Dairy farmers protect groundwater, save money
...hout cutting their crop yields. "The dairy project addressed a key environmental challenge faced byCentral California dairy operators without compromising theireconomic viability," said Stu Pettygrove, a UC Cooperative Extensionspecialist in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air and WaterResources. "The new sys...Public health measures can contain SARS, two modeling studies suggest
...factors influence travel advice, some of which are addressed in our work. We show that the number of infectious individuals in Hong Kong is much smaller now than at previous points during the epidemic," said Steven Riley of Imperial College London, who co-led the Hong Kong study with Christophe Fraser of Imper...Study suggests genetically modifying sunflowers for white mold resistance
... The researchers recommend that these questions be addressed in future studies. "I believe there is a middle ground between dismissing genetic modification of crops entirely or introducing them without appropriate scientific study," says Burke. "That is doing the research necessary to provide an informed judgm......er great threat, we have a crisis that needs to be addressed immediately," said Anders Rhodin, director of the Chelonian Research Foundation, chair of the TCF and co-chair of the TFTSG. "The collaborative efforts of the Turtle Conservation Fund and its alliance partner organizations and quick implementation of...Genetic reconnaissance identifies new colon cancer genes
...erapy," he said. "Two of the major questions to be addressed by our laboratories are the functional consequences of the mutations we are finding, and whether these kinases are targets for drugs," said Markowitz. "While it's exciting to find a new oncogene in a tumor, the big question is what happens when you t...Science highlights of AAN Annual Meeting in Honolulu March 29 April 5
...herapy can reduce the risk for a second stroke was addressed by a large consortium led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They found that while high doses of vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid could reduce homocysteine consistently, stroke risk was not r...A cholesterol-controlling drug could strike a blow against insulin resistance
...ility by statins in treating insulin resistance is addressed in a study from Switzerland. The authors of " Simvastatin Prevents High-Fat Diet-Diet-Induced Arterial Hypertension and Metabolic Insulin Resistance in Partially eNOS Deficient Mice," are Stphane Cook, MD, Peter Vollenweider, MD and Urs Scherrer, MD...Project BioShield: Consistent financing, markets, indemnity for biodefense vaccine developers needed
...combat threats of biological warfare, and vaccines addressed to human food safety and animal health. AVANT is currently engaged in three separate programs with public funding support aimed at the development of biodefense vaccines: A next-generation injectable vaccine against anthrax, now in Phase I clinical...Europes population has developed new tendency to shrink, Science study reports
...The second factor, whose future impact hasn't been addressed directly until now, the authors say, is that women's average age at childbirth has been increasing over time. This so-called "tempo effect" matters because it reduces the number of children born in a given year, boosting the average age at which wome...New study clarifies connection of brain and heart failure
...y known as a heart attack. The key question to be addressed was "How important is forebrain activation to the course of heart failure after MI?" To further define the mechanisms activating the forebrain and PVN (paraventricular nucleus) neurons in heart failure, the researchers used a multifaceted approach. T...... the leading hypotheses for amphibian declines are addressed in a comprehensive volume for the first time in a primary scientific journal. In an introductory paper, Dr. James Collins (Arizona State University) and Dr. Andrew Storfer (Washington State University) establish a framework for studying the leading e...Unique fleet of underwater vehicles to gather elusive environmental data
...le for a number of applications that cannot now be addressed with current AUV technology," Stilwell noted. "The idea of a miniature AUV was originally proposed by Carl Wick, a researcher at the U. S. Naval Academy. Dr. Wick designed the prototype miniature AUV on which our original designs where based." "If w...Microbial forensics: An overview (news briefing and symposium)
...x in bioterrorism and pathogens such as HIV-1 were addressed by Salyers, FBI scientist Bruce Bodowle, Joseph Campos of the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Paul Keim of Northern Arizona University and Bette Korber of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Salyers, Bodowle, Campos and Keim parti...Allergen-free shrimp? seafood marks a place in food safety research
...food allergens and allergen detection, Lehrer also addressed issues of allergenicity in new products being developed through genetic engineering, and gave an "understanding of the framework thats involved and changing, and a sense of whats being ensured so we dont have exposure to new allergens." Research in ...Social issues loom in development of gene-specific meds, says Stanford reseacher
...wers are far from known today, though they must be addressed in order for the research to proceed. "From our standpoint, we're at a developmental stage with our database," Klein noted. "But this will definitely have a major impact on the future of medicine."...American Physical Society March Meeting 2003
...trical engineering and quantum computation will be addressed by Steven Girvin (Yale). Finally, David Gross (UCSB) will assess the possibility of testing the theory of superstrings and the search for extra dimensions. (Session F1) LEFT-HANDED MATERIALS Steps toward a "perfect lens" and lenses that bend micro...Medical devices safe, but could be safer with better regulation
... using the scopes. Because these letters were not addressed to individual physicians who use the devices, several institutions, including Johns Hopkins, were not aware that the bronchoscopes had been recalled. A faster and more effective recall of the devices may have shortened the duration of the outbreak a...Polar bear headed for extinction, says University of Alberta scientist
.... David Hik, also of the U of A. Many of the talks addressed the impact of climate change on northern ecosystems. Derocher says if global warming continues unchecked, some remnant populations of polar bears may manage to hang on in the high Canadian archipelago or on permanent polar ice at very high latitudes...UC Riverside study suggests placentas can evolve in 750,000 years or less
...ividual genetic loci to function properly. Darwin addressed the difficulty of complex adaptations with his treatment of the evolution of the eye. "He had to use organisms from different classes," explained Reznick, "because there isn't a living group of related organisms that have all the steps for making an...European scholars support development of germ line modification
...ethical issues surrounding these developments were addressed during the first international Expert Meeting in E...d about the real ambiguities that can or should be addressed by the public or ethical and social research. The panel recognizes the need to increase public awar...