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    Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to…

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    The Mathematical Sciences in 2025

    Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in 2025,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    The mathematical sciences are part of nearly all aspects of everyday life–the discipline has underpinned such beneficial modern capabilities as Internet search, medical imaging, computer animation, numerical weather predictions, and…

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    Oceanography in 2025: Proceedings of a Workshop

    Deborah Glickson,Committee on Oceanography in 2025: A Workshop,National Research Council

    On January 8 and 9, 2009, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, in response to a request from the Office of Naval Research, hosted the Oceanography in…

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    Challenges and Opportunities for Education About Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences

    Committee on Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences,National Research Council

    In cooperation with IAP: The Global Network of Science Academies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Union of Microbiological Societies, Polish Academy of Sciences.

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    Sharing Publication-Related Data and Materials: Responsibilities of Authorship in the Life Sciences

    Committee on Responsibilities of Authorship in the Biological Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Biologists communicate to the research community and document their scientific accomplishments by publishing in scholarly journals. This report explores the responsibilities of authors to share data, software, and materials related…

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    Privacy Issues in Biomedical and Clinical Research

    Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    After discussions with the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy the Board on Biology of the National Research Council agreed to run a workshop under the auspices of…

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    Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences

    Committee on Forefronts of Science at the Interface of Physical and Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Traditionally, the natural sciences have been divided into two branches: the biological sciences and the physical sciences. Today, an increasing number of scientists are addressing problems lying at the intersection…

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    Life Sciences: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

    Task Group on Life Sciences,Space Science Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum

    Board on Life Sciences,Robert Pool, Ph.D.,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information. The purpose of the forum…

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    What is America Eating?: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Explaining dietary habits, this volume examines the impact of fast-food proliferation and the changing role of women as it affects dietary behavior, and analyzes the nutritional consequences of national dietary…

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    Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries for the 1980s and 1990s: Proceedings of a Symposium

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Food and Nutrition Board,National Academy of Sciences

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    Shaping the Future: Biology and Human Values

    Steve Olson,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Drawing on research in a number of fields, this volume talks about the breakthroughs and social questions emerging from biology in contemporary times. It also highlights the research being done…

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    Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

    Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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    Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research

    Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A rising median age at which PhDs receive their first research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is among the factors forcing academic biomedical researchers to spend longer…

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    Promise and Challenges in Systems Microbiology: Workshop Summary

    Patricia McAdams,Evonne Tang,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Microbiologists have become interested in applying a /systems biologya to understand and harness complex biological processes in microbial communities. A systems approach, which attempts to use comparative, high-throughput assays, and…

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    Path to Effective Recovering of DNA from Formalin-Fixed Biological Samples in Natural History Collections: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Board on Life Sciences,National Academy of Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    Museums catalogue our knowledge of the Earth’s biodiversity, and their collections represent many decades of work by experts. Access to DNA sequence information in archival specimens would greatly extend knowledge…

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    Neon: Addressing the Nation’s Environmental Challenges

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network,National Academy of Sciences

    Endorses the National Science Foundation’s concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible…

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    National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Programs: Rethinking the Focus

    Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,Mapping Science Committee,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) was envisioned as a way of enhancing the accessibility, communication, and use of geospatial data to support a wide variety of decisions at all…

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    Convergence: Facilitating Transdisciplinary Integration of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Beyond

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Key Challenge Areas for Convergence and Health

    Convergence of the life sciences with fields including physical, chemical, mathematical, computational, engineering, and social sciences is a key strategy to tackle complex challenges and achieve new and innovative solutions…

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    Opportunities in Biology

    Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Reports on the state of the new biology, taking a look at the disciplines of biology. This volume examines the advances made in medicine, agriculture, and other fields. It serves…

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    The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Our Microbial Planet

    Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications,National Research Council

    Although we can’t usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life – indeed all life on Earth. The emerging field of metagenomics offers a new way…

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    Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    Minority groups are severely underrepresented in the scientific workforce. To encourage minorities to pursue careers in research, a variety of intervention programs have been created at the pre-college, college, and…

