Environmental Impact Statements Need To Be Made Easier To Decipher
...udents'recall of basic facts, understanding of the main points of the project andcomprehension of potential environmental effects. Their average scores: 42 percent correct on basic facts; 40 percent on themain points; and 57.5 percent on potential environmental changes. Mathematicalchance would have resu...Ten Years of Progress For Superfund Basic Research Program
...nside you into carcinogenic materials." Again, the main problem is that azo dyes are not readilydegraded in nature. Bishop has designed bioreactors in hislaboratory which use thin biofilms of Sphingomonas and othermicrobes to break down the dyes. He believes his novel two-stepreactor will be much more eff...Project Shows Native Bacteria Can Destroy Widespread Pollutant In Groundwater
...uickly return to normal. According to McCarty, the main advantages of bioremediation are water conservation and a substantial reduction in pumping costs. On the other side of the ledger, however, is the cost of the chemicals involved. In the case of TCE decontamination, the highest cost item in the proces...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
...es include hawks, foxes and owls. At Betampona,the main predator will be the fossa (pronounced "foosh"), a bobcat-sizedcousin of the mongoose. After a summer of observations, medical checkups and genetic analysesat both sites, the first group of black and white ruffed lemurs -- fouror five "compatible in...Purdue-Made Soil Benefits The Environment
...ed local topsoil in terms of yield," she says. The main ingredients in the soil all come from Purdue and t..., is supplied by a local composting operation. The main uses for the soil are for reclamation of Purdue's gravel pit and campus landscaping projects, but Ti......ilding on this model, the lab has focused on three main areas:developing new drug treatments against TB, creating vaccines that prevent TBfrom developing, and improving tests that detect the disease at an earlierstage....Experts: Public Will Accept Irradiation In Wake Of Meat Recall
...ve on hamburger and other types of red meat. Three main areas studied are: whether any chemical changes occur that can cause toxicity, how the microbial profile changes, and whether the meat's nutrient value is affected. "The request is for all red meat to be approved at once," Pauli says, "but if we ca...Molecular Piracy Turns Protein Into Traitor
.... vMIP-II is the only known molecule to block all main co-receptors used by HIV to gain entry to cells (CCR5, CCR3, CXCR4 and US28). Full details of the research, carried out in a three way collaboration with the Geneva Glaxo Wellcome group and teams led by Dr Thue Schwartz in Copenhagen and Dr Paul Clap...Largest Tyrannosaur Fossil Unearthed In Montana
... Rigby reports that the pubis, one of three main bones in the pelvis,measures at least 52 inches, compared to 48 inches in the largest known T. rex. The femurs or thigh bones, which paleontologists normally use to estimate thesize of dinosaurs, await excavation at the site. Unfortunately, f...Bowman Gray Scientists Find Novel Way To Block AIDS Virus
... describedanti-HIV approaches," said Chen, for two main reasons: The intrakine approach is aimed at preventing virus entry into the cell,rather than interfering with virus multiplication. Therefore, the lymphocytesprotected by this approach would be truly virus-free. In contrast, all othercurrently desc...Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
...ig pile of bones glued together." Waddle said the main reason that not much is known about the evolutiona...mbers where the fossils are located. To get to the main chamber--called the Drop Room--the researchteam must climb down a steep rubble slope to a small open...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
...lusions, hallucinations, paranoia or catonia. The main form of treatment is antipsychotic drugs, which must be taken regularly and continually to control symptoms. The five-year study will be carried out in the Azores and in a population group on the Portuguese mainland. "The Azores are ideal for ...Colorado State Scientists Tackle Genetic Makeup Of Obscure Bacteria
...e molecular and geneticdifferences between the two main types of Mycobacterium avium. The goal is toidentify the genes responsible for allowing one strain of the bacteria tocircumvent the body's defense mechanisms and cause disease and the other strainto not cause disease and be receptive to drugs. By pin...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...ntioxidant capacity and total serum bilirubin, the main pigment found in bile. Schunemann said both laboratory and clinical studies have found that bilirubin may function as an antioxidant. Results showed that oxidative stress was associated with obstruction of the pulmonary airways. Higher levels...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
...could work on their own and they do." The main focus of the ARM program is cloud cover and the effect ofclouds on the surface radiation budget, which is important in understanding ElNiño and in refining the output of the global climate models currently used tounderstand worldwide events. ...3-D Structure Of HIV Components May Pave The Way For New Anti-AIDS Drugs
... of Science. "The structure is significant for two main reasons. First, it providesmolecular insights into how the protein recognizes and binds to [a specific siteon viral] RNA. Second, it provides a structural basis for the development ofdrugs that are designed to disrupt this recognition and binding, ...Termites' Attraction To Small Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide Lures Pests To Their Deaths
...oxide for two reasons. Rotting wood--the termites' main source offood--releases CO2, a process that likely guides the insects to food.Concentrations of the gas inside termite colonies is higher than ambient air,suggesting termites also use CO2 to find home. Now Bjostad and his colleagues are using...