Agent Orange might boost the risk of leukemia, UNC researcher says
...the UNC School of Public Health, to be chair. "No firm evidence links exposure to the herbicides with most childhood cancers, but new research does suggest that some kind of connection exists between AML in children and their fathers' military service in Vietnam or Cambodia," Hertz-Piciotto said. "Additi......t gift. At the beginning of 1998, the banking firm of J.P. Morgan purchased 45 percent of American Century Companies, enabling the Institute to sell some of its shares and accumulate the cash assets to begin operation. Even after transferring this latest gift to the Institute, Jim and Virginia S...Undergrad's digital model of amoeba helps scientists study human cells
... to grasp the biological phenomena, she also has a firm understanding of computer modeling and programing." Janetopoulos has worked with Kim to determine how well her model predicts the behavior of live Dictyostelium in a lab. Kim, whose studies included a concentration in electrical and computer enginee...New peach variety has strange shape and sweet taste
...saucer-like appearance fool you -- the peach has a firm texture and the sweetest taste this side of the Ge...ries and new varieties of cantaloupes, and even in firm tomatoes, which consumers think of as vegetables but actually are fruits," Sherman said. With th...Alzheimer's genetic susceptibility could bring fear and misunderstanding, religious scholars say
... susceptibility is. Nevertheless, it provides no firm scientific foundation for clinical practice, does not identify the particular culprit gene at this locus, and will require careful further study across various ethnic groups as well as with Caucasians - the only group studied thus far. We are a long,...The biological and toxin weapons convention an analysis
... rewards of the genomic revolution. The absence of firm guidelines on biological weapons could result in rogue states developing new biological weapons. Dando and Whitby identify several areas of biological research that could be exploited to be used as weapons, these include: the production of venom toxi......covery of this pathway in C. elegans establishes a firm basis for determining its ubiquity in other animals and for clarifying how animals eliminate, sequester and metabolize heavy metals." Because preliminary work suggests that genes encoding PC synthase may also be found in parasitic invertebrates, the ......with, and under license to, the universities. The firm ultimately plans to market the targeted drug-delivery system under the name TheraBus and the gel system under the name TheraGel. Using polymers to transport drugs has overcome another basic problem of pharmacology: Most drugs are fatty compounds ...Lilly Endowment grants almost $26 million to Purdue Discovery Park
...y. HDR Inc., a worldwide architectural-engineering firm headquartered in Omaha, Neb., is designing the center. HDR recently designed the Advanced Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Md. The $235 million NIST lab, which is currently under construct...HFES honors 2001 awardees at 45th Annual Meeting
...Peters is senior partner in the consulting and law firm of Peters & Peters in Santa Monica, California. His activities and research have focused on the distracted driver, brain injury, and the reduction of medical human error. Robert A. Willis Receives Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award Robert A....Green Mud cure for $2 billion loss
...ls. Researchers from CSIRO, in conjunction with US firm Halliburton Energy Services Baroid Drilling Fluids, have developed a low-cost, environmental product to help alleviate this industry headache: green muds. Our aim is to reduce drilling costs, improve performance and operate within increasingly strict...Fogarty International Center announces new research training program in genetics
...The use of genetic tools and bioinformatics, and a firm knowledge base in ethical issues and clinical and operational health research form the core of our approach to building strong scientific partnerships with relevancy in the 21st century, said Keusch....NSF invites media to report on Antarctic GLOBEC research cruise
...nd materials.Freelancers must supply evidence of a firm commitment to publishor air their work on their prospective employer's letterhead....'Sperm and germ'-fighting contraceptive enters trials
...rs at The Johns Hopkins University and the private firm ReProtect LLC. The new trial will test whether women using BufferGel and a diaphragm can reduce the risk of pregnancy as effectively as women using a conventional spermicidal detergent and a diaphragm. BufferGel is applied vaginally before sex, like ...New contact-lens materials will revolutionize the industry, UT Southwestern researchers report
...s at UT Southwestern, said study results provide a firm biological foundation for increased prospective safety of the new silicone hydrogel lens materials. The significance of our study is that for the first time we have a scientific-based rationale that has passed peer review at high levels that exactly ...Eat your veggies: Indirect anti-oxidants provide long-term protection
...rmed Brassica Protection Products LLC, a Baltimore firm that commissions the growth, harvest and marketing of broccoli sprouts with tested and guaranteed levels of sulforaphane. The terms of this arrangement are being managed by the University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies....Tyrannosaurus rex probably could not run fast, scientists say
...rogram to analyze animal motion. Their model has a firm foundation in anatomy but emphasizes biomechanics. By varying different biomechanical parameters - posture, center of mass, leg weight and total weight - the researchers can quickly quantify the physical forces exerted during movement and the amount ...Portable unit created to treat wastewater in remote locations
... generation. UTD Inc. is an innovative engineering firm supporting clients in technical analysis and field support, basic and applied research, and equipment and instrumentation research and development.......nds from Novartis, now Syngenta, the biotechnology firm that sequenced the rice genome, Dean and his colleagues broke up the rice genome into libraries of smaller fragments of DNA called BACs, or bacterial ...