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    Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

    Commitee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change,National Research Council

    The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects…

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    Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens

    Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This study examines indicators and technologies for assessing contamination of U.S. recreational waters and sources for drinking water. The report presents a phased, three-level monitoring framework for selecting indicators and…

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    Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

    Advances in the life sciences - from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities - have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural…

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    Copper in Drinking Water

    Committee on Copper in Drinking Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council was requested to form a committee to review the scientific validity of the EPA’s maximum contaminant level goal for copper in drinking water. This book outlines…

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    Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury

    Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviewing the health effects of methylmercury, this work discusses the estimation of mercury exposure from measured biomarkers, how differences between individuals affect mercury toxicity, and appropriate statistical methods for analysis…

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    Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

    Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

    Provides an exploration of the biological, ethical, and funding questions prompted by the therapeutic potential of undifferentiated human cells. This book also presents an overview of the moral and ethical…

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    Bioinformatics: Converting Data to Knowledge: Workshop Summary

    Board on Biology,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Joan Esnayra

    The goal of this workshop was to bring together bioinformatics stake holders from government, academe, and industry for a day of presentations and dialogue. Fifteen experts identified and discussed some…

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    Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms: When Science and Citizens Connect: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

    The National Research Council’s Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between scientists…

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    The Geological Record of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding the Biotic Effects of Future Environmental Change

    Committee on the Geologic Record of Biosphere Dynamics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Because of the advances in the scientists’ ability to analyze environmental information from geological data, the National Science Foundation and the US Geological Survey asked a National Research Council committee…

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    Seeking Security: Pathogens, Open Access, and Genome Databases

    Committee on Genomics Databases for Bioterrorism Threat Agents,Board on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The genomes of thousands of organisms have been sequenced or partially sequenced and deposited in databases accessible to scientists. Based in part on views from working biological scientists, this report…

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    Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

    This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program…

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    Ensuring Quality Cancer Care

    National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

    Provides a picture of how cancer care is delivered. This book explains how lack of medical coverage, social and economic status, patient beliefs, physician decision-making, and other factors can affect…

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    Signs of Life: A Report Based on the April 2000 Workshop on Life Detection Techniques

    Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A workshop to assess the science and technology of life detection techniques was organized by the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (COEL) of the Board on Life…

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    Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning

    National Research Council,Board on Life Sciences

    Human reproductive cloning is an assisted reproductive technology that would be carried out with the goal of creating a newborn genetically identical to another human being. This work considers the…

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    Life in the Universe

    Committee On The Origins And E

    Dedicated to the memory of David Wynn-Williams (1946-2002) …

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    Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Assessing the Importance and Impact of Glycomics and Glycosciences

    A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this…

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    Recommended Dietary Allowances

    Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Includes research results and expert interpretations from nutrition research and provides Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes . This 10th edition deals with the function…

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    Recommended Dietary Allowances

    Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Includes research results and expert interpretations from nutrition and provides Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes . This volume reviews the function of each nutrient…

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    Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment

    Committee on Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment,National Research Council

    Looks at the science behind the ominous prospect of ‘estrogen mimics’ threatening health and well-being, from the level of ecosystems and populations to individual people and animals. This book evaluates…

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    Assessing Changing Food Consumption Patterns

    Committee on Food Consumption Patterns,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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    Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools

    Committee on Nutrition in Medical Education,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Offers recommendations to upgrade what were found to be largely inadequate nutrition programs in US medical schools in order that health professionals be better qualified to advise and treat their…

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    Fire and Smoke: Understanding the Hazards

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Fire Toxicology

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    Environmental Epidemiology, Volume 1: Public Health and Hazardous Wastes

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Environmental Epidemiology

    Presents the results of studies of hazardous wastes in the air, water, soil, and food, and examines the potential of biological markers in health risk assessment. This volume is of…

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    Formaldehyde - An Assessment of Its Health Effects

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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    Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 1

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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    Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 2

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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