Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...he ice core. More Favorite Martians? The news last summer that ALH84001, a meteorite from Mars found in Antarctica's Allan Hills, may contain fossils of early life startled scientists and the public. It also drew the spotlight to the Antarctic Search for Meteorites, akin to a bargain-priced spac......ers EurekAlert! [www.eurekalert.org], the online news service featuring discoveries in science, medicine, and technology.......ers EurekAlert! [www.eurekalert.org], the online news service featuring discoveries in science, medicine, and technology....President's Budget Proposal Cuts R&D By 14 Percent By 2002
...ers EurekAlert! [www.eurekalert.org], the online news service featuring discoveries in science, medicine, and technology....Erodible plastic microspheres could be effective oral drug delivery system
...now could not be delivered orally. Editors: This news release is distributed in advance of publication for your information only. Please respect Nature's embargo by withholding publication or broadcast until 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 26. The researchers describe the enhanced absorption of three ...Enzymes Targeted As Key To Understanding Drug Interactions
...tients. "There has been much publicity on the bad news about drug interactions," Levy said, "but this is the good news: There has been rapid progress in understanding them, and we now have a new method of detecting serious interactions."...Early Tests Indicate Motor Skills Unharmed In Consumers Of Tainted Fish
...IGN, Ill. -- Preliminary but cautiously given good news for agingGreat Lakes fish-eaters: First-round tests of fine motor skills showed barelya hint that years of consuming PCB- and DDE-contaminated fish have had anynegative effects. The study, when completed, will provide a rare, comprehensive look atth...Gene Shears In Cutting Edge Anti-Aids Trial
... executive of CSIRO, Dr Malcolm McIntosh, welcomed news thathuman trials of the anti-HIV gene shears were under way. "It is extremelypleasing that this fundamental Australian discovery is now starting tobear fruit in the form of practical applications which promise to improvehuman health and wellbeing,"...Oak Regeneration In Some Ohio Forests Is Failing, Researchers Find
...t is reaching the forest floor, which could begood news for oak seedlings. "Although we're still analyzing the data, I would expect to see asignificant increase in light in the understory," he said. "But we will need tomaintain this high-light condition for several years before we begin to see any...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
...on and keeping asphalt from crumbling. He said the news that roadside composting looks promising is welcome. "Importing topsoil and adding fertilizer is very costly, so this alternative will be a big help," Henry said. "This will save money, improve the grass and eliminate a landfill problem by reusing a ...Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
...out, macrophages emerged victorious. This was good news to researchers, but the real test would come when the Fink lab scientists, in collaboration with scientists at Schering Plough, began experiments with mice. In general, Candida infections are lethal in mice, and strains with only one filamentation ...Planned Burning In Forests A Boon To Several Species Of Birds In Illinois
... crested flycatchers. The findings may be welcome news for conservationists wanting to restoreoak savannas forests with open canopies that allow light to shinethrough easily. Years of fire suppression have eliminated natural disturbancessuch as wildfires. As a result, forest canopies have closed,...UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
...ruly exciting prospect." Commenting on the news that UT-Houston has been selected as the firstSCOR in scleroderma, President M. David Low said: "The NIH decision is bothwelcome and appropriate. Dr. Arnett and his colleagues are at the cutting edgeof research on the complex and heartbreaking probl...Notre Dame Paleontologist Finds Damage Done To T. rex Skull
...o the FBI by two unidentified people, according to news media reports. The federal Antiquity Act protects fossils on federal land. No arrests have been announced. "This is about as bad as I could have imagined," Rigby said today. "We had a virtually complete skull and now I'm wondering what I can do to re...Purdue Study Finds Prehistoric Couch Potato
... JOURNALISTS: Richard Hengst will participate in a news conference at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, during the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists. He will present a talk on "Comparison of the Evolution of Breathing Mechanisms in Argentine and North American Dinosaurs" at 8:30 a.m. Satu...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
Note to Editors: A news conference to cover the departure of the lemurs fo...ntact is Dennis Meredith at(919) 681-8054. A video news release and B-roll footage of the animals in their open enclosure will be made available atthe news ...AAAS Announces Science Journalism Award Winners
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