AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...es' Forum on Science & Technology Policy, at which representatives of the presidential campaigns of incumbent George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry will discuss their plans and policies for science and technology. Former House Science Committee Chairman Bob Walker will represent the Bush campaign. Mr. Walker is c...Agronomy, crop, and soil science societies to meet Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 in Seattle
...-273-8080 for the Preregistration Brochure. Media representatives and public information officers can apply to receive complimentary registration for access to all technical sessions and the Press Room. Please e-mail, fax, or mail your name, company, address, phone, and e-mail address to: Sara Uttech. A Press Room ...AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
...ists, experts in cybersecurity and votingmachines, representatives of public interestgroups, and workers in the trenches - the electionofficials who actually oversee the whole votingprocess. Since any practical research agenda willrequire funding, the two-day session also includedrepresentatives of government and no...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...models." The atlas initiative started in 1999 when representatives of the international zebrafish community met at the NIH and assigned to the Cheng lab the task of creating a virtual atlas of normal microanatomy for the growing research community. Cheng has envisioned the field using the atlas infrastructure as the...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
...d by Conservation International and attended by 25 representatives from ConocoPhillips, Ecology and Environment S.A., GEF-MARN (Global Environmental Facility-Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales), Universidad de Oriente, Fundacin La Salle, and Universidad Central de Venezuela. The recommendations laid out in...JGI announces community sequencing program portfolio
... also selected, these are expected to be the first representatives sequenced from the large animal group dubbed the Lophotrochozoa. This group, comprising about one third of all animal phyla, promises to reveal many of life's processes and to exemplify intermediate features underlying the patterns of genome evoluti...BioMed Central to consult funders and librarians over Open Access payment model
... fits the needs of the community." Sixteen invited representatives of the library and funding communities have accepted BioMed Central's invitation to the one-day meeting. They include: Michael Leach, Harvard University, USA Nicole Pinhas, INSERM, France Stphanie Lux, INSERM, France Antonio Fantoni, La Sapienza , It...Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling
...c counselor. One month and six months later, study representatives contacted the women to collect information about their genetic testing decisions. Results showed that the computer program was well-received by participants who considered it to be a good use of their time and adaptable to their own learning pa...Mosquito researchers track dengue fever in Sonora, Mexico
...d Ruiz will visit Mexico City in August to talk to representatives from the National University of Mexico and from Consejo Nacional De Ciencia Y Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico's federal agency to fund research in science and technology, about expanding the scope of the project within Sonora....Releasing pet fish into the wrong ocean proves a diaster
... National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and representatives from the aquarium industry will join forces to educate the public about the dangers of dumping pet fish into the ocean. Congress is also considering setting up screening for fish imported by the aquarium trade, by extending legislation aimed at preve...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
...orking in and around the parks. On 10 and 11 June representatives from BEGo partners including UNESCO, IGCP, the Wildlife Fund Eastern Africa Programme Office (WWF-EAPO) and Uganda's Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) met at ESA's European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) in Frascati near Rome to revi...'Plants for the future': A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025
...g term vision for 2025 has been created by leading representatives from research (such as EPSO, the European Plant Science Organisation), the food and biotech industry (such as EuropaBio, CIAA, ESA), the farming community (such as COPA/COGECA) and consumer organisations (BEUC). The vision document has been presented...Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researcher advances fight against sudden oak death disease
...pletion of its genome (in 2004). Tyler, along with representatives from the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI at www.jgi.doe.gov), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USDA Forest Service, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and others will present the scientific findings to the media on ...2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
...cies on the planet. From 27th May until 17th June, representatives from the 29 winning teams will attend three weeks of practical training workshops, run in collaboration with the Expedition Advisory Centre of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London and the Field Studies Council in Snowdonia, Wales. Win...Lung cancer patients in Japan, United States react differently to the same chemotherapy regimen
...etings between U.S. and Japanese investigators and representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Health, to have a "common arm." The approach allowed researchers to make direct comparisons of one chemotherapy regimen -- paclitaxel and carboplatin -- in both populations. Patients in both trials were closely matched in ...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
...visory council of governmental and nongovernmental representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia an...ncluding a workshop May 25-26 for NGOs, government representatives and other stakeholders to learn more about the CEPF investment strategy and to help develop an actio...National nanotech expert to address UW-Madison conference
... study and uses of nanotechnology will gather with representatives of business and industry for the all-day conference in the Grainger Technology Transfer Auditorium in Engineering Hall. The College of Engineering, the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, and the Office of ...First genetic comparison of purebred domestic dogs produces surprises
...hers said their analysis indicated that the modern representatives of these breeds were recreated in more recent times from combinations of other breeds. The researchers also found genetic evidence for a recent origin of the Norwegian Elkhound, believed to be of ancient Scandinavian origin. Another group of breeds t...Mother lode of jaguars discovered in Bolivia park
... Andrew Noss, who co-authored the paper along with representatives of Fundacin Ivi-Iyambae, Captina de Alto y Bajo Isoso, a Bolivia-based indigenous group that helps manage the park. At 34,000 square km (13,281 square miles) Kaa-Iya Park is larger than Massachusetts and Connecticut combined. The park also contain......m researchers from the School of Public Health and representatives from Merck and the Mectizan Donation Program. "The Mectizan Donation Program is really one of the great public health success stories. It is the benchmark for all other disease prevention efforts in the developing world," said Gilbert Burnham, MD, o...