Field Museum gives Parker/Gentry Award to Chinese conservationist
...nevitable devastation that the Nu River dams would inflict on the environment and culture, we strongly oppose them," said Debra Moskovits, Vice President of Environment and Conservation at The Field Museum. "Prof. Yang's commitment to conservation and scientific research, as well as his recognition of China'...Alcohol consumption can damage hearing
...that cumulative, life-long alcohol consumption can inflict on central auditory pathways, which is reflected as hearing loss. "The main problem with identifying alcohol-related brain damage has been to identify those lesions caused by alcohol itself versus those caused by other common alcohol-related factors,......y as much as 20 times. In addition, fishing gears inflict damage to corals and other seafloor habitats. "Sh... dredges and trawls--as well as midwater gillnets, inflict the highest level of damage to habitat and marine vertebrates and invertebrates. "Our analysis sug...By the year 2050, human population could add 2.6 billion people, reports Rockefeller scientist
...rs cannot say. "I also do not know whether we will inflict a doomsday on ourselves by warfare, disease or catastrophe. Our future depends on choices -- on the choices we have made in the past and those we will make in the future," adds Cohen. "We cannot continue the exceptional growth of this last half centu...Newly identified gene may halt fuzzy, moldy fruit
... leaves and stems. It has a tremendous capacity to inflict disease and eventually cause loss of quality and yield." The scientists found the gene by sorting through mutations of the common laboratory research plant Arabidopsis. By studying altered plants that were highly susceptible to Botrytis, the research...Waging war: The curse of human intelligence
...n both sides were equal. Others believed they must inflict lethal revenge to be spared from the ghosts of clansmen who were killed. However the fighting began, it often escalated, sometimes involving groups not party to the initial clash, and continued for generations. This raises problems for theories that ......he news and the stock market. Which of course may inflict a different kind of pain....Genetic discovery in fruit flies may open new avenues for understanding cancer growth in humans
... cancer chemotherapy, since many anti-cancer drugs inflict DNA damage. Another potential clinical application may be activating silent tumor-suppressor genes, such as p53, to fight cancer growth. In addition to treating certain cancers, silencing inhibitors such as Splitomicin may be effective against sickle...Breaking the silence: Discovery could lead to new treatments for cancer, sickle-cell anemia
... cancer chemotherapy, since many anti-cancer drugs inflict DNA damage. Another potential clinical application may be activating silent tumor-suppressor genes to fight cancer growth."Our hope is that this chemical/genetics approach can lead to quicker development of treatments for people with cancer and other...E.O. Wilson to speak on 'future of biodiversity'
...lerating rate by human activity, "a loss that will inflict a heavy price in wealth, security, and spirit," maintains Wilson. In his talk, Wilson will outline some of the steps that can be taken, and to a limited extent are underway, to slow and eventually halt this downward spiral. Wilson is the author of tw...New science resources available from the ESA
...in which they can flourish. But those that do can inflict enormous ecological damage. Animal invaders for example, can cause extinctions of vulnerable native animals by preying upon them, consuming their food, or taking over their habitat. Plant invaders can completely alter the fire and nutrient cycles, ...Chemistry to play major role in solving 21st century challenges
...forbids the misuse of human genetic information to inflict injury or death" should be considered by scientists, he says. William Haseltine, chairman and CEO of Human Genome Science in Rockville, Md., believes research into genomics offers "more hope than cause for concern." He says "our ability to defend ...UV Radiation Induces Vitamin A Deficiency In Skin
...radiation, the destructivepathway has free rein to inflict a great deal of damage," Voorhees said. Understanding how these two biochemical pathways work in human skin may lead tonew medications or treatments that could block the harmful effects of UVradiation. "Our findings suggest that applying retinoic ac......generate free radicals in the skin, which in turn inflict damage on the skin cells' - causing some cells to become cancerous," he added. The researchers sounded a note of caution that, so far, the effects of tea as an anti-cancer agent has only been explored in mice, and the implications of their find...