Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
...nt food resources for additional lemurs and is now secure enough that they will be relatively safe frompoachers, they said. Past poaching activities may partially explain such a low census. Black-and-white ruffed lemur meat is "reportedly thetastiest," they noted in their restocking proposal. Another possi...Pennsylvania's R&D Climate Improving
...rsifying in non-defense research areas in order to secure its leadershipas a high-tech state in the 21st century." Teich briefed U.S. congressmen andsenators from Pennsylvania on Capitol Hill this afternoon about the report, TheFuture of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania: Trends and Indicators. Betwee...UPMC Reports On New Liver Assist Device
... andresearchers anticipate their results will help secure approval to begin studiesin humans soon. T...e in our animal trials, we hopewithin the month to secure FDA approval to begin phase I human trials in our patients," added George V.Mazariegos, M.D., assist...Gene Study Shows Mammals Lived Before Extinction Of The Dinosaurs
...ccepted studies of fossils." Using this date as a secure calibrationpoint--and the mutation rate for each of the constant-rate genes as a timingdevice--the researchers were able to determine how long ago each vertebrateorder originated. "We mined a lot of data by sorting through all the gene sequences in...Tiny Jamaican Tree Crab Made Big And Fast Evolutionary Leap, Scientists Discover
... living on the Pacific side. Using this date as a secure calibrationpoint--and the mutation rate for the two genes from related crabs on either sideof Panama as a timing device--the researchers were able to determine how longago all of their 22 crab species originated. "We found that these Jamaican land ...Spinach Enzymes Neutralize Explosives
... U.S. military to eliminate, in a costeffectiveand secure manner, its nearly 500,000 tons of explosives stockpiled around the country. "The primary risk of storing explosives at any site is explosions because they createpanic,can cause injury and are a trigger to releasing biological and chemical agents sto...New Worlds Of Order, Argentine Ants Succeed By Outnumbering The Competition
...e-off. "These findings imply that Argentine ants secure a majority of available foodresources where they come into contact with native ants," says Holway. This may account for patterns of dominance within ant communities in general. It may also shed light on the success patterns of success of other intr...W.M. Keck Foundation gives USC $110 million
...ift USC is now the first university in history to secure three gifts of $100 millionor more. The W.M. Keck Foundation's $110 million gift is the third donation of $100million or more made to USC during its current campaign, following gifts of $120million by Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg to establish the U......d as a grandmother--as well as a dietitian,to feel secure about our food supply." Although in the future many biotech foods may offer benefits such as enhancednutrition that may be indicated on a food label, virtually all of today'sagricultural biotech crops produce food ingredients that are essentially the..."Remote control research" a first for the U of L and National Research Council
...rmation Technology worked on establishing fast and secure links over the internet." At the NRC node, Dr. Jarrell loaded the NMR samples, set up the protocols, and oversaw the initial tests. Another NRC employee, Lise Bramall, ensured that remote users from Siminovitch's lab would have access to NRC equipmen......soil productivity and water management to provide secure sources of food, water and income for rural people in Africa and the Middle East. It is unique because it takes into account the knowledge, needs and desires of the people directly affected by the scarcity of arable land and water. The future is h...INEEL microbiologist joins Japanese on expedition to tap marine-methane deposits
...e drilling rig H.G. Hulme, Jr. in late November to secure deep subsurface core samples that will form the basis of his research for the year. The crew drilled into a marine shelf region 60 kilometers off Japan's Omae Zaki peninsula over the Nankai Trough through 950 meters of water. The area is known to c...Potato extract: A new direction for antibiotics
.... Marjorie Cowan. "Nearly all microorganisms must secure themselves firmly to their target tissue in order to cause disease. Preventing or disrupting the attachment of microorganisms to host tissue could provide a kinder, gentler approach to curing or preventing disease." All current antibiotics work by ...Fall 2000 meeting of the American Geophysical Union
...re urged to book your hotel room early in order to secure the location or price range you prefer. The deadline for online registration at meeting rates is November 13. 3. Sponsor The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a society of over 38,000 members in 115 countries with the purpose of advancing progress ...Winners of the DFG Bioinformatics Initiative
...in ground in international competition, helping to secure Germany's competitiveness in large areas of the life sciences....Collecting research data on computer wave of future, UT Southwestern researchers report in JAMA
...ta more quickly, efficiently and easily by using a secure Web site. "Up to now medical researchers have be...y outlines steps in the process of creating such a secure system for collecting sensitive medical research data. The data collection must be continuously moni...New obesity treatment program to sustain weight loss, UCSF study finds
...he said. "Without the skill to access a nurturing, secure inner life, we may be at greater risk of emotional distress and of experiencing common excessive appetites, such as overeating, overworking or overdrinking," Mellin said.On average, the participants: Lost weight without restrictive diets or weight l...LabNotes -- Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...l Real Estate - PNNL helped identify upgrades and secure funding for more than $4.5 million in energy efficiency improvements. For example, Gostomel now uses recovered heat waste to provide space heat required in administrative and production buildings. Energy upgrades implemented to date have result...First FDA approved, non-drug treatment for high-blood pressure now available
.... Once connected, patients can transfer data to a secure Internet-based website sponsored by InterCure that provides a personalized reporting system for recording treatment activities and blood pressure reading. The results of three randomized, doubled-blinded clinical studies support the use of the devic...Baylor College of Medicine garners research grants to sequence rat genome
...nstitutions has proven vital to Baylors ability to secure large NIH grants, said Dr. Ralph D. Feigin, president and CEO of Baylor. The recent $4.2 million commitment from the Kleberg Foundation provides an excellent example of such leveraging. This private grant helped us obtain a $36.7 million public grant...