Morphology

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Morphology - A branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of microorganisms, animals, and plants. Alternately, the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features.
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News archive for Morphology:

Morphological studies of 6 flood prone rivers taken up by CWC  -  04 Aug 2008
Press Information Bureau (press release),The study of river morphology and implementation of suitable river training works as appropriate has become imperative for the nation as large areas of the

Brain Morphology Of Homo Liujiang Cranium Fossil Detailed With 3-D ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Because the endocranial cavity is filled with hard stone matrix, earlier studies focused only on the exterior morphology of the specimen using the

Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a marine interstitial ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Comparative morphological studies and environmental sequencing surveys indicate that marine benthic environments contain a diverse assortment of

Lung Tumors With Neuroendocrine Morphology: Essential Radiologic ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
RedOrbit,Tumors with neuroendocrine morphology are a distinct subset of lung neoplasms sharing characteristic histologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural,

On the Influence of Chain Morphology on the Shock Response of ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
RedOrbit,By Bourne, NK Millett, JCF It is increasingly important to understand the dynamic response of polymers and polymer composites as their engineering

Media Relations Office  -  Jul 30, 2008
Hamilton College News,This study comprehensively examined the associations of the past (perfective) and non-past (imperfective) verbal morphology with the four verbal classes

Normal-looking Sperm May Have Serious Damage; Scientists Urge More ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The study was performed by a simultaneous examination of normal sperm morphology using face contrast and DNA fragmentation by fluorescence microscopy.

Label-Free, High-Throughput Measurements of Dynamic Changes in ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
RedOrbit,Angle-resolved low-coherence interferometry (a/LCI), a novel light scattering technique, was developed to quantify nuclear morphology for early cancer

Embryo Viability Studies Support Utility of Novel, Metabolomic ...  -  Jul 14, 2008
Metabolomics.net (press release),Metabolomic Viability Scores and Implantation Rates Currently, visual assessment of embryo morphology alone is used to determine reproductive potential of

Hypersensitive Dentin Successfully Treated with Calcium Silicate ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Medi News Direct,The dentinal morphology and surface deposits were studied based on SEM/EDX analyses, and their association with hydraulic conductance was assessed.

Chemical 'fingerprint' to aid IVF  -  Jul 8, 2008
The Press AssociationCurrently, fertility doctors have to rely on their skill and experience to judge the best embryos from their morphology, or shape.

Analysis of spatial relationships in three dimensions: tools for ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Multiple technologies have been brought to bear on understanding the three-dimensional morphology of individual neurons and glia within the brain,

Search this blog  -  Aug 3, 2008
ScienceBlogs...pH, nutrient availability and temperature, and they regulate a vast number of different cellular responses such as changes in morphology, alterations in

Amy Kiger: Abuzz on cell biology  -  Jul 14, 2008
Journal of Cell Biology (subscription)From flattened epithelial cells to elongated neurons, cell morphology is heavily intertwined with cell growth and function.

READERS RESPOND  -  Aug 3, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Over time, he has become increasingly concerned about his worsening body morphology changes. His weight ranged between 179 and 189 lb (80.5-85.1 kg) over

Low-Temperature Aging Characteristics of Type 316L Stainless Steel ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
RedOrbit,Differences between the two weld metals in the morphology of microstructure, in the composition of delta-ferrite, and in hardening behaviors with isothermal

"It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period"  -  Aug 3, 2008
ScienceBlogsMorphology of a bizarre new fossil porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) from the Pliocene San Diego Formation of southern California, USA.

Sandia Scientists Capture Ice Growth at the Nanoscale [Slideshow]  -  Aug 1, 2008
Scientific AmericanBy Larry Greenemeier THIN ICE: Sandia researchers use a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to study ice-film morphology in greater detail than ever before.

Carotenoids of Enhanced Bioavailability  -  Jul 31, 2008
FLEXNEWS,A further consequence of this engineered particle morphology is the increase in bulk powder density. Increased powder density is an important attribute for

Dinosaur soft tissue--just bacterial biofilm?  -  Jul 30, 2008
ScienceBlogsFramboid morphology and elemental signature may superficially make them appear to be related to biological structures but they are, in fact,

Scientist Says Ancient Dinosaur Tissues May Just Be Bacterial Scum  -  Jul 30, 2008
eFluxMediaFramboid morphology can be deceiving, and make them look like biological structures, when in fact they are inorganically produced.

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #4659  -  Jul 25, 2008
Space Ref (press release)Therefore, in Cycle 15 we have imaged 7 UVLGs using ACS in order to 1} characterize their morphology and look for signs of interactions and mergers,

IRIS International Elects Edward F. Voboril to Board of Directors  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatch...in vitro diagnostics company focused on products that analyze particles and living cell forms and structures, or morphology of a variety of body fluids.

Lab didn't appreciate complexity of using equipment, MD tells ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
CBC.ca,..."Even the morphology would look variable for the same reasons, [so] it is not appropriate for any lab to just to take the manufacturer's protocols and say,

Fourth Quarter Activities and Cashflow Report  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,...a combination of poor development in the historical upper levels of the underground and a poor understanding of the ore body morphology with depth.

