National Toxicology Program Meets On Transgenic Animals
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...notonous ticking, which silences him. "Our best guess is that duetting makes it clear to both parts of thereceptive pair who and where the other member is," said Dr. Tobias, whoconducted the initial field work near Cape Town. "One could think of thefemale's advertisement call as a general love so...Lactose-Intolerant People Should Drink More Milk, Expert Says
...outgrow this allergy by their first birthday. "The best way to deal with this is to continue breast feeding," he says....Long-Standing Puzzle Of Immune System Is Solved By UCSF Researchers
...em with a betterselection from which to choose the best weapons for fighting disease. Immunologis...proteins. B cells that produce the antibodiesthat best target invading pathogens are selected for replication. In asense, these B cells clone themselves. ...Drug-Resistant Infection Once Found Only In Hospitals Now Present In Community
...of the study. "First-line antibiotics arestill the best therapy for these infections." The University of Chicago researchers conclude that the results of this studyunderscore the need for further investigation. They have already begun a studyto evaluate the transmission of these organisms by identifying c...Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot
... naturalselection in animal social behavior and is best known for his studies of one ofnature's most social (and unusual-looking) creatures, the naked mole-rat("Heterocephalus glaber") of Africa. But eating is definitely one of the moresocial behavior of "Homo sapiens"s, he maintains, and it's a good wa...Reclaimed Waste Water Can Augment Municipal Drinking-Water Supplies But Concerns Must Be Addressed
...d with reclaimedwater in mind, they may not be the best standard for testing its quality, thecommittee said. Reclaimed water may contain sources of contamination thatcannot be determined through current testing or treatment processes. When considering reclaimed waste water for public water suppl...Rare Mutation Find May Offer Clues To Treating Osteoporosis
...h," she said. "We are struggling to decide whatthe best options for him are physically, psychologically and cosmetically." The National Institute of Dental Research supports the UNC-CH and WakeForest research, which involves other genetic abnormalities and may evolve intoa center for genetic and c...RNA-Dendritic Cell Combo Shows Promise As A Universal Cancer Vaccine
...ating that a person's own immune system may be the best weapon they haveto fight cancer. The conc...aneffective immune response.They reasoned that the best way to get cancer antigens into dendritic cells isto have those proteins produced within the dendrit...Computer Models Find Cost-Effective Solutions For Species Preservation
...icians and planners to consider. "Say there are 50 best solutions, we can find all of those.But if there's only one unique best solution, we can generate thetop 50 based on cost. So, you can add these to the computer modeland pr...Excavations In Prehistoric Chinese Cave Uncover Unusual Collections Of Large Mammals
...r their stone tools.When they could, they used the best material. That's a veryimportant point about complex behaviors. They're not just pickingup anything and making do." Additional analysis of the animal bones will be done by WilsonTabor, an analytical chemist in the University of Cincinnatidepartment o...Pitt Researchers Develop Strategy To Use Dendritic Cells To Treat And Prevent Tumors
...dlearns the opponent's weaknesses then chooses the best plays and utilizes themost talented players, University of Pittsburgh researchers have studied theimmune response to tumor cells and mapped out a simple yet effective strategy torally the immune system to recognize and destroy established tumors and ...American Society Of Gene Therapy To Hold Its First Annual Meeting
...presentation and aplenary session will present the best eight papers selected. In addition, 18sessions of oral presentations and two large poster sessions will present theparticipants' latest work. All abstracts will be published in a program book. A 16-session education program will introduce mee...Can The Economic Promise Of Drug Discovery Continue To Preserve The Suriname Forest?
...egy is the most productive?" the groupwondered.The best way to test plants' activity, says Kingston, is to test it against itsintended application. "If you have a plant that the shamans say promotes woundhealing, you test it for that benefit. But we have not done that because wedon't have tests that mimic...USGS To Study Young Forests And Streamsides In Western Oregon
...nimals in young forests,seeking information on the best approaches to forest thinning for enhancingbiodiversity or for minimizing impacts to plants and animals; Study streamside or riparian areas, which are the transition zone betweenaquatic and upland habitats, to develop better methods for protecting ...Adults Need To Increase Intake Of Folate; Some Women Should Take More
... University of California, Los Angeles. "They can best get folic acid fromfortified cereal grains or from a supplement." Since fortification of enriched cereal grains began, folic acid can be found inenriched bread, pasta, flour, crackers, breakfast cereal, rice, and many otherfoods in th...First Evidence That Localized Arthritis Gene Therapy Heals Distant Diseased Joints
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