Munching microbes aid environment, oil industry
... of the ocean, Roberts explains. The EPA test is a fair approximation of Gulf conditions, but the goal is to correlate the data from near-shore and deep-sea sediments and develop a clearer picture of whats happening in the deep Gulf....AAAS awards the Philip Abelson Prize to 'Green Revolution' champion Norman Borlaug
...rom Mexico, that gave local farmers assurance of a fair price for grain, availability of the tools and supplies, and credit to buy them, by coupling the high grain-yield potential of the new seed and technology to sound governmental economic policy. "The Green Revolution in India and Pakistan, which is st...Association found between anthrax vaccination, medication and health problems of Gulf War veterans
...y received an anthrax vaccination reported poor to fair health in 1996 compared to 18 percent of those who...romide pills reported much lower levels of poor to fair health in 1996 less than 5 percent. "What we basically found was that subjective health deteriorate...Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat to move to Sweden
...transfer of the MIM Secretariat was conducted in a fair and transparent manner, the current MIM Secretariat developed a voting mechanism involving MIM's partners to decide which organization(s) would serve as the third MIM Secretariat. A group of voting representatives composed of MIM's major partners, i......bjected to vandalism are twice as likely to report fair or poor health. Dr. Nazroo is based at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London. He will discuss the findings from this study on Tuesday 10th September at 15:45. Hidden economies in Eastern Europe and Russia Es...Bloodworm's way with copper likely provides paradigm for new materials
...ains Waite. "The worm is going to miss its prey a fair number of times," he said. "And that means that its jaws are being abraded by gravel. So they need to be made of more robust material than the jaws of the clamworm, which is a scavenger and lives by grabbing things that have died." The researchers ...Special report: Personal genomics
...at will your genome reveal? Researchers may know a fair amount about genes that cause relatively rare diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, but we're still in the dark about mutations that predispose people to more common problems- cancers, heart conditions or mental disorders such as schizophrenia. "We are ...Planting time for forest trees branches out to new seasons
...ming well. The test was to see how well they would fair in the field. For each row of bare-root seedlings, a row of rooted cuttings was planted alongside. Since the containerized tree roots are not exposed, better survival might result thereby expanding the planting window of time. "We're trying before, ...Promising biomarker for melanoma is identified
...e United States. Excessive exposure to sunlight, a fair complexion, and a family history of melanoma, among other factors, place people at higher risk for the disease. With early detection and treatment, melanoma is highly curable. Currently, the thickness of a melanoma at the time of diagnosis, some...Scientists find new way to assess where cotton-killing pests develop
...m the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis - leaving a fair number of potentially immune caterpillars moving about. When these immune pests mate with pests from non-toxic plants, offspring are not immune to the Bt toxin, and are likely susceptible to die a Bt toxin-induced death. The scientists - including N...European scholars support development of germ line modification
...plication. 2. The promotion of social life 3. The fair distribution of social wealth, including of access...or left to the mechanisms of the free market. 4. A fair decision making process This implies good information and communication as well as the informed part...Too much oxygen on the cell biology bench? New study suggests so
...ging oxygen environment, it is fair to assume that several key cellular processes are affected by oxygen levels in the culture environment. High oxygen levels in a laboratory may halt cell growth, and even ...Monkeys show sophisticated learning abilities
... of cognitive capacities in animals, it may not be fair to compare these nave animals to humans."...Redheaded women respond better to painkilling drug
A gene associated with red hair and fair skin may also be responsible for how females respo...mentation. Variants of the gene cause red hair and fair skin in humans. Redheads and painkillers The scientists tested the effects of the kappa -specific...Italian research reveals a new twist in the battle of the sexes
...rm." He concluded: "Whatever the explanation it's fair to say that nature, recognising that male foetuses and newborns are more vulnerable than females, treats conception as a handicap race and tries to give boys a head start by favouring them in optimal reproductive conditions."...Project BioShield: Consistent financing, markets, indemnity for biodefense vaccine developers needed
...lpox vaccine. "Unless companies are protected to a fair and reasonable degree from the risk of lawsuits that could put them out of business just by their existence, rather than their merit, the biotechnology industry will be unable to participate in this national effort," Dr. Ryan said. About AVANT Immun...Cheap coffee is lousy for tigers, elephants, rhinos Science says
...y the U.N. to balance supply and demand and ensure fair prices. What followed was a free-for-all that res...ng "green" coffee that is certified and provides a fair price to farmers. "If we do not act soon, our next cup of java may have the bitter taste of extincti...Discovery may help in war against fire ants
...ion may sound pretty unfair. But then again, all's fair in love and war at least in the war against red imported fire ants. Recently, researchers at Oxford University in the United Kingdom and at Texas A&M University discovered that members of the insect order Strepsiptera pose as their hosts. That may ...Pinpointing viruses in body scans
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