Duke Ecologist Says Logging Is Creating 'Mahogany Deserts'
...American mahoganytrees seem to become successfully established only on open land. Snook's research in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula suggests that replacingthe many stately mahoganies felled by loggers in tropical forests will notbe a simple matter. While mature mahogany trees normally grow in thick woods, ...Major Plant Genome Research Project Underway
...g the past several years, Arabidopsis has become established worldwide as the species of choice for molecular genetic studies of plant biology," says Clutter. "Decoding the DNA of this model plant will provide a complete catalog of all the genes involved in the life cycle of the typical plant, from see...Prostate Cancer May Be Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis
...cipants in the BLSA, a longitudinal study of aging established in 1958. They return for follow-up visits every 2 years when they undergo a battery of tests including collection of blood samples.Four years before diagnosis, total PSA was significantly greater for men who developed prostate cancer (5.0ng/ml?0.9) ...Fund Aims To Repay Developing Nations For Valuable Genes
... accepted by campusadministrators and the fund was established to finance UC Davis graduatefellowships for students from the countries that originally provided theplants carrying the gene. The fund was designed specifically for Ronald's Xa21 rice gene, whichoriginally came from rice plants found in the wilds of...Prostate Cancer's Aggressiveness May Be Predicted Early By The Ratio Of Free To Total PSA
...n the BLSA, a longitudinal study of aging that was established in 1958. The stored blood samples were available up to 15 years before diagnoses for 20 men, 12 with aggressive and eight with non-aggressive cancers. Since these cancers were detected late-in an era before PSA was available-the researchers could mo...Emory Researchers Advance Gene Therapy Studies For Metastatic Melanoma Treatment
...n we will inject the GM-CSF gene directly into the established tumor in the mouse to see if it generates enough GM-CSF to stimulate the mouse to mount a heightened immune response and destroy the tumor." "In our studies, positioning the GM-CSF in direct contact with the melanoma cells could make a big differen...Enzymes Targeted As Key To Understanding Drug Interactions
...ody processes each drug. The school has recently established a formal Program in Drug Interactions, tapping the expertise of 22 faculty members believed to be the largest group of experts in the world on drug interactions. The UW investigators are seeking systematic knowledge of how various enzymes -- biochem...Low Iron Levels Cause Weakness In Women Who Are Not Anemic
...ed," Haas predicted. Now that the researchers have established some physical markers that reflect work performance and iron status, they hope to quantify physical effort expended to do work under field conditions. Haas is now testing his methodology among agricultural workers in Bolivia. "In the future, we shou...Ozone 'Chat Room' Provides Real-Time Air-Quality Research
...ironmental amendments to the Clean Air Act of 1990 established five different categories of ozone non-attainment: (1) marginal; (2) moderate; (3) serious; (4) severe; and (5) extreme. Los Angeles is a category 5; St. Louis, which had been designated a 2, is expected to be upgraded to a 3. Many other communitie...Gene Shears In Cutting Edge Anti-Aids Trial
...ented by CSIRO in1987. Gene Shears Pty Limited was established the following year by CSIROand the French seed firm Groupe Limagrain Pacific Pty Ltd, the Australiansubsidiary of one of the world's largest seed companies, Groupe Limagrain,to commercialise the technology. In 1991 the partners were joined by Johnso...NIH Office Of Dietary Supplements Expands Research Support
... Table 1 ). The Office of Dietary Supplements was established at NIH in November 1995 as a result of the Dietary...ds, FY97 The Office of Dietary Supplements was established at NIH in November 1995 as a result of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act passed by Con...UC Geologist "Flip-Flops" On Understanding Of Crinoid Life Style
... arm length than any known crinoids." Using a well established formula involving surface tension,Meyer discovered that all those arms could easily keepUintacrinus afloat if the arms were spread out over the surfaceof the water. In fact, that arrangement would support an animalnearly six times heavier than Uintac...Epic Of Evolution Conference Brings Science And Religion Together November 12-14
...am of Dialogue Between Science andReligion (DBSR), established in 1995. DBSR focuses specifically on threeprogra...e Center for Cultural Understanding and Change was established at The FieldMuseum in 1993. It promotes cultural understanding through special exhibits,educational...Researchers Construct Genetic Map For Dogs
...951 the James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health established the first laboratory in the world dedicated solely...lege of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, established in 1894; the mission of the College is to advance animal and human health through education, researc...Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...ant status. The U.S. Department of Commerce established Sea Grants in1966 to support fisheries and marine resources in much the sameway that Land Grants were used to establish research inagriculture and mining. While most Sea Grant awards have gone tocoastal states, all of the other states bordering the ...Peutz-Jeghers Disease Gene Identified: Enzyme Loss Causes Polyps And Cancer
...ned and partially overlapping DNA fragments and established a high resolution physical map with many landmarks. In this region they identified a multigene family of immune defense proteases and a large number of new genes about which hardly anything was known, except for their partial DNA sequence...Early Career Development Grants Foster Faculty Research And Education
... were selected from 1,935 applicants. NSF established the grants to help promising scientists and engineers develop simultaneously their contributions to research andeducation early in their careers. NSF awards thegrants to top junior-level faculty at colleges anduniversities. These grants are for 4-5...Burroughs Wellcome Fund Continues Support Of EurekAlert!
...rth Carolina, is an independent private foundation established to advance the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. EurekAlert! offers secured online access for science, medical, health, and technology reporters to pre-publication versions of articles to appear ...Doublecortin : A Novel Gene Involved In Cortical Development
...gration of successive waves of neurons. It is well established thatdefective neuronal migration can lead to severe cortical malformations, but thefactors involved in this phenomenon are poorly understood. An interestingcandidate is the Doublecortin gene, which has just been identified by Vincentdes Portes and co......siness Commercialization and Development Centerwas established in Richland in 1994. ### Background Informatio...atory's Agriculture and Food ProcessingInitiative, established in late 1997, will apply the laboratory's significantresearch and development capabilities to a numb...