Microbial forensics: An overview (news briefing and symposium)
...rsity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is just now coming to grips with the world of microbial evidence. Specifically, she says, standardized methods and acceptable means of quality control need to be established so that in a court of law any microbial evidence -- anthrax spores, for instance -- that link t...Invading weeds escaped old enemies, brought immunity
...ens can help keep invasive plants in check. "We're coming to realize we should be grateful for our native plant pathogens," adds Mitchell, a postdoctoral researcher in Cornell's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. "Invasive plants cost an estimated $33 billion a year to the U.S. economy, but the...Coral smothering 'green tide' seaweed spreading on Florida reefs
... the amount of damage to expect from macroalgae in coming years as well as provide information about how best to control or prevent its spread. Lapointe and his team will conduct quarterly surveys of these sites as well as laboratory experiments to determine how seasonal changes in light, temperature, and n...UNC study confirms that food portion sizes increased in U.S. over two decades
...l snack the least, with 14 percent of their energy coming from snacks, they have had the largest jump in snacking, up from 7.7 percent in 1977, which is almost double," she said. "Among people under age 39, pizza and salty snack consumption rose as much as 143 percent."...Prehistoric NW Indians hunted fur seals of sustainable basis
... frame to eliminate the possibility of the remains coming from an animal being washed up on the shore," said Etnier. "These animals swim thousands of miles each year, so you need to find pup bones from an age when they can't swim very far. Research has shown that fur seal pups can travel 200 to 300 miles f...Early mammals used pelvic bones to trot, study finds
...ind of like you had two pencils in your belly wall coming from your pelvis up to either side of your navel and they can move up and down," explained Steve Reilly, associate professor of biological sciences at Ohio University and lead author of the study. Epipubic bones have been found in the earliest mamma...Polar bear headed for extinction, says University of Alberta scientist
...ist Dr. Andrew Derocher. "The climate predictions coming out are showing massive changes in sea-ice distribution," said Derocher, who follows polar bears to see how they adapt to changing conditions. If the predictions are correct, he says, "we'll certainly lose polar bears in a lot of areas where we curre...Biologist unlocks secrets of winter survival
...om of ponds for the duration of the season without coming up for air. In his new book, "Winter World," University of Vermont biologist Bernd Heinrich offers a fascinating look at the amazing adaptability and ingenuity which in many cases, defy the laws of physics enabling animals large and small to surviv...Study employs backyard scientists to document global warming impact
...l warming is projected to increase dramatically in coming years. While spring arriving early seems in itself innocuous, Hall said no one knows right now how these changes will affect the complex orchestration of the environment. "If temperatures are changing and wildlife are reacting to it, but other resou...Effects of global warming already being felt on plants and animals worldwide
...or hunters so we don't add insult to injury in the coming years. Because anticipation of changes improves our capacity to manage, it behooves us to increase our understanding about the responses of plants and animals to a changing climate." Other co-authors of the Nature study are Jeff T. Price of the Ameri...Science's top ten: Discovery of genes' 'control switches' named top advance of 2002
... (CMB) appears to us now as faint microwave static coming from all regions of the sky, but just 400,000 year...evels. A whole new look at life inside the atom is coming soon to a laser physics lab near you. Look Into the Eyes. Look Deep Into the Eyes. In 2002, severa...'Scientific balancing act' dominates AAAS top ten list of science policy stories for 2002
...ts suggest that the U.S. federal government may be coming to grips with several years of growing imbalances ...oliticization of science may become clearer in the coming year. Science Research Breakthroughs What research breakthroughs emerged from laboratories in 2002...Antarctic ice seals life's fate
...r to a colder climate, although this last point is coming under much debate lately," said Doran. "Mars is very cold. It has a thin atmosphere now and cannot support liquid water on the surface, although there's evidence that there may be something in the near-surface -- maybe a brine, or something like that...Observing proteins and cells in the wild
...as single-celled creatures - protect themselves by coming together to form one slug-shaped, multicellular organism. Scientists know that the starved cells possess the ability to instruct other nearby cells to take shape around them, while non-starved cells do not. However, they did not know the extent to wh...The mouse genome and the measure of man
...ill be a major goal for biomedical research in the coming years. The Gene Number. When the human genome c...serve as a basis for research and discovery in the coming decades. Such research will have profound long-term consequences for medicine. It will help elucidat...Two landmark fertility studies give hope to young male cancer patients
... counterproductive. "These are young people barely coming to terms with their own sexuality, let alone taking on board the issues of having children with a stable partner," said Dr Bahadur. They are being fast tracked into maturity and this poses enormous challenges to those who care for them consultants, ...Beyond patches and pills: the remarkable future of drug delivery
...g and what the biggest developments will be in the coming years. The research that was presented focused primarily on two aspects of the field: traditional drug delivery and tissue engineering. The main goal of traditional drug delivery research is, quite simply, to do away with needles. Nobody likes them, ...Outbreak of native oak borers threatens Ozark forests
...minary and may change with further sampling in the coming year. Researchers are not sure why this current cy...n. "We will learn more when the adults emerge this coming summer. It is very troubling that the oaks killed by borers do not produce sprouts that grow into ne...Envisats ASAR reveals extent of massive oil spill off Spanish coast
... monitor the area regularly along the coast in the coming weeks to trace any oil spills appearing on the sea surface from the sunken tanker. For the expected international clean-up efforts, future ERS-2 and Envisat imagery will be made available as part of the International Charter on Space and Major Disas...Clock cues: Cellular sensing, metabolism research wins Amersham Biosciences and Science Prize
..."This prize is dedicated to recognizing the up and coming researchers behind future of molecular medicine, and this year's winners will clearly have an impact." Amersham Biosciences and Science established the Young Scientists' Prize in 1995 to provide support to molecular biology scientists at an early sta...