From arts to neurobiology versatile Duke scientist chosen for NSF Waterman Award
...ent) adding his desire to gain knowledge, into one decision to become a scientist, Jarvis said in a National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) profile. NIGMS funded Jarvis undergraduate and graduate studies at New York Citys Hunter College and Rockefeller University. At Rockefeller, he focused hi...DEET brain effects in animals warrant caution
... use, especially in view of Health Canada's recent decision to ban products with more than 30 percent of the chemical. Every year, approximately one-third of the U.S. population uses insect repellents containing DEET, available in more than 230 products with concentrations up to 100 percent. While the chemi...Study suggests global extinction crisis more serious than previously thought
...tracted much attention from the general public and decision makers, they noted. It is now the job of the community of environmental scientists to give equal prominence to the issue of the loss of population diversity. Ehrlich predicted that, when the problem of population disappearance is better understood, t...Study examines the potential risks of smallpox vaccination
...r serious illness. So, a new study recommends, any decision to resume smallpox vaccination should be based on ...ox. The public should be aware of these risks. Any decision to resume routine smallpox vaccination before a bioterror attack must carefully weigh these risks ag...NHGRI prioritizes model organisms for sequencing
...s having a moderate priority for sequencing. The decision does not specifically launch large-scale sequencing on any of these organisms. Rather, it creates a pool of candidate organisms on which the institute-supported sequencing centers can choose to begin working as capacity becomes available. NHGRI suppo...Chimpanzee stone tool site excavated
... For the chimpanzee archaeology project, the first decision was where to dig. Based on the detailed records of chimpanzee nut-cracking sites, a site was selected where chimpanzees had been seen over the course of many years using stone hammers to crack the very hard nuts of Panda oleosa. Early on in the proje...Genetic testing, computer risk-assessment software prove effective in predicting breast cancer
...surgeries dramatically reduce cancer risk, but the decision is difficult to make. Euhus said the results show that BRCAPRO and possibly other automated tools could complement experienced genetic counselors and help less-experienced counselors make recommendations. "Of the women with a family history of breast...RING Finger proteins target cellular molecules for disposal
... properly during the cell cycle phase in which the decision to proliferate is made. Essentially, these cells now contain "a chronic 'go' signal," said Duronio, "which gives them a growth advantage, one of the requirements for tumor development." According to Duronio, the SCF complex contains many componen...Decision making at the cellular level
...esponsible for delivering the message. The cell's decision to use calcium or cAMP is important because each generates different responses from its target proteins, says Donowitz. For example, a signal relayed by cAMP might induce a kidney cell to release water or a bone cell to break down into its constitue......aving a certain type of personality influenced the decision to use condoms. But none of these factors can explain their findings, they say. In fact, the results aren't a complete surprise because semen does contain several mood-altering hormones, including testosterone, oestrogen, follicle-stimulating hormone...European experts slam new Italian fertility proposals
...said that ESHRE was also deeply concerned that the decision may encourage other countries to pass similar laws. "In the current state of knowledge that would be disastrous for women."...National study halted since health risks exceed benefits in postmenopausal women on estrogen
...re often considerations that might influence their decision whether to take estrogen differently. Sometimes it's a difficult decision to make. "We still need to learn about the long-term benefits and risk of taking estrogen alone, a v...Cambodian government creates 1,000,000-acre protected area
... used for traditional medicine. "The government's decision to declare the Cardamoms a protected area demonstrates a clear, long-term vision for Cambodia's future," said David Mead, CI-Cambodia's Country Representative. "The government has shown strong environmental leadership, opened the door to long-term in...USGS to map richness of aquatic life in the Great Lakes
... range of aquatic species, scientists hope to help decision makers identifygaps and set priorities for conservation. "Our goal is to keep common species common," said Donna Myers, coodinator of the USGSGreat Lakes Aquatic GAP Analysis Program. "GAP analysis grew out of the realization that aspecies-by-species...Interpreting a climate record from 10,000-year-old migrating waters
...ating in this zone and to facilitate science-based decision making and sustainable management of the vadose zone. As a startup, Vadose Zone Journal will be quarterly, with two issues during the 2002 volume. The public and scientific community have free trial access to the Journal through the end of this year....Prenatal alcohol exposure can damage both information processing and response capabilities
...e, RT is considered to be a generalized measure of decision making." When one signal and response are used, it is called simple reaction time (SRT). When two or more signals and responses are used, it is called choice reaction time (CRT). As the number of signals and responses increases, the amount of infor...NASA researchers developing tools to help track and predict West Nile Virus
...m science, technology and datatoward public-health decision making and practice," saidRobert Venezia, program manager at NASA Headquarters,Washington. West Nile Virus, first reported in the United States in 1999,causes flu-like symptoms that may lead to fatal encephalitisin people with compromised immune syst...Chemical society convenes regional meeting in Albuquerque, October 12-15
...nged in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. (Peter Munson, The Brobeck Law Firm, San Diego, Calif., 858-720-2644, pmunson@brobeck.com ) Monday, October 14 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Is there a "lead-like space" in drug discovery? An...Pennsylvania's West Nile Virus surveillance system gets an assist from NASA data
...S supports data acquisition, laboratory forensics, decision making/response and communications. Decision maker...al and veterinary data. The system also allows the decision makers to communicate with the large numbers of people responding to the same incident. Daily resul......w be read by all interested parties because of the decision of the authors to publish in the open access journal, BMC Biotechnology. Although native to Africa, Ostriches are now farmed all over the world for their meat, feathers and hide. Ostriches, like many bird species, show few external differences betwee...