Arsenic in Bangladesh drinking wells may be linked to crop irrigation, MIT study finds
...about the same time, farmers in this largely rural country began irrigating land so that rice, the country's main food staple, could be grown during all six of the dry months when monsoon flooding abates. Cholera deaths dropped. But about 10 years into the use of the tube wells, villagers started displaying...UMass team to study bioremediation of acid, heavy metals from collapsed mind
...ot just at this mine, but at others throughout the country and the world. The interdisciplinary project has received a $1.59-million grant from the "Biocomplexity in the Environment" program of the National Science Foundation. This highly competitive program has funded only 10 projects this year nationwide. ...UCSD bioengineers use computer model to predict evolution of bacteria
...nd yeast. Palsson's lab is one of the few in the country to build a complete network of the circuitry in given cells. Other researchers in the field are describing simple control modules within the network of a cell, as outlined by UCSD Bioengineering Professor Jeff Hasty in an Insights article in the Nov...Agriculture presents common ground for rural, urban people
... Tech, Relf joined with colleagues from around the country in authoring Urban and Agricultural Communities: Opportunities for Common Ground. The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, or CAST, released the report earlier this year. Strange as some people may find it, Relf said a unifying, though l...U-M researcher calls for new approach to biological disarmament
...tilateral discussions alive. "It's ironic that the country most worried about biological warfare should be the one to take this kind of stand," Wright said. Certain aspects of the United States' own biological defense program come very close to the line between defensive research and programs that could be u...Media alert: press briefings and special sessions at the GSA's Annual Meeting
...dult Protective Services (APS) programs across the country in 2000. The survey results will be released and analyzed in this symposium. Pamela B. Teaster, assistant professor of public health, University of Kentucky, will use the survey results to examine APS from state and national levels within the context...Imaging study provides new information on how the brain processes sounds of different tones
(November 12, 2002) - Bethesda, MD In 1968, country music singer Johnny Cash recorded the fictional lament of a convict in Folsom prison. The lyrics, "I hear the train a comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when, " contain an acoustic anomaly, the soun...$3.2 million project to document dioxin levels in Houston ship channel
...y, Rifai will send them to several labs around the country for analysis. It's a very expensive and time-consuming process, taking about eight hours on the boat to acquire a sample and about $5,000 per sample to analyze. ...Science picksleads, feeds and story seeds (November 2002)
...blic Lands." Activities at USGS offices across the country will include speaker presentations, a map/poster contest and gallery, mini-workshops, mapping center tours, and more. Visit http://www.usgs.gov/features/geogweek.html the USGS Geography Awareness website for details. Jon Campbell ( joncampbell@us......faintly unpleasant sulfurous smell that rises from country marshes on sultry, summer evenings, or perhaps for more romantic types stories of Will-o'-the-Wisp, the flickering lights seen at night above that very same swamp (mundanely, methane igniting spontaneously with traces of odorous hydrogen sulfide fo...UCR's Arturo Gmez-Pompa receives Honorary Researcher Award and the Gold Medal Merit Award
...nt work in connection with the Maya region in that country and for his efforts in establishing a research program at El Eden Ecological Reserve in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. El Eden protected area was created as a reserve that will be managed to protect, restore and enrich its existing biodiversity b...Study predicts Amazon deforestation could affect climate in US
...s other parts of the world. It is not enough for a country to make national decisions about land use because it does not just affect the water resources of your own country." He and Werth are now looking for similar effects of deforestation in other parts of the globe. They also are developing a more refin...NSF establishes center for biophotonics at UC Davis
...nd Technology is the only NSF-funded center in the country that will focus on this area of research. The center's funding includes $40 million from the NSF over 10 years plus $12 million in matching funds from federal and state grants and private funding. "To be selected as the lead campus for such a major ...FIC announces first awards for international collaborative genetics research and training program
... and will contribute to the capacity of developing country scientists and institutions to conduct human genetics research relevant to the health needs of developing countries. Scientists and health professionals from low- and middle-income countries were consulted at all stages of the program's development. ...Rolex announces winners of international awards
...impoverished, coastal communities in this war-torn country to develop a low-tech, sustainable agricultural economy. Michel Andr The Whale Anti-Collision System French biologist and engineer Michel Andr has devised a groundbreaking system to warn fast-moving vessels of the presence of whales in areas of co...Purdue veterinarian studies compulsive behavior in dogs
...he first project has recruited dogs throughout the country to participate in a clinical trial to determine how human medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder treats the condition in dogs. A drug, called selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, has been successful in treating this disorder in humans. The ...Study suggests coenzyme Q10 slows functional decline in Parkinsons disease
...a total of 80 PD patients at 10 centers across the country to determine if coenzyme Q10 is safe and if it can slow the rate of functional decline. The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and appears in the October 15, 2002, issue of the Archives of Neurolo...NASA researchers developing tools to help track and predict West Nile Virus
...ntists believe the disease may bespread across the country by infected birds traveling alongtheir migration routes. Mosquitoes that act as a vector carrythe virus and pass it on when feeding on hosts like birds,livestock, other animals and people. Based on what is known about the disease, NASA centers,includ...OSU studies breast cancer risk and beef consumption
...ary colleges in four other universities across the country will simultaneously be collecting testing random samples of supermarket-bought beef to gauge the presence and amount of zeranol residue in commercially available products. Partner institutions include the University of Minnesota, Texas A & M, Cornell...Science picks leads, feeds and story seeds (October 2002 edition)
...ct, thousands of volunteers will be out across the country on National Water Monitoring Day sampling rivers a... trips, and hands-on activities planned across the country from Arizona to Florida to Washington. Check out http://www.usgs.gov/earthscience/ for what's goi...