Artificial organ research findings presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers
...wan Institute of Regenerative Medicine has a broad mission to develop a premier facility for clinical care, t...utions and industry in more than 40 countries. The mission of the International Society of Artificial Organs is to increase and encourage knowledge and researc...Journal announces scientific releases
...he development of hematology as a discipline. Its mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematolo...NASA biotechnology activities enhancing quality of life
...Dr. Larry DeLucas, a payload specialist on Shuttle mission STS-50, is a leading structural biology center with one of the largest facilities in the world for X-ray crystallography, as well as a platform of proprietary high throughput technologies designed for structure based drug discovery. CBSE has develop...DuPont receives US EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Award for new innovation
...trochemical processes. "As a science company whose mission is sustainable growth, DuPont is committed to research initiatives that provide shareholder and societal value while reducing our environmental footprint," said DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Dr. Thomas M. Connell...UCR entomologists honored for maintaining and enhancing nation's natural resources and environment
...e outstanding contributions supporting the USDA's mission . The Honor Awards Program was created in 1947. Toscano and Blua are members of the Cooperative Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) Areawide Management Team that developed and implemented pest management strategies against the Glassy-winged sharpshoot...Kids' gardens grow interest in science, nutrition
...recent study by Texas Cooperative Extension. "Our mission is to use horticulture to grow good kids," said Lisa Whittlesey, coordinator for Extension's Junior Master Gardener program. "We hope they also learn a lot about gardening." In the national poll of more than 440 JMG leaders, about 85 percent believe...OXiGENE announces launch of ophthalmic clinical trial at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
...remier non-profit eye research organization, whose mission is to discover the causes, treatments and cures for degenerative retinal eye diseases. "CA4P has exhibited very promising pre-clinical results in preventing and causing regression of choroidal neovascularization, the major cause of severe vision l...Searching for the 'real' waterworld
..., ESA's Eddington Project Scientist. The CNES/ESA mission Corot, which is a smaller, precursor mission to Eddington due for launch around 2005, may also be just able to glimpse them, if they are close en...Perceptions about the threat of bioterrorism could impair the nation's response
... materials over the past three years. The center's mission is to provide public health and health care facilities with the tools needed for preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation of intentional or naturally occurring outbreaks. Shadel said recent events are making this task easier. "I think the SARS...R. John Collier, PH.D wins Bristol-Myers Squibb Infectious Disease Research Award
...cal and related health care products company whose mission is to extend and enhance human life....UCF garners nearly $89 million in research funding
...rch at the University of Central Florida feeds our mission to become the nation's leading metropolitan research university and helps to enhance the intellectual and economic development of our region and state," UCF President John Hitt said. UCF offers education and high-tech research in optics, lasers, comm...Industry asked to design Mars rover and payload
... the one-year Phase A design studies. The ExoMars mission includes an orbiter and a descent module that will... to be around 40 kg. "ExoMars is a very ambitious mission and a key step in the development of the Aurora long-term plan to send a human expedition to Mars," ...New imaging vehicle maps coral reefs to determine health of reef and fisheries
... organization located in Falmouth, MA. Its primary mission is to understand the oceans and their interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Science...Blimp ride & demo of high tech sensors
...use of blimps and cutting edge sensors for today's mission requirements. Science and Technology International's (STI) Littoral Airborne Sensor - Hyperspectal (LASH) system is onboard a blimp that will be berthed and flying from the Manassas (VA) Regional Airport for four days, Aug 4-8, 2003. (Other times ava...UCLA researcher first to solve structure of membrane transport protein
...an Oaks), an international research team's 12-year mission to solve the structure of an important protein has paid off. Kaback and his colleagues recently captured the three-dimensional structure of lactose permease (LacY), which moves lactose across the cell membrane of E. coli, a common bacterium. Accordin...Genomes of tiny microbes yield clues to global climate change
...ological and Environmental Research as part of its mission to study climate change and carbon management. "While many questions remain," said Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, director of DOE's Office of Science, "it's clear that Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus play an immensely significant role in photosynthetic oce...Schwab foundation names Victoria Hale a social entrepreneur for 2004
...preneurship can combine successfully with a social mission to make a significant difference in the health of people in the developing world. With the assistance of the Schwab Foundation, I look forward to creating more alliances with those who share our vision and who will help us advance global health care...Livermore & NIH scientists create technique to examine behavior of proteins at single molecule level
...boratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administ...First production of a human protein with complex glycosylation in genetically modified yeast
...Inc., privately held, was founded in 2000 with the mission of dramatically improving the capacity and cost of producing human therapeutic proteins, while simultaneously enhancing their efficacy and safety as therapeutics. The company harnesses the inherent advantages of yeast and other fungal-based protein ......whether on the International Space Station or on a mission to the Moon or Mars. On the one hand, spaceflights...For a crew of 6 astronauts leaving on a three-year mission to Mars as much as 26 tonnes of food will need to be carried. Even if this food is 90% dehydrated, i...