A magical landscape inspired by Celtic culture is one of 13 gardens selected for the Westonbirt Festival of The Garden this summer in England. The "Otherworld Garden" is the creation of an associate professor of landscape architecture.
A new $1.8 million metabolomics research laboratory at Iowa State University makes it possible for scientists to conduct high-throughput microanalysis of metabolites in plant tissues.
New computer pointer design eliminates repetitive movements of traditional "mouse" that often lead to physical ailments like carpal tunnel syndrome.
Several ISU scientists play a major role in the upcoming construction of VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System), designed to pursue major advancements in gamma-ray astronomy.
Story ideas from research projects from across campus: 1) Think Thin; 2) A measure of success; 3) When class affects the class; 4) You can run, but you can't hide; 5) From grass to gas?; 6) Engineer lauded for lights-out research; 7) It takes a village; 8) The shell game
An astronomy consortium trains its collective eye on the legendary "diamond star," and determines all that glitters might be crystalline after all.
Researchers discovered a way to increase corn's frost resistance by incorporating a tobacco gene that activates corn's natural defense systems against cold temperatures. Their research showed an improvement of 2 degrees Celsius in the freezing tolerance of the transgenic corn compared to traditional corn lines.
The term locally grown, when combined with family farms, appears to be a powerful marketing message, according to a study. If price and appearance were equal, consumers said they would choose products that were grown by local family farms over organic options.
New soybean varieties hold promise for food manufacturers scrambling to remove unhealthy trans fats from their products. The new soybeans produce oil that doesn't need to be hydrogenated.
A $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow Iowa State University to establish the nation's first-of-its kind cyber defense laboratory.
Iowa State University will welcome computer experts from around the world Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at a symposium honoring John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the electronic digital computer.
A new building designed to advance plant biotechnology research and industry in Iowa will be dedicated at Iowa State University, Oct. 18. The Roy J. Carver Co-Laboratory is a unique facility where university and private sector scientists can work in partnerships.
Small towns that attracted state prisons during the 1990s haven't realized the economic gains they had hoped to attain, according to a national study. Results of the study were presented at the 2003 Rural Sociological Society meeting.
Policy planners can learn from Florida's experience, according to "Small Towns, Sprawl and the Politics of Policy Choices--The Florida Experience." The book looks at growth management policies through the perspective of political-cultural core values of land ownership and self-determination.
Neal Iverson, whose glacial research has required him to live and work beneath a 700-foot thick river of ice in Norway for weeks, reports that current models of how glaciers slide may be off base.
1.) ISU geologist will monitor potential landslide; 2.) ISU professor develops site specific drug delivery; 3.) Researchers test satellites to monitor corn pollination
A team of scientists led by Iowa State University created a library of 21,499 pig gene sequences and mapped the locations of 727 on pig chromosomes. The group obtained ESTs for 21,499 genes, posted them on the Internet and developed software tools that compare them with databases of human and pig gene sequences -- a process that can help map the genes and determine their functions.
An Iowa State University plant scientist is working to breed higher-yielding alfalfa, a legume most commonly used as animal feed. He's researching heterosis--a hybrid plant's ability to outperform its parents.
Researchers led by an Iowa State University professor have uncovered a genetic pattern in cotton that is likely to have implications for other crops, including corn and soybeans.
No one knows with scientific certainty the likelihood or extent of risks from genetically modified plants not grown for food or feed, such as biopharmaceuticals. Iowa State University researchers are leading an effort to help find the answer.
Science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) Thin polymer film aids nerve regeneration; 2) Bridge frost research; 3) Thompson elected to NAE.
Tips include: 1.) Fuel cells may be the energy of the future; 2.) Software's metabolic maps help scientists navigate; 3.) It's all in the GAMESS
December science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) Immersive virtual reality for the masses; 2) Studying how antibiotics target disease; 3) New surfaces could lead to longer lasting implants.
Science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) Christmas comes early for shelterbelt research; 2) New uses for lime sludge; 3) Digging deep for gravel deposits.
Iowa State University faculty experts are available to provide insightful commentary on the upcoming Iowa gubernatorial and statehouse elections, the Iowa caucuses and the presidential election in 2004. Sources cover national, regional, and local election compaigns.
A simple lab test developed at Iowa State that results in leaner pork for consumers, higher profits for producers and a positive impact on the environment has been named one of the year's best new technologies. The PT1 gene test for pig appetite regulation earned an R&D 100 Award for Max Rothschild, distinguished professor of animal science, and graduate student Kwan Suk Kim.
A $1 million federal grant to Iowa State's veterinary medicine college has established a center to increase national preparedness for accidental or intentional introductions of disease agents that threaten public health or food production. The highest priority is organization of a public health support team to assist CDC in a public health emergency.
