Could Minnesota forestry save the Siberian tiger?
... important way scientists exchange information and assist each other in problem solving. We hope this tour makes a difference in the survival of the Siberian tiger.......nd progress with artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices, not because the need for lungs has not be...Dr. Hattler has created an intravenous respiratory assist device that is easily inserted through a vein in the leg and positioned into the vena cava, the majo...First experiments from NASA Commercial Space Centers get started on International Space Station
...ct Development Program at the Marshall Center. "We assist companies developing experiments and help them explore how space research can contribute to the growth of their businesses." Industry funds the research, pays for a portion of launch costs, and brings resulting products or services to market. Becaus......OL reports will detail how the Web site's data can assist Coast Guard search and rescue missions byusing the surface radar to track the movement of waves and possible drift of survivors after a boat or plane wreck. Water temperature is also important in search and rescue missions, since it helps ......sgenic mice used in the French study are likely to assist scientists in better understanding a range of oral infection events. In addition, the Science findings set the stage for new studies of the body's immunological response to infection. A March 2001 consumer advisory, issued by the U.S. Food and Drug...Biologists: Cell nucleus surface more complicated than expected
...ng, jellylike cell cytoplasm. That, they say, may assist in the communication of chemical messages and molecules between the nucleus and cell parts contained in the cytoplasm, because greater surface area may allow more molecules and chemical signals to pass quickly back and forth. The nucleus contains t...Healing the waters: A holistic Native American Indian approach
... surface areas were determined with GIS and GPS to assist in the analysis of the changes in water quality and quantity in the wetland as a function of increased impervious surfaces from development in the watershed. The monitoring is continuing with renewed interest this year due to drought conditions in Wa...Healing the waters: a holistic native American Indian approach
... surface areas were determined with GIS and GPS to assist in the analysis of the changes in water quality and quantity in the wetland as a function of increased impervious surfaces from development in the watershed. The monitoring is continuing with renewed interest this year due to drought conditions in Wa...... efforts to develop an axial-flow left-ventricular assist system for patients with end-stage heart disease, a respiratory assist device for patients with acute lung failure, a biohybrid artificial lung intended for long-term use,...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......uch a review, and would welcome the opportunity to assist the Secretary in securing themost up-to-date scientific data and best expert opinion on the state of the science and its likelydevelopment in the years ahead. It is critical that policy be crafted to provide hope to the manysufferers of disease and d...URI scientist receives research award from National Park Service
... managers, park managers, and park interpreters to assist the National Park Service in preservation efforts, said Mary Foley, Chief Scientist for the National Park Service Northeast Region. His innovative approaches to predicting and quantifying ecological restoration responses have benefited park resources......that scoliosis has an environmental origin, it may assist zoos in designing better koala habitats of this kind, but she sees other benefits, too. "Since the koala is one of Australia's best known animals, it is good to have a description of its basic anatomy that other researchers can use, and which will he...Findings on cell communication may help fight three genetic diseases
.... Therefore, identification of genes or drugs that assist the transport of this mutant to the cell surface have become key goals for molecular therapy. Huntington's disease is a disease of nucleocytoplasmic transport. In this neurodegenerative disease, a single gene is mutated and the corresponding protein...China to declare new reserve for Siberian tigers
Wildlife Conservation Society to assist in creating protected area along Russian border ...serve, the Wildlife Conservation Society will also assist in its management. This will include providing training to reserve personnel, while helping design ......umbers of the small organic molecules in ways that assist scientists with its interpretation, explains Pedro Mendes, principal investigator of the project at VBI. The software will also combine data from gene and protein expression in the same view. "This will further help the scientist pinpoint the exact f...Research season will feature use of sophisticated technologies to map Antarctica
...ology, and glaciology and by NASA's ICESat team to assist in the calibration of their data. SOUTHERN OCEAN GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS DYNAMICS (SO GLOBEC): Two U.S. Antarctic Program research ships - the icebreaking research ship Nathaniel B. Palmer and the ice-strengthened research ship Laurence M. Gould -will con...Plant scientists work to protect U.S. from foreign diseases
...eases make their way into the U.S. In an effort to assist regulators, the worlds largest organization of plant health scientists is preparing a list of diseases posing the greatest threat to U.S. agriculture and forestry. We have always been vulnerable to diseases from other countries, states Dr. Larry Madd...New book on warnings can help save lives
... product misuse and subsequent harm. Designed to assist professionals in all areas related to warnings and hazard communication, this new collection contains 59 full papers, 52 abstracts, and a comprehensive bibliography of all warnings-related papers published in HFES Annual Meeting proceedings since 197...Study: Immunize refugee children early to prevent deadly measles
...l public health to Pakistan to assist with Afghan refugees -- a population that is expected to grow in that country throughout the new year....