Climate change plus human pressure caused large mammal extinctions in late Pleistocene
...ombined with climate change, probably are going to result in inevitable extinction of many more species and unpredictable ecosystem changes," he said. The authors' warnings are based on a review of previous studies of Pleistocene animal extinctions around the world, from Australia to Europe to North America...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...rtners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of the chief's c...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...artners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of the chief's c...Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies
...to justify measures such as rapid mass burial. The result is that the victims are often not identified, leaving family members searching for their loved ones'. Unlike the general public, those who are involved in close contact with the dead--such as military personnel, rescue workers, volunteers, and others...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...ifferent clinical areas that have been funded as a result of the fund. Veterinary Memorial Fund research projects have funded projects across the spectrum of modern clinical veterinary medicine, from ophthalmology to orthopedics, from new anti-inflammatory drugs to improved surgical procedures. Vir...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...t, liver, kidney, and brain damage -- and can even result in sudden death. The Brookhaven Lab study demonstrates that animals previously trained to expect toluene in a given location spent far less time "seeking" toluene in that location after being treated with GVG than animals treated with a placebo. T...NIH awards $18.2m to The Burnham Institute to develop Center on Proteolytic Pathways
...roteomics-based assay which yielded the surprising result that Orlistat, a drug approved by the FDA for treatment of obesity, inhibited prostate cancer. The Center on Proteolytic Pathways is the newest plank in the Burnham Institute's Drug Discovery Initiative, the Institute's commitment to building up the ...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...I will flesh this out with middleware and test the result using existing ocean observatories and terrestrial IT infrastructure. The other half of the award will be administered by UCSD, with most of the work to be carried out by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Institute for Telecommun...'Dead zone' area shrinking, Texas A&M prof says
...eared to have moved further off shore. Hypoxia can result in fish kills and can adversely affect many types of marine life where it is present. The dead zone area encompassed more than 6,000 square miles this year. "We found that the hypoxia had moved offshore from shallow waters to much deeper waters in t...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
...r issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. They result from studies involving treatment of genetically id...1997 from 50 candidates. Because cancer may result from just one normal cell going awry, Kline and former graduate student Karla Lawson also used speci...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
... host cell proteins called the Arp2/3 complex. The result is rapid polymerization of a skeletal protein called actin that piles up and physically propels the newly formed bacteria around the cell. Portnoy thought that if he could eliminate the gene for ActA, he could prevent the bacteria from forming actin...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
... first month of life and in most cases, it is as a result of respiratory distress syndrome. Steroids have become one of the most common courses of treatment for infants with underdeveloped lungs. Steroids work by stimulating lung development, but their use has been associated with side effects, suc...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
...esert life. Zoe and its instrument payload are the result of the first year's research. "The project is going a step further by trying to understand if signatures of microbial life can be unambiguously detected remotely using a robotic platform," Cabrol said. "These robots and science payloads will ...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology. The result is an important step toward proving that the sequence of a short stretch of DNA -- a so-called DNA barcode -- can be used genetically to identify known species and to find new ones. "A uniform system to use DNA to identify all plants and animals wo...Indiana University, EPA to study airborne PCBs
...ncy fish consumption advisories in 2003 may be the result of not only the toxin's persistence underground bu...yls), PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which result from incomplete combustion), PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers which are widely used as flame re...Marijuana use could cause tubal pregnancies
...h or too little of this "endocannabinoid tone" can result in pregnancy failure. In support of this hypothesis, abnormal muscular contraction that prevents human embryos from reaching the uterus is one known cause of ectopic pregnancy, Dey said. Polymorphisms (different forms) of the CB1 gene have been assoc...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
... the increased nutrient availability expected as a result of a warmer climate. The plots are part of a 20-pl...d Bret-Harte" "What's really surprising about this result is that we didn't expect that this big loss of carbon from the soils would be stimulated by nitrogen......and affects the food chain," says Ricciardi. "As a result we may see a greater contamination of the fish meant for human consumption. We are hopeful our observations will lead to a greater appreciation of how changes in fish behaviour can affect ecosystem processes" ...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
...ll have a competitive advantage in this field as a result of their biochemical engineering laboratory experiences."...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...ter a rigorous selection and judging process. The result is an elite group whose visions and inventions will shape the future of technology." DuPont Vice President for Global Research and Development Dr. Uma Chowdhry said, "Maria has brought leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and insight into polymer resea...