OXiGENE, foundation fighting blindness sign research agreement for phase I/II clinical trial
...utional review board approvals, The Foundation has agreed tofund a physician-sponsored Phase I/II human clinical trial. The studywill evaluate the safety and effectiveness of CA4P as a treatment fora retinal disease known as wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).In the area of oncology, OXiGENE has alr...Research on lentiviruses to continue at Ohio State
...ional Institute on Drug Abuse, agreed saying, "We are pleased with the agreement between NIDA and Ohio State which will allow the continuation of this important research. Early results of this project have shown that methampheta...Sandia pursues biotechnology as new technology focus area
...er in the 1990s, later becoming strong advocates - agreed to establish a biotech focus area working on projects where Sandia could establish its own technical niches. In 2000 a Biotech Science & Technology Council was created to lead Sandia's efforts to transform the Labs into the biotechnical laboratory of...NIH funding establishes a chimpanzee sanctuary
...d at the sanctuary; yet, NCRR and Chimp Haven have agreed that the sanctuary will be periodically inspected by the USDA and will comply with animal welfare regulations. More chimpanzees may need to be transferred from research facilities to the sanctuary environment, but additional facilities will be neede...Washington University's Sarah C. R. Elgin is one of 20 'million dollar professors'
... role as a teacher equally important. Recently she agreed to serve as co-editor in chief of a new electronic journal, Cell Biology Education. "My interest in education spans K25 (kindergarten through postgraduate training)," she said. Since 1992 she has headed an HHMI-supported program at Washington Univers...NHGRI adds cow and dog to high priority list for sequencing model organisms
... its regulatory regions of DNA. Finally, council agreed with GRASPP to assigned moderate priority to Trichoplax, a primitive single-celled organism with a relatively small genome of 50 megabases or less. Researchers at Yale University, Oxford University and Baylor College of Medicine had proposed the orga...Gene profiling reveals the essence of 'stemness'
...ells to look at, choosing only those that everyone agreed were, indeed, stem cells," said Melton. The scientists compared embryonic stem cells, neural stem cells and hematopoietic stem cells -- all from the mouse. The researchers compared the patterns of gene activity in stem cells to the gene activity exhi...Overlapping genetic and archaeological evidence suggests neolithic migration
...d to link genetics and material culture. Underhill agreed to undertake the analysis with King. The Science paper Underhill co-authored described the Y chromosomes of more than 1,000 men in 25 different Middle Eastern and European geographic regions. They found that the frequency of four pairs of mut...Microscience to license vaccine delivery technology
...on the technology are successful. The parties have agreed not to disclose further financial details of the agreement. "We are pleased to establish collaboration with Microscience," says UMBI President Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera. "I share the confidence of Dr. Lewis that Microscience is cognizant of the cri...Ghana takes aim at bushmeat hunting
...ditional catering associations (local restaurants) agreed to explore alternative protein sources, such as th...f bushmeat sold in local markets. All participants agreed to adopt the "Accra Declaration" as their main action plan. Local media extensively covered the even...Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat to move to Sweden
...f people who travel to those regions each year. As agreed when MIM was launched, the Secretariat rotates among sponsoring agencies every three years. The Wellcome Trust served as the first MIM Secretariat. To ensure that the transfer of the MIM Secretariat was conducted in a fair and transparent manner, t......he region, such as Malawi and Zambia, have already agreed to accept the maize, although Zambia is setting up an advisory board to monitor the fate of the material. Mozambique, whose ports will receive the material, is wary about having to transport it through its territory. As New Scientist went to press, i...Telemedicine link with South Pole allows remote knee surgery
... Gibson received a range of treatment options. He agreed to the surgery judged to be the best option for restoring the maximum mobility to the damaged knee. Dr. Pollard carried out the operation at approximately 9 p.m. (EDT) July 5, with the help of physician assistant Tom Barale (who monitored the anes...NIA makes second novel clone set available
...ur enthusiasm." The 20 academic centers have each agreed to redistribute this microarray/clone set to at least eight additional end users on demand. End-users will be allowed to produce and distribute microarrays, but will not be permitted to redistribute the clone set. All centers and end users will be al...Mathematical model provides new tool to assess mail-borne spread of anthrax
...del. Blaser bounced his ideas off Webb and the two agreed to try to develop a mathematical model that adequately explains the basic facts of the fall outbreak based on cross-contamination. The model would not prove that contaminated letters caused all the cases, but it would demonstrate that the explanation...Basic Research and Higher Education Program Conference breaks new ground
...meeting together. Participants in the conference agreed to launch an English language immersion summer camp for REC students to improve their ability to take part in international scientific conferences. To foster a sense of community among the RECs, an e-journal will be launched, focusing on REC activit...New evidence for organic compounds in deep space
...isrupt the spectrum. The spectra measured strongly agreed with previously disputed measurements from NASA. They had directly determined the very weak absorption spectrum of various sorts of polyaromatic hydrocarbons frozen in noble gas ice. These measurements were controversial because the influence of the ...NIH and ES Cell International Pte. Ltd sign International Stem Cell Research Agreement
...cell lines. Furthermore, ES Cell International has agreed to make stem cell lines available for use by non-profit institutions that receive grants from the NIH under the same terms and conditions as those available to NIH scientists, provided these institutions enter into a separate written agreement with E...Smithsonian calls for renewed international cooperation in sharing biodiversity information
...1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for the conservation, sustainable development and equitable sharing of the benefits of biodiversity. This strategy was transformed into the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that has now been signed and/or ratified...Current growing nursing shortage to be studied at 160 US acute care hospitals
...afety. Already, more than 130 U.S. hospitals have agreed to participate in the effort, Mark said. All information from hospitals, patients, nurses and others will remain confidential. Others participating in the research are Drs. Cheryl Jones, associate professor of nursing; Sharon Eck, clinical director o...