Second Breast Cancer Gene Located
...at gene in an experimental program to evaluate how best to counsel at-riskwomen. Because having a mutated copy of either BRCA1 or BRCA2 could make it difficultto obtain insurance or employment, it is important to couple testing withcounseling and support services, Rimer said. As the medi...Children Become Gorillas In VR Zoo
...ierarchy, will alwaysback down from a fight. "The best way for kids to understand gorilla behavior is to become agorilla," said Kyle Burks, a Conservation ARC research associate. "Thisexperience is probably the closest we could come in the world to doingthat." Dr. Rita McManamon, Zoo Atlanta's senior vi...Freshwater Sponges May Pose Threat To Zebra Mussels
...e on these surfaces, jockeying the mussels for the best position to gain access to food. Researchers also examined 290 sponge-covered mussels attached to surfaces in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system for the study. Of that number, 197 were found dead. "We found that the effect of sponge ove...Researchers Use Hydrated Lime To Reduce Toxic Selenium Emissions
..." Mahuli said. More work is needed to discover the best way to stabilize anddispose of fly ash and the lime sorbent, which will contain theselenium, Fan said. There are currently no regulations regardingselenium disposal. The researchers are also trying to find outhow much it would cost to retro-fit a pla...Bee Sting Treatment Should Emphasize Speed, Not Method Of Removal
...val is irrelevant, contrary to popular belief. The best advice for thosestung by a bee is to simply remove the sting immediately." For those who have dangerous allergic reactions to bee stings, removingthe sting rapidly could be particularly important, Visscher said. Systemicallergic reactions are dose ...Cooking And Salad Oils Could Lubricate Cars, Boats, Machines
...ricants." Highly saturated oils make the best lubricants because of their good stability, Duda said. However, highly saturated oils don't have the fluidity needed in cars, boats and machines. Asadauskas, a native of Lithuania, is an intern at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (...Newly Discovered Gene Halts Cell Division and May Have Cancer Link
...al Sloan-Kettering was recently named the nation's best cancer center for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report ....Researchers Find Genetic Clues To Intestinal Disease
... disease, speed diagnosis, and help determine the best treatment for each individual. "Although earlier s...p us determine quickly which treatment should work best for each patient." Crohn's disease can be treated with medication, but two-thirds of people affected...NCAR Scientist Models Earth's Climate and Vegetation Patterns At Last Glacial Peak
...odel ranked the vegetation by which plant type was best adapted to which regional climate. It computed how much surface area each type occupied based on competition for light (related to canopy cover) and disturbances such as tree fall and lightning-sparked fire. The result was a global picture of vegetat......ne creatures with shells of calcium carbonate, are best known from their abundant fossils, which are found in such profusion and diversity they are used to date sedimentary rocks going back as far as half a billion years. The organism apparently arrived within the past 10 years from Japan, probably hitch...Duke's Russian Laser Making Ultraviolet Light And Gamma Rays
...e found that "193 nanometers isn't necessarily the best match, noris the pulse structure or peak power generated by excimer lasers ideal forthis procedure," Madey said. Since the OK-4 is much more flexible than excimer lasers, the Russian device"will allow exploration of the range of wavelengths immediat...Environmental Impact Statements Need To Be Made Easier To Decipher
...o communicate an adequate understandingto the very best readers." As a follow-up study, as yet unpublished, researchers presented 132 Joliethigh school students revised EIS documents that had been edited to presentthe same material more clearly and with computer-generated simulated photosthat gave "befor...New Sensor Provides First Instant Test For Toxic E. coli Organism
...ether E. coli 0157:H7 is present. Currently, the best detection method requires the takingof a sample which must be cultured for 24 hours. Only then can techniciansascertain whether the bacteria are present (with the use of a variety of toolsranging from microscopes to dyes.) Another detection techniqu...Christmas Bird Count: Another Holiday Tradition
... at Christmas time, providing the raw data for the best source of data on distribution and population for the many species of birds. This year the count covers the three weekends between December 20 to January 5. The Society publishes the data in the journal Audubon Field Notes. But it also prov...Prostate Cancer May Be Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis
... total PSA levels over several years is one of the best indicators of whether prostate cancer is present. Currently, most physicians test for total PSA only, which, when measured repeatedly over time, can predict prostate cancer up to four years before clinical diagnosis," says Dr. James L. Fozard, Assoc...Bottom-up Ecological Processes Better For Clear Waters, Study Finds
... -- Weighing in on the ecological debate about how best tocontrol human-induced algae growth in naturally clear lakes, Universityof California, Davis, researchers have made a bottom-line discovery. Tinkering with food webs may not help restore most lakes to their previousclarity. This is because in most ...Laser Microscope At Cornell Images Serotonin In Live Cells
...nsional UV microscopy in functioning cells and the best way we know of for doing UV microscopy in thick tissues," Webb said. The studies were reported in a paper, "Measuring serotonin distribution in live cells with three-photon excitation," published in the journal Science (Jan. 24, 1997) by Webb and Su...Researchers Corral Millions Of Microscopic Membranes
...ientists at Stanford University have done the next best thing to packaging living cells in individual boxes for study.Borrowing microfabrication techniques from electrical engineering, the researchers have created a specially prepared surface that holds millions of cell-sized squares composed of an artifi...Penn State Wetlands Project Seeks Scientific Evaluation Criteria
...an elusive thing to categorize," Brooks says. "The best way to describe our work is that we are creating a sort of template or blueprint that can best match the characteristics of a certain type of wetland to the site where you intend to replace or r......the science and informationneeded to help find the best and most economical solutions for problemsranging ...aton said. "The USGS iscommitted to providing the best science and the impartial informationneeded to help build the best tomorrow. "In the past fe...