Slices of rat hippocampus were stimulated with electrical signals millions of times, until scientists could be sure which input produced a corresponding output.
Unlike the old Shuttle program, which had launches a few times a year, scientists could use SpaceShip Two to conduct several experiments a week.
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But in these times of trouble, a minister prepared to defend scientists could prove as elusive as the neutrinos they are trying to detect.
The gene's discovery means that scientists could have found a way of screening queen bees to keep a track on the march of the species.
Scientists could block receptors to help obese people stop craving food.
The scientists could see that this activity had the effect of reducing stress levels, indicated by the return to the animals' normal activities of self-scratching and self-grooming.
One example of which the White House is fond is the atomic clock the Pentagon helped Harvard to develop so that scientists could test Einstein's theory of relativity.
Moreover, as forensic scientists have a vested interest in the outcome, it would be better if academic scientists could be persuaded to take over research into their techniques.
With graphene as a component instead of traditional materials, scientists could develop a laser as small as a pencil that's immune to thermal damage typically caused by intense beams.
Instead of running complicated tests to see if they had managed to insert a gene into an organism, scientists could just shine a blue light and watch for the glow.
Even if scientists could agree on the contribution of global warming to the rising frequency of such disasters, it would still be hard to classify the causes of any given catastrophe.
Dallas questioned how much confidence the Swiss scientists could have in their measurements and said he is looking forward to results from tests carried out on the body after it is exhumed.
Because new technology has flourished since then, scientists could discover that some new systems are also at risk, said Jeffrey Hughes, director of the Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling at Boston University.
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Still, there is the potential that scientists could one day determine the right mix of calories and nutrients to promote better sleep, which could become a low-cost strategy to curb obesity and heart disease.
When I was asked in 1988 by Science to write about economics fiscal relativity problem I was struck that the hard scientists could get this point so quickly and that so many economists could not.
The idea is that genetically engineered organisms could be created more quickly in this manner, because instead of inserting genes one at a time, scientists could sit down and design exactly the organism they want.
When the Navy conducted its atomic bomb tests at the Bikini Atoll in 1946, more than 90 people volunteered to man the ships stationed in the target area, so that scientists could gather data about the biological effects of the blasts.
Through this Smarter Traveler research initiative, scientists could eventually recommend better ways to get to a destination, including directions to a nearby mass transit station, whether a train is predicted to be on time and whether parking may be available at the station.
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Today, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that scientists say could help speed the age of individualized medicine.
Human activities are to blame, Jarraud says, and temperatures are "rapidly approaching" a level which scientists believe could kick-start "far-reaching and irreversible" climate change.
Coscioni is campaigning for a change to Italy's laws on stem cell research, which some scientists believe could speed cures to Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and even some forms of cancer.
"Outside the U.S. HIV is still a pandemic, " says Donald Elmer, chief executive of Koronis Pharmaceuticals, a small private biotech firm in Seattle that has come up with what its scientists believe could be a better treatment.
However, this year the Namibian department of water affairs announced the discovery of a significant body of underground water - an aquifer dubbed Ohangwena II - that scientists say could supply the north of the country with enough water for centuries.
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Although improvements in technology and a greater number of fishing boats could account for some improvement, the scientists said it could not account the all of the increases.
Scientists think it could reduce some of the risk of eating fish with still-climbing mercury levels.
Scientists believe it could be used for disease prevention and possibly launch an era of personalized medicine.
Scientists believe it could used in combination with behavioural therapy to overcome addiction.
However, scientists say it could take years to see the full impact of the spill, and environmentalists are still worried.
It is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility that Israeli scientists and engineers could even discover new, untapped oil reserves.
Both groups of scientists believe drugs could be developed to ensure this gene works properly and children can go through puberty normally.
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