Spying on nature

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The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is the biggest project in the history of ecology that would provide the most detailed picture of the state of the ecosystems in the US. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has requested $12 million as a part of its 2007 budget for building major research installations, rising to a total spend of $100 million by 2011.

Financial management, Finance, Environmental aspects, Human beings, Human-environment interactions, United States. National Science Foundation, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research, Company financing, Ecological integrity

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Implant boosts activity in injured brain

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Neuroscientists have shown that brain function can be improved in patients in a minimally conscious state by electrically stimulating a specific brain region with implanted electrodes. The deep-brain stimulation (DBS) might be adapted to benefit some patients in the minimally conscious state and improvements can be made by patients even long after an injury.

Brain, Cerebral cortex, Brain injuries, Brain stimulation

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Return of the mummy

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Unwrapping mummies interferes with the preservation process and destroys the mummy. The British Museum has initiated a new process using computers for studying a mummy without unwrapping it.

Protection and preservation, British Museum, Mummies

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