Drugs from sea study finds sponge health link to bacteria
...t and grow sponges, which is extremely difficult," comments Hill. The finding of the predominance of newly discovered bacterial strain (of the family, alpha Proteobacteria, very common to coastal waters) is also somewhat of a scientific departure. Previous cultivation studies of such bacterial-sponge associa...Paul Ehrlich named Eminent Ecologist for 2001
...ecially pleased with the Eminent Ecologist Award," comments Ehrlich, "since the ESA is the organization of my closest colleagues. Like most scientists, it is the opinion of scientific peers that means the most to me." ESA is a 7,800-member scientific organization based in Washington, D.C., whose mission is t...Studies offer data on potential impact of Reminyl on caregiver 'burden' in Alzheimer's disease
...lzheimer's, which makes it a 'win-win' situation," comments Prof. Wilcock. The longer we can preserve indepen... including agitation, anxiety and hallucinations," comments Dr. Tariot. "The ultimate benefit may be that patients can stay at home longer, before full-time ins...Opportunities and risks of genetically modified food
...d legal framework of green genetic engineering. It comments on conceivable risks resulting from the cultivation and consumption of genetically modified plants or food and refers to safety precautions to protect the consumer. The statement focuses on food from transgenic plants. Animal food is to be dealt with...Plant scientists work to protect U.S. from foreign diseases
...as recently posted its list online and is inviting comments from its members and others with a special interest in this area. This is a challenging task; but not an impossible one, notes Madden. Our goal is to end up with a live online list that can be continually monitored and updated as new information is r...Receptor-dependent protein activation without a receptor
...s and will aid the development of novel therapies comments Dr. Knoblich. Published in tomorrows issue of Cell (Vol. 107/2). the work by Knoblich describes a role for the cellular protein Pins (Partner of Inscuteable) in the localised activation of G-proteins in asymmetrically dividing cells of the developing...AAAS seminar explores the implications for human cloning
...mple time will be provided for speakers to address comments and questions from audience members. WHAT: AAAS Seminar on the Cloning of Mammals: What are the Implications for Human Cloning WHEN: October 25, 2001, 6:00-7:30 p.m.; Reception at 5:15 p.m. WHERE: American Association for the Advanc...... complications associated with type 2 diabetes5,6, comments Dr Peter Tasker of Primary Care Diabetes UK. New treatments that increase the bodys sensitivity to insulin address this problem and may therefore impact on cardiovascular risk factors. If the prevalence of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes patien...Duke forum to address medical aspects of terrorism
...tions and answers. The program will begin with comments from Dr. R. Sanders Williams, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Barton Haynes, chair of the department of medicine at Duke University Medical Center and dire...Terminator tussle: Controversial technology needed, experts say
...n the technology," he says. "But all of the public comments that we received from the environmental groups were opposed." Because the technology would seem to prevent an environmental problem, some people in agriculture have suggested that the issue of plant sterilization genes is a stalking horse that these...Gene study determines how humans are related to fruit flies and nematode worms
...he errors that can creep into automated analyses," comments Jaime E. Blair, a graduate student at Penn State and first author of the paper. "You want to be sure, for example, that you are comparing the nematode version of gene A with the human version of gene A with the fruit fly version of gene A--not with ...HIV selectively suppresses anti-HIV defense cells
...uld also aid in developing effective HIV vaccines, comments Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The study, conducted by scientists at NIAIDs Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their colleagues, will appear in the May 2 issue of Nature. CD4+ T c...Science editor explores the role of environmental change on global security
...fessor of Environmental Science Emeritus, made his comments during a May 28 seminar titled "Environmental Change and Conflict Liability" sponsored by Stanfords Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). The informal event was attended by about a dozen CISAC members who specialize in internatio...UMass researcher helping the EPA to determine health effects of spent rocket fuel
...anging from immunology to genetics submitted their comments to the EPA in May; the agency is expected to publish a proposed safe level called a draft reference dose late this summer. Zoeller notes that the draft reference dose is an early step in a lengthy process to determine whether the agency should set ...U.S. takes first step toward protecting endangered beluga sturgeon
...s opened a 90-day period for the public to provide comments on its proposed listing of beluga sturgeon as an endangered species. Sturgeon of the Caspian Sea the cradle of world caviar production are in crisis. The global caviar market has placed a premium on sturgeon, prompting overfishing and illegal trad...Promising multi-strain HIV vaccine candidate emerges
...pidemic and deadliest disease in medical history," comments Dr. George Lewis, director of the IHV's Division of Vaccine Development. "Twenty-five million persons have died worldwide, another 40 million are infected and the numbers are rapidly escalating second to second, he explains. "While advances in thera...JCI Table of Contents, November 18, 2002
...ontext of our understanding of bone metabolism and comments on potentialtherapeutic benefits and risks of PTHrP inhibitors in cancer. PTHrP secretion by tumor cells frequently causes another complication incancer patients, namely elevated calcium levels. The excess calcium comes onthe one hand from increased ...JCI Table of Contents, December 2, 2002
...ent of Medicine at Columbia University in New York comments that "theuse of the new chloride channel-blockers confers some specificity allowingthese compounds to be used in the treatment of diarrhea with impunity". Dr.Al-Awqati does however point out that many infections that cause diarrheaare self-limiting a...Alternative treatment for secretory diarrhea linked to the cystic fibrosis gene
...ent of Medicine at Columbia University in New York comments that "the use of the new chloride channel-blockers confers some specificity allowing these compounds to be used in the treatment of diarrhea with impunity". Dr. Al-Awqati does however point out that many infections that cause diarrhea are self-limiti......h their infants and make approving or disapproving comments designed either to encourage the child, or to warn...ly distinguished between approving or disapproving comments 80 per cent of the time. But to the researchers' surprise, the program correctly identified 12 per c...