"Faces are special," brain scientists like to say.
Because the human cerebral cortex is generally considered "special," some scientists have hypothesized that the genes that govern its development of cortical folds and furrows are also unique to humans, Borrell says.
Neither Bresson nor the FBI Web site listed UFOs or paranormal phenomena among the FBI's areas of interest, but Bresson acknowledges that, because of their special skills, scientists selected as special agents are more likely than most to end up working in other exciting areas, such as counterterrorism.
Because of this special property, scientists hypothesize that stem cells have special mechanisms to protect them from DNA damage that might partially depend on p53.
Pierre E. Biscaye Palisades, N.Y., Dec. 27, 2004 The writer is a special research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
PIERRE E. BISCAYE Palisades, N.Y., Jan . 14 , 2002he wriThe is a special research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.
Klaus Jacob, a special research scientist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, said the city had three basic options for responding to the recent devastation and loss of life.
Universities should create a special staff scientist classification (e.g., salaries higher than postdocs, lower than faculty; benefits like those of other employees; able to apply for grants, but only to support their own salary).
A limited number of scientists with special training has access to the data base in order to simulate scenarios, such as changes in the work load, share of conditions (e.g. rate of Caesarean section), staffing levels, salaries, and prices in other input factors (e.g. drugs).
A special panel of scientists convened by the U.S. government issued a draft report Friday stating that global warming is already changing America and how Americans live.
