Colon Cancer Linked To Genes, Not Lifestyle
...Health. It is a base for local, national and international research in biomedicine and conservation biology and has an annual operating budget of approximately $25 million....Are CDC's 1997 Recommendations For Targeted Lead Screening Of Children Justified?
...oups continue to have BLLs thatare higher than the national average of children. Recent studies put this numberat 890,000 children. The new CDC guidance recommends local decision-making about screeninghigh-risk children. Manheimer and Silbergeld show that the incidence, severity,and problems in treatm...AAAS Announces Science Journalism Award Winners
...announced today the 1997 winners of itsprestigious national science writing awards, which are sponsored by the WhitakerFoundation: Robert Lee Hotz and Julie Marquis, Los Angeles Times Jenni Laidman, The Bay City Times (Michigan) Fred Guterl, Discover Lee Carey and Doug Bolin, (with Kristian Berg, Lisa Bl...Cellular Engineers Design Custom Cell Surfaces Able To Adhere To Synthetic Materials
... The Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratorylocated in Berkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific researchand is managed by the University of California....Mystery Of Vital Cell Protein Solved After 30 Years
... The Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratorylocated in Berkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific researchand is managed by the University of California. An image of the tubulinprotein model as well as a <AHREF="http://www.lbl.gov/images/PID/dimer.tif">high...Careful Honeybee Breeding Combats Tracheal Mite Pests
... Cobey wants to organize queen producers on a national level to promotebee breeding. She offers a summer class in bee breeding to encourage beekeepersto establish their own breeding programs. Cobey warned that bee breedingrequires patience and a long term commitment because results aren’talways im...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
...archLaboratory at the University of Hawaii and the national WildlifeDisease Laboratory in Madison, Wis., are all working to isolatethe virus. UF's research team includes Klein, Jacobson, Morettiand former UF graduate student Dr. Larry Herbst, now of the AlbertEinstein College of Medicine. The research...Selenium Soil Contamination: Possible New Approach Identified
... The Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratorylocated in Berkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific researchand is managed by the University of California....USGS 1999 Budget Emphasizes Clean Water, Disaster Information, Species And Habitat Research
...ity monitoring and assessment forwatersheds in our national parks; develop state geo-environmental maps that w...nces of fire use toimprove the ecosystem health of national wildlife refuges, and biologists will supply informationon wetlands and uplands in support of the po...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...ional Ergonomics Association and, indeed, for many national human factors/ergonomics societies and governmental groups, such as the European Union. Another reason, well known to us, is that "everyone is an operator" (Mallett, 1995). Everyone "operates" systems on a daily basis, such as an automobile, comput...Top Scientists Challenge Others: Join Biodiversity Year
...ar in 1957, when scientists worked together across national and academic boundaries to advance knowledge about.../news/ It also is available electronically on the national Eurekalert! web site www.eurekalert.org...USGS Cautions Proper Use Of Pepper Spray To Avoid Bear Attacks
...ng of red pepper spray has been encouraged in some national parks wherebears are common and firearms are prohibited. Some state wildlife and gameagencies have also been encouraging the carrying of the spray in bear habitats. Smith's investigations have found that "instances of peopleinappropria..."Doctor Watershed" Named AAAS Fellow
...ment, particularly in protected landscapes such as national parks. He is also being recognized for leadership ...atershed Ecosystems Program. This program supports national and international investigations regarding watersheds and their nature, protection, and use on publi...Summary Of USGS Presentations And Activities, AAAS, 1998
...rs, representing universities,non-profit state and national organizations, and industry will addresspetroleum topics ranging from its American origin in Pennsylvania,responsiveness to environmental concerns, forthcoming dramatic changes andtechnological developments, and the linkage to societal issues. * 3...... Institute, has been invited to speak at the 165th national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Her presentation on The Genetics of Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Mice will be one of only sevenscience topical lectures designed to highlight emerging and innovative res......s also chairman of theAmerican Heart Association's national volunteer nutrition committee. Research on the interaction of genes and diet also may help explain theoften puzzling differences in dietary response that may occur between twosimilar individuals who eat the same foods. One individual may be slen...... The studies mark the first, large-scale national effort to quantify petoverpopulation in the United States and identify reasons why pet ownersrelinquish their animals. With this information, the National Council on PetPopulation Study and Policy hopes to develop strategies to curb the epidemic ofpe......on To help you in planning coverage of the 215th national meeting of the AmericanChemical Society in Dallas, here is a summary of preliminary events, highlightsand arrangements for the meeting. Attendance--At least 10,000 scientists from the U.S. and many foreign countriesare expected. Sessions--More ...Predictions For The 21st Century
...l of leading research chemists at the Dallas-based national meeting of the American Chemical Society, world's largest scientific society, on March 29. WHAT: Presidential Event: Panel discussion on Challenges for Chemistry in the 21st Century WHEN: Sunday, March 29, 8:00 a.m. -m 12:00 noon WHERE: Dallas Con......ransfer In recent years, Yale has become a national leader in technologytransfer. In fact, Yale expects to earn $35 million this year from itsscientific discoveries -- a dramatic tenfold increase in the last twoyears -- which could place Yale among the top five American universitiesin royalty and lic...