Governing commons still a struggle, but fight not without hope, according to new report
...to create solutions. "He missed the fact that many social groups -- including the herders on the commons tha...ale of organization can shift, and biophysical and social systems change. In an online supplement to the article, remotely sensed images from five countries i...Automated analysis of bee behavior may yield better robots
...h team is learning about the spatial memory of and social interaction among monkeys. Already, they can track...es on spatial memory. We're more interested in the social systems among these animals. But we need this basic capability to track monkeys in 3D. So this work ...McGill Centre for Intellectual Property Policy receives $3 million SSHRC Grant
... fundamental importance to the health, economy and social structures within developing nations. This project aims to provide better ways of implementing intellectual property regimes within these countries is of extreme importance in permitting low and middle income countries to benefit from biotechnology."...Estrogen promotes gender differences in brain's response to stress
...at least twice as often in women as in men. While social and cultural factors certainly may contribute to this statistic, potential neurobiological reasons for this discrepancy have been inadequately investigated. Depression and PTSD are characterized by dysfunction of an area of the brain called the pref...The dopamine receptor D1 gene and ADHD: A piece of the genetic puzzle?
...n lifelong difficulties in academic, occupational, social and family functioning. In addition, there is evidence that ADHD may be a risk factor for other serious mental health problems and specific learning disabilities. All told, ADHD is a major public health issue. Twin, family and adoption studies have ...Social behavior among monkeys may be more nature than nurture
...the first time. The discovery of inheritability of social behavior traits among non-human primates has impor...s, and the female offspring often exhibit the same social behavior as their mothers. The experiment was intended to show if some aspects of that behavior w...Communication is key to successful U.S. SARS quarantine
...uld be swift and effective while causing as little social and economic disruption as possible." U of L's Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law conducts interdisciplinary research in emerging areas of bioethics, health sciences, public health, law, and related fields, with special attention to relev...UC San Diego to host two-day conference on 'sustainable development' Dec. 11 & 12
... reconciling the environment, economic growth, and social responsibility, because it makes good business sense," says US BCSD Chairman Carlos Guimaraes, who also is VP of Dow Chemical's Environmental Operations Business. "At Dow Chemical we implemented a set of environmental performance targets that require...InterAcademy panel holds general assembly in Mexico
...capacity building plays in a nation's economic and social well-being. It also outlines the steps that should be taken to help build such capacity in developing countries. For additional information, please contact Carlos Garza, Press Officer, Mexican Academy of Sciences, aic@servidor.unam.mx or Daniel S...Study unearths cliques in the food web
...ts. The research applies principles for describing social systems to foodwebs-an exciting new way to view fo...he research also applies principles for describing social systems tofood webs -- an exciting new way to view food web structures and toidentify compartments i...UT Southwestern researchers learn importance of insulin family signaling in male sex determination
... a Y or an X chromosome, environmental factors and social factors. Also, the structure of testes is quite similar among different species and suggests the presence of common players in their formation, said Dr. Verma-Kurvari. "Little is known about the proteins and the exact pathway required for the format...Social mothers appear to be better mothers
...ports in the Nov. 14 issue of Science. "Until now, social scientists assumed that because females invest a lot in social relationships, they must gain a lot from those relationships, but we've never been able to make a di......rs of society who are interested in discussing the social impact and relevance of the research and applications at the forefront of molecular biology. A detailed programme and access to free registration for the conference is available at: http://www.embo.org/projects/scisoc/scisoc2003.html...Baboons identify each other by status and family
...s can classify each other according to familial or social status, but how did those abilities evolve? In th...ular family. "Humans organize their knowledge of social relationships into a hierarchical structure, and they also make use of hierarchical structures when ...A sweet tooth may be a 'marker' for the genetic risk for developing alcoholism
...n resolving this issue." Researchers recruited 163 social drinkers from a university setting, dividing them into two groups: 81 (27 males, 54 females) had a paternal history of alcoholism; 82 (38 males, 44 females) did not. Each study participant rated a series of sucrose solutions for intensity of sweetne...Liberia announces protection of 155,000-acres of forest
...ues for economic expansion through the ecological, social and recreational value of biological diversity," said Harry A. Greaves, Jr., Economic Advisor to Mr. Bryant. Scientists estimate that 600,000 western chimpanzees once lived throughout western Africa, but fewer than 25,000 remain. The numbers are exp...Gene mutation in rare familial form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
...2), Asperger's Syndrome (2), alcohol problems (4), social phobia (3), depression (3) plus ADHD and PTSD and were generally treatment resistant. This suggests that OCD in these two families is complicated and severe. The mutation is rare, and thus far has been identified in a total of 7 of 833 individuals (...Press briefings at The Gerontological Society of Americas 56th Annual Scientific Meeting
...ogical sciences, clinical medicine, behavioral and social sciences, and social research, policy, and practice. Saturday, November 22 The Future of Human Longevity: Probabilities...DuPont awarded highest US honor for technological innovation
...dal. DuPont has consistently earned high marks on social responsibility and environmental progress in surveys such as Fortune Magazine's "Most Admired Companies" and the Financial Times PriceWaterhouseCoopers' "World's Most Respected Companies." As part of its environmentally responsible sustainable growt...Highlights of the November 2003 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... didn't follow the diet restrictions at parties or social functions. According to the respondents, the diets are too hard to maintain away from home. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that damages the villi, or fingerlike projections of the small intestine. People who suffer from celiac disease can't ...