Fund Aims To Repay Developing Nations For Valuable Genes
...veloping world, there hasn't been a convenient and fair methodfor rerouting the money back to the Third World," said Ronald, whorecently found herself wrestling at the personal level with the ethics ofgenetic property rights. In 1995, using plants native to West Africa, Ronald isolated the "Xa21"gene, th...Studies Underscore Link Between Nutrition And Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
... cancers include ahistory of precancerous lesions, fair skin, red or blond hair, early severesunburns and a history of intense sun exposure. Antioxidant vitamins with the ability to neutralize damagingfree-radical molecules produced as a byproduct of normal metabolism and byultraviolet light have...Hyperforin Is A Key To St. John's Wort, Researchers Say
...g this or any other dietarysupplement. Those with fair or sensitive skin who take this product shouldavoid prolonged direct sunlight or should use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 ormore, as photosensitivity may occur. The mood support supplement is available in food, drug and massmerchandise outle...40 Percent Of Deaths Are Environmental
...he BioScience report, comes from "comprehensive, fair population-control policies combined with effective environmental management programs. Without international cooperative efforts," they predicted, "disease prevalence will continue its rapid rise throughout the world and will diminish the quality of...New Phylloxera Strain Poses Threat Primarily To Grape Nurseries
...ined in some detail during his presentation at the fair and in afollow-up interview what scientists know about the pest. The new form ofphylloxera is a foliar or leaf-feeding pest. Tell-tale galls form on theunderside of fresh grape leaves in addition to attacking roots like the typicalCalifornia strain...Tip Sheet: Papers At IADR Meeting
...course, cavitiesand cosmetic dentistry still get a fair amount of attention, too. This wholespectrum of dental research trends is reflected in presentations researchersfrom the University of Michigan School of Dentistry will make at the annualmeeting of the International Association of Dental Research i...Experts say independent scientific panels useful in advising judges in complex cases
...scientific evidence to help those who decide make fair judgments? In 1996, Sam C. Pointer Jr. of Alabama, the judge overseeing all federal cases involving silicone-gel-filled breast implants -- and alleged damage to the health of women who received them -- took a step unprecedented in scope. Poi...Where does Japan's whale meat come from?
... by stockpiles or bycatch," he says. "It would be fair to say that the conclusions (of the new analysis) are not wholeheartedly accepted," says IWC secretary Ray Gamble. But Frank Cipriano, one of the report's co-authors who attended the meeting, points out that the Japanese surveys always send fisheri...First-ever Technology Transfer Fair featured at ACS National Meeting
... National Cancer Institute and Honeywell, Inc. The fair is comprised of two separate sessions, held in the...r choice to obtain more in-depth information. This fair is designed to showcase new technologies and provide a dialogue between those who have developed the...Caffeine in colas: 'The Real Thing' isn't the taste
...e tried hard to design this study so it would be a fair test of whether caffeine affects cola taste," says Griffiths. The scientists used cola from a single production batch for each study session; subjects were required to rinse their mouths with water after tasting each sample. The "warm up" trials we...Bullfrogs invading Canada's west coast
...l mammals and birds, even other bullfrogs, are all fair game. "Whatever they can fit into their huge mouths," she says. To find out where the bullfrogs are, how fast they grow and what they're eating, Govindarajulu spends her summers stalking, catching, measuring and tagging her slippery subjects in Vic...Insects caught in a nutrient-poor food web
...e in food webs varies in different environments. A fair comparison of these contrasting habitats, and the plants and animals that live in them, must be based on a common currency. They seem so different when you think about them microscopic algae in lakes and trees on land how do you compare these thing...New fish species discovered in Murray-Darling Basin
...ne up to Bool Lagoon in South Australia, so it's a fair way from the Murray," said Mr Hammer. "No-one's ever identified it in the Murray-Darling Basin before," he said. " It's definitely a new species for the area, so we're trying to work out if it's a genetically distinct population in the species, or a ...Hopkins' Young Investigators' Day winners shine in the spotlight
... Young Investigators' Day, a sophisticated science fair for grown-ups, recognizing promising pre- and postdoctoral investigators in the School of Medicine well before most of them could tap sources of acclaim open to more established scientists. This year, Young Investigators' Day is Thursday, April 12...Vitamin-like substance leads to dramatic improvements in patients with muscular disorder
...tients with unexplained forms of ataxia. This is a fair number of patients, Dr. DiMauro said; just how many is unknown, as their numbers haven't been ascertained through epidemiological studies. "This may not be rare," he added. Neurologists "often tell me that there are patients who do not fall into one ...Hunger linked to poor health in low-income U.S. children
...l-age children have a higher prevalence of poor or fair health, stomachaches, a restricting impairment and iron-deficiency than high-income children. "The findings that poverty and inadequate food are linked with poorer health status are particularly alarming in light of recent evidence that social ineq...Standing tall: Plains indians enjoyed height, health advantage
... for the Columbian Exposition, a fair held in Chicago from May to October 1893. The researchers used data from 1,123 Indians from eight equestrian Plains tribes, including the Cheyenne, Sioux, Blackfeet ...Lack of access to food linked to increased medical utilization among diabetics
...more than twice as likely to report having poor or fair health than those who did not go hungry. "Food insufficiency has been related to poor-quality diets, including lower consumption of fruits and vegetables and low intake of essential nutrients. Adult diabetics in general report low dietary complia...Using lasers, biologists succeed in getting cells to change course
...s before, and that's why this work is attracting a fair amount of attention from other scientists," the biologist said. "It has many possibilities." ...... of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. "There is a fair amount of antibodies to HEV in humans in the United States, suggesting exposure, but very little clinical manifestations of the disease," says Robert Purcell, Co-Chief of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Head of the Hepatitis Viruses Section...