Should Great Apes Be Given Legal Rights?
...is making some biomedicalresearchers nervous. They fear that the crusade is really aimed at stamping outresearch on all animals. They also say that the human-like qualities of thegreat apes have been exaggerated for political reasons. The Great Ape Project has used the same arguments to call for a...H Pylori Screening To Reduce The Risk Of Gastric Cancer
... Fendrick says. "Since manyAmericans have a great fear of cancer, we believed they would undergo a simpleblood test and take medications for two weeks to reduce the risk of a rare buthighly fatal cancer, even if the definitive evidence was not in." Fendrick says a parallel could be drawn to prostate-spec...Topical Agent Found To Kill Papillomavirus
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...-- "I'm living proof that people can get overtheir fear of insects," says Colleen Cannon of Chanhasasen, Minn. The Flushing, N.Y. native was in art school when she took a book out of thelibrary that had nice illustrations--of insects. In addition to studying thepictures, she read the text. "I learned how...A first: Endangered puaiohi birds fledge four chicks in the wild
...iian bird species survive in the wild. Biologists fear that at such low numbers, the population cannot sustain itself. In addition to the remnant wild population, a captive flock of 16 puaiohi is maintained at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center near Volcanoes National Park by The P...Genetically engineered organisms: Hazardous or beneficial
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... for the past 10,000years but that many scientists fear global warming has sped up the process inrecent years. She added that rising sea levels may not be the only contributorto the demise of the coastal forest. "Things such as drought and a reduction in freshwater flow to the coast may haveaccelerated th...... forevaluating students. Scientists and educators fear that as a result theteaching of evolution will de diluted or eliminated completely in some schools. "The American Association for the Advancement of Science deplores the recentdecision by the Kansas State Board of Education to remove references toev...Chemistry to play major role in solving 21st century challenges
...like. But some consumers, particularly in Europe, fear such genetic manipulation could produce foods unsafe for consumption and harmful to the environment. Farmers with corn crops destined for European markets have been hard hit; what was a large and profitable export crop has withered like so many row...Test provides accurate, noninvasive method to determine fetal lung development, UF researchers find
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...om alcohol. He says that consumers should not let fear of pesticide residues deter them from eating fruits and vegetables, because the benefits of eating these foods appear to outweigh any potential risk. Savaiano attributes Americans' difficulty in developing a healthy lifestyle to several factors, incl...NY pilot study pushes Human Genome Project toward cures for disease
...ide chains found in nature. While some researchers fear that structural genomics will put X-ray crystallographers and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopists out of business, Sali and his colleagues contend that technological advances will improve the efficiency of all structural biologists. They...Co-existing illnesses, high cholesterol add to suicide risk
...costs, uncertaintyover where to go for help, and a fear of what others might think prevent individuals with clinicallysignificant social anxiety from seeking treatment. The study evaluated concerns by adults with socialanxiety disorder who participated in the 1996 National Depression Screening Day. "Expan...Can a deadly spider replace chemical pesticides?
...such as bees remain unaffected." However, critics fear that the virus will spread into the environment and affect other kinds of butterflies and moths. "A containment environment could not possibly hold a virus," says McGavin, who opposed trials of a scorpion toxin virus in Oxfordshire in the 1990s. "If ...Gene identified that may play role in psychological disorders
...erotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) showed a greater fear response during a laboratory experiment. "Whil...ges in the brain. The people who showed a greater fear response during an experiment had a variation in the gene. This variation is linked to increasing t...Minimally invasive procedure offers long-term pain relief for patients with pancreatitis
...copic interventions on the pancreas because of the fear of significant complications," says Kalloo. "But w... looked beyond taking pain medication because they fear the invasive nature of surgery," says Kalloo. "The EPS approach offers another option that is less i...