East Asian governments urged to harness market forces to improve environment, save money
...osely involved in the process. The role of NGOs in serving as catalysers of such developments cannot be overemphasized." Said UNU-INWEH Director Ralph Daley: "While this study highlights the need for new thinking and innovative approaches for meeting environmental challenges of all kinds in East Asia, its co...AChemS: Cutting edge research in taste, smell, & chemical irritation
...and taste play essential roles in our daily lives, serving as important warning systems, alerting us to the presence of potentially harmful situations or substances, including gas leaks, smoke, and spoiled food. Flavors and fragrances are also important in determining what foods we eat and the products we us......ead, Landsat 5 has become the longest continuously serving observation system in the U.S. civilian fleet. Once slated for de-commissioning, Landsat 5 continues to acquire a new scene every 23 seconds, collecting over 29 million images during its 110,000 orbits. Landsat 5 observed the disaster at Chernobyl, ...Marine sponges provide model for nanoscale materials production
...es the formation of the glass while simultaneously serving as a template to guide the shape of the growing mineral (glass) that it produces. "Most recently in this research, which is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Sea Grant Program and the Department of Energy, we've disc...DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells
...to the prevention of cancer and heart disease, and serving as a supplement to counter the effects of strokes, AIDS, Alzheimer's and other diseases. But while DHEA is readily available in health-food stores and other venues, scientists know relatively little about the drug and its basic biological effects on ...Duke open-air experiment results could deflate hopes that forests can alleviate global warming
... surround similar test plots but emit no gas, thus serving as experimental "controls." Scientists measure effects of the extra carbon dioxide by comparing results from the active and control sites. The FACE tower rings are located in Duke Forest, a research reserve created out of former agricultural land tha...Free, public events at the 2004 AAAS Annual Meeting
...265 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS ( www.aaas.org ) is open to all and fulfills its missio...Other highlights in the February 4 issue of JNCI
...ex) in relation to the amount of carbohydrates per serving of that food. Some examples of foods with a high glycemic load are white breads, white rice, and some pastas. The growing recognition that colorectal cancer may be promoted by hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance suggests that a diet inducing high...Successful progress launch paves the way for further scientific utilisation of the ISS by Europe
...n Time. The Progress-type spacecraft are currently serving as supply vehicles for the International Space Sta...rs make up part of the videometer target assembly, serving as targets on the docking side of the service module. Two sets of different patterns of retroreflect...Protein data bank opens new era with broader support
... of the experiments and thestructures. Along with serving scientists, the PDB also serves as aneducational resource for students and educators at all levels,thus another challenge is to meet the needs of an expanding,diverse and global user community....Study finds huge variability in vitamin E absorption
... a pill of 400 I.U. of vitamin E with skim milk; a serving of a wheat breakfast cereal fortified with 30 I.U. of vitamin E; a serving of wheat breakfast cereal fortified with 400 I.U. of vitamin E; and a serving of wheat breakfast cer...Scientists decode DNA of bacterium that cleans up uranium contamination and generates electricity
... radionuclides and metals. These findings are now serving as the basis for a test of a bioremediation strate...ns sequencing project. The genome sequence is now serving as the basis for detailed investigations, supported by the department's Genomes to Life program, int...Scientists decipher genome of bacterium that remediates uranium contamination, generates electricity
...gy's Office of Science. The genome sequence is now serving as the basis for detailed investigations, supported by the Department's Genomes to Life program, into the ability of Geobacter to reduce radionuclides and metals and to generate electricity. "The genome of this tiny microorganism may help us to addr...NYAS and Nature Publishing Group join forces
...stics: commitment to a multidisciplinary focus and serving global communities. Nature serves subscribers in over 100 countries; the Academy has members in 150 nations.Among the initiatives planned are development and co-sponsorship of meetings, seminars, and symposia in New York and beyond on the most impor...Protein-hungry cells 'go fishing,' report Purdue biologists
...h its membrane. With hundreds of protein receptors serving as gate guards, the membrane admits into the cytoplasm the nutrients the cell needs to exist. In most cases, receptors are made to admit only one particular substance. "If you've ever seen the game 'Perfection,' in which you have to put a number of u...Hot cocoa tops red wine and tea in antioxidants; may be healthier choice
... contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or tea and may be a healthier choice. ...xidants, the researchers tested them using similar serving sizes and conditions. The beverages tested included a cup of hot water containing two tablespoons of...New model of Alzheimer's enzyme may help refine future treatments
...ther object. Maybe one molecule acts as the "hand" serving a meal to the "mouth," which is located on another molecule." The researchers tested this theory in several ways. Gamma-secretase is a large, complex enzyme composed of four proteins. At its core is a molecule called presenilin. Kopan's team found t...Are the bright colors of some avian eggs signaling female genetic quality to their mates?
... colour has been traditionally explained as mainly serving crypsis or mimetism, although the function of the most striking colours like blue and green has not been demonstrated yet. In the current issue of Ecology Letters, Moreno and Osorno interpret vibrant egg colours as sexually selected signals of the l...New book says Northwest salmon could face same fate as those in Northeast, England
...shington state's Governor's Salmon Recovery Panel, serving as vice chairman from 1999-2001. It was in that role that he noticed there were many local plans for protecting salmon but no comprehensive regional strategy. He began to explore accounts of salmon protection in earlier times and concluded that histo...$9.4 million NSF grant backs UCSB-led effort in bio-image informatics
...ogy (MIT) are also participants. Stuart Feinstein, serving as director of UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute, describes the problem the research aims to solve: "Biological research efforts are generating enormous quantities of data and analyzing it manually." By "manually" Feinstein means "by person" and...