Unicellular organisms contribute more nitrogen to ocean that reported earlier
...ulations published in the Nature paper. "This is globally important because new production in the ocean is one of the key forces that drives the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the ocean," Montoya explained. "This represents a route for trapping and sequestering carbon dioxide and keeping ...OneWorld Health compiles comprehensive state of infectious diarrhea treatments, potential solutions
... therapy (ORT) in the developing world. ORT is the globally approved treatment for secretory (watery) diarrhea that has been credited with reducing infant mortality by about half. ORT involves giving a dilute solution of sugar and salt orally to children to replace both the water and vital nutrients (electro...Embryonic stem cell therapy shows steady benefits in rebuilding infarcted heart
... caused an estimated 17 million or 23.2% of deaths globally in 2000, WHO reported. A contributing cause of what some have called a pandemic is that in contrast to many other organs in the body, the heart has only a minimal capability for self-renewal, leaving most current therapies to address symptoms with ...Full promise of genomics in disease research yet to be realized
...se research. For example, genome data can help to globally track and identify existing and new diseases, such as in the case of SARS. Genomics has identified the genetic signatures that today are being used in bioforensics to allow authorities to investigate cases of suspected bioterrorism. Some of the r...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...pecies, especially in Ethiopia. Among them are the globally precarious White-winged Flufftail. Wondafrash has worked to create and protect the wetland breeding habitats of the flufftail, which is believed to number only 750 globally. He has written: "It is my inherent belief that the only and highest service ...Carnivore extinction risk determined more by biology than human population density, says study
...s simply because they are not currently considered globally threatened. "There is a strong case to be made for pre-emptive conservation of species that live in regions of rapid human population growth and have a biology predisposing them to decline," they write. They highlight in particular the threat to Afr...Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
...0 articles on Arctic fauna, will be made available globally through translation and digitalization. The proj.../2008. "Increases in sea temperature are occurring globally with consequences that are hard to predict," said Dr. Ron O'Dor, Chief Scientist of the Census. "Acc...Trapping carbon in soil key for protecting global food security, dealing with climate change
...er year, is equal to the renewable energy produced globally during 2001," Lal said. "Carbon sequestration is an important strategy to mitigate climate change, which can neither be ignored nor over-emphasized. "Keeping carbon locked in soil reduces how much carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere, and it also imp...The Mediterranean connection: ecological effects of El Nio in the Northern hemisphere
...gests that the spatial and numeric dynamics of the globally threatened White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) in Spain were simultaneously affected by different climatic phenomena during different phases of their cycles. Strikingly, these results point to both the NAO and the ENSO as potentially major factor...2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
Twenty-nine young teams working on a range of globally threatened species and habitats from 23 countries ...to help in the conservation of all 29 of Bolivia's globally threatened bird species and the habitats in which they live. Along with a range of research and spe...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
...CEPF investments will focus on conserving these 51 globally threatened species, the majority of which are foun...or an official launch. The Caucasus "ecoregion" is globally outstanding for its biodiversity. It is also one of the world's 25 biologically richest yet most thr...NPS Pharma and VIMAC Ventures locate at MaRS, a major new research and enterprise center in Toronto
...s) Discovery District ( www.marsdd.com ) is a new, globally significant research and enterprise centre designed to accelerate commercialization in the fast-emerging biosciences and related technology fields. Located in the heart of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, MaRS brings together research, capital and industry ...Nerac to expand patent collection with 17 more resources
..., Connecticut, Nerac provides information services globally via the web at http://www.nerac.com . Contact: Suzi Craig-Edwards, Nerac, 1-860-872-7000. About Univentio Founded in 1952, Univentio builds and maintains a unique patent data collection covering over 100 different authorities and is specialized in...HHMI commits more than $30 million to help reverse brain drain, beat infectious diseases
...portant to make this kind of investment in science globally because one never knows where the next great idea will come from," says Jill Conley, director of HHMI's international program. For a new set of awards to be made in 2005, HHMI will provide 80 scientists with five-year grants of $50,000 to $100,000 an...Aeras partners with Crucell to develop TB vaccine
... TB, a disease which kills over two million people globally per year." Jaap Goudsmit, Chief Scientific Officer at Crucell, added, "Our AdVac™ technology is designed to deliver the protection against TB required at the scale needed to have impact on this devastating TB epidemic. We think we can contribu...More evidence of major global extinctions
... birds in Britain and Ireland, and the information globally is better than for any other group of animals or plants. There has been a concern that information for birds might not be representative. This analysis shows that the extinction rates of birds do not over-estimate the seriousness of the global exti...Plant, bird and butterfly species dwindling in the United Kingdom, researchers report
...case for those arguing for policies nationally and globally to mitigate the effects that man is having on the environment." In a second report, Carly Stevens, a Ph.D. student at the Open University in Milton Keynes and the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Huntingdon, and her colleagues have implicated...Pioneering flu researcher wins major Imperial scientific award
...influenza responsible for the 1918 pandemic, which globally killed more than 20 million people. Researchers at outbreak surveillance centres around the world hope that knowledge of the structure will provide valuable clues in determining whether new variants of the virus have killer potential. Imperial's Rec...McGill scientists publish detailed picture of how nutrients and other molecules get into cells
...nd different proteins. The ability to rapidly and globally detect proteins represents the next step in biology. Revolutions in technology of mass spectrometry which were honoured by the 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry, have paved the way for proteomics....Congo plans to safeguard biodiversity with new protected areas
... and Mayumba National Park in Gabon to protect the globally important beaches, swamps, and coastal forests of Congo's coastline, including some of the most important sea turtle nesting areas in the world. To the south, the government envisions the creation of a trans-boundary protected area along the borders ...