August science tips from Iowa State include: 1) Does the moon hold clues to life on Earth? 2) Mobile database will help assure patient information; 3) Safer, cheaper ways to clean up agrichemical spills
Two of the nation's top-selling herbal dietary supplement ingredients will undergo scientific scrutiny in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements at Iowa State University. A $6M, five-year NIH grant links Iowa State and University of Iowa scientists in multidisciplinary research on Echinacea and St. John's wort.
A three-year $315,000 grant from the National Science Foundation has been awarded to Fred Janzen, an associate professor of zoology and genetics, to evaluate the biological importance of indirect genetic effects, like the maternal act of milk giving, on ecological and evolutionary processes.
Iowa State University has received a $21M federal grant to develop community partnerships that strengthen families and help young people avoid substance abuse and behavioral problems. The National Institute on Drug Abuse grant to ISU's Institute for Social and Behavioral Research funds a five-year project that will involve thousands of youth in 14 Iowa communities.
A National Institutes of Health study about to get under way at Iowa State could offer a partial alternative to hormone replacement therapy for women who want to prevent bone loss after menopause. The research expands on a preliminary study that showed isoflavone-rich soy protein reduced bone loss in the lumbar spine.
Iowa State University science tips include: 1) Research uncovers details of metal formation; 2) Solvent-free process for organic compounds; 3) Tech transfer award for meat inspection device.
Researchers at Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine, the CDC and USDA Plum Island Animal Disease Center are developing a vaccine for Nipah virus in swine. In 1998-99, the zoonotic disease killed over 1 million swine and caused encephalitic conditions in 265 humans in Malaysia.
The first, total-elbow replacement joint for dogs has proven successful in year-long follow-ups on clinical cases at Iowa State's veterinary medicine college. Dogs' elbow joints function much like humans' knees. Arthritis is common. Available treatments can't curtail the disease or alleviate limping.
The Plant Sciences Institute symposium, "Proteomes: Structure, Changes, Interaction and Function," will be at Iowa State, June 20-23. Gunnar von Heijne, Stockholm University, will discuss genome-wide analysis of membrane proteins, and Kimmen Sjolander, University of California, Berkeley, will discuss polygenomics analysis of disease-resistance proteins in flowering plants.
Science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) ISU unveils flexible virtual reality environment; 2) Taking transportation data collection up, up and away; 3) Research focuses on road water structures.
Pollen produced in a particular cornfield doesn't fall just on plants within that field. That concerns hybrid seed corn producers, organic growers and specialty corn growers who need to harvest and deliver a genetically pure product. Researchers at Iowa State are using a three-pronged approach to study the issue.
Six leading scientists in the area of epigenetic mechanisms in plants will present their research during the annual Plant Science Lecture Series at Iowa State University, May 16-17. Epigenetics is the study of the processes by which genotype gives rise to phenotype. Epigenetic mechanisms are inherited, alternative states of gene expression that occur without a change in DNA sequence.
The basic cellular machinery that generates the genetic diversity central to evolution does not operate quite the way scientists thought, say Iowa State plant scientists. Their 10-year study of recombination events on a section of a maize chromosome advances knowledge of recombination and could lead to more precise gene integration in plant breeding.
Iowa State University researchers have found a way to control a protein that helps the body fight infection. The discovery could lead to advances in the treatment of immune-system-related diseases, said an Iowa State assistant professor of biochemistry.
Science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) Soy plastic is explored; 2) Researchers look to tailor solar cell materials; 3.) Computer security program goes the distance.
Science tips from Iowa State include: 1) Project helps combat bioterrorism; 2) New systems and control technology speed AFM processes; 3) Magnetic refrigerator successfully tested.
Science tips from Iowa State include: 1) Training troops with virtual reality; 2) Technique focuses on ink in questionable documents; 3) Impact of long-term weather patterns on deforestation.
Global climate patterns apparently are muting the effects of deforestation. As a result, the true effects of deforestation might be far worse than what is currently detected, according to a team of Iowa State University researchers.
Science tips from Iowa State University include: 1) Helping buildings withstand attacks; 2) New methods of vaccine delivery; 3) Simulations reduce time and cost of chemical reactors.
Iowa State University's Seed Science Center will administer a new system that should make it easier for American seed companies to export more than a billion dollars worth of products. The National Seed Health System will standardize seed health testing and field inspections nationwide and expand testing responsibilities to commercial labs.
Iowa State students can learn how to turn plants into products for the emerging biobased products industry. Faculty are creating three multidisciplinary programs -- including a new graduate major -- on the science and technology of biobased products.
A $1M grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation will help establish a laboratory for metabolomics research in Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute. The grant, along with $1.3M from the university, will enable ISU to set up and operate a world-class facility for development and use of new, high-throughput technologies to study metabolism in plants.
A new chemical analysis method that could have a dramatic effect on several fields ranging from drug discovery to deciphering the genetic code of humans has earned an R&D 100 Award for Ed Yeung, distinguished professor of chemistry at Iowa State University.
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