Duke Primate Center Sets October Expedition To Find 'Juliet'
...ll become extinct within a decade. The expedition aims to capture three diademed sifakas -- a mate for Romeoand another breeding pair. Once captured, the animals will be temporarilyhoused at the Ivoloina Zoological Park in Madagascar, where they will begradually acclimated to a diet resembling that avail...'Juliet' Evades Primate Center Expedition
... captive breeding, habitat protectionand education aims to preserve the animals and to encourage further ecotourismin certain areas, Glander said. The Duke Primate Center houses the world's largest collection of endangeredprimates. Duke is also the only university-operated center that concentratessolely ......production around the world. The research program aims to develop plants which can produce seed withoutsex. It is a 15-year collaboration between CSIRO, the Australian Centrefor International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and the International RiceResearch Institute (IRRI). "The normal process of polle...Further Proof That An Altered Rb-2/p130 Gene Leads To Lung Cancer
...the lung cancer tumor. Another potential test aims to analyze Rb-2/p130 protein to determine genetic susceptibility. Still another test being studied involves using Rb-2/p130 protein as a tumor marker to learn when patients have developed lung cancer. Lung cancer is notoriously d...Early Career Development Grants Foster Faculty Research And Education
... groups in Chicago schools. The education program aims to build students' knowledge and interest in environmental biology. Viola L. Acoff, a materials engineer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, is studying procedures for welding light weight, high strength,advanced aerospace alloys of titanium i...Engineering Our Arteries: Replacements And Assisted Healing
...d assists in the healing process. She aims to apply the polymer through the catheter that is used to do the balloon angioplasty. The technique could prevent the need for another angioplasty procedure, (50 percent of arteries reclose, sending the patient ...Conservation Biology Clearinghouse, Engineering Design Tutor
... course as wellas a circuit design course at Rice, aims to result in time and cost savings. The purpose ofthe three-year project is to find a way that technology can support education, enhanceproductivity, and at the same time reduce cost without reducing quality. The hope isthat the Engineering Design Tu...GCTE/LUCC Open Science Conference:
...consequent feedback to climate andatmosphere. LUCC aims to document and understand global land-use and land-coverchange, the forces that drive it, its relationship to climate andbiogeochemistry, and the links between sustainability and land use. Objectives The objectives of this conference are to presen...AAAS, State Of Arizona Co-Host Conference On Research And Development
...combined research and development expenditures and aims at increasingunderstanding of federal investment while communicating among industrial, state and federaldecision-makers the continued strategic importance of this investment. AAAS will releaseArizona's report on the day of the conference. Follow...Renowned Breast Cancer Experts Present Latest Findings At UCSF Cancer Center Symposium
...herself,and through her patient advocacy programs, aims to "bring the voices of breastcancer patients into the research dialogue." The Advocacy Core program, of which Collyar is program director,supports the NCI-funded San Francisco Breast SPORE research program. TheAdvocacy Core program has ove...Homocysteine: A Possible Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease
...geing and diseases like Alzheimer's disease,OPTIMA aims to lay the foundations for the development of new forms ofprevention and treatment. The project's work was examined in two hour-long documentaries, `Assault on theMind', shown on Channel 4 in the UK on April 21 and 28. The programme outlinedthe metho...Jellyfish Help To Make Sugar Smarter
... of a small team led by Dr. Christopher Grof that aims to understand sucrose metabolism. The jellyfish gene has other advantages - it is extremely quick to use compared with other gene markers, and enables scientists to check more samples for the best results at a far lower cost. The jellyfish gene ...Drunken Fruit Flies Reveal Molecular Pathway Regulating Sensitivity To Alcohol
...which sheds light on how fruit flies become drunk, aims to addressin the future what makes some people more apt to become alcoholics.Previous studies have determined that people who are less sensitive to alcohol'simpact are at greater risk for becoming alcoholics, and that the degree ofsensitivity to alco...Antisense Therapy Prevents Burkitt's Lymphoma In Mice
...ationalCancer Institute. Antisense therapy aims to turn off the mutated genes that cause cancer.In contrast to the shotgun approach of chemotherapy, which kills both normal andcancerous cells, antisense attacks the cause of cancer. When the genes areturned off, they can no longer make the protein ...Angry Biotech Firms Are Blaming The Industry Leader For Bringing Modified Crops Into Disrepute
...plantings of Roundup Readysoya beans, and Monsanto aims to capture 20 per cent of the Brazilian marketwithin three years. Monsanto argues that the company is being singled out because it is themarket leader. "We certainly didn't intend to drop other companies in it," saysMonsanto spokesman Dan V...Quicker Implementation Of Research Results
... and humans" at the University of Halle-Wittenberg aims at exploring thestructure and control of the embryogenesis programme and the cellular andmolecular effects of oxidative stress. At the same time, scientists hope toidentify elements of the common molecular heritage of animal and plantorganisms. At th...Protein Adultery Revealed!: Mechanism Of Protein Folding Captured In Computer Simulation
...y also cause respiration and locomotionfailures -- aims of biowarfare -- because protein functions can't be fully carriedout. Now the first successful computational model to capture the process of oneprotein interfering with the folding of another has been created at theDepartment of Energy's Sandia Natio......5, 1999--One of the hottest fields in cell biology aims tounderstand the molecules that drive the cytoskel... And one of the hottest fields in neurobiology aims to understand how thehand-shaped end of a growing neuron, called the growth cone, explores theterrit...Bees: Latest Weapon In Cancer Fight
...n immunotoxin. The research team at CSIRO and POWH aims to produce immunotoxins as new cancerdrugs that can attack a wide range of cancer cells. This approach shouldovercome the major drawbacks of chemotherapy treatment. "Chemotherapy drugs are not specific; they attack normal cells thereby causingunwante...Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting -- Updated Press Conference Schedule
...tial Consequences of Climate Variability andChange aims to understand United States vulnerabilities to climate change anddevelop ways to mitigate problems arising from changing regional climates.Government and university researchers focus on issues specific to theirrespective regions. New data on how clim...