World's Experts Plan Global Locator Service For Environmental Information
..., data centers, or published on the Internet. This lays the foundation for a virtual library of environmental data and information that will be easily accessible on global networks. "An information locator service is useful wherever people communicate, but there is a special urgency to the worl......on," adds Mohler. "Most importantly, this research lays the groundworkfor a study that will determine the safety of this data. This work represents aunique marriage between cardiac cell biology, medical imaging, and clinical ERtriage." The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center's sponsored rese...EPA Should Redirect Some Research on Toxic Airborne Particles
...he scientific data. The report, thefirst of four, lays out a comprehensive 13-year national program for the study of particulate matter, with emphasis on critical information neededbefore the next scheduled review of the standards in 2002. EPA is directing nearly one-third of its particulate matter rese..."A Little Bit Here" And "A Little Bit There" Can Add Up To A Big Problem
...hat has plagued mid-Atlantic waterways. The report lays out several steps that can be taken to help ease nonpoint sourcepollution. Landscape management and restoration, including vegetation buffersalong waterways and wetlands restoration, can greatly decrease the flow ofpollution into waterways. Additio...New Phylloxera Strain Poses Threat Primarily To Grape Nurseries
...and, burrows itself into the leaf,where one female lays a couple hundred eggs. As the young emerge from smallbumps or galls, they crawl toward the shoot tip, and begin feeding on newgrowth. Feeding can be severe enough to defoliate part of the vine. "Theydon't really fly very well," Walker says, "but t...Clemson Fire Ant Research Uses Biological Approach
... a very slow-acting bait." Since the queen lays up to 1,000 eggs per day for as long as sevenyears, fire ant colonies in South Carolina can include more than 250,000 ants,compared to fewer than 1,000 for the native ants. This is one reason why sometreatments require several weeks to show results.......breakthrough," said Kabat. The OHSU study lays the groundwork for finding other receptors that helpviruses, such as HIV, invade cells and could open up new areas of research intodrugs to combat the viruses. Viruses and cells are constantly involved in anelaborate arms race. Cells develop resistan...NYU Chemist Supports New Theory For Origin Of Life
...iences (Vol.96, Issue 8, 4396-4401). Shapiro also lays out his argument in a new bookentitled PLANETARY DREAMS, which was published by John Wiley & Sons in April. In the book and paper, Shapiro argues that standard origin-of-life theories arebadly flawed. Such theories are dependent on a miraculous even......t. "The President's Clean Water Action Plan lays out a blueprint for addressing the nation's water-quality problems," Schaefer said. "The challenge is to find ways to work cooperatively to reduce urban and agricultural contaminants on a watershed-by-watershed basis. Schaefer pointed to the ...Fox Chase Cancer Center's Joseph Testa receives 1999 Irving J. Selikoff Award for Cancer Research
... to target specific genes involved in mesothelioma lays the foundation for future therapies tailored to each patient. "Identifying the protein each gene produces will provide a blueprint for new drugs," Testa said. "Such drugs would mimic these proteins and might restore the cells' normal function." In ...Population-Development-Environment in Namibia: background readings
...and development in Namibia. In addition, the book lays the foundation for development of a scientific model to help scholars assess scenarios and policies regarding sustainable human development in Namibia and in other developing countries. Literature on Namibia is sparse and generally confined to unpubl...October Geology and GSA Today highlights
...and not known about climate change. He succinctly lays out the problems with definitely attributing global warming to human activity and predicting future change with certainty, and discusses the implications of the problems for development of policies to deal with climate change. He concludes that grea......r of biology. "This insect feeds on the leaves and lays its eggs on them. When the eggs hatch, larvae grow and spend about a month chewing the roots." To protect rice plants from water weevils, Hall and his colleagues insert insect-killing genes in the seeds of rice plants. Ideally, when the plants grow, ...Campaign to protect critically endangered beluga sturgeon
...an Sea sturgeon. "We are killing the goose that lays the golden egg," said Lisa Speer, senior policy analyst for the NRDC, referring to beluga sturgeon. "This is a true conservation emergency that will require concerted action on the part of consumers, the U.S. government and the international commu...Reducing sodium leads to substantial drop in blood pressure, finds NHLBI study
...ociety of Hypertension. The DASH-Sodium study lays to rest the long-standing controversy over whether sodium reduction lowers blood pressure in people who do not have hypertension, more commonly called high blood pressure. The study also has important implications for the treatment of hypertension, ...Dieting study finds Internet effective in producing initial weight loss
... use of Internet technology to aid weight loss and lays the groundwork for future research on the best methods for helping people to lose weight online. Ninety-one people ages 18 to 60, who were on average 30 pounds overweight, began the study; sixty-five participants ...Why monkeys don't hear as well as humans
...aid understanding basic workings of a monkey's ear lays the groundwork to better understanding of human hearing....Amphibian mortality linked to global climate change
...g the breeding pairs," he says. An average female lays about 12 thousand eggs. "Around the early 1990s, we started to see 80 to 100 percent mortality," Kiesecker says. The toad eggs laid at shallower depths, which are stressed by overexposure to ultraviolet light, are killed by a water-mold pathogen, ...Scientists: nutritional deficiency can boost influenza virus damage
...n one can have a profound effect." The new work lays the groundwork for demonstrating that a specific deficiency in a specific nutritional requirement can affect the immune system and then affect viral infections, Beck said. It helps pinpoint how the deficiency matters. "Since we know that selenium is......ch Council's Board on Army Science and Technology, lays out a vision of foods and agricultural activities that will keep future warriors fed, disease-free and even safe from friendly fire. The report was prepared by a 16-member committee of university and industry scientists. Purdue University's Michael L...