ASPB urges opposition to mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in Oregon
...xisting between the health and environmental risks posed by plants genetically engineered through modern molecular techniques and those modified by conventional breeding practices. The American Medical Association (AMA) has stated that there is no scientific justification for special labeling of geneticall...Parasite, mosquito genomes complete malaria picture
...rough the bite of an infected mosquito. The menace posed by malaria is increasing with the spread of drug-resistant parasite strains and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. No vaccine exists. The sequencing of P. falciparum resulted from an international collaboration established in 1996. Besides NIAID, cons...Public calls on U.S. government to protect the world's coral reefs, new poll finds
...reas to safeguard them from the increasing threats posed by human and natural activities." Seventy-eight percent of Americans support designating coral reefs as protected areas, including creating some areas that would prohibit all extractive activities, and 56% favor this concept "strongly." Support for d...Recreational use of the drug 'Ecstasy' causes new kind of brain damage
...g efforts to further evaluate the neurotoxic risks posed by Ecstasy to humans, said Ricaurte. To measure the adverse effects of Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, the researchers gave squirrel monkeys three sequential doses of Ecstasy at three-hour intervals. Following thi...Living in a glass house: Ocean organism's novel dwelling helps Earth's atmosphere
...ow carbon dioxide levels, while good for us today, posed a serious problem for plant life: how to perform photosynthesis when one of the raw ingredients is in short supply. Milligan and Morel found that diatoms solved the problem by encasing themselves in glass, which has chemical properties that help them...Moffitt Cancer Center receives DoD funds to establish National Functional Genomics Project
... of these genes is central to solving the problems posed by cancer and other diseases. "Each cancer is unique" explains Jack Pledger, PhD, Moffitt's Deputy Director and head of basic research, who will also serve as Scientific Director of the NFGP. "We need to pay attention to the molecular changes that ...Queen's invention connects brain functioning to limb control
...ing questions about limb movement that couldn't be posed before," says Dr. Scott. Patented in 2000 through Queen's technology transfer office, PARTEQ Innovations, KINARM has hinge joints aligned with a person's shoulder and elbow allowing horizontal arm movements, and a computer projection system that prov...Endangered chimpanzees focus of urgent action
...erious problem also because of severe health risks posed to humans who eat chimpanzee meat. Several cases of the deadly Ebola virus in humans has been directly traced to infected chimpanzees in West Africa. Chimpanzees in Central Africa are also believed to have been the source of the HIV virus in humans. ...Homeland security highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...us at assessing your Web site - Based on new risks posed by adversaries seeking strategic information available on the Internet, government agencies and industry have been feverishly combing through their websites in search of sensitive information to remove. The task is time consuming and potentially exp...New study sheds light on frog malformations
...ords and DOC measurements, they concluded that UVB posed a risk to amphibians living in three of the 26 wetlands. While these findings suggest that most frogs are not currently at risk for UVB effects in this area of the country, the possibility of effects on amphibians in general should not be completely ...Limited federal allergy research funds spent on food biotechnology
... still lack answers to the basic science questions posed by government regulators whether StarLink was or was not an allergen," he said. "Was the Starlink recall even necessary for allergy reasons? We just don't know. "Unfortunately, this lack of scientific knowledge is hindering both the government as...Study examines the potential risks of smallpox vaccination
...he United States was stopped in 1972 when the risk posed by the vaccine outweighed the risk of contracting ...s who are immunocompromised. In any case, the risk posed by smallpox vaccination is greater than the risk from other recommended vaccines, such as the MMR va...Other highlights in the May 1 issue of JNCI
...o 100% and certain populations such as adolescents posed particular challenges. Winer and his colleagues recommend that future efforts focus on improving measurements and predictions of adherence and on developing interventions to improve adherence, both in clinical trials and in standard practice....Scientists solve first flavivirus structure
...ann says mapping the structure of the dengue virus posed a number of technical challenges for the research group. Flaviviruses have been especially difficult to study in part because their properties make it difficult to produce the large amounts of undamaged particles needed for the high-resolution techni...Clues from analysis of fish bones supports theory of climate shift 5000 years ago, onset of El Nio
.... These results are also consistent with a theory posed by Sandweiss and his colleagues in a paper in Geology in 2001. That paper suggested that cultural changes such as the construction of cities and large monuments may have been related to the onset of El Nio 5000 years ago and later to changes in its f...AAAS speakers report worldwide 'epidemic' of obesity
... have paled in comparison to the health challenges posed by famine and infectious disease to lower and middle income countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. But now, the developing world faces rapid shifts in urbanization, technology, food processing, and even leisure time, and all t...Comparing ag and industrial runoff between estuaries
...environmentalists. Swaney says the next challenge posed for the group will be to extrapolate these site-specific results into more--detailed, environmental information. "We can't simply come up with a global average. We are trying to find patterns of estuarine productivity -- how it varies with system a...Virginia Tech and Johns Hopkins invest $10 million to combat major human diseases
...tacks have also reminded us all of the global risk posed by infectious disease, regardless of where it arises -- and of the growing risk from new infectious agents, natural and potentially man-made," says Alfred Sommer, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "We welcome the opportunit...US researchers successfully clone first knockout miniature swine
...s that they inhabit. Although the risk of any harm posed by PERV to xenotransplant recipients may be purely theoretical, use of this line of miniature swine would help minimize this particular risk of this new technology. Based on the success reported today, we can now proceed with pig strains chosen solel......cations provides insight into the ecological risks posed by this popular recreational activity. The zebra mussel is damaging to both human infrastructure and natural ecosystems. Large groupings of the mussels clog pipes of power plants, water, and sewage treatment sites. The weight of mussels has even ...