Bronx Zoo feathers help save rare birds half a world away
... shipped to Sarawak tomorrow, where officials will distribute them to indigenous people for use in traditional headdresses and ceremonies. This will offset the need to hunt rhinoceros and helmeted hornbills, whose populations in the wild have plummeted in recent years. WCS scientists Drs. Elizabeth Bennett a...NIH and ES Cell International Pte. Ltd sign International Stem Cell Research Agreement
...International. It will ensure that we are able to distribute our cell lines widely via the NIHs considerable network of stem cell researchers while maintaining our primary focus, which is on the development of therapeutic products, said Robert Klupacs, CEO of ES Cell International. NIH researchers and those in...From nanotechnology to raspberries, Virginia Tech inventions and creations can improve our lives
...trates clear advantages over other methods used to distribute the control efforts. Seshu Desu, a former professor of electrical engineering and materials science and engineering, and John Senkevich, a former student, invented a "Near-Room Temperature Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition of Oxide Films" (Patent No....NIH grants infrastructure awards for human embryonic stem cell research
...the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) to distribute stem cells. WARF, founded in 1925, patents research discoveries at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funded primate research studies at the ...NIA makes second novel clone set available
...esearchers at the National Institute on Aging will distribute a recently established mouse cDNA microarray/clone...n demand. End-users will be allowed to produce and distribute microarrays, but will not be permitted to redistribute the clone set. All centers and end users will...First joint meeting between ESA and SER
... abstracts related to their institution. ESA will distribute any relevant press releases in the Annual Meeting press room. Please contact Annie Drinkard for more information. REGISTRATION To register for the Annual Meeting, visit: http://www.esa.org/Tucson and follow the instructions for the Press/Exhibit...Mooney to receive 2002 Blue Planet Prize in recognition of pioneering ecological research
...ts obtain carbohydrates and nitrogen, and how they distribute and store them to obtain the greatest effect with the lowest expenditure of energy. In the late 1980s, Mooney established the first global evaluation of invasive plant species through SCOPE - the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment o...Society for Women's Health Research News Service to provide series on women and pharmacology
...iety for Women's Health Research News Service will distribute a series of articles on women and pharmacology; the first article covers sex differences and drug metabolism and is available at www.womens-health.org/press/NewsService/pharm.htm . The Women's Health Research News Service specializes in the latest ...Dearborn, Mich., researchers receive award for improving automobile plastics
...sive process that uses ultrasonic energy to evenly distribute the silicate clay particles throughout the plastic's polymer matrix. This new generation of automobile plastics is stronger and lighter, looks better, and gives manufacturers more design flexibility. The American Chemical Society's Industrial Innovat...Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard enhanced with new measures to protect biodiversity
...ork of Natural Heritage programs, which gather and distribute information about biodiversity found within all 50 states and ten Canadian provinces. Plans may also be developed in collaboration with other stakeholders, which could employ strategies such as conservation land sales, easements or exchanges. "This ...After massive experiment, results favor wildlife corridors
...When birds or other animals eat fruits, they often distribute the seeds to new locations in their droppings, an ...y produce more fruit, attracting more birds, which distribute more seeds, which attract more birds and seed-eating animals, and so on. So although the experiment ......- All others (includes dogs and cats), 10 ppm To distribute and sell whole corn containing greater than 5 ppm fumonisin or 20ppb aflatoxin, the firm must have a Texas feed license and all whole grain must be accompanied with a label approved by the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service. Labeling must list...$3.2 million project to document dioxin levels in Houston ship channel
...in terms of their behavior, toxicity, and how they distribute themselves in the environment," Rifai says. "Although there have been health advisories warning people not to eat blue crab and catfish caught in certain areas of Galveston Bay because of dioxin contamination, there has never been such a comprehensiv...EMBO to coordinate EU funded project to support science teachers
...achers and scientists, and to develop, archive and distribute the best teaching resources. EMBO is organizing the workshops in conjunction with first-class European scientific institutes as local partners, ensuring that participants will gain insights into state-of-the-art methods and knowledge on hot scientifi...Anthrax threat needs aggressive government action plan, say researchers
...changing the laws so that nonmedical personnel can distribute the antibiotics. Third, the authors note that it is important to make people understand that, if they are in the exposure region, they must take the full course of the antibiotic, or risk development of symptoms and ultimately death. Finally, a drast...Fabricated microvascular networks could create compact fluidic factories
...-healing materials. "With our current approach, we distribute microcapsules of healing agent throughout the material," White said. "Where damage occurs locally, the capsules break open and repair the material. With repeated damage in the same location, however, the supply of healing agent may become exhauste...Novel flu vaccine shows promise in mice
... and other public health services must produce and distribute a new vaccine against the new flu strains each year. And each year, people seeking to avoid a flu infection must arrange to receive a flu shot - rarely a pleasant experience - from their doctor or other health-care provider. Also, the effectiveness o...New center for preparation and distribution of adult stem cells
...year grant totaling $4.3 million) will prepare and distribute a continuous supply of marrow stromal cells (MSCs)...dures using bone marrow collected on-site and will distribute the cells worldwide. The center also will derive MSCs from bone marrow preparations provided by indi......f taking a multivitamin with their patients and to distribute educational pamphlets about the benefits of folic acid. In the second intervention, 50,000 women were mailed a "starter kit" of 100 multivitamins and an educational pamphlet, and pharmacies in their area offered a free refrigerator magnet with the wo...