Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2004
...ent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors could be minimized and burn-up potentially doubled if Gamma Engineering's new silicon carbide-based cladding proves viable. Conventional cladding, the tubing that contains the enriched uranium that fuels reactors, becomes brittle and must be replaced along with the fu...Viral proteins may prevent bacterial infections
...in these settings, the chance of infection will be minimized or even eliminated," says Fischetti. In animal model experiments, Fischetti and his colleagues colonized mice with streptococcal or pneumococcal bacteria, either orally or nasally. They were able to remove the colonization completely using phage e...RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain cancer
...umor cell membranes. That calcium mobilization was minimized in the brain cancer cells treated with the targete...ion in the brain cancer cells, Dr. Pardridge noted minimized DNA replication, and hence, cellular proliferation, in the cancer cells that were treated with the i...Can the mode of training affect the hormone response to different modes of exercise?
...s trained and because variation of testosterone is minimized during this period. During session one, baseline anthropometric and fitness measurements were obtained. During session two subjects rested quietly. A resting blood sample was drawn at 0.5 hours and subsequent blood samples were drawn each hour f...Extraterrestrial enigma: missing amino acids in meteorites
... seen falling and fragments were collected quickly minimized the chances that they were contaminated by Earth amino acids. The Miller-Urey experiment, combined with the discovery of amino acids in carbonaceous chondrites and the detection of glycine in molecular clouds, raise compelling issues about the origi...Alcohol's pharmacological properties, not smell or taste, reinforce its effects
...l injection. This method of alcohol administration minimized its olfactory (smell) and gustatory (taste) attributes. The second experiment paired alcohol with an empty nipple, or alcohol with water delivered apart from a nipple. Experiment three examined blood alcohol concentrations five minutes and 60 minut...Genetic heterogeneity of Icelanders
...rs such as plague and famine, was presumed to have minimized variation in the gene pool. Researchers now suggest that there was a lack of evidence to confirm this homogeneity. To investigate these claims an extensive reanalysis of mtDNA variation was undertaken by examining primary data from original sources f...URI biological oceanographers study potentially toxic microalgae on the northeast coast
...ctable, the potential impact of such events can be minimized by rigorous, although costly, monitoring programs. "On a global scale, eutrophication, aquaculture practices, sediment transport, and the many subtle changes that may accompany global climate modification, can create conditions which are conducive, e...Gene therapy and sickle cell disease: Religious perspectives
...red the regulation of other genes. This concern is minimized because the modified cell lineages will not be passed down to new generations. Because the target of this gene therapy is somatic cells, I have few ethical concerns. Treating beta-globin disorders through somatic-cell gene therapy is consistent wi...Study finds nonviral gene therapy for severe hemophilia a is safe with early signs of benefit
...a single genetic modification. The risks that were minimized by the nonviral approach used in this study include unintended immune reactions, infections, genetic mutations and gene !transfer to reproductive tissues. Hemophilia A is an X chromosome-linked hereditary bleeding disorder due to a defect in the bloo...Scientific theory of marine reserves to be released
...un-offs, large storms and disease outbreaks can be minimized by creating a collection of reserves, as a sort of insurance. He discussed discussed such issues in his paper, Catastrophes: Where the Unlikely Becomes the Probable. ...DOE funds commercialization program for new energy-saving sensing device
...he advantages of each technology and significantly minimized the disadvantages. In addition to the advantage of working in very high temperatures, the new sensor, called the self-calibrated interferometric/intensity based (SCIIB) sensor, is smaller in size, has higher resolution and accuracy, and a higher fre......rocess. "Adventitious biotech presence can only be minimized by enhanced quality assurance procedures, not post-production testing," Condon noted. The OECD Seed Schemes, Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, Association of Official Seed Analysts and International Seed Testing Association have agr...Physicians who acknowledge abuse and confirm patient's worth are most helpful
...opped hints ofabuse, lied, changed their story, or minimized the abuse. Researchers described these complex interactions as the "dance of disclosureand identification." The researchers also found that regardless of whether the abuse had beendirectly identified, more than half (16) of the women described how va...Electronic dental anesthesia helps allay needle injection pain
...movingand crying and also minimized usual heart rate and blood pressure changes associated with injections, comparedto a control group of 15 children whom did not receive EDA. "An injection can evoke a very str...Aquaculture: Not An Easy Answer To Overfishing
...ed, pollutionfrom aquaculture operations should be minimized and habitat destructionprevented. Both the industry and government should consider new regulations,pollution taxes, or reduction of financial subsidies for the most harmful typesof aquaculture until some of the problems are addressed, the res...ESA Corporate Award Goes To Precious Woods Ltd.
...are also protected during the cutting. Gapsize is minimized to enhance re-growth of shade-tolerant species. Unlike other states in the Brazilian Amazon, 97 percent of the primary forest is saidto still be present in the State of Amazonas. Precious Woods Ltd. is the onlyforestry project to receive an "environ...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
... 1994 saved thousands of trees in the urbanforest, minimized use of pesticides and saved money. "With quick detection and quick, areawide control, overall tree mortalitycan be kept quite low," Foltz said. Tree removal, however, sometimes is misunderstood, Foltz said, and in somecommunities, cutting down infest...