Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...nd his colleagues considered the range of possible costs and benefits that could accrue from adopting land-management practices designed to increase the uptake of carbon dioxide by soils. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere contributes to ongoing global warming that is ...Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...with enough funding -- $500,000 per year in direct costs over five years -- to develop and test far-ranging ideas. The only constraint on the funding is that it be used for research that is relevant to the NIH mission of science in pursuit of knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems. Mc...Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...under room-temperature conditions, the significant costs of synthesizing carbon nanotubes can be reduced," explained Sang Beom Lee, Ph.D., research assistant professor of bioengineering in the School of Engineering, who is listed as first author. To test the nanostructure's potential as a biosensor and an...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...editions in following years. Sharing the research costs internationally will enable us to better understand this complex system and will help us to achieve our goals sooner rather than later," he said.......ions called utility functions that incorporate the costs and benefits of a situation. Say you like oranges better than apples, but oranges cost more. Given a certain budget for fruit, the utility function says how many of each you should buy. Similarly, Krding and colleagues observed people's preferred mov...Wastewater could treat itself, power city
...wastes as resources," says Bagley. "If electricity costs go up, like they have in places like California, this could be a cost-effective and renewable energy source." ...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...GE STATION, Sept. 15, 2004 - In these days when it costs nearly $50 a barrel, spilled oil - unlike milk - could be worth crying about, especially in Texas. A team of Texas A&M University researchers has developed - and continues to refine - a system of buoys in the Gulf of Mexico that can accurately predi...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...likely to have imposed serious economic and health costs on northern Europeans, which in turn may have caused a downward trend in average height." Urbanization and the growth of trade gained considerable momentum in the 16th and 17th centuries. Both brought people together, which encouraged the spread of d...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...iscuss the various cleanup approaches used and the costs involved. She also will describe lessons learned, both with respect to responding to possible future bioterrorism attacks and to preparing for and protecting against such attacks. ( CHAS 11 , Monday, Aug. 23, 2:25 p.m., Loews, Lescaze, during the sym...Chemical engineers discover filtration system to help biotech industry
... proteins and remove impurities by chromatography, costs have escalated. NJIT has funded this research to date. The next step is to seek outside funding because more work needs to be done. "We know the process will work with a mixture of two proteins. But, Sirkar speculated, will it work if the mixtures...Technology already exists to stabilize global warming
... Although the current study did not examine the costs of scaling up each of the 15 possible technologies, the authors point out that implementing the measures would likely generate economic benefits, including creating new industries, reducing the U.S. dependence on foreign oil and lessening the need fo...Commercialization deal boosts hope for new sickle-cell drug
...qually in future development and commercialization costs and benefits. McNeil will receive the rights to develop and commercialize the product in most international markets. Icagen, Inc. will receive royalties from product sales in those countries, a portion of which will be paid to CHB and BIDMC. The comp...Pocket gophers serve as 'ecosystem engineers'
...ve" life habit in which burrowing through the soil costs 360 to 3,400 times as much energy as walking the same distance on the surface. To keep up with this output they consume large amounts of vegetation, primarily roots, which significantly impacts plants. "Excavation behavior, which involves constructio...LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs, July/August 2004
...h results in a single cure that reduces healthcare costs by just one percent, it would pay for itself several times over during the following decade and save lives along the way. Mr. Trevett is available to speak the merits of the stem cell initiative. To contact him, telephone or e-mail the Communicatio...Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
...an Commission, each hectare of forest lost to fire costs Europe's economy between a thousand and 5000 Euros. The distinctive 'burn scars' left across the land by forest fires can be identified from space as a specific reddish-brown spectral signature from a false-colour composite of spectral bands from op...Misfiring proteins tied to inflammation and sick feeling of type 2 diabetics
...ding to the Centers for Disease Control. Diabetes costs some $98 billion a year to treat and is the nation's sixth leading cause of death -- usually because of resulting cardiovascular and other complications. The disease is initially characterized by high levels of insulin in the blood, a condition known...Rutgers cancer prevention expert calls for FDA action to reduce colon cancer and osteoporosis
...es and an estimated $3 billion in U.S. health care costs annually. But it requires policy changes by the FDA that would need to be reflected in federal law. In an article appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Newmark and colleagues propose these nutrients be ...Joslin Diabetes Center releases new low impact exercise video
...he Keep Moving!...Keep Healthy with Diabetes video costs $24.95, and is available by calling Joslin at 800-344-4501 or by visiting Joslin's online store at www.store.joslin.org . Exercise is an important way to delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes as well as to improve the hea......requirements for PCR have made it prohibitive. The costs are likely to be more modest and, most importantly, the simplicity of HDA makes it suitable for the development of hand-held DNA diagnostic devices that could be used to detect pathogens at the point-of-care or in the field....New lower-cost assay system equivalent to flow cytometry for accurate CD4+/CD8+ cell counts
...gent per sample, dramatically lowering the overall costs of performing the assay. Moreover, the Guava Easy...io-hazardous waste and further reduces the running costs of using the system. Daily maintenance is minimal just a fast and easy 5 minute clean and shutdown ...