Sentences with phrase «scientists zero in»

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These experiments are helping scientists zero in on the regions of the brain that store memories of time.

Two recent studies show that the formation of planets may leave detectable chemical signatures in their host stars, a finding that could help scientists zero in on planetary systems even more quickly and speed the search for worlds similar to Earth.

The scientists zeroed in on a type of immune cell called regulatory T - cells, which were known to suppress autoimmune responses.

The scientists zeroed in on the temporal lobe, which regulates visual perception and memory.

The scientists zeroed in on the cells from the hippocampi of the cadavers, examining the switch for the stress hormone gene they had studied in rats.

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Ian Miers, Zcash founding scientist and Cornell Tech postdoc: Explaining zero knowledge proofs to people is an exercise in demonstrating their existence.

Matt Green, Zcash founding scientist and Johns Hopkins professor: Zero knowledge proofs are this kind of foggy, beautiful, magical thing invented in the 1980s by cryptographers at MIT.

The term «G - Zero world,» coined by Bremmer and political scientist David F. Gordon, refers to a power - vacuum world in which «major powers set aside aspirations for global leadership — alone, coordinated, or otherwise — and look primarily inward for their policy priorities.»

Mordechai Shefer, an Israeli rocket scientist formerly with Rafael, Iron Dome's maker, studied nearly two dozen videos and, in a paper last month, concluded that the kill rate was zero.

In addition to founder Zooko Wilcox, who brings more than 20 years experience in cryptography, security and startups, contributors include six scientists: three PHD scientists from Johns Hopkins and one young PHD dude from MIT who focuses on zero - knowledge cryptographIn addition to founder Zooko Wilcox, who brings more than 20 years experience in cryptography, security and startups, contributors include six scientists: three PHD scientists from Johns Hopkins and one young PHD dude from MIT who focuses on zero - knowledge cryptographin cryptography, security and startups, contributors include six scientists: three PHD scientists from Johns Hopkins and one young PHD dude from MIT who focuses on zero - knowledge cryptography.

No responsible scientist would say «zero» effect of breastfeeding on intelligence because it is impossible to measure every intellectual outcome or do it in a randomized manner for an appropriate length of time.

The NASEM report, commissioned by Congress in 2016, collected career aspiration, training, and outcome data from NIH, research institutions, and professional societies, as well as solicited suggestions from individual university administrators and biomedical scientists at different stages of their careers.The report especially zeroed in on the plight of the postdoctoral research fellow.

The folks who volunteer to lie in bed for three months with their feet elevated slightly above their heads so that scientists can study the physiological effects of being in zero gravity tend to be passionate about space flight.

AI programs like AlphaGo Zero that can gain mastery of various tasks without human input may be able to solve problems where human expertise falls short, says Satinder Singh, a computer scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

To be sure, scientists have zeroed in on some promising vaccine - adjuvant combinations, and a few well - designed trials are now under way.

If scientists can identify enough of these human - derived layers within the last 10,000 to 12,000 years and zero in on when the most significant ones occurred, that point in time would be a good candidate for the Anthropocene boundary, Stinchcomb says.

«We're watching Kepler zero in on the Earth analogues in slow motion,» says study co-author Natalie Batalha, an astrophysicist at Ames who is also Kepler's mission scientist.

Previously, scientists had thought superconductors — which could carry electricity essentially forever without sustaining any losses — could exist only in extremely frigid conditions close to absolute zero.

Remote Bouvet Island, a tiny, glacier - smothered landmass in the South Atlantic rimmed by 500 - meter - tall cliffs, has a notable distinction: It's the only known spot on Earth, scientists say, that has zero invasive species.

I was reading about the quest for absolute zero temperature in New Scientist (18 March, p 10).

Zeroing in on NANOG, the scientists found that low oxygen conditions increased NANOG's mRNA levels through the action of HIF proteins, which turned on the gene for ALKBH5, which decreased the methylation and subsequent destruction of NANOG's mRNA.

Kimbel says that asking researchers to make an individual, public commitment to ending sexual misconduct will accelerate the cultural change in academia that many scientists believe is essential to enforcing zero tolerance policies.

Scientists hope the hundreds of thousands of images they produce will help them zero in on brain wiring and anatomical differences in children that develop disorders such as autism.

During panel discussions Sept. 18 at 6, 7 and 8 a.m. PDT (9, 10 and 11 a.m. EDT), scientists and researchers will discuss the various science and research studies, including RapidScat, 3 - D printing in Zero - G, technology to measure bone density, and model organism research using rodents, fruit flies and plants.

During the height of the space race in the 1960s, legend has it, NASA scientists realized that pens could not function in zero gravity.

These experiments, however, didn't lower the level of virus in all mosquitoes to zero, something that puzzled the scientists.

