Poison-Eating Bugs Strike Gold
...ort Scheme (WAISS), which fosters small innovative enterprises in the State. Their discovery has led to the development of a process for cleansing the waste streams from inland gold mines, where clean water is often a scarce and costly commodity. Based on a process used by the Homestake mine in the Unite...Quicker Implementation Of Research Results
... this is why scientistsfrom small and medium-sized enterprises temporarily co-operate in individual projects with...cal University of Chemnitz. Small and medium-sized enterprises benefitfrom the centre as it develops company-specific pilot solutions to theirproblems, e.g. approp...Germany needs a national genome initiative
...Bio-Regio initiative promoting the founding of new enterprises has provided aninitial impetus and has led to the establishment of new companies, especially of small and middle-sized enterprises, in the coreof biotechnology. According to the DFG statement Germany needs a national genomeinitiative in order to take...Environmental quality gains require major policy changes
...ing number of U.S. manufacturers and multinational enterprises operating here have adopted active environmental management systems. Such policies not only commit firms to comply with regulations but also to seek ways of preventing pollution at the source rather than simply cleaning it up afterwards. Although so......Bethesda, Maryland. One of the most fascinating enterprises of the National Library of Medicine, the Visible Human Project has produced computer-generated images of two cadavers, one male and one female. These datasets are being used (without charge) by 1,400 licensees in 41 countries, and at four mirror site...Sea grant researchers developing new stress test for fish
...lture & Consumer Services. The state's aquaculture enterprises were estimated to be worth around $20.5 million last year, including catfish, trout, hybrid striped bass and shellfish....Researchers uncover a piece of nature's secret nitrogen formula
...rtilizer is one of the biggest commercial chemical enterprises in the world, involving a complex process of heating dangerously combustible hydrogen under very high pressures. Meanwhile, in the ground just outside these nitrogen-fixation factories, tiny bacteria are also pulling nitrogen from the air-but they ar...Nationwide organic standards to be launched Monday
...rom what was once peopled by local entrepreneurial enterprises to one dominated by major food industries. "What it really comes down to," says Grubinger, "is that it's important to support the ability of local, diversified farms to provide us with fresh, healthy food. That was the whole idea of organic in the f...Getting at the roots of terrorism
...veloping countries. Aid to develop labor-intensive enterprises and to education, particularly of women, are two examples. This effort will require innovation, care and tough diplomacy, and will not happen overnight. That is all the more reason for announcing our good intentions and changing our attitudes right n...Fish profiling to stop ANS; dye test for fish disease; reauthorization
...se outbreaks. In North Carolina alone, aquaculture enterprises were estimated to be worth nearly $21 million in 2001, and nationally aquaculture's economic impact is currently estimated at $5.6 billion annually. The study is appearing in the November issue of Veterinary Pathology. CONTACT: Ed Noga, North Caro...$750,000 NYSTAR grant for biosensor development
...d other sources and participate in entrepreneurial enterprises that will benet New York state. Craighead's research under the NYSTAR grant will concentrate on nanotechnology for chip-based chemical and biochemical analysis systems. His research group has been involved in developing highly selective biological s...Conservation International & Starbucks expand partnership, launch Verde Ventures loan program
...ment fund which strengthens small and medium-sized enterprises contributing to biodiversity conservation in CI's priority areas through debt and equity financing of $100,000 - $500,000. "By extending our partnership for another three years, Starbucks is demonstrating a real commitment to support CI's Conservatio...Want a side of algae with that? Hawaiian farmers sell seaweed by the seashore
...a nonprofit organization that develops aquaculture enterprises for coastal residents. In KKHH's hatchery tanks, algal spores are allowed to settle onto rocks or coral chips and start growing. Then those rocks or chunks of coral are given away to the farmers so they can start their own plot of long ogo. Farmers c...Geoenvironmental researchers to join Technium
...boration with Objective One small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and government organisations. The main thrust of its involvement in Technium will be to create additional companies, new jobs and significantly increase the turnover in assisted companies. Last year it set up a number of working groups to iden...East Asian governments urged to harness market forces to improve environment, save money
...charge, a saving of $34 million from this group of enterprises alone, or a 70 per cent reduction from the cost of the command-and-control system. Creation of apex governmental agencies that coordinate economic development and environmental protection is essential for effective, long-term economic growth, the bo...Strengthening independent junior research groups in collaborative research centres
... continue and extend the involvement of industrial enterprises of all sizes in the basic research of Collaborative Research Centres through application-related cooperation. Additionally, the committee passed measures intended to make Independent Junior Research Groups within Collaborative Research Centres...