Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
...rtunities. "As an example of education efforts, we plan environmental classes for local school children to encourage theirappreciation of their homeland's natural riches -- including its unique plants and animals and their habitats -- and theconservation issues facing them today," Welch said. "Local resid...Whitaker Awards $6.8 Million For Biomedical Engineering Education
...Once a master's degree program is established, the plan calls for developing a Ph.D. program. Primary research areas include sensory systems, artificial joints, and the biophysics and biomechanics of bone. Interactions with industry will be emphasized. Tulane will expand its biomedical engineering pr...Recombinant Protein Immunizes Mice, Promises New Strategy Against Infection And Cancer
...e SimianImmunodeficiency Virus (SIV). Researchers plan to test the efficacy of thisvaccine in macaques. When germs enter the body, the immune system responds in two ways. Onearm of the immune system, led by immune cells called B cells, works mainly bysecreting antibodies into the body's fluids...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
... of smell may soon be used against it. Researchers plan to use the non-host scents to disguise trees that thebeetles would normally attack. "In an area where we know bark beetles are present, we'd, say, make a Douglas fir smell like a cottonwood," says Huber. "Instead of attacking the tree, thebeetles wou...UF Researcher Designs Pill To Control Mosquitoes
...it also is safe for the environment. And this diet plan is no secret. Borovsky is quite willing to share his recipe for mosquito death. First, take 100,000 mosquito ovaries, dried and crushed into a powder that contains their digestive control hormone. From the nearest pool or pond, scrape off the green s...Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...y come fromand what they are looking for will help plan for future use. Tied in with all these studies is a component intended to educatethe public about the lake, Presque Isle and the coastal area. The Sea Grant initiative received another $100,000 from thePennsylvania Department of Environment...DNA Enzyme Works In Crystal Form; Yields New Insights Into Gene Copying
... To reveal the detailed process, the scientists plan to produce movies bytaking series of high-speed X-...rall the polymerase molecules to act at once, they plan to infuse into thecrystals light-activatable nucleoside triphosphates, and activate thenucleotides w...Handfish Steps Back From Brink Of Extinction
...earch in Hobart. "The next step is to develop a plan to guarantee the recovery of this species," he sa... we now have gives us a firmer basis to develop a plan for the recovery of the species" Mr Bruce says....Research Aims At Nation's First 'Smart' Ground Water Regulations
...runoff as part of the state's pesticide management plan required by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Office of the Indiana State Chemist, based at Purdue, is responsible for enforcing agrichemical regulations in Indiana. "Other states apply blanket regulations, but Indiana is looking to do somethi...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
... transcription repressor, leading to lymphoma. "We plan to take our newfindings with APL and apply them to design transcription therapy for patientswith non-Hodgkin's lymphoma," said Dr. Pandolfi, who is currently planning sucha clinical trial. Researchers intend to evaluate Trichostatin A as well as asim...New Gene Alteration Find Points To Aggressive Leukemia Treatment
...f a poor prognosis. Finding it allows us to better plan a patient’s treatment,” explainedMichael Caligiuri, co-director of the division of hematology and oncologyand associate director for clinical cancer research for Ohio State University’sComprehensive Cancer Center. The study was led by...USGS 1999 Budget Emphasizes Clean Water, Disaster Information, Species And Habitat Research
...lp the Bureauof Land Management and other agencies plan for remediation of the effects of past mining practiceson water quality; provide the Bureau of Reclamation with information that will improve its abilityto manage water quality and biological resources in 20 high-priority Western watersheds;and asses...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...cussing their organizational design and management plan for actual utilization of the aircraft, I was able...ganizational assessment that generated a strategic plan for improving safety, equipment changes to improve working conditions and enhance safety, and three ...Cancer Cells Self-Destruct When "Sweet Tooth" Is Thwarted
... behaves in this manner." Dang and colleagues plan to begin testing 2-deoxyglucose and othersugar-stopping compounds in animal models of tumors soon. Other authors on the paper were Yoon Chun and Brian Lewis. Media contacts: Michael Purdy (410) 955-8725 E-mail: mpurdy@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu...UF Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Hypertension, Organ Damage
.... "All six of theseproblems were prevented. We now plan to study whether gene therapy canreverse organ damage in adult animals with high blood pressure." Gene therapy studies for high blood pressure have been under way at UFfora number of years. M. Ian Phillips, professor and College of Medicineph...Major Wolf Die-Off Recorded On Isle Royale
...parvovirus is again present in the population. "We plan tolive-capture some of the wolves this spring and take some blood samples to seeif that's the case," said Peterson. Major funding for the Isle Royale study is provided by the National ParkService, the National Science Foundation, and Earthwat...Research Indicates Molecule Sabotage May Slow Brain Cancer
...vetherapy." In future work, the scientists plan to test the protein's value as atherapy component. They hope to find methods to block BEHAB's overall function,to reduce its production, and to inhibit its division. Hockfield is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, an organizationof m...Computer Models Find Cost-Effective Solutions For Species Preservation
...omputer modelalready used by major corporations to plan efficient distributionnetworks is now being used by conservation researchers to studythe most cost-effective plans for species preservation. In a paper to be published in Science Friday, March 27,University of Cincinnati researcher Jeffrey Camm and h...Chromosomal Abnormalities Key For Prediting Leukemia Outcome
...d to eliminate remainingcancer cells. This second plan of treatment is known as intensificationtherapy. Stem-cell transplantation is another line of therapy available to AMLpatients whose disease doesn’t respond well to chemotherapy. A patient’s cytogenetics helps determine treatmen...Butterfly Wings, Beetle Horns Teach Biologists Basic Lesson In Development's Laws
...andimportant." Thus, the Duke biologists plan further experiments with bothbutterflies and dung beetles to explore the chemical regulation of development,including how organisms make fine size adjustments to their organs and tissues.The scientists said their hope is that the mechanisms they disc...