Florida Researchers Discover Gene For Fatal Childhood Disease
...lates to kidney problems," said Dr. Doyt Conn, the national ArthritisFoundation's senior vice president for medical affairs. "Hopefully in the nearfuture a medication may be available." Researchers identified the gene by first mapping its location in micewith Chediak-Higashi syndrome, sifting through ...Newly Discovered Bacteria Produce Magnetic Material
...NL, one of the Department of Energy's multiprogram national research anddevelopment facilities, is managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.You may read other press releases from Oak Ridge National Laboratory orlearn more about the Lab if you have access to the Internet. You can findour information on ...Duke's Russian Laser Making Ultraviolet Light And Gamma Rays
...possible funding for what could then becomea major national gamma ray center. Duke's short wavelength FEL research project is operated as a collaborationof the FEL Laboratory's four faculty members, Madey, Litvinenko, PatrickO'Shea and David Straub. "One of the single largest research projects of its kind, ...World's Experts Plan Global Locator Service For Environmental Information
... It also fits in with many other international and national programs focused on improved access to information, including the Government Information Locator Service being implemented in the United States and elsewhere. A new server developed by the European Commission for this project, available on ...ORNL Microscope "Sees" Bumps That Reveal Partial DNA Structure
...NL, one of the Department of Energy's multiprogram national research anddevelopment facilities, is managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.......allowed us to bring thescientific resources of our national agency to work alongside the USGSpeople and their ... concern to nearly 2,000 local, state,regional and national organizations. Efforts range from about 45,000water measuring stations crucial to making flood and ...'BirdSource' Website For Citizen-Science Data
....htm . Eventually BirdSource, which is based at a national supercomputer center, the Cornell Theory Center in...ource will be an archive of data from long-running national projects, including all the Christmas Bird Counts since 1900. These counts, managed by the National......ct to R&D in 1993, far higher than the 2.7 percent national average. Oregon's R&D for 1993 totaled $774 million. The report is being released in conjunction with the Association's 163rd Annual Meeting which has brought more than 5,000 scientists, policymakers, educators and journalists to Seattle for a five-...Supelco Licenses ORNL Solid Sorbent Air Sampling Material
...opment seed funds. ORNL, one of DOE's multiprogram national research and developmentfacilities, is managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation. Written by Jon Plemons...Ozone 'Chat Room' Provides Real-Time Air-Quality Research
...teractive site, air-quality colleagues, comprising national air pollution experts, state air quality directors, industry representatives, environmental groups and EPA personnel, among others, have been able to make inferences about the regional nature of ozone and its long-range transport. These findings b...Gene Shears In Cutting Edge Anti-Aids Trial
...lth and wellbeing," he said. "It highlights the national importance of CSIRO continuing to performexcellent basic science designed to gain new knowledge." The Sydney experiment involves six pairs of identical twins, of whomone of each pair is HIV-positive. CD4+ white blood cells taken from the uninfected...Chemists Develop High-Throughput Method To Synthesize And Screen Novel Antibiotics
...a key part ofthe system Sunday, Sept. 7 during the national meeting of theAmerican Chemical Society in Las Vegas. The system, developed by Professor Richard Day, uses apatented intermediate compound (a Leuchs anhydride) for rapidsynthesis of novel antibiotics. It is coupled with a high-throughput method for s...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
... managers of the Interior Department. "Because a national wildlife refuge occupies a significant portion of the Salton Sea, the Health Center's assistance was sought and delivered," said USGS Chief Biologist Dennis B. Fenn. "Over the last five years", Dr. Friend said, " the Salton Sea...UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
...eness ofscleroderma - and to clearly get it on the national agenda of researchpriorities - we would not be in the position we are today. While importantstrides have already been made thanks to the generous support of The SclerodermaFederation and The United Scleroderma Foundation, the SCOR funding will allow......r veterans for neurological damage and to design a national survey to determine how many Gulf War veterans need treatment. "This is the logical and crucial next phase to meet the goals of our research," said Dr. Robert Haley, UT Southwestern's chief of epidemiology and leader of the medical center's Gulf War ...Purdue Research Shows Omega-3S Benefit Bone
... to eat a variety of fats. "Right now there are no national recommendations on amounts of omega-3 fatty acids people should include in their diets," Watkins says, "although studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids are essential for proper brain and retinal development in infants, that they improve immune f......ationist, author, and birder; and Jeff Glassberg,a national butterfly expert. One preconference highlight will focus onusing modern technology for wildlife mapping. Topics range fromthe wildlife diversity initiative to balancing economics and ecology. Media packet of materials available at conference,alon...New Materials Remove Corrosive Gas In Coal-Gasification Process
...Cal presented the team's findings at the September national meeting ofthe American Chemical Society in Las Vegas.......s people. International Arena: Moving from the national to the international level, thebook examines ideas...tal agenda to reserve localaction for local harms, national actions for larger-scale issues, and globalaction for problems that transcend national borders. Int...