Sentences with phrase «discovery advances understanding»
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«He not only advanced our understanding of the universe and its contents by his discoveries, but by provoking us to think about how the cosmos works,» said Tothill.
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«Gaia will greatly advance our understanding of the universe on all cosmic scales,» Timo Prusti, a Gaia project scientist at ESA, said in a news release announcing the discovery.
Recent years have seen major advances in our understanding of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), including the discovery that the prone sleep position more than triples the risk of SIDS.
«Dr. Murai and his team have made a remarkable discovery that will advance our understanding of fundamental mechanisms that play a role in brain disease,» says Inez Jabalpurwala, president and CEO of Brain Canada Foundation.
Jeremy Henley, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience in the University's School of Biochemistry in the Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, said: «These discoveries represent a significant advance and will have far - reaching implications for the understanding of memory, cognition, developmental plasticity and neuronal network formation and stabilisation.
Sleep - wake cycles and our understanding of narcolepsy have been advanced by the discovery of orphan receptors, as well as their associated ligand peptide hormones and the genes that code for them.
The discovery marks a major advance toward understanding how the powerful growth - promoting substance works and increases the chances for its eventual synthesis in the laboratory....
The discovery sheds new light on our understanding of the genetic complexity underpinning variations in human pigmentation, and could advance our knowledge of conditions linked to pigmentation, such as skin, testicular, prostate and ovarian cancers.
The discovery could help advance understanding to address issues such as birth defects and repair of the kidney after illness or injury.
In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in the human body, an international group of scientists, including those from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), have for the first time created a three - dimensional atomic - level image of the molecular structure activated by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active chemical in marijuana.
The discovery also represents a major advance in understanding why many tissues in humans, including limb tissue, regenerate poorly — and in being able to possibly manipulate those mechanisms with drug therapies.
«This discovery will really advance the understanding of catalysis.»
This has allowed «true discovery science,» producing fundamental advances in «understanding the molecular control of regeneration and how cells communicate to rebuild injured tissues,» Carmichael adds.
These discoveries and conceptual advances were the beginning of an understanding of synapses, which has now become generally recognized.
This review focuses on the discovery of erythroferrone and recent advances in understanding the role of this hormone in the regulation of iron homeostasis during states of increased erythropoietic demand.
The discovery of this chaotic event will be important for advancing our understanding of classical dynamic astronomy and of how stars evolve, including possibly providing an explanation for the production of the mysterious «brown dwarfs,» the astronomers said.
By looking at the DNA in your samples, researchers can make discoveries that will ultimately lead to a better understanding and faster advances in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
«We are delighted to announce the award of Recovery Act funds to many dedicated, hardworking scientists committed to advancing scientific discovery into Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment,» said NIA Director Richard J. Hodes, M.D. «Over the next two years, the recipients will use this unprecedented boost in research funds to help reach our ultimate goal of understanding age - related cognitive decline and reducing the individual and societal burden of this devastating disease.»
Our Mission - To foster curiosity, discovery, innovation, and problem - solving skills in Ohio Our Vision - The Ohio Academy of Science is the leading organization in Ohio advancing the understanding and practice of science, engineering, and technology.
Max has made seminal discoveries in the enzymology, metabolism and stress reactions of plant mitochondria, and he has made outstanding contributions to advancing our understanding of the physiology of plant mitochondria.
Her early work on carbon fibers, beginning in the 1980s, provided Dresselhaus with the understanding and perspective to postulate the existence and unusual attributes of one - dimensional «single - wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs),» years in advance of their actual discovery.
«This discovery will advance our understanding of stem cell epigenetics and chromatin structures, provide potential mechanisms on maintaining the hallmark properties of ES cells, and help researchers with the rich source of information to better understand some of the unique features — such as self - renewal and pluripotency — of human embryonic stem cells,» said Ng Huck Hui, Ph.D., senior group leader at GIS and a member of the Singapore team that conducted this research.
«The Wayne Rosing, Simon and Diana Raab Chair will advance research and discovery at the endless frontier of theoretical astrophysics, continuously and richly expanding our understanding of the universe,» said Yang.
Hollingsworth's breakthrough discovery of «giant» NQDs removed the nanomaterial's problematic photophysical phenomenon of «blinking» and provided an exciting test bed for advancing the understanding of semiconductor physics in the quantum confinement regime.
Genentech has long been a leader in understanding and advancing the fields of cancer biology, cancer immunology and oncology drug discovery.
It leads us to discovery and innovation to advance our understanding of animal and human health.
New York City About Blog The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to educating the public in a responsible manner about research's potential: (1) to develop a better understanding of the brain and its functions; (2) to speed the discovery of treatments for brain disorders; and (3) to combat the stigma of brain disorders through education.
In society, we (end - users) depend on these distinctions to be rigid — with the understanding that science advances, causing shifts in understanding and migrations from unknown to known, and occasionally back again, through the process of scientific discovery — and we depend on the distinction to be strictly boolean in nature and, fundamentally, in presentation.
We often advance the costs of the case for discovery, expert fees and other expenses, as these can be substantial and we understand that our clients may not be able to afford them.
New York City About Blog The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to educating the public in a responsible manner about research's potential: (1) to develop a better understanding of the brain and its functions; (2) to speed the discovery of treatments for brain disorders; and (3) to combat the stigma of brain disorders through education.