in shaping societies throughout human...

Submitted article Fulton Rotarian Judy Young, center, presents Brian Waite, left, and Kathryn Woodworth, right, with a Certificate of Achievement. Both students are honor students at...

Scientists have determined that to understand how life began on Earth, it is important to study the chemistry that preceded early life, as well as studying...

Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco LONDON, Nov. 24 -- Taking at least a week off for a mental health problem may be a sign of an increased risk of a premature death, researchers said...

TECTONICS A selection of Europe's manifold natural laboratories is under investigation, ranging from orogens like the Pyrenees and the Alps via the Anatolian Plateau to the Scandinavian upland and the...

are also on their...

The EUROCORES program TOPO-EUROPE kicks off Europe's shape is in a constant change: The Mediterranean basin is shrinking, the Alps are rising and pushing North, and Scandinavia is still rebounding after having been crushed by the weight of a thick and huge ice sheet in the ice...

The European Science Foundation's (ESF) European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) programme EuroMARC is an essential tool to boost European leadership in the planning of international marine coring expeditions and the preparation of IODP (Intergrated Ocean Drilling Program) or IMAGES...

) The oceans are our climate regulators, cover the sites of fundamental geodynamic, geochemical and biological processes and have high-resolution records of the Earth's history in store for us. Scientific marine drilling and coring is crucial to cast light on both the deep and shallow (sub-) seafloors to...

No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of school. This is the most alarming result of a recent survey conducted among the second generation of Turkish and Moroccan descent in the two largest Dutch cities â⠬â Amsterdam and...

Source: European Science Foundation Cardiovascular conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes are treated quite separately from common cancers of the prostate, breast or lung, but now turn out to involve some of the same critical mechanisms at the molecular...

Mathematical models resolve controversy over nicotine addiction Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which urged for a collaborative effort between specialists in the...

Almost every day brings news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions like diabetes, but these rarely translate into effective therapies or drugs, and even if they do clinical development usually takes well over a...

- Comments Although there are still arguments about whether humans are destined for space, we have had a permanent human presence in Earth's orbit since the first crew occupied the International Space Station eight years ago, and the technology for private space flight is in the...

Europe's shape is in a constant change: The Mediterranean basin is shrinking, the Alps are rising and pushing North, and Scandinavia is still rebounding after having been crushed by the weight of a thick and huge ice sheet in the ice ages. But what did Europe look like in the past, what are the processes...

Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Synthetic biology lies at the interface of a variety of disciplines ranging from biology through chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics and...

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) 'Frontiers of Science' meeting in Sicily in October, scientists...

news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions like diabetes. But according to the European Science Foundation these rarely translate into effective therapies or...

) No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of school. This is the most alarming result of a recent survey conducted among the second generation of Turkish and Moroccan descent in the two largest Dutch cities - Amsterdam and Rotterdam. However, this is only one...

Survey shows significant education discrepancies among second generation immigrants in the Netherlands No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of...

Almost every day brings news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions like diabetes, but these rarely translate into effective therapies or drugs, and even if they do clinical development usually takes well over a...

An European Science Foundation product story Scientists have described productive ecosystems in two places where life was previously unheard of: under the Antarctic ice sheet and above concentrated salt lakes beneath the...

An European Science Foundation product story Scientists discussed new approaches to understanding how life began, at a European Science Foundation (ESF) and COST Frontiers of Science conference in Sicily in...

Abstract: The European Science Foundation (ESF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Innsbruck, Austria, are jointly organising a conference on graphene science from 2 to 7 March 2009 in Obergurgl,...

Survey shows significant education discrepancies among second generation immigrants in the Netherlands No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of...

Almost every day brings news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions like diabetes, but these rarely translate into effective therapies or drugs, and even if they do, clinical development usually takes well over a...

(Nanowerk News) The European Science Foundation (ESF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Innsbruck, Austria, are jointly organising a conference on graphene science on March 2-7, 2009 in Obergurgl,...

Drug to increase muscle mass 20% with no side effects... [University of Virginia] Feds Probe Unapproved Use of Medtronic Bone Stimulator ... [WSJ] Doctors Feel Gloomy, Financially Strapped .

