Initial awards announced under new international bioethics education and career development award
...evelopment and conduct of research efforts, and to assist investigators in the pursuit of culturally relevant studies on ethical theory and practice in biomedical and behavioral research." The program was developed as an outcome of the Global Forum for Bioethics in Research, the first in a series init......h access to medical and technological expertise to assist them in developing innovative medical products. Private-sector companies interested in joining the IPC are invited to attend the first Bio and Medical Technology Summit on Nov. 7-8 at the University of California Laurel Heights Conference Facility ...Northwestern program aims at revealing genetic causes of spina bifida
...ects about four of every 1,000 children born. To assist in the search for these aberrant genes, Johnny and his parents and families like them contributed DNA samples to the Spina Bifida Genetic Research Project at Northwestern. Program researchers are analyzing DNA samples from the Does and other famili......ractive CD-ROM and accompanying slide programs, to assist rheumatologists in training their colleagues and staff about IL-1. Information on upcoming rheumatology-related conferences and symposia to enhance continuing education about the latest developments in the field. "Frequently asked questions" about IL...Feds give $16 million to UNC-CH scientists studying waste site problems
...xic chemicals. The mathematical modeling core will assist all investigators with advanced modeling and statistical analysis. "Over the past nine years, we've trained about 110 graduate students and 40 postdoctoral fellows to do specialized research that involves interdisciplinary interaction between healt...Bilbies invade central Australia
...oth situated at Adelaide, the states capital city, assist both with captive breeding programs and veterinary experience. The project provides training for primary, secondary and tertiary students, indigenous groups and the Green Corps; a trainee program for unemployed youth. One of the major achievements o...New research aims to help rowers take the strain off their backs
...ynamic feedback to rower and coach alike that will assist in training and help reduce bad technique. It will teach an effective and safe rowing action to both novice and developing rowers, but also speed the return to the sport of rowers injured through poor technique, she said. This research represents one......ing in the next federal Report on Carcinogens. To assist the National Toxicology Program in preparing the report, a group of scientific advisers will review the proposed substances Dec. 13-15 at the Wyndham City Center, 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public. Other...Molecule plays key role in cellular quality control machinery
... chaperones. They recognize misfolded proteins and assist in their conversion to a functional form. When cells are stressed, proteins become improperly folded. Heat shock proteins bind to and orchestrate refolding. "Heat shock proteins also make sure the protein ends up in the right place in the cell where ...Mouse with iron disorder offers clues to Parkinson's, similar diseases
...e group of brain cells atop the spinal cord, which assist in movement. These mice also had high blood levels of the iron storage protein ferritin. "In the corresponding human diseases, you see only the end result," Dr. Rouault said. "With these mice, we know that the primary event is removal of the ge...AAAS urges President Bush to fund stem-cell research
...Floyd E. Bloom, president-elect of AAAS, offers to assist the administration in its review of current federal policy regarding stem-cell research. The AAAS officers expressed their wish that government policy will not foreclose the hope that the many sufferers of disease and disability have vested in stem-c...Museum dinosaur labs draw international researchers
...g Laboratory and the Histology Lab. Together, they assist dinosaur researchers from all over the globe who study the museum's fossils or need its sophisticated technology. The museum has a 3-D laser scanner and at least eight computers for manipulating 3-D images. Celeste can scan the leg of a Tyrannosauru...The enemy of my enemy is my friend
...leasing these volatile signals, plants assist these predators, essentially saying: "here's one". This phenomenon has been reported from studies with corn which attracts parasitic wasps when attacked by armyworms (Turlings et al., 1995). The plant may benefit s...Stratospheric balloon constellations for Earth science
...ork of instrumented balloons. These networks could assist in pollution monitoring, weather and hurricane forecasting and tracking, and global circulation studies. As the cost of satellite operations continues to increase, the need for less expensive and more efficient in situ systems for some observations b...The first schizophrenia gene is discovered
...nnel proteins are located in the cell membrane and assist transportation of electric currents along neurons. Mutations in the potassium channel KCNA1, another ion channel which is remotely related to WKL1, cause episodic ataxia, a rare movement disorder lacking psychotic episodes. In the mutated form of WKL...LSU veterinarians deliver cloned calves by caesarian section
...he calves were given oxygen through nasal tubes to assist their breathing. Mouill and Soleil also received antibiotics to prevent infection in their lungs, and colostrum and plasma for antibody protection. "Apparently the surrogate cows do not recognize that it is time to deliver the calves, and they do n......GSA's Communications Department will be on-site to assist journalists. She can be reached during the meeting at the GSA Registration Desk in the Sheraton Capital Center by calling the Sheraton at 919-834-9900 or 800-325-3535 and asking for GSA Registration....Drinking Water from Forests and Grasslands: A Synthesis of the Scientific Literature
...tant George E. Dissmeyer, this publication aims to assist forest and grassland managers in their efforts to comply with the SDWA. It reviews and synthesizes the scientific literature about how the management of Forest Service lands affects public drinking water sources. We rely on forests and grasslands as ...Tipsheet: April journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... of host sources of fecal coliforms in water could assist in formulation of pollution reduction plans. (C.A. Carson, B.L. Shear, M.R. Ellersieck and A. Asfaw. 2001. Identification of fecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals by ribotyping. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67: 1503-1507.) In...American Society for Microbiology selects Mass Media Fellows
...ch training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, the environment, and economic well being....