Bacterial Biofilms As Fossil Makers Nov 28, 2008
Although it is impossible to know whether bacteria aided the preservation of 550-million-year-old embryo fossils from Doushantuo and elsewhere, the Raffs argue the evidence they gathered strongly favors the view that bacteria are a fundamental force in fossil formation, as rapid biological processes must be available to convert highly delicate cells into a stable form and catalyse mineralization. "This work is important because it helps us understand fossilization as a biological as well as... (Science Daily)
UW scientists join hunt for 'God' particle to complete 'theory of everything' May 22, 2008
The scientists are looking for other information that will help them to fill gaps in what they call the Standard Model of particle physics, a framework that explains the fundamental forces of nature ... The Large Hadron Collider also could lead to better understanding of the fourth fundamental force gravity in terms of particle interactions, and help solve the puzzle of why gravity, while perhaps most recognizable to a lay observer, is the weakest of the fundamental forces. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
More than one step backwards May 6, 2008
I believe strongly that if Hyman Minsky were alive today he would see the huge investment fund managers, the hedge fund community, and Wall Street firms as the fundamental force behind today's acute financial and economic fragility. He would surely see the current financial order as dysfunctional and unsustainable. (Asia Times Online)
read this article Mar 7, 2008
We agree that money growth is a fundamental force behind inflation in China, and there is a clear and tight correlation between the two over time. But the salient point is that monetary factors drive underlying inflation, and not every short-term twist and turn in CPI along the way. (Far Eastern Economic Review)
Q&A: 'There is no monogamy in energy' Feb 11, 2008
Carlo Rubbia shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in physics with Simon van der Meer for discovering particles W and Z that helps us understand the nature of weak interaction, one of the four fundamental force fields in the universe. Rubbia, who is with the Geneva-based CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) spoke to Narayani Ganesh on the sidelines of TERI's Delhi Sustainable Development Summit: Isn't nuclear energy dangerous. (Times of India)
Altering The Balance Of Immune-cell Receptors Could Help Treat Cancer And Autoimmune Diseases Jan 30, 2008
8, 2007) How cells sense and respond to chemical messages -- a process known as signal transduction -- is a fundamental force in biology, controlling key processes such as cell growth and immune response. Now. (Science Daily)
Internet's impact on democracy Jan 7, 2008
He felt, as did many others, that the competing arguments in the press could balance each other out, and that reason, the fundamental force of the Enlightenment, would be able to determine the truth from among them. This construction worked more or less as intended for most of our country's history as newspapers and then radio and television proliferated, and especially as journalism began to develop a code that required reporting to be accurate and unbiased. (San Francisco Chronicle)
248-dimension maths puzzle solved Mar 21, 2007
"Yet, in our attempts to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces into a consistent theory of quantum gravity, we now encounter it at almost every corner.". SEE ALSO 21 Dec 06 | Science/Nature 19 Dec 06 | Science/Nature 22 Aug 06 | Science/Nature 16 Mar 06 | South Asia. (BBC News -- Science)
Whew! 'American Idol' is back -- time to exercise our right to vote Getting to decide an 'Idol' makes us feel empowered Jan 25, 2007
Behind the power (and frustrations) of digital-age voting lies a more fundamental force in American life. It is, as Thomas Frank puts it in his book "One Market Under God," our "patriotic American belief in the intelligence of the common people." Alienated by a deeply unpopular war and daunted by a corporate culture of mergers, meltdowns and corruption, it's no wonder we want our tiny little voices to be heard -- even if it's only to send some unknown singer on to a record deal or play along... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Developer buys 900 acres for Williams Trade Zone Jan 7, 2007
That can't come fast enough for Gateway development supporters, who view the area, and particularly the foreign-trade zone designation, as a fundamental force in efforts to turn the desert land into an economic engine in the southeast Valley. The foreign-trade zone, also called a free-trade zone, allows companies to ship merchandise to an area that is, for tax purposes, considered outside U.S. borders. (AZCentral -- Business)
