Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
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...sis centres, their study provides good evidence to justify the system. Contact: Dr Diana Bilton, Consultant Physician, Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Papworth Everard, Cambridge Press Office: Kate Lancaster...Putting A Price Tag On Pollution
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...7 million), indicates we should probably beable to justify the creation of half a dozen biotech firms," Stone said. The responsibilities of the core staff of technology transfer is tooversee the details of licensing agreements, making certain they comply with therules and regulations of the UT Syste...NASA Using Space Incubator To Understand Breast Cancer
... so what we learn from these cells could help help justify methods of female crew selection, and help manage breast cancer in the national population at the same time." Cancer research is typically a collaborative and interdisciplinary effort. In this regard, Richmond was connected to a breast cancer sus...Genetically Speaking, Race Doesn't Exist In Humans
...t of Africa The candelabra model often is used to justify the "out of Africa" replacementtheory, whereby modern humans descended from a single African population,expanding out of Africa and replacing the less advanced Old World humans inEurope, Asia and Africa. Templeton's analysis suggests a less hostile s...Successful Hemophilia B Gene Therapy In Dogs May Justify Human Experiments
...t, about 1 percent, but we believe that's enoughto justify consideration of clinical trials in humans," said Dr. Timothy C.Nichols, associate professor of medicine and pathology at the UNC-CH School ofMedicine. "This level of correction in humans could be enough to improve certainpeople with severe hemophili...Protestors Are Up In Arms Over Experiments That Give Chimps AIDS
...e prospect of developing an effective AIDS vaccine justify condemningchimpanzees to death? That's the stark question dividing biomedical researchersin the US, now that virologists know that some strains of HIV cause the samefatal illness in chimps as they do in people. Already, several chimps have be...Ice-covered antarctic lake may harbor unknown life
...ibility isone of several intriguing mysteries that justify undertaking the logisticalchallenges of exploring the lake, according to a new report from a workshopfunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The report, "Lake Vostok: A Curiosity or a Focus for InterdisciplinaryStudy," concludes that......d.But more definitive data is needed before we can justify this recommendation."...Mighty things from small beginnings
...le incorrectly interpreting the study's results to justify personal drinking habits. Accordingly, Myers pointed out two important components to his study. One, researchers looked at the effects of alcohol consumption in one sitting. They were interested in the mechanisms behind thrombotic activity, and ho......ing, but the enormous potential benefits more than justify the risk and they thought our team was the most likely to succeed," Ratner said. "Personally, looking at the people involved, I like our chances."...Researchers zero in on first drug that may be helpful in treating common liver disease
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...S1P actually protects human ovaries would strongly justify any potential testing of the technique in human volunteers....Presbyterians vote in favor of fetal, embryonic, and stem cell research
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