Nov. 18, 2008 - Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

The European Science Foundation (ESF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Innsbruck, Austria, are jointly organising a conference on graphene science from 2 to 7 March 2009 in Obergurgl,...

Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Men With Facial Scars Are More Attractive To Women Seeking Short-term Relationships: Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have...

) Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). This finding provides important clues for protecting Europe's rivers against a...

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) 'Frontiers of Science' meeting in Sicily in October, scientists...

) Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise...

To aid their research, scientists are frequently in need of information on specific expertise, research partners, projects, infrastructures or...

Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop that urged collaboration between field...

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) 'Frontiers of Science' meeting in Sicily in October, scientists...

Three open-access databases of experts, scientific projects and research infrastructures are now available online To aid their research, scientists are frequently in need of information on specific expertise, research partners, projects, infrastructures or...

Understanding how life started remains a major challenge for science. At a recent European Science Foundation and COST 'Frontiers of Science' conference scientists discussed two new approaches to the...

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) 'Frontiers of Science' meeting in Sicily in October, scientists...

Understanding how life started remains a major challenge for science. At a (ESF) and COST 'Frontiers of Science' conference in Sicily in October, scientists discussed two new approaches to the...

Understanding how life started remains a major challenge for science. At a European Science Foundation (ESF) and COST Frontiers of Science conference in Sicily in October, scientists discussed two new approaches to the...

Washington, Nov 15 : Scientists have determined that to understand how life began on Earth, it is important to study the chemistry that preceded early life, as well as studying...

Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the...

...A promising new line in anti-cancer therapy by blocking the molecular ...There are three primary ways of treating cancer at present and these ...Dekker is focusing on an enzyme called Topoisomerase IB that plays a...

They made a quantitative study of the origin and evolution of nitrogen compounds in the Arctic atmosphere, in order to understand their environmental impact on this...

remains a major challenge for science. At a European Science Foundation, ESF, conference researchers discussed two new approaches to the...

Understanding how life started remains a major challenge for science. At a European Science Foundation, ESF, conference researchers discussed two new approaches to the...

Research examines history of the Arctic...

better understanding for diseases, such as drug addiction. That declares the European Science Foundation, ESF.

Nov. 13, 2008 - Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the...

One of the University of South Australias newest professorial appointments, John Lynch, has just been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research...

Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the...

Source: FSView & Florida Flambeau, Florida State U.   Ronald E. Doel, an associate professor in the history department at Florida State University, is the group leader of a...

Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which urged for a collaborative effort between specialists in the...

Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which urged for a collaborative effort between specialists in the...

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral...

Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has reported that significant advances in radiotherapy for cancer sufferers have been discussed at a recent workshop led by the...

Could life have started in a lump of ice? The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research PRESS RELEASE Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the...

Radical improvements in outcome for many cancer sufferers are in prospect following one of the most significant advances in radiotherapy since x-rays were first used to treat a tumour in...

The European Science Foundation (ESF) recently organised a workshop that discussed recent discoveries about the structure of ice films in astrophysical conditions at the...

Deepwater coral. Photo credit: S. Ross et al., UNCW by Staff Writers Den Haag, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 10, Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the...

The first two "Odysseys" described in the Vienna Vision are either happening now or planned for the next few decades: first, a permanent human orbit of Earth, then a return to the moon, and a human landing on Mars. The third Odyssey is the exploration of worlds beyond our solar system, and possible contact...

Source: European Science Foundation Radical improvements in outcome for many cancer sufferers are in prospect following one of the most significant advances in radiotherapy since x-rays were first used to treat a tumour in...

Over 240 Spanish municipalities had a go at participatory budgeting in 2004, and it is estimated that by 2010 citizens will be helping to decide how to allocate 10% of the municipal...

Radical improvements in outcome for many cancer sufferers are in prospect following one of the most significant advances in radiotherapy since x-rays were first used to treat a tumour in...

Radical improvements in outcome for many cancer sufferers are in prospect following one of the most significant advances in radiotherapy since x-rays were first used to treat a tumour in...

ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2008) â Researchers at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal, screened more that 700 molecules by RNAi to identify host factors involved in malaria...

ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2008) â In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the Arctic atmosphere, according to researchers from CNRS, the Université Joseph...

New book to examine humanity aspects in space explorations Although there are still arguments about whether humans are destined for space, we have had a permanent human presence in Earth s orbit since the first crew occupied the International Space Station eight years ago, and the technology for private...

The researchers of the Malaria Unit at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM, Lisbon, Portugal) publish in the peer reviewed journal PLoS Pathogens the results of a large scale screening of more than 700 genes to identify host factors involved in the liver stage of malaria...

...Peer review - subjecting scientific research to expert scrutiny - is ...The increasing numbers of interdisciplinary research fields and the ev...To address all of these challenges and ensure that high-quality...

- Comments The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Could life have started in a lump of ice? The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Could life have started in a lump of ice?The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Recent discoveries about the structure of ice films in astrophysical conditions at the mesoscale, which is the size just above the molecular level, were discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and co-chaired by Cartwright alongside...

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 meters under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral...

universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Most of the ice is on dust grains because there are so many of them, but some ice is on larger bodies such as asteroids, comets, cold moons or planets, and occasionally planets capable of supporting life such as...

ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2008) â The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Physics / Physics The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Could life have started in a lump of ice? The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Could life have started in a lump of ice? The Universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Could life have started in a lump of ice? The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 meters under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral...

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

Could life have started in a lump of ice?The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

email print DEN HAAG, The Netherlands -- Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the...

Could life have started in a lump of ice?The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale structure. Now the latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated...

Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clear how much this is contributing to rising sea levels, and much further research is...

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

) The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice sheet. Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clear how much this is contributing to rising sea...

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral...

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

Europe is ready to wean itself from fossil fuel by using nanotechnologies to develop sustainable energy - especially solar...

The question whether a common European position on advance directives, or "living wills" is ethically required and practically feasible was discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice...

It's one of the coldest and most remote areas on Earth, but the Arctic region has long held great strategic interest for a number of nations. Now, a Florida State University researcher is leading an international team that is working to produce one of the most comprehensive histories to date of the...

European scientists say that emerging nanotechnologies, based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures, may pave the way for wide ranging applications in disease therapy and novel materials-such as resins, electronic displays and energy...

ICE WORLD disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only by Staff Writers Tallahassee, Fla. (UPI) Oct 30, A U.S.-led international team of scientists says it's writing a comprehensive history of the Arctic region, from the late 19th century to the...

The other day I took a look at how the European Science Foundation's ERIH project grades journals in Scandy archaeology. Dear Reader Ismene pointed me to a corresponding list put out by the NDS, "Norwegian Data Support for the Social Sciences".

The question whether a common European position on advance directives, or "living wills" is ethically required and practically feasible was discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

There have been several revolutions during the 60 year history of electronic computation, such as high level programming languages and client/server separation, but one key challenge has yet to be fully...

There have been several revolutions during the 60 year history of electronic computation, such as high level programming languages and client/server separation, but one key challenge has yet to be fully...

Before finding conservation solutions, the big challenge is to understand how human activities and their possible consequences, such as climate and land use change, interact with ecosystems and alter biodiversity, according to Markus Fischer, convenor of the ESF...

ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2008) â There have been several revolutions during the 60 year history of electronic computation, such as high level programming languages and client/server separation, but one key challenge has yet to be fully...

EE Times caught up with T.J. Rodgers, founder, president and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, to get his take on how the semiconductor industry will be impacted by the financial crisis and how the current downturn compares with...

The question whether a common European position on advance directives, or "living wills" is ethically required and practically feasible was discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Such molecules offer almost limitless scope for design of bespoke compounds for specific applications in disease therapy, for novel materials such as resins, as well as electronic displays, and energy...

A U.S.-led international team of scientists says it's writing a comprehensive history of the Arctic region, from the late 19th century to the present. Florida State University Associate Professor of history Ronald Doel is the project leader of the...