Nation on the verge of 'new era in modern river management'
...he hydropower, barge and boating industries. Lowry explores the dynamics behind efforts to restore rivers. In ...ted environmental politics expert William R. Lowry explores the dynamics behind recent efforts to restore American river systems to a more pristine state, inclu...Popular Science announces second annual 'Brilliant 10:' the country's top young scientists
...ine--part computer science, part mathematics--that explores complex geometry concepts inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding. This field has helped engineers figure out how to unfold a telescope lens in outer space without damaging it, among other things. Tejal Desai, 31, Boston University, for her wo...Book traces the history and mystery of the Deschutes River
...sts who boat the river every summer. Another paper explores why the fish are where they are, which should appeal to fishermen." An entire section is devoted to the effects of dams on the Deschutes and other rivers, which should be of interest to policymakers, resource specialists, and environmental and indus...Chronic pain: treatment, rehabilitation, and quality of life
...scribes the relationship between pain and PTSD and explores mechanisms that may explain this relationship. Data in this review suggest a high relationship between chronic pain and PTSD. Several potential mechanisms are presented to explain the high level of symptom overlap between chronic pain and PTSD and to...Mark your calendar for the American Anthropological Association meeting in Chicago Nov. 19-23
... Forced Migration in a Terrified World. This panel explores how forced labor migration and trafficking are shifting in response to new security regimes and alliances. (Thursday, 1.45-3 p.m.). The Other Side of Peace: Women and Globalization. A troubling predicament for most women at the margins.. Augusta Lynn...JAK2 enzyme helps protect brain cells, wreaks havoc on blood vessels
... Patricia Schoenlein, an MCG cancer researcher, to explores JAK2's apparent interference with some cancer therapies. For example, tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen that prompts breast cancer cell suicide, won't work in cells containing insulin because insulin apparently activates JAK2, which intervenes. When the ...Baboons identify each other by status and family
...in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Their research explores the cognitive mechanisms that might be the basis of primate social relationships and how such relationships may have influenced the development of human social relationships, intelligence and language. During the 12 years, the researchers have beco...Little-studied waves in the heart may be cause of defibrillation failure
...to try again. The puzzle is why." Wikswo's study explores the possibility that some waves might not be fully extinguished by a low voltage defibrillation shock, or new waves might be created by the shock, causing defibrillation to fail. If these remaining or new waves were the difficult-to-detect damped pr...JCI table of contents, December 15 2003
...ntary, David Viskochil from the University of Utah explores the mechanisms of these cellular interactions and suggests that "the development of medical treatment targeted to mast cell function may be a rational approach to decreasing neurofibroma formation." This report sets the stage for rational developm...OHSU-led research examines role of copper, iron in diseases
...inked to errors in metal metabolism. The research explores molecular mechanisms regulating primarily copper and iron concentrations in normal and diseased cells. The metals are essential to a wide range of biological processes, and aberrations in their metabolism lead to life-threatening and disabling disord...Protein data bank opens new era with broader support
... Department of Energy's Genomics:GTLprogram, which explores the biology of microbes to seek new waysto remediate environmental contamination, sequester carbondioxide and generate energy from biomass. According to AristidesPatrinos, director of the Office of Biological and EnvironmentalResearch in DOE's Office...Unlocking the genetics and evolution of the dog could prove beneficial for humans
...veil a genetic map at the AAAS Annual Meeting that explores the genetic history of purebred dogs. The map features ten groups of dogs based on historical relationships. "It's a new way of thinking about how purebred dogs how the breeds evolved; for the first time we've identified progenitor breeds for each t......nal F rontiers in Ecology and the Environment and explores the role of predators in curbing disease outbreaks in humans. Authors Richard Ostfeld (Institute of Ecosystem Studies) and Robert Holt (University of Florida) found that different predator types influence rodent populations in a range of ways, wit...Life in the universe takes orders from space
... her colleagues have recently published in Science explores what sort of contribution the chemical evolution represented by meteorites might have had on the early Earth. The paper addresses what has been a basic difficulty in relating the chemical evolution represented by meteorites and the origin of terrestr...Reporters from Science Magazine to receive ASM Public Communications Award
...ation may prevent the disease from reemerging. It explores the markets of Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Beijing, focusing on handlers of animals and food in an attempt to determine the source of the virus and how it was transmitted to humans. Normile has been the acting Tokyo Bureau Chief for Science magazi...Zebrafish model human development and disease
.... In the accompanying news feature, Jane Bradbury, explores the uses of zebrafish as a model system for vertebrate development and disease, focusing on the ZF-MODELS research consortium which was recently awarded 12 million Euros by the European Union....Wiley publishes Welcome to the Genome: A User's Guide to the Genetic Past, Present, and Future
...ley; September 2004; Cloth; $29.95; 0-471-45331-5) explores the ongoing saga of our attempts to understand the mystery of the genome and how understanding its codes can better our lives. This fascinating book delves into the past discoveries that led to the sequencing of the human genome, presents genomics c......of the British science journal Nature, the article explores some surprising unexplored territory in the world of evolutionary biology. "Pack-MULEs: transposable elements mediate gene evolution in plants" may sound like a western lost in the science fiction section, but it elevates a little-considered group ...