Evidence From Old Tumors Foretells Which New Breast Cancer Patients Will RequireAdditional Treatment
...aacr.org/crtable.htm">Cancer Research , is the largest studyever completed of node-negative breast cancer patients who received no adjuvanttreatment -- radiation, hormone or chemotherapy after surgery -- and have beenfollowed long enough to fully express the malignant potential of the disease. While 91 p...Native Fish Found In U.S. Lake Ontario For First Time In 50 Years
...ns to start recovering." As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, ...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Trains Displaced Fishermen And Women In New Careers As Aquafarmers
...ed. Harbor Branch's hard clam hatchery (one ofthe largest clam hatcheries in the United States) provided over 400 million clamseed to nearly 300 Florida growers in 1997. This represents an increase of 100%from the previous year in clam seed offered by the facility based in FortPierce. A new clam hatchery i...Yes Virginia, Plants Are Alive!
...museums ofnature right in the middle of one of the largest metropolitan areas in theworld. The Everett Children's Adventure Garden, a12-acre indoor and outdoor wonderland with 40 activities for visitors toinvestigate plants and follow in the footsteps of scientists; the MitsubishiWild Wetland Trail, a fasci...USGS Measures Coral Reef Recovery In Culebra, Puerto Rico
...ida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mappingagency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000 organizations acrossthe country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resourcemanagers, planners, and othercustomers...NCI Awards Hopkins $3.8 Million For Cancer Genetics Network
...r risk. NCI is calling these networks the largest virtual collaborative effortdedicated to the study of cancer genetics. "These cancer genetics networks willcreate a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborative structure thatwill enable the participating institutions to draw upon each othe...Salamanders May Reveal Best Way To Manage Forests
...ain range in the Eastern United States,support the largest contiguous temperate hardwood forests in the world and arelargely 60- to 90-year-old second-growth forests. The Appalachians are also oneof the two most important centers for biological diversity in the United States,the other being the Klamath Mount...Duke Studies Show That Environmental Effects Of Dams Extend To Insect Life
...newlycreated by the flooding of the world's second largest reservoir show howdramatically sudden isolation can change even tiny components of aonce-integrated ecosystem. By painstakingly investigating these small invertebrate species forthree years, two researchers from Duke University's Nicholas Sch...Fruit-Eating Birds Discovered Crucial To Rainforest Survival
...dents and 3,500 faculty andstaff. It is one of the largest of the nationally recognized 23-campusCalifornia State University System. Founded in 1899, the University isapproaching its 100th year of service to San Francisco, the Bay Area, Californiaand beyond. NOTE: Tom Smith can be reached a...Alaska Scientists Say Salmon Declines Inevitable
...urns of sockeye salmon to Bristol Bay, the world's largest wild red salmon fishery, have been below state forecasts. Salmon returns to the Kenai Peninsula, the Yukon-Kuskokwim River and elsewhere in Alaska also have fallen short of expectations. The declines come as a shock to fishermen and policy makers, bu...University Of Cincinnati Geologists Analyzes Evolutionary Impact Of Mass Extinctions
...ods. "While I agree that mass extinctions are the largest and most important of aclass of 'catastrophes,' Iwould argue that they are not fundamentally different as an evolutionarymechanism from whatcauses diversity change in the intervals between them," said Miller. "Theso-called backgroundintervals are al...New Polymer Implants Can Rescue Dying Brain Cells, Researchers Say
...eting of the AmericanChemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. A protein thatstimulates the growth of nerve cells and keeps them from degenerating, NGF couldhelp to prevent or control Alzheimer's disease, said W. Mark Saltzman, Ph.D, ofCornell University. He and his colleagues have succee......e ProductsCorporation, which is one of the world's largest research-based pharmaceuticaland health care product companies. American Home Products is a leader in thediscovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription drugs andover-the-counter medications. It also is a global leader in vaccin...Advances In Analyzing Environmental Endocrine Disruptors And Their Effects On Health, Environment
...eting of theAmerican Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Federal Strategy Unveiled For Endocrine Disruptor Screening And Testing In 1996, amendments to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and the SafeDrinking Water Act (SDWA) required the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) t...Endocrine Disruptors And Their Effects On Health, Environment
...eting of the American Chemical Society,the world's largest scientific society, taking place in Boston, August 23-27. WHO: Gary Timm - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wash, DC James LeNoir - Center for Environmental Sciences andEngineering, Reno, NV Dr. Joh...Snake Venom Slows Tumor Growth
...es attending this week-long meeting of the world's largest scientificsociety. In studies with mice implanted with human breast cancer cells, Markland'sresearch group found a 60 - 70 percent reduction in the growth rate of thebreast tumors and a 90 percent reduction of tumor metastasis to the lungs ofanimals ...USGS Scientists Learn Lessons From Captive Released Manatees
...ell as a place in manatee history. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mappingagency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations acrossthe country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resourcemanagers, planners, and other custome......eting of the AmericanChemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Now, Dr. Butterfield says, he has become the first to see the actual death andsurvival of brain cells in tests of AB and antioxidants. In one study, Dr. Butterfield added AB to the normal brain cells of testrodent...Artificial Heart Chamber And Artificial Blood Vessels Aid Cardiovascular Surgeons
...etingof the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Theartificial devices are made of a polymer material called polyurethaneurea[polyYURehTHANEyurE-ah]. The blood sacs could also augment the functions of total artificial hearts,which continue to be studied at research centers here...... cosmic dust and the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Dahl'saward-winning ion optics simulation program, SIMION for the PC, helped designthe instruments. Here on Earth, other machines with ion optics elementsdesigned in part by SIMION analyze environmental contaminants, decode DNA, andeven uncov...