Liberia announces protection of 155,000-acres of forest
...icipants from the public and private sector, civil society and international organizations agreed upon a resolution to increase Liberia's technical capacity for sustainable logging, improve financial management and transparency and improve overall management of the Forest Development Authority. The Global Co...NIST chemist receives rare forensics award
...netic markers analyzed with forensic purposes. The society membership includes more than 900 scientists from 54 countries. Butler was selected unanimously by the ISFG board based on his career achievements. He leads NIST's forensics/human identity testing project team and has been involved in the development...Ethical guidelines needed before 'nutrigenomic' groceries come to market
...information be delivered to consumers? How can society prevent potential nutritional genomics-related inequities, especially those created between developed and developing countries? Which nutritional genomics concerns should be the subject of regulation and oversight? Genetic tests on market Some ...It's feast or famine: Predators may drive lemming cycles, Science researchers say
...cience , published by AAAS, the non-profit science society "This question of lemming cycles has been open for almost a century. Different schools have argued about this. It has been a very, very hot issue," said study author Olivier Gilg of the University of Helsinki in Finland and Center for Biology and Man...E-Commerce and the environment: Good news or bad?
...e also been decried as energy hogs that will force society to "dig more coal." Emerging research, published in the prestigious Journal of Industrial Ecology, (and available for free in full text at http://mitpress.mit.edu/JIE/e-commerce ), is beginning to move expert understanding beyond opposing asse...Scientists, physicians discuss latest discoveries for stopping cancer before it starts
...unities to reduce the high burden of cancer on our society by using better diagnostics, predictive markers and personalized medicine," he added. A sea change in the war on cancer is quietly under way in the laboratories of medical centers, research hospitals, universities, government health agencies and p...UT Southwestern scientist awarded prestigious American Cancer Society research professorship
...d: "In awarding Dr. Parada this professorship, the society recognizes his extraordinary ability to integrate ..."This is the most prestigious grant awarded by the society and the only one that carries the society's name. Dr. Parada is highly regarded for several groundbr...Imperial researchers show novel flu treatment eliminates symptoms in mice
...ts how quickly a deadly virus can spread in modern society and we are long overdue for the next flu pandemic. The sobering reality is that influenza is one of the grand masters at evading human immune response. "During flu infection the immune system has an 'all hands on deck' attitude to the viral assault....UC Riverside to convene conference on genetically modified organisms, Oct. 14-17, 2003
... and informed dialogue on the myriad issues facing society in the application of biotechnology," said Ellstr.... "Large benefits imply large economic changes as society harnesses this new technology. Large changes are always risky. They are socially and environmental...What can the genomics revolution teach us about global change?
...We have to remember that the long-term survival of society depends on wise use of the natural environment. So...lture, such as impacts of global change, may offer society the greatest return on its investment in genomics." This common theme of organisms interacting with ...Lasers create new possibilities for biological technology
...lutionized communications and created a new global society via the Internet....Harvard Medical School launches new department to study human biology at the level of whole systems
...ved as ASCB President in 1990-91, establishing the society as a national leader in science advocacy. He helped create the Joint Steering Committee, a broad coalition of scientific societies that educate Congress on the implications of the accelerating biomedical revolution, and served as its first Chair. Fo...NSF news tips - September 22, 2003
... engineering solutions. There is a duty to inform society of the practice of green engineering. NSF Media Contact: Josh Chamot, 703-292-7730, jchamot@nsf.gov NSF GRANTS HELP POPULAR SCIENCE'S "BRILLIANT 10" DEFINE THE CUTTING EDGE OF SCIENCE The September 2003 issue of Popular Science features the m...SPR Annual Meeting features newsworthy discoveries
...ounded in 1960, SPR is an international scientific society with worldwide membership. The purpose of the Society is to foster research on the interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of behavior. To promote this purpose, the Society publishes scientific literature, including the...Data privacy, emergency response, weather prediction to benefit from information technology advances
...nformation Age, and reduces the vulnerabilities of society to catastrophic events, natural and man-made. In addition to augmenting the nation's information technology knowledge base and strengthening the information technology workforce, the ITR program fosters visionary work that could lead to major advance...Trade Center debris pile was a chemical factory, says new study
...ahill will report the new findings to the chemical society members on Sept. 10 in a special symposium on the trade center. The presentation is titled "Very fine particles from the WTC collapse piles: anaerobic incineration?" It is scheduled for 9:35 a.m. in Javits Convention Center, Room 1A22. A news confere...The cogs that move the science policy wheel
...NWWashington, DC 20005 HOST: AAAS, the science society (The American Association for the Advancement of Science) RSVP: Reporters should RSVP to Monica Amarelo at 202-326-6431, mamarelo@aaas.org or Carol Hoy at 202-326-6434, choy@aaas.org by Wednesday, 17 September....Society for Biomolecular Screening to hold ninth annual conference
...SBS), the only non-profit international scientific society dedicated to drug discovery sciences, the annual conference highlights the growing trend towards an inter-disciplinary approach to the development of pharmaceuticals. Through numerous presentations, forums, and workshops, it also promotes close-knit ...Understanding the impact of genetic technology
A major new research centre will help society to understand the economic and social impact of new genetic technologies. CESAGen, the Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, will be officially opened at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK, by Wales's First Minister, ...ITA to AMA: Taxing tanning sends wrong health message to teens
... that vitamin D deficiency is epidemic in American society and that this essential nutrient plays a major role in controlling abnormal cell growth. According to the nation's leading expert in the field, Dr. Michael F. Holick, a professor of medicine, dermatology, physiology and biophysics at the Boston Unive...