Major unique new study shows infrequent inspections lead to greater stream pollution
...s for North Carolina." In the past two years, a proposal to hire 120 new inspectors went through the state budget process, he said. That number kept being whittled down at various stages and finally ended up as zero. "Because the rate of construction has increased fantastically here, we've got a real pr...Genetically engineered skin substitute is designed to promote wound healing
...paper, said the researchers have submitted a grant proposal for animal studies aimed at confirming whether the artificial skin would have a therapeutic effect. The co-authors are Karen E. Hamoen, Martin L. Yarmush and Jeffrey Morgan, all of Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners ......edicine and Hospitalrepresentatives, reviewed each proposal and made recommendations to Dean of Yale School of Medicine, David Kessler,M.D. and Yale-New Haven Hospital President and CEO, Joseph Zaccagnino, who made the final determinations. The Fund is now calling for a second round of applications. In 2001,...UC Santa Cruz Public Forum on the Human Genome
...ty of California, Santa Cruz, to discuss a radical proposal put forth by molecular biologist Robert Sinsheimer...uman Genome be established on the UCSC campus. The proposal was not funded, but Sinsheimer couldn't let go of the basic idea. He discussed it with other molecul...New McGill researchers win recognition
...ject in the management sciences, with a successful proposal to examine e-commerce for community economic development. "Last year we won the largest amount of CFI funding of any university in Canada, this year it is the turn of new McGill researchers to be recognized," says Pierre Blanger, vice-principal (res...Terrorist threats to agriculture studied
...er for Natural Resource Information Technology. A proposal to establish a National Center for Countermeasures...on by the administration and Board of Regents. The proposal includes surveillance networking systems, satellite imaging technology, field and laboratory diagnos......merican Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The proposal would hydrate the carbon dioxide in power plant flue gas with water to produce a carbonic acid solution. This solution would be mixed with limestone -- that neutralizes the carbon dioxide by converting it to bicarbonate and then would be released in...Maryland's proposed crab regulations could have large economic impacts
College Park, MD. - A state of Maryland proposal to restrict possession of sponge crabs and crabs smaller than 5-1/4 inches, thus making them unavailable for processing, would add up to a total loss of nearly $18 million annually, according to economists at the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program ...Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting: press conferences scheduled
...miento will describe recent model simulations of a proposal to store carbon in the deep ocean by fertilizing plankton living near the surface of the ocean. Lara Hansen will discuss political, legal and ethical aspects of ocean carbon storage. Participants: James P. Barry, Associate Scientist, Monterey Bay A...Fulbright fellow develops environmental biology courses in Zimbabwe
...tal Science and Health. Originally, the Fulbright proposal was to develop on-line course materials, "but that was optimistic at the moment," Buikema said. The inflation rate is 104 percent per year. The country lacks the computers and facilities needed for on-line courses. Instead, he was asked to develo...Physics tip sheet #3 March 6, 2002
...ical Review Letters (Print issue: March 4, 2002) A proposal for new materials may restrict heat to flowing in one direction, analogously with electronic diodes. The authors suggest that these types of materials could be built with DNA strands or could be built with nanotechnology. Thermal diodes could reroute...Purdue to help NASA create life-supporting ecosystem in space
...esearch. Alleman said a key strength in the Purdue proposal to NASA was an emphasis on interdisciplinary "team spirit." His research will focus on systems that break down human solid and liquid wastes. Alleman is developing a "solids thermophilic aerobic reactor," or STAR, which will use bacteria inside a "r...Multimillion dollar immunology research directed at edible or nasally delivered vaccines
...nology Center, developed their portion of the CTRF proposal as an outgrowth of an ongoing NIH-funded collaborative project with UVa headed by Tracy Wilkins, director of the Fralin Biotechnology Center at Virginia Tech, and Carole Cramer, professor of PPWS. "The idea is to deliver inexpensive vaccines in a for...Definitive analysis of President's FY2003 R&D budget available
...dent George W. Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget proposal for research and development (R&D), based on new data from federal agencies, is now available for online previewing through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The full report will be released at the AAAS Science & Technol...PNNL celebrates arrival of powerful NMR
...vailable to other scientists through a competitive proposal process. "We're proud to make this novel tool available to the worldwide scientific community. We want to share our capabilities so other scientists can make new discoveries important to us all," Powell said. "We appreciate the sustained effort by Ox...American Cancer Society funds Space Station scientist who studies how good cells turn bad
...e University of Toledo in Ohio. Borgstahl's grant proposal to the American Cancer Society was rated first of 57 submissions to the Genetic Mechanisms in Cancer grant selection committee. "I am not discovering a cure for cancer," cautioned Borgstahl, "but the American Cancer Society and NASA recognize that un...NHGRI prioritizes model organisms for sequencing
... specific instructions for preparing a white paper proposal for sequencing a new organism are posted at http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/About_NHGRI/Der/org_request/seq_target_genome.html . "This selection of high-priority organisms will bracket some of the most important evolutionary transitions," said Richard Gi...Physics tip sheet #20 July 3, 2002
... wedge between these so-called Cooper pairs. A new proposal suggests one possible separation method: send them down a pair of carbon nanotubes. Physical Review Focus: http://focus.aps.org/v9/st33.html Journal article: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v89/e037901 3) Atoms take negative time to cross a BE...Artificial antibodies created by new molecular imprinting process
...lick describe is analogous to Linus Pauling's 1940 proposal for how antibodies are formed in response to the presence of an antigen. Although Pauling's mechanism proved to be incorrect, it inspired considerable experimental work, which ultimately led to the modern field of polymer imprinting. One disadvantag...U.S. takes first step toward protecting endangered beluga sturgeon
...day applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to list beluga sturgeon the source of coveted bel...st beluga caviar importer. The Service issued its proposal on July 31, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to compel...