The paper finds that reaching that goal would require that greenhouse emissions «ramp down to zero immediately» and that scientists deploy means, starting in 2050, to actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

In a study led by Xiang Zhang, a faculty scientist with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, the research team used a unique optical metamaterial with a refractive index of zero to generate «phase mismatch - free nonlinear light,» meaning the generated light waves move through the material gaining strength in all directionIn a study led by Xiang Zhang, a faculty scientist with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, the research team used a unique optical metamaterial with a refractive index of zero to generate «phase mismatch - free nonlinear light,» meaning the generated light waves move through the material gaining strength in all directionin all directions.

On 9 September, Cristian Dogaru, a Romanian health and social scientist studying pediatric respiratory epidemiology at the University of Bern's Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, launched an online petition «urging researchers to boycott the conference and thus send a message that the scientific community does not endorse (and has zero tolerance for) academic fraud,» he explains in an e-mail to ScienceInsider.

Working primarily with scientists at the University of Bristol in England, Tonegawa zeroed in on the hippocampus's dentate gyrus section, which he determined distinguishes between similar but different places or experiences.

But scientists from the Julius - Maximilians - University of Wuerzburg in Germany have zeroed in on one mutation of a gene on chromosome 22 that appears to play an important role in catatonic schizophreniaa particularly severe form of the disease characterized by acute psychotic breaks and disturbed body movements.

A day after announcing that an asteroid could collide with Earth in 2030 (ScienceNOW, 3 November), scientists with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded that chance to zero.

The scientists sifted through the collection looking for mutant flies with walking impairments and soon zeroed in on several impaired walkers that turned out to have mutations in the same gene.

The Weizmann scientists built an electric trap in which two electrons are bound to two strontium ions that are cooled close to absolute zero and separated by 2 micrometers (millionths of a meter).

Although the robot didn't offer a glimpse of anything living there — it's not equipped with cameras or a sampling arm — it did provide invaluable data for scientists studying the swift - moving Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, which might be thought of as ground zero for the biggest Antarctic mystery of all, in the minds of many scientists: What is happening to the ice?

To achieve its aims, the Foundation has initiated several high - profile projects; this includes supporting polar science through the creation and operation of the wind - and - solar - powered zero emission Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station, logistical support of scientists working in Antarctica, fellowship awards for Antarctic researchers, an annual symposium on Arctic issues, and several science and education websites and classroom activities and resources.

The scientists were using a small, 26 - centimeter telescope but surrounded it with material cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero so that it would be sensitive enough to measure subtle patterns in the incredibly weak background radiation.

Focusing on just these protein - producing genes allows scientists to zero in on mutations that alter key proteins involved in cancer growth.

In a recent comment article in Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris AgreemenIn a recent comment article in Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreemenin Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreemenin the Paris Agreement.

When asked if Climeworks is participating in a morally hazardous climate strategy, Gebald said that scientists are certain that global warming can only be addressed if global carbon dioxide emissions drop to zero.

The world's first zero emission polar research station, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, welcomes scientists from around the world to conduct research in this little - studied and pristine environment, close to...

As operator and manager of the revolutionary zero emission Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station, the International Polar Foundation provides logistics and infrastructure support to scientists from the international research community who come to work in Antarctica.

Scientists are claiming to have zeroed in on the culprit that makes losing weight difficult for obese people, identifying a protein that stops fat cells from burning energy which they say could become a key target in treating obesity and other metabolic conditions.

The world's first zero emission polar research station, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, welcomes scientists from around the world to conduct research in this little - studied and pristine environment, close to East Antarctica's Sør Rondane Mountains.

«We calculated that this object would be incredibly cold, only about 30 degrees Kelvin, just a little above absolute zero,» lead author David Gerdes, a scientist with the University of Michigan, said in a statement.

In the scientists» simulations, which were performed on the International Space Station and in a zero - gravity environment at a German research facility, the plasma crystals sometimes developed into corkscrew shapes or even the double - helix shape of DNIn the scientists» simulations, which were performed on the International Space Station and in a zero - gravity environment at a German research facility, the plasma crystals sometimes developed into corkscrew shapes or even the double - helix shape of DNin a zero - gravity environment at a German research facility, the plasma crystals sometimes developed into corkscrew shapes or even the double - helix shape of DNA.

Climate scientists would say in response that changes in ocean circulation can't sustain a net change in global temperature over such a long period (ENSO for example might raise or lower global temperature on a timescale of one or two years, but over decades there would be roughly zero net change).

Scientists then zeroed in on refined flour and sugar and started recommending whole grains instead thinking the fiber in it would slow the insulin spikes.

As scientists have a closer look in future studies, they should be able to zero in on which specific areas are affected differently by the two forms of sugar.»