Wildlife Conservation Society hosts public symposium on human-wildlife diseases
...ns. Experts from conservation biology, policy and law will also be on hand to discuss strategies to better link health and conservation efforts around the globe. With its state-of-the-art Wildlife Health Center based at the Bronx Zoo, and Field Veterinary Program active in dozens of countries around the...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...tes also helps protect members of the military and law enforcement from harm that can come in many forms including bullets, shrapnel and knives. "The DuPont TM StormRoom TM with Kevlar uses the same molecular science and high-performance material found in the bullet-resistant vests that help protect ...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...0 miles of the Flower Garden Banks are required by law to protect it, Guinasso notes, "so our buoys are something they very much need and want." When the nuclear submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru on Feb. 9, 2001, nine Japanese crewmembers were killed and the ship sank in 2,000 feet ...Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
... smoking environment. Only a smoke-free workplace law can protect the health of these workers." Few states have taken action to protect hospitality workers; only 14% of states have laws banning smoking in restaurants, bars, casinos and all other workplaces. According to the federal Agency for Toxic S...In a world of distortion, archer fish learn to judge absolute size of aerial prey
...he past. Rather, the fish extracted the underlying law that connects spatial configuration and apparent size. This remarkable cognitive ability allows the fish to readily judge a target's objective size from underwater views they have never encountered before....Will a reduction in military spending improve our environmental future?
...s. The lectureship is endowed by the international law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton to honor Mr. Barnard, counsel to the firm, for his contributions to environmental and public health law. The lecture is delivered during the orientation program for the incoming class of AAAS Science and Tec...Sensors at Watts Bar being evaluated by ORNL
...erway locks under the auspices of state safety and law enforcement organizations. "This real-world testin...s establishing a method to notify TVA security and law enforcement agencies if radioactive material is discovered....Living at home helps young mothers stay in school
Federal law requires that unmarried, minor-aged mothers who receive public assistance live at home (or in an approved adult-supervised setting). One rationale for this policy is that a young mother's parents might help her finish school if the family shares a h...NIST study shows computerized fingerprint matching is highly accurate
...entification and verification systems. While law enforcement agencies long have employed automated fingerprint matching devices, they are used increasingly in biometric systems to make national borders more secure. NIST conducted the study to fulfill requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Enha...National Corn Growers Association announces valuable maize genome data now available to scientists
...in getting the Plant Genome Initiative signed into law in 1997 and continues to support this important effort. With the availability of sequencing data from Ceres, DuPont and Monsanto, the corn genome could be completely sequenced by 2007, potentially years ahead of when it would have been completed with...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
...curity arena, where emergency first responders and law enforcement would benefit from situational awareness to observe activity at other parts of a disaster scene. Video could also be "pushed" to phones to provide alerts and instructional video information such as news reports. Edward Yu, Professor "Nano...New study in moths shows insects not entirely ruled by instinct
... detect odors of interest for defense industry and law enforcement such as odors given off by biological and chemical weapons. Animal behaviorists have historically argued that most insects have a programmed response to a variety of situations, such as knowing which odors signal the presence of food and......olute must for anyone studying forensic science or law ... this splendid book is packed with information ... excellent value for money ..." Education in Chemistry "... I would have no hesitation in recommending this book ..." Chromatographia "... a readable book written in a narrative style ..." Canadian...Confidentiality of genetic databases questioned by Stanford researchers
...rmation in shared online databases. A 1996 federal law that governs medical privacy requires that researc...atient's ZIP code before it can be shared. But the law is essentially silent on the issue of DNA, and most researchers have interpreted this to mean that s...The amendment to the law on green Genetic Engineering inhibits innovation and research in Germany
...eld. This is the key theme of the statement on the law on genetic engineering recently released by the DFG. The DFG primarily opposes three aspects of the draft amendment. For instance, the draft put forward by the German federal government assumes that a particular risk is automatically attached to the ...ORNL adds three R&D 100s to DOE lab-leading total
...niffEx will have applications in counterterrorism, law enforcement, airport safety and humanitarian efforts such as landmine removal....Herpes tool allows researchers to customize Alzheimer's vaccine
...intruders, even rivaling in complexity the maze of law enforcement agencies that keep citizens safe. For the fight against terrorism, for instance, the nation relies on the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, other federal agencies not to mention village and city police, county sheriffs, state police, security...Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
... telegram," says Prof Winau. "The execution of the law on preventing genetic diseases in children is an e...al hygiene of the Third Reich. Opposition to this law hardly existed. There was no discussion in the medical journals about whether the law was ethically...The science and law of torture
... professionals. Robert Goldman is an expert on the law of armed conflict and isthe co-director of the Center for Human Rights and HumanitarianLaw at American University, Washington, D.C. He is a former vicepresident of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.Goldman will discuss the international ...AAAS urges US to give scientists a voice in research misconduct cases
... Appeals Board in favor of a single administrative law judge disenfranchises scientists from the appeals ...presented in court. Use of a single administrative law judge would likely function more effectively with the assistance of a scientist working as a court e...