Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies
Myths about the infectious disease threat posed by dead bodies could lead to insensitive and inappropriate treatment of victims' bodies following the floods in Haiti, and need to be checked, according to a public health researcher who has studied the potential risks at length. Although most of the...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...nce society, the candidates responded to questions posed by Science's editorial and news staff. The first one asked for each camp's top priorities for Science and Technology. According to Science Editor-in-Chief, Donald Kennedy, "President Bush emphasized bandwidth, research toward a hydrogen economy, and ...Rising childhood leukaemia incidence prompts conference
...ence and mortality trends crystallises the problem posed by childhood leukaemia from a public health standpoint: we have become steadily better at treating it at least in the sense of preventing children dying from it but we have made little or no progress in preventing it. Rational approaches to prevent...In a world of distortion, archer fish learn to judge absolute size of aerial prey
...fectly accounted for the complex optical situation posed by their underwater viewpoint. In a series of experiments, the researchers showed that the fish do not learn this by remembering which combinations of spatial configurations and the corresponding images were rewarding in the past. Rather, the fish ex...Carnegie Mellon researcher tests tools for protecting Anacostia River ecosystem from PCBs
...ntry, PCBs have throttled the fishing industry and posed enormous risks to wildlife and humans, according to Greg Lowry, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering and principal investigator on this study. Paul Murphy, one of Lowry's graduate students, presents his research findings Mond...Scientist who discovered Sly syndrome finds new research path to explore for treating the disease
...ocates to its surface. The whole question had been posed as a problem of inventing a blood-brain barrier delivery system," said Banks, who also is a staff physician at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis. "Now we have a new haystack to look in. Instead of learning how to build a truck to deliver t...Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
...egies to minimise the unintended but deadly threat posed to leatherbacks by deep-sea fishing. These giant reptiles - known to reach 2.1 metres in length and weigh in at 365 kg - briefly come ashore to lay their eggs on beaches across French Guiana and neighbouring Suriname, the turtles' last remaining m...Teachers turn to Tolkein to explain physics
... through a hole in its wall? This question, first posed by physicist Eric Voice in January, had many Physics World readers stumped. But what made the question harder was that readers were asked to find the solution using only their minds - without writing or drawing anything down. Voice reveals the answer...March of Dimes awards $250,000 prize to pioneering scientist
... Geneticists puzzled over the mysteries posed by the double female X chromosomes for many years. Why, they asked, do females thrive despite having a double dose of the genes located on the X chromosome? And why is it that most females who inherit an X chromosome with a mutated gene do not show...Invasive species: A few bucks and a click away
...f California, Davis) highlight the potential risks posed by aquatic plants and pets. "This largely unregulated industry poses a serious but mostly unrecognized threat to marine and freshwater ecosystems as a source of invasive species" according to the authors. Water hyacinths, popular ornamental plants,...Annual bioethics forum to explore genetic testing
MADISON - The numerous ethical dilemmas posed by the emergence of new abilities to conduct genetic tests for disease and predisposition to disease will be the focus of the Third Annual International Bioethics Forum on April 22-23. The forum - titled "Who Knows? Who Should Know? Welcome to the Wo...Functional food Safety aspects
... During the past few years, the potential benefits posed by functional foods have led to an increased interest by producers and consumers as well as a broader range of such products on the market worldwide. However, the targeted modification of food, for example through the inclusion of additives, may also...ESA calls for interdisciplinary studies of GEOs
...eeded to evaluate environmental benefits and risks posed by GEOs. possible risks is inadequate or suggests the potential for serious negative effects on ecosystems. Well-designed monitoring will be crucial to identify, manage, and mitigate environmental risks when there are reasons to suspect possible...Purdue scientists: Genetically modified fish could damage ecology
...or related news release). The most common question posed about genetically modified organisms - GMOs for short, and also called transgenics - is whether they are safe for people to eat. When GMOs were first made commercially available in 1996, many food crops, such as corn and soybeans, were altered to pro...Human embryonic stem cells may promise medical advances
...nsfer." But, achieving this trick with human cells posed unique challenges, said Donald Kennedy, Science 's Editor-in-Chief. The researchers attribute their apparent success to the use of extremely fresh donor eggs, stringent timing protocols, and a special method for gently extruding rather than suction...Waste motor oil management may pose threat to health and the environment
...an five times greater for humans. Zinc and cadmium posed the greatest threat to ecosystems; lead and chromium drove the human health effects. The results provide further incentive for citizens and policymakers to encourage alternative used oil management strategies, possibly through incentives for treatmen...Less is more: New technology captures gene-rich DNA segments
...luding most agriculturally important species--have posed significant challenges to researchers interested in crop improvement, plant molecular biology, or genome evolution. A new study by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers is a significant step toward overcoming those challenges. By applying a meth...Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
...ketts and Steinbeck were keenly aware that tourism posed a serious threat to the traditional way of life in the Sea of Cortez. Cabo San Lucas, now a major coastal resort, was barely a town when they arrived there on March 17, 1940. Further up the coast in La Paz, a luxury hotel was under construction, whic...Briefing to address what women don't know about lung cancer
...shown that women are largely unaware of the danger posed by this deadly disease, as well as the differences in how it affects men and women....Researchers learn certain enzyme inhibitors may help in cancer therapy following initial procedures
... chemotherapy. Telomerase inhibition, however, has posed challenges for therapy. In earlier studies, scientists have found that months of treatment with an inhibitor are required before tumor growth could be expected to significantly slow. The UT Southwestern researchers treated cultured human tumor cells ...