Cincinnati researchers document environmental problems caused by tourist trade in Crete
...oncern for the wetland and wishes that it could be protected so that tourists could enjoy it. "I think she sees that this could be a great tourist area if it is managed correctly," Wolfe says. Other business owners aren't as ecologically concerned, according to Wray. "A lot of hotels would like to see it fille...Gabon ends logging in key wildlife area
... for logging. "Today, Lopé is once again a key protected area of prime national and international importanc...ntinue the momentum and good will to include other protected areas in Gabon," said White. "It's up to the international community to respond."...Reefs and atolls of the Australian outback
...ex organisms. "The reef was like an atoll with a protected lagoon inside," said Dr Lemon. " Its growth was affected by changes in sea level that are still detectable," he said. " The reef dried out in shallow water, or shed conglomerates when the water was deep. We can see that a series of pulses pushed the ...Taking the pulse of giants: Detecting change and its consequences in western mountain ecosystems
... now there is exurban residential development. In protected areas, these demographic changes are expressed in the rapid growth of recreation. Hansen and Knight will explore the causes of these changes and the consequences for ecosystem and community sustainability. The challenge for the New West, say the re...Wolves in Yellowstone may aid aspen recovery
...eclining only now? One answer is that due to their protected status, elk populations may now be unusually high. However, there may be additional factors other than just the total number of elk present. The difference between the effect of elk on aspen now, compared to periods prior to 1900, may be a reflection......cally for wildlife protection ... have been poorly protected against the activities of poachers," the scientist...luding improved law enforcement, establishing more protected areas, enlisting government support and extensive conservation education and family planning program...Researchers discover major diabetes susceptibility gene
...e evolved "thrifty" genes, which have historically protected them in times of famine but may endanger them in the current environment of nutritional overabundance. Pimas with the "G" version of the calpain 10 gene demonstrate many of the characteristics associated with a more frugal energy balance, such as de...Little-known substance regulates inflammatory response
...ues were able to show that rapid production of A20 protected mice from the damaging effects of TNF by inhibiting that substance's ability to activate a protein within cells known as nuclear factor KB. NF-KB, in turn, regulates the production of other proinflammatory genes. In the absense of A20, unregulated ...Researchers identify molecule that senses osmotic pressure in vertebrates
...the circumventricular organs. Most of the brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier, a gateway that allows only certain substances to pass into the brain. The circumventricular organs are located inside the brain, but outside the blood-brain barrier. Circumventricular organs are recognized as important sit......"In order to survive, the pathogen must maintain a protected niche within the host cell," Decatur said. "To achieve this, the toxin has co-opted the cell's own machinery, sprouting a tag that says, 'Please get rid of me.'" Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered the role played by another important protein ...New research shows calcium deficiency permits faster lead release from pregnant women's bones
...um intake at the recommended daily allowance level protected somewhat against lead, but also that higher calcium levels corresponded with even less lead," Hertz-Picciotto said. "The protective effect of calcium became stronger as pregnancy progressed." The blood lead levels of older mothers increased more duri...Scientists find infection history must play key role in vaccine development
...s before they received the vaccine. This will have protected them from the harmful effects of the inactivated RSV vaccine. The younger children became quite ill and some died. The data may explain age related differences to vaccination. For instance, you would expect new-born babies to have experienced fewer...Animals regulate their numbers by own population density
...hat lived under certain conditions - one group was protected from predators via an electric fence, another was ...the form of rabbit pellets, a third group was both protected from predators and given food, and the last served as the control group. In the spring of 1996, the ...Ancient South African soils point to early terrestrial life
....6 billion years ago. "The ozone shield would have protected land-based biological forms from the effects of cosmic radiation. Development of the ozone shield requires an oxygen-rich atmosphere. Our finding of ancient biomats on land is an important addition to a growing line of evidence suggesting that the ri...Recombinant yeast as an antifungal vaccine
... adhesion proteins, WI-1, but they are only weakly protected when challenged with the live pathogen. Wthrich and coworkers previously took advantage of the tractable genetics of this yeast to create a strain lacking the WI-1 gene, showing that this strain could not propagate or cause disease in mice Here, the...New N.C. ferry-linked water monitoring begins generating useful data for analysis
...ox attached to a water intake line in the vessel's protected sea chest below deck and amidships, Paerl said. Some of the water, needed for the ferry's air conditioning system, is first diverted to devices that record temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and geographic position once a minute...Immunoprivilege has its disadvantages
... the immune system by establishing themselves in a protected niche provided by the elastic media of large arteries. Chronic infection then leads to a destructive arteritis associated with a neutrophilic infiltrate. Of note, immunoprivilege arises as a counterproductive consequence of the ability of the elastic...Study sheds new light on Lyme disease transmission
...e, 75-80% of people exposed to infected ticks were protected from infection. However, research indications are that protection may not be long-term. "Understanding more about the biology of transmission may lead to better vaccines that complement or replace OspA vaccine," de Silva said.......rope-wide program is networking research sites and protected areas to build capacity for large-scale and long-term marine biodiversity research, monitoring and conservation. Increasing communication of such important scientific information on biodiversity and how and why science is being applied to conserve i...... Santa Barbara The science of marine reserves -- protected areas of the ocean -- takes a major leap forward t...anta Barbara. NCEAS happens to be located near a protected ocean area, the National Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary (www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov), which is attract...