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Geneticist receives EU funding to build DNA data matrix of ancient domestic animals
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Trinity College Dublin) The project will use state-of-the-art genetic tools to build up a DNA data matrix of domestic animals over the last 10,000 years.

AIBS names emerging public policy leaders
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(American Institute of Biological Sciences) The American Institute of Biological Sciences has selected two graduate students to receive the 2012 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. Lida Beninson is a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Andrew Reinmann is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at Boston University.

Fellowships to assist 9 UC Riverside students secure doctoral degrees
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of California - Riverside) The University of California, Riverside has awarded nine first-year graduate students an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years to increase underrepresented minority students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the doctoral level. In addition to the stipend that covers living expenses, each student's graduate tuition and fees are fully covered. Because of the fellowships, the nine students will be fully engaged in research from the outset.

Mugaritz and Azti promote the first international journal to combine science and gastronomy
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Elhuyar Fundazioa) The 10th International Gastronomy Summit 'Madrid Fusion 2012' has been the scenario chosen by Mugaritz and Azti-Tecnalia, the expert R+D Center in Marine and Foodstuff Research, for the official presentation of the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, the first scientific journal on an international level to combine gastronomy and foodstuff research in the publishing sector.

University of Miami student Bignami among 5 Guy Harvey Scholarship recipients
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science graduate student Sean Bignami received a Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation scholarship for his studies of how the changing chemistry of marine waters as a result of ocean acidification might affect the early development of large marine fish.

Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways, Scripps study shows
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of California - San Diego) Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold can also cause significant damage. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown that cool temperatures can inflict more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive in the long run.

New ACS video celebrates the science behind one of Super Bowl Sunday's favorite foods
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(American Chemical Society) With pizza, nachos and other cheesy dishes on the menu for an estimated 60 percent of Super Bowl Sunday football fans, the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, released a video today on the chemistry that transforms milk into cheese, a year-round favorite food. This video, the latest in ACS' award-winning Bytesize Science series, is available at www.BytesizeScience.com.

Bouquet bargains
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)) Most creatures face compromises when they reproduce -- the more energy they devote to having lots of babies, the less they can invest in each one. But do the same tradeoffs hold true for plants? Biologists have long assumed that plants with bigger, showier flowers can make fewer of them per plant. But the data don't always hold up, scientists say. A new study by researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center may help explain why.

Predicting system crashes in nature and society
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Public Library of Science) The researchers present a mathematical methodology that uses easily obtainable information to providing early warning of crashes in natural or societal systems such as fisheries or economies.

Best management practices for invasive crane flies in northeastern United States sod production
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Entomological Society of America) A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management explains the best management practices for consideration and adoption by sod producers in the northeastern US.