USGS Scientists Learn Lessons From Captive Released Manatees
... low priority for release in the near future. The decision of when andwhere he may eventually be re-released will be made by theU.S. Fish and WildlifeService with input form the Captive Manatee Interagency/Oceanaria Working Group. Another milestone in the study of released captive manatees occurred May 6 wh...Angry Biotech Firms Are Blaming The Industry Leader For Bringing Modified Crops Into Disrepute
...Monsanto officials have always maintained that the decision not tosegregate was made by farmers and distributors, but they admit to misjudging themood in Europe. Monsanto was convinced that smooth acceptance of transgenic soyain the US would be mirrored in Europe. The entire industry is now having to ...Counting X Chromosomes To Determine Sex
...ember 12, 1998— In mammals, the developmental decision for a fetusto become male or remain female rests with the Y chromosome—if the Ychromosome is present, the fetus becomes male. But many species lack a Ychromosome, so the choice must be made by counting X chromosomes instead, whichis not an easy ...Christmas Travellers Are Warned Of Malaria Risks
...0,000 (19 patients). The authors conclude that the decision travellers make about antimalaria drugs is often based on 'folklore' rather than on sound medical advice. They advise that those planning to holiday in malarial areas this Christmas should seek guidance on the pros and cons of the prophylactic regim...Science-Based Decision Guide May Be Answer To EPA's Controversial Rule
...consortium have proposed a risk- and science-based decision guide forincorporation in the final rule that woul... Rightly included in EPA regulation under the decision guide would beplants with pest-defense substances that act as pesticides when extracted fromtheir ho...Ecological Society Of America To Host Symposia At AAAS
...nagers, landscape architects, urban developers and decision makers face when trying to address the environmental consequences wrought by human action. In addition, the symposium will provide a first look at the preliminary results of an Ecological Society of America paper examining the ways that land-use deci...H Pylori Screening To Reduce The Risk Of Gastric Cancer
...pted thisstrategy with unbridled enthusiasm. This decision is based not entirely on thescientific evidence. I would venture to say that the adoption of this or anyunproven cancer screening program is driven by our cancer phobia." H Pylori is usually treated with a two-week regimen consisting of a combinatio......e genetic counseling and testing. She credits that decision withsaving her life . . . and possibly the lives of those she loves. Last year, Marcia was one of more than 130 people evaluated by the GenRISKprogram at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Program director Maren Scheuner, M.D.,M.P.H., hopes that number wil...Researchers Uncover 3-D Structure Of Virus Replication Technique
...t involves the use of ribosomal frameshifting. The decision to frameshift or not to frameshift depends on whether thepseudoknot unravels when it collides with the ribosome, Rich said. If it doesnot unravel, the ribosome can slide back one nucleotide and then make a fusionprotein, involving both the structura...When Good Science Isn't Enough...
...Our research shows us why this is. How we make the decision can be atleast as important to people as what decisions we make." Although Lawrence and others did this research in Oregon, he said theneed to deal with public involvement in a proper way applies to natural resourcetopics in other regions as ...Conservation Biologists And Natural Resource Managers Can Meet In Cyberspace
...ed to improve the scientific basis ofenvironmental decision making, the CNIE is promoting a National Institute forthe Environment (NIE). Endorsed by the Society for Conservation Biology, theNIE had 92 bipartisan co-sponsors in the last Congress and is gaining supporters in thecurrent Congress....Gene triggers formation of sensory cells in the ear
...rcells in the inner ear to become hair cells. This decision occurs duringembryonic development at a time when other precursor cells are developing intosupport cells that surround the hair cells and anchor them in place within theinner ear. The microscopic hairs that sprout from such cells cover inner ear sur...Science panel endorses new non-animal test to see if chemicals will burn, corrode skin and eyes
...y agencies about how the test will be used intheir decision making. The panel said the new method can fully replace the use of animals fortesting corrosiveness and irritation in some cases, while in others, only asingle animal is required to confirm a chemical's corrosiveness. William Stokes,...NCAR scientists seek clues to wildfires during Alaska prescribed burn
...ay the Alaska FireService will make the "go/no-go" decision on ignition according tocurrent and predicted weather conditions and administrativeconsiderations such as the availability of firefighting resources.Ignition may take from two to several days to complete, withfirefighters on site for many more days t......ecide whether a new antigen ispresent or not. This decision requires a period of about an hour after the Tcell becomes engaged with the antigen-presenting cell. The Science paper showsthe changes that must occur to form a molecular structure called animmunological synapse before a T cell can respond. ...New methodology reduces costs of monitoring contaminated sites
...ection," Minsker said. "The algorithm searches the decision space andidentifies subsets of wells that accuratelydescribe the contaminant plume at minimal costs." The genetic algorithm then assigns each candidate monitoring plan a "fitness"based on both cost and error, where the erroris determined by the absol...Rescuing brain cells in stroke patients from the brink of suicide
...ture. The scientists suspect that a cell's decision to commit suicide or notinvolves signals sent by HIF1a and p53 from the mitochondria, the cellularenergy source that needs oxygen to keep the cell alive. HIF1a acts as an oxygensensor that helps the cell decide whether to adapt to hypoxia, or instead...Environment in Eastern Europe benefits from Swedish funding
...We would like to see environmental information for decision makers and thepublic becoming moreaccessible. There is also a great need for education and training regardingup-to-date environmentalworking methods", says Bo Libert, responsible for Swedish EPA's Eastern Europeprogramme. Swedish EPA also wants to su...Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
...standing this global problem and support effective decision making. "CREATIONISM VS. EVOLUTION IN THE CLASSROOM: SHOULD GEOSCIENTISTS MAKE A STAND?" (GSA Institute for Earth Science and the Environment Forum) CCC (Room TBD), Wednesday, October 27, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Geoscientists discuss the history of ...