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Large-Scale Scientific Computing: 5th International Conference …

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

Large-Scale Scientific Computing: 5th International Conference, LSSC 2005, Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 6-10, 2005, Revised Papers (Lecture Notes in … Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] International Organizations: UNESCO Science Braces for a Big Squeeze

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

How the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization responds to the sudden loss of U.S. Continue reading →

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[Report] Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

The assays used to detect XMRV in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome are unreliable. Continue reading →

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A 102-Foot Slide, a Sensory Deprivation Pool, and More Science-As-Art From Carsten Höller

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

A trip to the New Museum’s Carsten Höller exhibit, where up literally becomes down The New Museum in lower Manhattan is home to the first large-scale survey exhibition of the work of German artist Carsten Höller, a scientist-turned-artist whose works straddle the line between both worlds, often seeming more like an experiment than an exhibit. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] Scientific Community: Mass Exodus Roils Brazilian Neuroscience Institute

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

A rebellion in the scientific ranks has created turmoil at Brazil’s most famous brain research center, the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute for Neuroscience of Natal. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] Newsmaker Interview: David Morrison: Into the Stretch for Science’s Point Man on Doomsday

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

As the scientific community’s unofficial defender of reason against the onslaught of “cosmophobia,” planetary scientist David Morrison sees a long year or so ahead for him. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] Ecology: Cash Advance, New Approach Aim to Relaunch Biosphere 2

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

The University of Arizona, aided by two major gifts last week, is pushing ahead with plans to revive the scientific fortunes of Biosphere 2, the massive, enclosed facility in the Arizona desert. Continue reading →

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Hooking a 9-Volt Battery To Your Brain Improves Your Video Game Skills, Researcher Finds

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

9-Volt Battery Wikimedia Commons (But don’t try this at home) We’ve already seen how magnets hovering close to a person’s head can affect speech , behavior and learning patterns. Continue reading →

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[News Focus] Newsmaker Interview: Máire Geogheghan-Quinn: Europe’s Eager Reformer Takes on Framework Funding Goliath

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

An outsider to the scientific community, the E.U.’s new research commissioner promises to cut red tape, champion basic research, and fight to save ITER Author: Gretchen Vogel Continue reading →

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Japan Plans to Send its Own Tweeting Humanoid Robot to the ISS in 2013

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin

When the humanoid Robonaut takes off for the ISS next week aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, his days as the sole humanoid in orbit may already be numbered. Continue reading →