Pristine Congo rain forest to spared from logging
...vation Society, the Republic of Congo and CIB will announce the protection of what scientists are calling the most pristine rain forest left in Africa. This is the first time a logging company working in Africa has voluntarily turned over virgin forest in the name of conservation. Spectacular footage of ...Malaria research and training benefits global community
...ment programs. MIM selected Africa Malaria Day to announce these two international conferences to draw attention to the fact that malaria research and capacity building in malaria-endemic regions are essential, integrally linked components in an effective approach to addressing malaria. "It is essential that...Human trials of new vaccine technique prove promising for allergy sufferers
...'s meeting this week, researchers at Johns Hopkins announce that a novel method of modifying an allergen, such as ragweed, by attaching a synthetic piece of DNA to it, is showing promise in initial clinical trials. The finding may lead to a more effective vaccine for treating allergic diseases such as hay-fev...... the three formats in the near term. We expect to announce further details on our commercialization path and timing before year end 2001."...Scientists see early indications of lobster decline
... consistent, there is enough consistency for us to announce that signals of a widespread decline in landings are now evident." The scientists note that many lobstermen will quickly point out that they have seen more egg-bearing lobsters over the past decade than ever before. The scientists agree with those o...NSF director to speak at nature press conference on plant genetics milestone
...in Washington, DC on December 13. The event is to announce an important milestone in plant genetics research. NSF director Rita Colwell will be the lead speaker, followed by brief talks from three leading scientists associated with the Arabidopsis Genome Initiative. The event will be webcast live starting a......ASA) and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce the publication of Population and Climate Change by Brian C. O'Neill, F. Landis MacKellar, and Wolfgang Lutz. Population and Climate Change provides the first systematic in-depth treatment of links between two major themes of the 21st century: popu...USGS director applauds FY 2001 appropriations
...Interior Appropriations Bill. "I am pleased to announce that the FY 2001 appropriation provides a significant increase for the USGS. This increase comes as result of hard work by the Administration, Congress and our key constituents. It means that we will be able to expand and modernize our earthquake m...Rising Maryland to welcome new biotech president
...augural address on November 10, Hunter-Cevera will announce other UMBI technology advances in commercializing ...sion of the Human Genome Project.). She will also announce a major expansion plan for protein structure and genomics studies at UMBI's Center for Advanced Rese......s held signing ceremonies and press conferences to announce the awards on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Representatives from the MMS and the Department of the Interior were on hand at LSU's ceremony. Associate professor Lawrence Rouse of the LSU Coastal Studies Institute is the project director for the research pro...MIT tool impacts multi-billion dollar drug
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- MIT scientists and colleagues announce work that could impact the multi-billion dollar heparin industry and change how the FDA regulates that common anti-clotting drug. The work is the first application of a novel analytical tool announced by the same core group of researchers last fall. ...Population-Development-Environment in Namibia: background readings
...nd Consultancy Centre at the University of Namibia announce the publication of Population-Development-Environment in Namibia: Background Readings. This report is part of an IIASA project on Evaluating Alternative Paths for Sustainable Development in Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia, which aims at the develo......is (IIASA) and the United Nations University Press announce publication of Old Sins-Industrial Metabolism, Heavy Metal Pollution, and Environmental Transition in Central Europe. The book is based on the work of two IIASA projects concentrating on environmental development in two heavily polluted regions in C...The Geometry of Ecological Interactions: Simplifying Spatial Complexity
...ms Analysis (IIASA) and Cambridge University Press announce the publication of The Geometry of Ecological Interactions: Simplifying Spatial Complexity. By integrating mathematical models and statistics, the book presents empirical and theoretical conclusions on the effects of spatio-temporal patterns in ecol...Renowned author, scientist and professor, John L. Casti, returns to IIASA
...stitute for Applied Systems Analysis is pleased to announce that renowned author, scientist and professor, John Casti, Ph.D. has rejoined the IIASA staff as a general research scholar. Dr. Casti, who became a member of IIASA's scientific team in 1974, was with the world-renowned research institute until 1986...New paleontology research from Natural History Museum of L.A. at international conference
...e NaturalHistory Museum of Los Angeles County will announce new scientific discoveriesthis week at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Denver,October 20 - 23. This forum brings scientists from around the world to presenttheories and research for discussion and debate. Selected topics include:...Could Humpback Whales Be Singing Grammatically?
...erlin next month, Buck's student Ryuji Suzuki will announce the preliminaryfindings. Buck says the entropy of the whales' calls hints that they may have ahierarchical grammar, in which one sound is varied to agree with a sound quitefar back in a sequence. This is the same as human languages, where a word at t......18 December 1998 issue, the editors of Sciencewill announce their picks for the year's ten most important advances in scienceresearch. Heading the list is the accelerating universe, the discovery thatgalaxies of the cosmos are flying apart at ever faster speeds. Each year Scienceselects those advances from th......f the NationalAcademy of Sciences, the researchers announce that they have identified threemutations in a gene that produces the tau protein, and have determined thatthese mutations cause several related hereditary neurodegenerative diseases, themost prevalent known as frontotemporal lobe dementia. While the......C) and Targeted GeneticsCorporation (Nasdaq: TGEN) announce that they have received notification fromthe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding the issuance of patent #5,827,642entitled " Rapid Expansion Method ("REM") for in vitro Propagation of TLymphocytes." The patent covers technology used to expand...