Biological Sciences (BIO) - Publications

In Alaska's Forests, Dried Mushrooms to the Rescue?
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08193
Document History: Posted: November 3, 2008.

Researcher Links Agricultural Chemicals to Infections in a Declining Amphibian Species
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08188
Document History: Posted: October 29, 2008.

NSF Awards 20 New Projects for Plant Genome Research
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr09189
Document History: Posted: October 28, 2008.

Advancing Transparency
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08190
Document History: Posted: October 28, 2008.

NSF Awards 20 New Projects for Plant Genome Research
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08189
Document History: Posted: October 28, 2008.

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: October 24, 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: October 20, 2008.

Inmates Conduct Ecological Research on Slow-growing Mosses
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08186
Document History: Posted: October 20, 2008.

More Spring in the Double Helix's Step
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08184
Document History: Posted: October 17, 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: October 17, 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: October 17, 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: October 16, 2008.

NSF Current - October 2008
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu1008
Document History: Posted: October 16, 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: October 15, 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: October 15, 2008.

Fitness in a Changing World
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08177
Document History: Posted: October 9, 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: October 6, 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: October 2, 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: October 1, 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: September 26, 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: September 26, 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: September 26, 2008.

2008 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08163
Document History: Posted: September 25, 2008.

Pine Bark Beetles Affecting More than Forests
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08162
Document History: Posted: September 24, 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: September 18, 2008.

NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Disease Grants
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: pr08160
Document History: Posted: September 18, 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: September 17, 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: September 16, 2008. Replaces: nsf06581.

NSF Press Briefing: Green Gasoline
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Document Type: News Releases 
Document Number: ma08032
Document History: Posted: September 16, 2008.

NSF Current - September 2008
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu0908
Document History: Posted: September 16, 2008.