Brain Protein "Rescues" Neurons From Atrophy
...rders such as epilepsy." According to Lo and Katz, future research will aim at understanding in detail the complex machinery by which brain cells produce neurotrophins and translate the chemical signals they represent into strengthened connections. Besides NIH support for the experiments, the Duke scientis...Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...s, not only for their sakes but for the welfare of future soldiers." The Duke study is one of a three-part investigation on Gulf War illnessesorganized by UT Southwestern. Co-authors of the Duke study include formerDuke researcher Kenneth R. Wilmarth, now at ENVIRON Corp. in Arlington,Va.; Kurt; Karl F. Je...Heat-loving Microbe Repairs Its DNA With Light
...g from the U.S. Officeof Naval Research. Plans for future work on this topic includedetermining which wavelengths of light are effective andexploring ways in which this phenomenon can be used in thegenetic analysis of DNA repair and mutation at extremely hightemperatures....New Discovery About Genes Has Implications For Genetic Therapy
...e finding has important implications for potential future use in guiding genetic therapy. Current techniques can insert new information into genes but exactly where that information is transferred is often left to chance. The new intron approach could allow researchers to insert new information at speci...Water Recycling Project Tested in Turkey Plant
...he procedure. "Direct application of ozone in the future is something that's goingto be very big," Baldwin said. "They're using it in Canada andAustralia right now. We're going to be in the process of setting up sometest sites for that." The direct application process would do away with the need to use ch...Bark Beetle Infestation Spurs Multifaceted Study
...lp environmentalistsand resource managers plan the future of these forests which surround someof the last pristine lakes in the U.S....Environmental Reform: The Next Generation Project
...m: The Next Generation Project" will focus on the future of environmental policy over the next 25 years. Organized by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, the workshop will build upon the findings of 14 separate research teams that met during the past year on topics ranging from land-use iss...Duke Ecologist Says Logging Is Creating 'Mahogany Deserts'
...RHAM, N.C. -- In findings with implicationsfor the future of a commercially-important tropical wood, Duke Universityecologist Laura Snook has discovered that seedlings of American mahoganytrees seem to become successfully established only on open land. Snook's research in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula ...Newly Discovered Gene Halts Cell Division and May Have Cancer Link
... checkpoint. The new research may help to improve future treatment options for cancer patients. In the study, the researchers identified a human breast tumor cell line that is sensitive to the cancer drugs taxol and nocodazole. The drugs, called spindle inhibitors, block the formation of the thread-like fi...Gene Discovery Could Overcome Aluminum Barrier To Higher Wheat Yields Worldwide
...id the research is the "kind needed to better feed future generations of people worldwide. The discovery of this gene could help farmers utilize the vast acres of acid soil in the world where aluminum-tolerant cereal grains can be grown." Gustafson and co-researchers in Brazil, Poland and Mexico discover...Christmas Bird Count: Another Holiday Tradition
...er, carefully recording their observations so that future Americans can better understand the changes in our bird populations. And next year, you can join the program and become a trained observer through participation in the Christmas Bird count of the National Audubon Society and see your efforts...Urbanized Watersheds More Sensitive To Climate Change
...nners, hydrologists and climate modelers decipher future effects of increased precipitation and temperatures, according to a Penn State researcher. "There have been a great many studies of stream flow, temperature and precipitation, but they have all been done on undeveloped watersheds that are minim...Proteins Interacting With RNA And DNA Are Surprisingly Similar
...ndingcontributions and for work that has excellent future potential.The award wasissued in September 1996 by the NIH's National Institute ofGeneral MedicalSciences, which has funded Draper's research since 1981....ORNL Finds Common Genetic Cause For Epilepsy, Migraine
...y and migraines could help us get acure or prevent future cases," Stubbs said. "It could also prove veryvaluable for testing drugs." Now that researchers have identified the likely cause for migraine andepilepsy, the focus turns to how the mutation affects cells' function. "The implicated gene affects the m...Stronger Evidence That Global Climate Change Can Reduce The Variety Of Life
... 11 glacial cycles suggests that theeffects of any future global climate change-whether natural ormanmade-could further affect the richness of life on Earth beyond the riskalready posed by habitat degradation and other environmental effects." Cronin and coauthor Dr. Maureen E. Raymo, Associate Profe...Fund Aims To Repay Developing Nations For Valuable Genes
...t yield new informationfor basic research and have future commercial value. In many cases thesehave been wil...us initially has committed approximately $50,000of future royalties to the fund in connection with Ronald's rice gene andwill review the amount in the future....President's Budget Proposal Cuts R&D By 14 Percent By 2002
... improvement over previous projections in terms of future support for R&D programs," said Al Teich, director of the AAAS Science and Policy Programs . "Improved economic forecasts and concerted efforts to protect R&D have helped diminish some of the massive cuts previously proposed. While some in the sci...Hot 'Lanta: NASA, School Kids Team To Study How Trees Help Cities Keep Their Cool
...d Experiment is part of a larger study of past and future land use impacts on climate and air quality of Atlanta. In turn, it may help cities reshape themselves for comfort - and lower heating bills - and help develo...Houseflies May Transmit Ulcer Bug
...p://www.asmusa.org . If you would like to receive future releases from the ASM byelectronic mail please send a message with your e-mail address to: jsliwa@asmusa.org ....New understanding of crab populations may not bring fishermen's delight
...a good fit to data could be extended to predictthe future of crabs. Yet, like weather, populations seem to defy predictability.Even extended to the year 2950, this precise model seems to confirm theelusiveness of certainty. "The one thing we can predict with this model is that crab populationswill fluctuat...