The science and law of torture
...tate, justify and excuse torture. Huggins willalso discuss the systematic nature of torture systems and metho...r-American Commission on Human Rights.Goldman will discuss the international legal definition oftorture in light of recent events as well as government memosre...New multidisciplinary research tops chemists' meeting Aug. 22-26
...sium host. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, researchers will discuss new developments and future directions for the bur...ent treatment. Chemists will share new results and discuss industry trends. The ACS Divisions of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Toxicology are sponsoring th...TIGR president discusses significance of finding anthrax toxin
...be the first public forum in which Dr. Fraser will discuss the paper, of which she is senior author. At the ASBMB presentation, Dr. Fraser will discuss the B. cereus study in the wider context of the comparative genomics of this family of bacteria and ...Scientists raise awareness of need for sound science in age of fad diets
...e and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, will discuss Farming and Food Science Converge: New Oat Lines Taste Good, are Good for You, and Create Crop Value. Roger Sunde, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, will address the impact of fad diets ...International research conferences at the Villa Vigoni
...andscape architects, botanists and ecologists will discuss various aspects of this topic using, for example, the historical parks of the Villa Vigoni itself. Another objective is the development of appropriate criteria for analysis and administration (for further information contact: Professor Hansjrg Kster,...Ecological science for a crowded planet
... he and other Governing Board members will further discuss the action plan and will decide which specific actions the Society should immediately implement. These will be announced during ESA's Annual Meeting in August 2004. "I am personally very excited that my tenure as ESA President will dovetail with t...UC Riverside professor to spend year with US State Department
...ld." The State Department will ask the fellows to discuss science and technology with policymakers who are not scientists; keep up with scientific advancements outside their own disciplines; and become familiar with public policy issues and the protocol under which the department operates. They also have be...Antibiotics alter GI tract microbes and increase lung sensitivity to allergens
...ht off the mold spores." Huffnagle and Noverr will discuss details of the experiment in a symposia lecture and poster presentation at the ASM meeting. Complete data from the study has been submitted for publication in a future issue of Infection and Immunity. Huffnagle maintains that disruptions in the grow...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting June 2-4 in Indianapolis
...olutions to Alzheimer's disease Researchers will discuss progress in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, including promising targets, improved drug-design and new treatment insights gained through computer modeling. (Abstracts 75-78, Wednesday, June 2, 1:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m., Conference Center, Room 222; ...Can we restore wetlands and leave the mosquitoes out?
...plicitly addressing mosquito control. Willott will discuss the ethical questions arising from wetland restoration at the first Future Trends in Environmental Philosophy conference, to be held June 1-4 at the Highlands Center in Allanspark, Colo. Her talk, "Restoring Nature, Without Mosquitoes?" and the discu......toms (H1 2). Tin-Lun (Jason) Ho of Ohio State will discuss surprising developments in fast rotating Bose gases (G2 2). Deborah Jin of NIST/JILA will describe her group's recent experiments with degenerate gases of cold potassium atoms in the "crossover region," in which the interactions between atoms can be ...National nanotech expert to address UW-Madison conference
...be the luncheon speaker at the conference. He will discuss his publication's recent report on the state of the industry. Those interested in attending the conference may visit its Web site at http://nano.engr.wisc.edu/bionano/ ....National Academies advisory: May 17-18 meeting on RNA interference
...s, geneticists, and other medical researchers will discuss emerging developments in the field. DETAILS: 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on May 17, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 18, in the auditorium of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. REPORTERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND SHOULD REGISTER...Landmark conference for United Nations on human cloning and stem cell research
...ers in the biomedical research community to openly discuss the repercussion of an international ban on therapeutic cloning and draw a clear distinction between unethical reproductive cloning and this lifesaving science," said GPI Executive Director Bernard Siegel. "We will present leading scientists from fou...Busy sequencing technique saves money and time
...rector of Baylor's Human Genome Sequencing Center, discuss related techniques in genome analysis, while noting that the recent publication of a third mammalian genome, the brown rat, suggests a new approach to genome annotation is needed. Sequencing genomes has proven to be so labor-intensive and expensive...Latest findings on PCBs to be subject of June workshop at Illinois
... the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to discuss their latest findings on the health effects of exposure to PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) -- long-lasting chemicals manufactured and widely used before being banned or restricted since the late 1970s. The talks at the International PCB ...The science of overcrowded life boats and other moral dilemmas
...ute that brought together 10 scholars to study and discuss the topic intensively. A full list of speakers and topics for the conference, which is free and open to the public, is online at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lhc/institutes/spring2004/schedule.html or by calling Walter Sinnott-Armstrong at 603-646-380...IU and Purdue scientists to answer questions about Brood X periodical cicadas
...a University and Purdue University scientists will discuss the economic impact, biology, geographical distribution and control of Brood X periodical cicadas, which are scheduled to emerge from the ground in May (2004). These large, winged insects appear in Indiana, and elsewhere, every 17 years. Brood X cic...Small gene changes in some leukemia patients may explain varying responses to chemotherapy
....D., of The Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif., discuss the role of Mcl-1 protein in CLL progression. "The discovery of MCL-1 promoter insertions provides further evidence that this gene plays an important role in the biology of CLL and forecasts a day when improved knowledge of the molecular mechanisms r......" Larsen uses Tolkien's references to astronomy to discuss real planets, stars and constellations. She also builds on a discussion of calendar systems in The Return of the King to introduce the relationship between days, years and seasons to heavenly phenomena. In search of the greatest ever equations E =...