Biological Sciences (BIO) - Publications

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Instrument Development and Acquisition
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf09502
Document History: Posted: Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2008. Replaces: nsf08503.

National Science Foundation Congratulates 2008 Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economics
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08185
Document History: Posted: Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Inmates Conduct Ecological Research on Slow-growing Mosses
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08186
Document History: Posted: Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

More Spring in the Double Helix's Step
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08184
Document History: Posted: Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Life in Transition (LiT) Dear Colleague Letter
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf08078
Public Comment: The Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) is augmenting funding to support emerging areas of interdisciplinary research, many of which lie at the intersection of the life and physical sciences. Priority will be given to projects that address fundamental questions about Life in Transition (LiT) This activity is not a special competition or new program.
Document History: Posted: Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Microbial Systems in the Biosphere (MSB) Dear Colleague Letter
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf08077
Public Comment: The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) is augmenting funding to programmatic areas throughout the Directorate for research in microbial biology. This activity is not a special competition or new program.
Document History: Posted: Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Key to Function of Dinosaur Crests Found in Brain Structure
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08182
Document History: Posted: Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

NSF Current - October 2008
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu1008
Document History: Posted: Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Report - January 2008
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: npgiprog2008
Public Comment: This report is an annual update from the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Plant Genomes on activities of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). It includes brief highlights that illustrate activities supported and coordinated by the NGPI member agencies.
Document History: Posted: Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Details of Evolutionary Transition from Fish to Land Animals Revealed
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08181
Document History: Posted: Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Fitness in a Changing World
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08177
Document History: Posted: Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology (RIG BP)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf09501
Document History: Posted: Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2008. Replaces: nsf07560.

Beetles Get by With a Little Help From Their Friends
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08171
Document History: Posted: Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, January 2009
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: nsf091
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted on or after January 5, 2009. In the interim, the guidelines contained in NSF 08-1 continue to apply. Proposers responding to a funding opportunity with a due date on or after January 5th must comply with the guidelines in NSF 09-1.
Document History: Posted: Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTC) for the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), (NSF 08-509) Cooperative Agreements
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF08509TPTC000
Document History: Posted: Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTC) for the Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) (NSF 07-595) Cooperative Agreements
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF07595TPTC000
Document History: Posted: Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Eight National Medals of Science Awardees to be Honored at Gala, Then the White House
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08166
Document History: Posted: Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

2008 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08163
Document History: Posted: Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Pine Bark Beetles Affecting More than Forests
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08162
Document History: Posted: Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Walnut Trees Emit Aspirin-Like Chemical to Deal With Stress
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08159
Document History: Posted: Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Disease Grants
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08160
Document History: Posted: Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

NSF and EPA Establish Two Centers for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08155
Document History: Posted: Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf08607
Public Comment: None
Document History: Posted: Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008. Replaces: nsf06581.

NSF Press Briefing: Green Gasoline
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: ma08032
Document History: Posted: Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

NSF Current - September 2008
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu0908
Document History: Posted: Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf08604
Document History: Posted: Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2008. Replaces: nsf07603.

Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf08601
Public Comment: None
Document History: Posted: Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2008. Replaces: nsf07513.

Cost Sharing Dear Colleague Letter
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: NSF0867
Document History: Posted: Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

White House Announces 2007 National Medal of Science Laureates
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08151
Document History: Posted: Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2008.

NSF Funds New Center to Bring Together Biologists, Mathematicians
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08152
Document History: Posted: Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2008.