IRIS Receives Order for Seven iQ(R) 200 Urine Analyzers for Kuwait ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
MarketWatch...twelve formed elements with true image morphology and walkway capability, providing the highest level of diagnostic accuracy and workflow efficiency.

Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy  -  Jul 17, 2008
RedOrbit,EMP analysis of clean grains shows no significant components other than Ti and Fe and minor amounts of Mn and Nb. Morphology is that of ideal,

"It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period"  -  Aug 2, 2008
ScienceBlogsSystematic consideration of Recent toothed whales based on the morphology of the tympanoperiotic bone. Scientific Report of the Whales Research Institution

NeoGenomics Schedules its Q2 2008 Earnings Release for July 31, 2008  -  Jul 30, 2008
FOXBusinessThe company's testing services include cytogenetics, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry, morphology studies, anatomic pathology and

Lemon-filled odorless socks?  -  Jul 7, 2008
ZDNetThese differences on surface morphology of the microcapsules wall are favorable to the release of fragrance on the textile substrate, thus increasing the

CCI: Grevioux returns to "Underworld"  -  Aug 1, 2008
Comic Book Resources,...“Even though my character allegedly died in the first film, these characters can always be brought back because of the nature of their morphology,� he

New study by UC Santa Cruz anthropologist explores plausibility of ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
UC Santa Cruz,The new data also allowed Dominy to correlate plant characteristics with the dental morphology of different species of hominins.

Ultra High Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy (UHV-SEM ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Azom.comIn each area of use, device performance depends on the materials’ properties, including nanoscale structure, composition and morphology.

Preserving the past for a better future  -  Jul 28, 2008
Times of India,Besides highlighting aspects such as urban morphology, urban elements, architectural styles, building technology and materials, community structure and

Challenges in the prenatal and post-natal diagnosis of ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),...to the diaphragm may be mistaken for a congenital diaphragmatic hernia because of the location, morphology and potential phrenic nerve compression.

34 th International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Azom.comThe class will teach how to differentiate between EOS and ESD failures and between the 3 ESD type failures, and also the morphology and the physical

Soyfood Consumption Linked to Low Sperm Concentration  -  Aug 1, 2008
Medi News Direct,Although the association was more pronounced among overweight or obese individuals, the food intake was not related to sperm morphology, motility or

INTERVIEW: Google is doing WHAT?  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Times,Finnish is a challenging language because of the morphology. One word could have all kinds of information inherent to it. Other language translations are

A diagnostic dilemma in breast pathology - benign fibroadenoma ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Fibroadenomas are common benign breast tumours that display a characteristic pathological morphology, although several epithelial and stromal variations

Comparison of Bony Healing and Cartilage Degeneration Following ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,These and the core biopsy specimens were assessed for presence of osteonecrosis, articular cartilage morphology, and graft incorporation.

Roche´s xCELLigence System: Key Technology for Analysing Cells and ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...monitoring of the biological status of the cells, including cell number, viability, morphology and assessment of drug interactions with target cells.

A new perspective on phylogeny and evolution of tetraodontiform ...  -  Jul 19, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Despite extensive studies based on both morphology and molecule, there has been no clear resolution except for monophylies of each family and sister-group

ICAD: Fit Alzheimer's Patients Have Less Brain Loss  -  Jul 28, 2008
MedPage Today,The images were segmented using a new technique called voxel-based morphology to show cerebrospinal fluid, gray matter, and white matter.

Chiral structures record laser helicity  -  Jul 17, 2008
Optics.org,..."The role of polarization is critical in defining the morphology of femtosecond laser-modified glass," Cyril Hnatovsky from Oz Optics told optics.org.

Two New HER2 Assays Poised to Challenge IHC, FISH Standard Tests ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Pharmacogenomics Reporter (subscription),However, because the SPOT-Light test works with a standard microscope, the test can simultaneously assess HER2 gene amplification and tissue morphology at

Soyfoods Do Not Impact Sperm Count  -  Jul 24, 2008
MarketWatchDr. Chavarro found that "soyfood and soy isoflavone intakes were unrelated to total sperm count, ejaculate volume, sperm motility, or sperm morphology"

Archimedean-like tiling on decagonal quasicrystalline surfaces  -  Jul 24, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),...with reciprocal space studies, it was only recently that scanning tunnelling microscopy permitted an atomic resolution of the adsorbate morphology 7 .

Police question builders over Singh family triple murder  -  Jul 24, 2008
NEWS.com.au,An expert in "barefoot morphology" - comparing unique patterns of the weight-bearing part of the foot - was enlisted from the Canadian police.

Monkeying with evolution  -  Jul 24, 2008
Baltimore Sun,In terms of evolutionary biology, if we are the products of natural selection, with consequences for behavior no less than morphology (and we are),

Neptune’s Treasures to close its doors  -  Jul 30, 2008
Island Reporter,He has a very keen interest in history and morphology,� Furry said. “He’sa good guy.� The store is currently selling its merchandise at 50 percent off the




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