University of Bergen

Type: Organization
Name: University of Bergen
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Geologists In Norway Are Using Drones With Cameras To Hunt For Oil

garymortimer writes "Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research, a joint venture between the University ... [Published Slashdot - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Divided over healthcare

Seldom does a highbrow debate keep the US on the boil for over 1000 days. The ? popularly called Obamacare ? had done just that.Ever since being signed into law in March 2010, passionate arguments for and against Obamacare remain alive and kicking. The ... [Published Hindu Business Line - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

UN chief picks ex-Kenyan minister to head UNCTAD

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated former Kenyan trade minister Mukhisa Kituyi to head the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). A statement from the UN body said on Thursday that if the nomination is confirmed by the UN General ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

UAVs are searching for oil in Norway

UAV helicopter used to hunt oil in NorwayImage Gallery (3 images)Like an army, science needs the high ground. This is true when it comes to oil exploration and especially so in the rugged landscape of Norway. The Virtual Outcrop Geology (VOG) group at ... [Published Gizmag - May 16 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

05/14/13 - Hurtigruten Installs Water Mist and Beefs up Fire Training

Norway’s Hurtigruten has installed a water mist fire fighting system in the engine rooms of its ships and beefed up the fire training of all of its crew, following the Sept. 2011 fire on the Nordlys where three crew died.The official accident report released ... [Published Cruise Industry News - May 14 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

PhD, Evolution and function of invertebrate photoreceptors

A PhD position is offered in the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) NEPTUNE (http://neptune-itn.eu) on evolutionary developmental biology and neurobiology of marine animal models. The network is a joint effort of 8 leading European labs with ... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 11 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Study Results from University of Bergen Broaden Understanding of Biological Chemistry

(NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Proteomics Weekly -- New research on Biological Chemistry is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Bergen, Norway, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "Cholinergic signaling ... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Cancer: New Cancer Findings Has Been Reported by Researchers at University of Bergen

Today's Medical & Research News2013 MAY 09 -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cancer Vaccine Week -- Investigators discuss new findings in Cancer. According to news originating from Bergen, Norway, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "NY-ESO-1 ... [Published NewsRX - May 09 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Study uncovers primitive first

The first snapshot of primitive organisms eating each other has been found in ancient fossils examined by a team of scientists at the University of Western Australia (UWA).The fossils, preserved in 1,900 million-year-old Gunflint chert from Lake Superior ... [Published PSNews - May 07 2013]
Entities: Fossil, Bacteria, Microbe
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Did Earth smell like rotten eggs?

Tiny 1,900 million-year-old fossils from rocks around Lake Superior, Canada, give the first ever snapshot of organisms eating each other and suggest what the ancient Earth would have smelled like, researchers said.The fossils capture ancient microbes ... [Published Express India - Apr 30 2013]
Entities: Fossil, Bacteria, Microbe
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Oil ties between Texas and Norway grow stronger

An informal relationship going back decades became official with the launch of the NorTex Research Collaborative, linking researchers in Texas and Norway.Norwegian Consul General Jostein Mykletun said the collaborative will focus on energy and medicine, ... [Published Fuel Fix - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Arctic research on the rise

Article from University of BergenWith an increased interest in the natural resources of the Arctic, geologists are increasingly drawn to research on the archipelago of Svalbard.Keywords: Arctic, Geology, SvalbardSendPDFPrintStudents from the Department ... [Published ScienceNordic - Apr 29 2013]

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garymortimer writes "Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research, a joint venture between the University of Bergen and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method using drones to map new oil reserves from the air. ... The group’s main task is to create digital maps in 3D of potential oil fields. Using laser scanners, infrared sensors and digital cameras, the researchers create realistic, virtual models. ... Pictures shot with the help of a drone complement the images from low-level terrain that the researchers already have in hand. The end result is more precise and complete 3D models."
"The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as Secretary-General of UNCTAD for a term of four years beginning 1 September 2013" Ban said in a statement
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Bergen, "Using human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, we show that muscarinic cholinergic receptor (mAchR)... We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "These data support the clinical utility of ImmTAC-NYE as an immunotherapeutic agent for a variety of cancers."

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Geologists In Norway Are Using Drones With Came... [Published Slashdot - May 17 2013]
Divided over healthcare [Published Hindu Business Line - May 17 2013]
UAVs are searching for oil in Norway [Published Gizmag - May 16 2013]
Kenya: Former minister officially lands UN job [Published East African Standard - May 16 2013]
UN chief picks ex-Kenyan minister to head UNCTAD [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Ban Ki Moon formally nominates Kituyi to head U... [Published East African Standard - May 16 2013]
The drones of oil [Published EurekAlert! - May 15 2013]
05/14/13 - Hurtigruten Installs Water Mist and ... [Published Cruise Industry News - May 14 2013]
PhD, Evolution and function of invertebrate pho... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 11 2013]
Study Results from University of Bergen Broaden... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
Cancer: New Cancer Findings Has Been Reported b... [Published NewsRX - May 09 2013]
Endometrial cancer findings emerge from genome ... [Published Health Canal - May 09 2013]
Kitchen smoke hazardous for women, children [Published MyRepublica.com - May 08 2013]
Study uncovers primitive first [Published PSNews - May 07 2013]
Motoring with vegetable oil [Published Your Ottawa Region - May 03 2013]
Cruise passengers spend the least of all visitors [Published e-Travel Blackboard - May 03 2013]
Key protein fires up central nervous system inf... [Published Health Canal - May 02 2013]
Key protein for firing up central nervous syste... [Published Science Daily - May 02 2013]
France, Switzerland and UK dominate the finalis... [Published SCIENCE BUSINESS - May 02 2013]
Genomic Study Spots Which Tumors Are Deadliest [Published Technology Review - May 01 2013]
Genomic Study Spots Differences Between Deadly ... [Published Technology Review - May 01 2013]
Scientists in Australia, Norway, U.K. join forc... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Apr 30 2013]
How some cancers 'poison the soil' to block met... [Published EurekAlert! - Apr 30 2013]
First Snapshot of Organisms Eating Each Other [Published Fars News Agency - Apr 30 2013]
Did Earth smell like rotten eggs? [Published Express India - Apr 30 2013]
Oil ties between Texas and Norway grow stronger [Published Fuel Fix - Apr 30 2013]
New study reveals ancient microbial feasting [Published Health Canal - Apr 30 2013]
What Earth smelt like 1.9 million years ago rev... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 30 2013]
Researchers recreate the whiff of Earth 1.9 MIL... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 30 2013]
Life on earth might have smelled like rotten eg... [Published TruthDive - Apr 30 2013]
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to hear arguments later this year on two cases relevant to LGBT rights raises questions about the relationship between social movement activism and the courts. Contributors to this dialogue address such questions ...
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