Cornell Scientists Find Way To Boost Rice Crop Yield -- They'll Walk On The Wild Side
...enetic techniques. We hope to reverse the genetic erosion and selectively enrich the genetic base of crop plants. Results from this research demonstrates that genes in wild rice and other wild relatives of crop plants can do spectacular things. All we're doing is using modern techniques to find those gene...Plants Have Future As Environmental Clean-Up Agents
...rm said the planting of the trees will helpcontrol erosion problems and attract wildlife, something traditionaltreatments wouldn't do. "We think this a no lose opportunity for us," Feyerharm said. Erickson and Davis, along with other K-State professors, arecontinuing research into bioremediation, both in a...A Phoenix From A Ring Of Fire Is A Pattern For The Recovery Of Mount St. Helens
...sonably stable surface. Occasionally, rainfall and erosion will sweep away the vegetation clinging to the pumice substratum, and the cycle of growth will begin once again. "But gradually, as we saw at Krakatau, the landscape stabilizes, more and more plants grow, and they stabilize the surface and hold ba...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
...ctural integrity of the roadbed by preventing soil erosion and keeping asphalt from crumbling. He said the news that roadside composting looks promising is welcome. "Importing topsoil and adding fertilizer is very costly, so this alternative will be a big help," Henry said. "This will save money, improve the...Biodiversity Worth $2.9 Trillion
...ng and fall tilling exposes soil to wind and water erosion -- could reduce erosion as much as 50 percent, saving $20 billion worth of soil and $9 billion in tractor fuel every year in...UPMC Researchers Report On Gene Therapy Advances
... to cause the painfulinflammation and debilitating erosion in rheumatoid joints. After January 1996FDA approval, researchers injected cells genetically engineered to block theaction of IL-1 directly into selected RA patients' joints. This gene encodesthe interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein, or IL-1Ra...New Sunspot Cycle To Be Bigger Than Average
...exposed to more atmospheric drag and to greater erosion by atomic oxygen. We even have tantalizing hints that the Earth's climate may be linked to sunspots. The "Little Ice Age" corresponded with a 70-year period, 1645-1715, when sunspots were sparse in number, the Maunder minimum. Also, ...First Evidence That Localized Arthritis Gene Therapy Heals Distant Diseased Joints
... million Americans,causes painful inflammation and erosion of joints. This disease process hasbeen linked with two proteins, interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factoralpha (TNF"), which are overproduced in arthritic joints. These substances bind to specific receptors located on cells lining joints (sy...Agriculture and urban activities impact water quality in the South Platte River Basin
...nnels, reducing bank vegation, and increasing bank erosion are some of the human activities that affect stream ecosystems. Contaminants in all components of the environment --water, bed sediment,and fish -- are of concern. Although contaminants such as organochlorine pesticides and PCBs found in bed ...USGS Says Central Columbia Plateau Water Quality Impaired by Agriculture, But Some Good News
...p rather than furrow irrigation has decreased soil erosion in the CBIP area. In the Palouse, erosion has also decreased, which may be due to BMPs such as no-till seeding. And lower rates of fertilizer ...Press Events At Spring Meeting
...iment in Boston Harbor mapping ElNiño-related erosion on the Pacific coast Project YOTO Drifters, providingscientists and teachers near real-time data from 200 drifting ocean buoys. USGS will also display in the exhibit area (on Tuesday and Wednesday only!)instrumentation that produces CD-ROMs of ocean...Highlighting USGS Science At AGU
...pollutants in Boston Harbor; investigating coastal erosion due to El Nino effects on the West Coast; participating in additional Year of the Ocean (YOTO) projects; and other scientific topics of interest to the media. Tuesday, May 26 - Thursday, May 28 Visit the USGS exhibit booth (319-321) across from th...Naked DNA Rejuvenates Rheumatoid Rodents
...a long-term chronic condition that ismarked by the erosion of cartilage and bone within the joints.When the scientists injected TGF- plasmids into muscle tissue, they noticed adramatic reduction in disease symptoms in the joints. The number of affectedjoints and the amount of swelling in the joints were bot......lease of lead to the atmosphere,probably from soil erosion produced when early peoples cleared land foragriculture, began to increase over natural levels about 6,000 years ago. (Treeand cereal pollen records also suggest that people were beginning to clearforested lands and grow crops at this time.) The reco...Study Of Raindrop Energy To Aid Fight Against Crop Diseases
...o change the company's soil erosion sensor into one that detects rainfallkinetic energy. The sensor features a two-inch disk of piezoelectriccrystal that issues an electrical signal when raindrops land onit. The rese......geologic mapping of wetlands to studies of coastal erosion and evidence of older shorelines in the geologic record. In the Chesapeake region, the effort is focused on reconstructing the detailed pattern of relative sea-level change during the last 6,000 to 8,000 years. This has involved a number of activitie...Duke Geologist Decries Using Engineering Models To Predict Natural Phenomena
... that "rocks underlying the shore face control the erosion rates ofbeaches. These models also don't take int... Pilkey proposes that what is called beach erosion is actually tied to anatural process linked to rising sea levels. He has attracted controversy byarg...Telomere Loss Spells Trouble for Aging Mice
...way as cellsmature and divide, suggesting telomere erosion might somehow control aging. Butthe process had been studied only in cultured cells. By knocking out one of the genes for a telomere-making complex,telomerase, Ron DePinho, the American Cancer Society professor at DFCI, and hiscolleagues crea...... telomerase continuously attempting to counter the erosion oftelomeres. So while telomeres generally get longer in the company of telomerase,in the current study, the researchers managed to catch the molecular sway at theunusual moment when telomeres were very short and telomerase's role was neededto kick-in......anhattan and Martha's Vineyard), has studied beach erosion andreplenishment, development issues on barrier islands, and related scientific andpublic policy questions, which she will discuss in this special presentation forher colleagues in the media. Dean will also discuss the process of writing andpublishin...