New Evidence For Corn's Ancestry Could Lead To Insect And Drought Resistant Crops
...l Theoretical and AppliedGenetics . That article updates experiments originally described in the June, 1995issue of Economic Botany . She will report on her work again at anAugust meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in Montreal. If Tripsacum is indeed a corn ancestor, then breeders...Pharmacogenesis: Postgenomic Drug Discovery Through Developmental Biology
... Additional specialists will present findings and updates on the developmentalbiology field and its application to functional screening, the central nervoussystem, hematopoeisis, diabetes, bone metabolism and oncology. For more information and a detailed schedule, please visit our website at: http://ww...Press Events At Spring Meeting
...nd. Please check in the Press Room frequently for updates or changes to thisschedule and any changes pertaining to the meeting itself. Several previous media advisories about Spring Meeting may be accessed on theAGU Web site: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/media.html . Tuesday, May 26 12:15 PM. 1998: Th...Vaccine Technology Takes Center Stage In Rochester
...ll include presentations on new vaccinetechnology, updates on immunization efforts against HIV, Lymedisease, Helicobacter (the bacterium that causes most stomachulcers), and discussions on immunization strategies. Speakersinclude Claire Broome, acting director of the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention...Fall Meeting: Updated Press Conference Schedule
This message updates Media Advisory 3 (AGU Release No. 98-38 of November 12). It provides additional information on most of the press-related events listed in that advisory and adds new events. Please also review Media Advisory 1 (No. 98-33 of October 21) for general inf...AHA Issues Scientific Statement On Infective Endocarditis
...iation today issues a new scientificstatement that updates the procedures for diagnosing and treating infectiveendocarditis, a life-threatening heart infection that can be caused by commonmicrobes such as streptococcus or "strep." The statement by the AHA's Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis andKawas...Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting -- Updated Press Conference Schedule
******************** This advisory updates press conference information in AGU Press Release 99-14 ofMay 3. It does not repeat the general information for journalists in thatdocument, which may be accessed on the web at http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl9914.html . The May 3 advisory includ...Unique web site provides live access to laboratory research
...edu . The information site also includes research updates from scientistsworldwide, conference notices and links to other databases and journalarticles. That site is receiving about 25,000 hits per week, Buszko said. "The UF's NMR information Web site is an outstanding source of technicalinformation, and i...XVI International Botanical Congress tentative media briefing schedule
...fice for the final schedule of mediabriefings and updates throughout the week. (Food will be provided tojournalists at the briefings.) Tuesday, August 3 Morning Media Briefings, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Continental Breakfast) Ethnobotany: A New Plant Discovery to Cure Disease 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m....Nearly half of Earth's land has been transformed by humans; 50 'dead zones' found in oceans
...g Earth in unprecedented ways. Hercurrent analysis updates these findings. "The dramatic rise in our populationsimply exacerbates the problems," Lubchenco stated, noting that as of July 17,1999, there are reportedly six billion people on Earth, a doubling in less than40 years. Lubchenco did see hopeful sig...INEEL microbiologist joins Japanese on expedition to tap marine-methane deposits
...ticipation among the crew. Delwiche, who e-mailed updates of his progress to the lab, waxed poetic at the range of birds he was able to observe from the rig and references to Moby Dick started to show up in his messages. By day four, the crew resorted to conventional coring techniques and the real work bega...Spring meeting press conferences
...pdate Bob Zimmerman, Freelance Note: This message updates Media Advisory 3 of May 3. It should be read in conjunction with that and earlier advisories. They may be found on the AGU web site: Media Advisory 1 [ http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl0003.html ]Media Advisory 2 [ http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/...Book examines all aspects of nutrition for dogs and cats
...ponsive diseases. Each section contains extensive updates based on new research. The section on pet food covers labeling, regulations, a close-up look at the different types of foods, including homemade and special veterinary diets, and an evaluation of commercial pet foods. The book, Case said, should be ...Faculty of 1000 - Highlighting quality scientific research
...to their interests and opt for weekly (or monthly) updates by email. Faculty of 1000 is the newest brainchild of Vitek Tracz, Chairman of the Current Science Group, creator of the Current Opinion series, Current Biology, BioMedNet (HMS Beagle), and the new online site BioMed Central. As Tony Pawson, Professo...Conservation International and Starbucks announce new coffee sourcing guidelines
...ill be used to make adjustments to the program and updates will be published at the completion of each year. These guidelines are based on the following four criteria: Quality Baselines: All coffee offered by producers and suppliers must meet Starbucks quality standards in order to be considered for purch......ers can also choose to receive weekly (or monthly) updates by email containing evaluations from any or all of the Faculties and Faculty Members. In addition, all evaluations are linked to the rich content of BioMed Central, PubMed and PubMed Central.......sts are encouraged to check the site again for any updates before finalizing stories. The dramatic flashing implosion of tiny bubbles--in acetone containing deuterium atoms--produces tritium and nuclear emissions similar to emissions characteristic of nuclear fusion involving deuterium-deuterium reactions. T...New Science Press launches Proteins: From Sequence to Structure
...ed for a year for a subscription of $10, including updates to the PubMed-linked bibliography. The authors, Gregory Petsko (Director of the Rosenstiel Center) and Dagmar Ringe (Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry) at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, are authorities in their field, and Proteins: From S...City birds prefer rich neighbors
...ed to continue for three more years, with periodic updates thereafter....$3.2 million project to document dioxin levels in Houston ship channel
...s to provide industrial stakeholders with periodic updates and reports on the project, found on the Web at http://www.hgac.cog.tx.us/intro/introtmdl.html , and she works with industry to obtain samples from company sites. Sampling techniques have moved far beyond dipping a test tube into the water. Rifai's...