Money talks: Concern for biodiversity pressed on boardrooms by new breed of fund managers
...change and environmental management systems, human rights and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are increasingly common social screens, with corporate governance expected to become a formal SRI screen in the near future. The concept of "sustainability" is another emerging screen type increasingly develo...Carnegie Mellon scientist says new technologies boost bio-terrorism surveillance
... federal and state law, protect individual privacy rights and reduce your litigation risk exposure." Because of the information explosion, health information is widely available. For example, pharmacy chains maintain electronic records for billions of outpatient prescriptions. Insurance claims typically inc...Lake restrictions make lakeshore property more valuable
...that the lakefront homeowners, willing to exchange rights and money to live on a healthier lake, value environmental preservation. At the same time, they also suggest that preservation is valuable economically because it enhances the worth of land surrounding restricted lakes. This positive connection betwe...Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data
...ccess to patient data, and their legitimate access rights intersect in many ways. A document given to a researcher in a specific area, say cardiac disease, may also include information about pregnancy, psychological profile, or HIV status. Because of their holistic role, patient medical records cannot be o...Digging for truth in Guatemala
...Guatemala, FAFG). The FAFG investigates mass human rights abuses, focusing on the recovery and identificatio...udge us." Many of those responsible for past human rights abuses still remain in positions in power. According to Amnesty International, the lack of accountab...UC Santa Barbara donates discovery to OneWorld Health that may speed disease treatment
...ta Barbara announced today that it has donated all rights to a patent that covers the novel use of an establ.... Its strategy is to secure intellectual property rights to innovations that might not otherwise be developed. "The generous donation of this UCSB patent is...UCSB discovery may accelerate new treatment for global health problem
...ta Barbara announced today that it has donated all rights to a patent that covers the novel use of an establ.... Its strategy is to secure intellectual property rights to innovations that might not otherwise be developed. "The generous donation of this UCSB patent is...Light Biology, a biotech company based on UT Southwestern technology, bought by NimbleGen Systems
...l now own all of Light Biology's assets and patent rights to the DOC technology. "We're delighted to see this breakthrough technology partnered with NimbleGen. This deal represents the successful collaboration among several parties," said Dr. Dennis Stone, vice president for technology development at UT Sou...Human genome-wide RNAi library for biotech and pharma research
...rary promises to deliver. Licensing non-exclusive rights allows these companies to use the RNAi library for target identification and validation purposes. "The beauty of the RNA interference phenomenon is its potential to shut off individual genes and only those genes," said Dr. Greg Hannon, lead sci......water, recognizing that these needs are also human rights under international law and long-standing international commitments of both the rich and poor nations. The Millennium Development Goals, agreed by all of the world's governments, are critically important poverty reduction targets to be met by the yea...Scientists identify six genes associated with survival in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
...d by law. Copyright 2004. Applera Corporation. All rights reserved. AppliedBiosystems and Celera are registered trademarks and Applera,Assays-on-Demand, Celera Diagnostics, Celera Discovery System, and CeleraGenomics are trademarks of Applera Corporation or its subsidiaries in theU.S. and/or certain other c...PTC Therapeutics' researchers identify biochemical pathway important for modulating cell growth
...ldwide patent applications to secure its ownership rights in all aspects of this discovery. "This important finding adds to our repertoire of post-transcriptional mechanisms of RNA processing and illustrates our expertise in RNA biology. We are excited by the discovery of this novel enzyme complex and it...A new way to kill cancer: SLU research shows viruses can destroy lung, colon tumors
... at Introgen Therapeutics Inc., which has licensed rights to these oncolytic viruses and other related technologies, said: "These preclinical data are very promising, and support our belief that oncolytic adenoviruses have enormous potential as a new class of cancer therapies that may provide potent and sel...After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
... to the pressure of public opinion and protect the rights of the survivors when fears of the unknown are running rampant and officials seek an easy way to alleviate them....APP reports Abraxane(TM) is active in breast cancer patients who failed taxol or taxotere
...clusive North American manufacturing and marketing rights for ABRAXANE. About Breast Cancer According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), while early detection efforts have decreased mortality rates, in 2004 an estimated 215,990 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer that had already spre...New national research effort needed to secure clean, adequate water supply in coming decades
...een Maryland and Virginia over Potomac River water rights that had to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court. To be sure, semiarid western states are still in need of new water supplies for fast-growing populations, a problem that has been complicated by recent drought. And regulation of water levels and fl...The science and law of torture
...ions forour nation and for the international human rights system," saysAudrey R. Chapman, director of science and human rights programsat AAAS. On Monday, 28 June, AAAS, the science society will convene apanel of legal and scie...Warren Pharmaceuticals publishes results of preclinical evaluation
...h Warren and has been granted global and exclusive rights to the therapeutic areas of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Warren has retained all rights for indications outside of Lundbeck's field, including the eye, cardiovasculature and diabetic compl...Colorado River Conference Aug. 26
...ion and wildlife management, Native American water rights and management, water quality and conservation, and university research programs dealing with the river. The conference will open 7:30 a.m. with registration and a continental breakfast, followed by 8:30 a.m. welcoming remarks and an 8:40 a.m. key...MSU group reviews Berkeley venture into brave new science funding world
...t genomics. For its part, Novartis was given first rights to negotiate licenses to patents on a proportion of the discoveries made in the department and received two seats on a five-member committee set up to select research projects. The deal struck several nerves. Concerns were raised about the influenc...