LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 29 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Andrew Dillin and Christopher Glass named Salk Institute Nonresident Fellows * LA JOLLA-The Salk Institute welcomes two new Nonresident Fellows, UC Berkeley professor Andrew Dillin, PhD, and UC San Diego professor Christopher Glass, MD, PhD. The two scientists join a group of eminent scientific advisors who guide Salk's leadership. "Andy and Chris are world-renowned researche more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Research: Dr. Sara Young-Baird's Breakout Year * When the notification for the National Institutes of Health grant arrived, the reaction in Sara Young-Baird's lab was immediate. It was not the quiet contemplation typically associated with basic science, but a moment of collective triumph. "I'm pretty sure our hooting and hollering could be heard down the hall," says Young-Baird,  more PR

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 29 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Western ringtail possums are feeling the heat * Extreme heat is forcing Western Australia's critically endangered western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) to cut back on vital activity and feeding, new research shows. The study, a collaboration between the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), Murdoch University, The University of Western Australia and Biota Environmental  more PR