National Lung Cancer Partnership announces winner of 2007 Career...

Class of antibiotics can enhance gene-silencing tool
(Emory University) The selective gene-silencing technique called RNA interference holds promise for medicine if it can be adapted to work in humans....

NJIT biomedical engineer receives NSF Career Development Award
(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Bryan J. Pfister, Ph.D., a specialist in neural tissue engineering, has been awarded a prestigious Faculty Early...

Missing protein in Fragile X Syndrome is key to transporting...
(Emory University) A team of scientists has discovered new information about how Fragile X Syndrome interferes with signaling between the nucleus of...

Sullivan wins NSF Career Award for research on therapeutic drug...
(University of Delaware) As a youngster, Millicent Sullivan had a fascination with shapes and loved building things with Tinker Toys. Today,...

Stargazing With a Telescope
Revised and updated. Buying a telescope is crucial for enhancing interest in astronomy. With so many choices, how does the beginner choose? Robin...

Setting-Up a Small Observatory: From Concept to Construction...
This is the book to tell the intermediate-level amateur astronomer what he needs to know about observatories. It draws on the author’s practical...

Organic Chemistry II as a Second Language: Second Semester...
Building on the resounding success of the first volume (0-471-27235-3), Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, Volume 2 provides readers with clear,...