World's Experts Plan Global Locator Service For Environmental Information
...t it exists or do not know how to access it. This initiative will make use of base standards that are so essent...ard that has been widely used for many years, this initiative takes advantage of existing networks and software to access a vast array of valuable resources, incl......tizens about toxic threats to their families. This initiative wasannounced by the President last August in Kalamazoo, Mich., and will makewater quality information available for the 75 largest metropolitan areasin the country through a comprehensive monitoring system, with computerlinks to schools, libraries, a...Penn State Researchers Study Used Mushroom Compost
...armer-BasedApplied Research project, a legislative initiative to increase the use ofmushroom soil. The research is funded at $186,000 for the first year. The project will be carried out on farm land owned by Vincent Santucci,operator of Elite Mushrooms in Avondale, Pa. A series of lysimeters --containe...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...million National Science Foundation (NSF) research initiative are searching for life forms on Earth that may pro...fe on other planets. The first NSF awards in this initiative -- which is titled Life in Extreme Environments (LExEn) -- involve more than 20 research projects an......e mapping. Topics range fromthe wildlife diversity initiative to balancing economics and ecology. Media packet of materials available at conference,along with computer and modem to file stories....Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...Isle and the coastal area. The Sea Grant initiative received another $100,000 from thePennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department ofConservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Governor's Office, and$50,000 from Penn State. The Behrend College plans to appo...... used toproduce crops. According to Lemon, initiative activities will focus on finding ways to:enhance t...hanging consumer needs. "Two key areas our initiative will address are biotechnology, which canlead to healthier and more productive plants, and informati...... . Acomplete list of grants awarded under the new initiative is attached. To arrange an interview with Dr. Cassman or Dr. Anderson, call the NIGMS PublicInformation Office at (301) 496-7301....Perkin-Elmer, Dr. J. Craig Venter, And TIGR Announce Formation Of New Genomics Company
...ng technologyas the catalyst for this new genomics initiative - allowing us to take anotherstep in the redefinition of Perkin-Elmer. When combined with the talentsand resources of Dr. Venter and other TIGR scientists who would be employedby the new company, we believe we have the ability to quickly and cost-eff...ASU Scientists Join NASA Astrobiology Institute
... Looking to the future, NASA's new Astrobiology initiative and ASU are a natural fit,according to ASU Interim Vice Provost for Research Jonathan Fink. "We've got strongplanetary studies and planetary biology programs and an internationally known meteorite center.Integration in this area between our geology, ......rritory inrobotics." "'Sage' is part of an initiative to augment the experience people havein museums," explained Robotics Institute principal investigator William L.(Red) Whittaker. "It will bring the dynamic, interactive environment fostered inscience centers into museums, which have collected the won...Georgia Scientists Study Salt Marsh To Understand Global Warming
...aphy andthe National Science Foundation through an initiative aimed atencouraging interdisciplinary studies, takes a different look at thedynamics of an important natural system. The utility of the data being collected can be expanded well beyond theparticular habitat at Sapelo where the study is under way. Th...Genetic Study Reveals Sumatran Tigers Are A Distinct Species From All Mainland Tigers
... Program forMolecular Systematics Studies, a joint initiative of The New York BotanicalGarden and the American Museum of Natural History. The team includedresearchers from the American Museum of Natural History, the Wadsworth Center ofthe New York State Department of Health, and DePaul University. Whil...Report Focuses On Managed Care Impact In Clinical Microbiology Labs
...e future of clinical microbiology depends upon the initiative andvision of today's clinical microbiologists and on their abilities to educate thehealth care community about the key role of clinical microbiology inunderstanding the complex, evolving environment of pathogens and infectiousdiseases in a changing w......ronomy at the Rice Research Station,is leading the initiative to incorporate the herbicide tolerance characteristicinto rice varieties that possess superior agronomic properties. "Improved weed control will increase yields and give farmers greaterflexibility in crop rotations, herbicide timing, planting...UD Education News: HHMI Award Supports Undergraduate Discovery
...ys, "That's the whole point. They need to take the initiative tosolve the problem independently. They won't be able to hold jobs or succeed ingraduate school if they don't know how to find answers." HHMI award at work Over the next four years, the $1.6 million HHMI grant will support: (1)interdisciplinary res...USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert: Associates Virus With Salamander Die-Offs
...t for the first time. This group was formed at the initiative of Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to help investigate the causes of global amphibian declines. It will focus on science, conservation, international and education efforts. Researchers are trying to determine why amphibians are disappearing. ...DOE Joint Human Genome Effort Exceeds Sequencing Goal
... DOE was the first federal agency tolaunch a major initiative to completely decipher the entire human genetic code. Building on the JGI's accomplishment this year, the DOE, according to Krebs,will invest approximately $250 million in the Joint Genome Institute over thenext five years. The full text of the ge...Wake Forest Physicians Demonstrate How Gene-Diet Interaction Affects Cholesterol Absorption
... Research Center underone of the initial nutrition initiative grants of the Center for Research onHuman Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention. In one earlier study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,Weinberg and two residents had tried a four-egg-a-day diet on 23 medicalstudents. They......toaddress livestock waste management as part of an initiative funded by theSouth Carolina General Assembly through the South Carolina Agriculture andForestry Research System based at Clemson. Birrenkott's research found that it took about three weeks for thegarlic to reduce the poultry house odor compar...