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Birth Defects Class Action Lawsuit

Birth Defects Class Action Lawsuit THYROID-ACTING AGENTS 465 not inducing developmental defects in guinea pigs and rabbits, the chemical did affect the thyroid in these species, causing atrophic thyroids and pituitaries in the former (Peterson, 1953) and goiter in the latter (Isono, 1960). Triatricol induced cardiac muscle malformations in rats that were elucidated by electron [...]

Engineering a New Face After Injury

An engineering method used in the optimization of spaceships and airplanes may guarantee the full recovery of patients suffering from craniofacial injury More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121088&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Looking Ahead to Local Climate Models

Scientists at George Mason University’s Center for Ocean-Land-Atmospheric Studies are working on more accurate climate predictions that will help us plan for the future More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121022&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Marla Spivak: A Scientist With a Real Bee in Her Bonnet

Marla Spivak describes the risks that bees face today and how her research goals are to find solutions to these challenges More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=120982&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Bridging the Gap Between Scientists and the Public Through Communication

Alex Mayer and his doctoral students are finding effective ways to explain water issues to students, policymakers and the media More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=120915&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Supercomputer Simulations To Help Predict Tornadoes

Researchers seek to fundamentally transform understanding of spinning giants More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=120925&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Boy or Girl? Understanding How Red-Tailed Hawks Migrate

Researchers and students collaborate on a study to explore the migration patterns of male and female red-tailed hawks in upstate New York More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119857&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Alligator Commuters: Gators’ Travels Link Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems

Florida alligators travel upstream and downstream between marshes and the coast More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119883&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Manakins, Birds of Tropical Forests, Cooperate for Common Goal

Scientists discover unusual alliances in leks, or groups of males More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119853&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.

E. coli Offers Insight to Evolution

Richard Lenski’s two decade experiment on E. coli sheds new light on evolutionary processes More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119814&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is an NSF Discoveries item.