Honeybees In The Wild Nearly Gone In North America
...artmentof Agriculture, more than 90 American crops valued at more than$9 billion depend on bees for pollination. The two mighty mite culprits -- the microscopic tracheal miteand the larger varroa mite -- are invader species that made theirway into the United States in the mid- to late '80s. Trachealmites do...... areas that areprone to natural hazards or already valued for recreation or naturalresources. This budget is designed to help us solve some of the mostpressing of these demands while doing our share not only to help balancethe budget, but to help trim the burden of government. "Increasingly, the USG...Biodiversity Worth $2.9 Trillion
...rms a conservative estimate. A previous study had valued the world's ecosystem services and natural capital at $33 trillion a year. The Cornell study counted natural services of a diverse biota, such as organic waste disposal, soil formation, biological nitrogen fixation, genetic resources to increase foo...Scientists Work To Restore Native Fish And Habitat To Great Lakes
... have suffered the decline and loss of many highly valued fish species like the lake trout. The loss of native species and the invasion of exotic species, such as the sea lamprey, have led to unstable fish communities, a loss of sport fishing opportunities and serious economic impacts," said Dr. Gregory Sm......ecule level Enzymes are characterized by and valued for their ability to catalyze a wide range of chemical reactions. Consequently, precise analytical techniques for monitoring enzyme functions are indispensable tools for the understanding of biological phenomena at the molecular level, an......rries oxygen to every tissue in the body, and isso valued that the body harbors what it receives, having no physiologicmechanism for excreting the element except through the blood loss. Still,organisms must utilize elaborate molecular mechanisms for the extraction,mobilization and utilization of the metal, ...The Commons: Not Always A Tragedy
...ent is that the total benefit to the group must be valued more than thebenefits to any individual. In circumstances of resources that cover large areas-like petroleum reserves, orocean fisheries- the regulation becomes more complex. However, the authorsbelieve that successes on the smaller scale should be ...Rockefeller University Scientists Receive Prestigious Awards For Cancer Research
... and preventing cancer in the future." The awards, valued at $250,000 each, are among the most prestigious in the fieldof medicine. To date, GMCRF has awarded over $9 million to 83 scientists, in aneffort to focus worldwide scientific and public attention on cancer research. Seven winners have subsequently......neering Fibers and Films (CAEFF). The donation is valued at $12 million. Hoechst developed the technology to increase the cut or slice resistanceof a variety of manmade fibers and films. The patent and other rights donatedto Clemson relate specifically to cut resistant applications with aramidpoly...CWRU med school snares $3 million Howard Hughes Institute grant to build structural biology program
...ward R. Hughes Jr., the institute has an endowment valued at more than $11 billion. More than 320 Hughes investigators, including Sanford Markowitz at the CWRU School of Medicine, conduct medical research with HHMI support. Markowitz represents the kind of potential that the medical school will seek in ne...IIASA launches book series in adaptive dynamics
... and social scientific research methods and models valued by policy makers, the scientific community and the public worldwide. IIASA is an international institution with sponsoring organizations in 15 countries. For more information about IIASA, visit the web site at http://www.iiasa.ac.at ....Putting a price tag on paradise
...ervation companies to go public. The corporation, valued at $25 million, buys up land and restores native vegetation and wildlife, earning income from tourism, consulting and wildlife sales, according to the Science article. "The firm lobbied for and won a change in accounting law so as to include rare na...... and social scientific research methods and models valued by policy makers, the scientific community and the public worldwide. IIASA is an international institution, with sponsoring member organizations in 15 countries....Chemical may deter starfish from devouring endangered coral reefs
... be expanding, is a major source of destruction of valued habitats in the tropical zones of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including Hawaii. The problem is acute in Japan, where extensive, costly efforts to control the creature have met with little success. Home to a variety of organisms that are a po...New grain variety opens up possibilities for Australian farmers
...se still," said Dr Tate, "the fledgling and highly valued red lentil industry, which was non-existent in 1993, was also damaged because of the consumers difficulty in distinguishing between orange-vetch and red lentils." Dr Tate expects that fully adapted, high yielding, low toxin white-vetch varieties, w...Dried cells, tissues could solve biological materials storage, transport problems
...e sector," Potts says. The award is initially valued at $2.6 million for three years. An additional two years of support ($1.9 million) is also possible, contigent on program success and the availability of funds. Thus the total award is potentially $4.5 million for five years. The researchers are also......Stowers have made an additional gift of securities valued at $1.114 billion to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a step that greatly enhances the Institutes ability to recruit top-quality scientists. "The recruiting of scientists by Bill Neaves, our president, and Robb Krumlauf, our scientifi...New effort to increase coal production announced
...d. The United States sold 102 million tons of coal valued at $4.2 billion in 1992 to overseas markets. By 19...ort level fell to a record low of 57 million tons, valued at only $2.1 billion. Yoon attributes this loss in market share to Australian coal producers, who ha...Nonprofits, corporations can collaborate to improve environmental management
...ss strategies and that the companies perceived and valued these practices as good corporate citizenship. Key attributes for effective corporate partners included commitment and interest among key participants, methods for measuring results and the ability to get suppliers involved in making environmental ...Montana State University begins major trout and salmonid book collection
...om Alfred T. Pellicane of Garden City, N.Y. and is valued at $40,000. For now, just a small percentage of the titles are catalogued and shelved while the library undergoes an 18-month renovation and expansion. Afterwards, the remaining 245 boxes will be unpacked and available to anyone under the hushed a...