The science of overcrowded life boats and other moral dilemmas
... for philosophers, Sinnott-Armstrong said. "If you want to know whether you can trust your vision, you need to know that maybe your color vision isn't very good at twilight. In the same way, to know whether or not you can trust your moral judgment, you need to know when your moral belief-forming processes...Kinase backgrounder: Iressa discovery part of major kinase project at Dana-Farber
...re two relatively rare cancers. Now the scientists want to open a wider front against more common forms. T...a promising new approach for combating cancer. "We want to repeat the Gleevec example over and over again," says DFCI's William Sellers, MD, who with Matthe...Gene-based screen sorts cancer cases, say Stanford researchers
...sy to incorporate into existing medical labs. "You want to introduce something that helps people do what they are doing now - but better," he said. He added that the group still needs to check how well the six genes discriminate between good and bad responders in additional groups of patients, especially ...Researchers find evidence that sea turtles navigate with magnetic maps
...sted were released back into the sea unharmed. "We want them to grow up and have lots of babies, so we'll have turtles to study and enjoy forever," Lohmann said....S.C. hospitals and universities form statewide health research collaborative
...and attract more out-of-state businesses that will want to take advantage of the intellectual powerhouse we create. Equally important, it allows us to develop more effective treatment options, directly enhance quality care and outcomes for patients, thereby improving the health of South Carolinians," he c...Only half of recalled meat and poultry is recovered, study finds
...eate the sense of urgency to prevent problems. You want to be able to move very, very quickly, and that should be in the regulations."...Inflammation, hypertension are focus of major new MCG research program
...ator on the new NIH Program Project grant. "But we want to know what role these cytokines play in blood pr...at the cytokine involvement is and that is what we want to know. Cytokines could be involved just in the end-organ injury that occurs in hypertension and ha...Bye-bye Bio 101: Teach science the way you do science
... says Bruns. "We need those bright young minds. We want to encourage more students to become scientists, and we want to send non-science majors into society knowing how to confront issues that require analytical and s...Researchers report definitive evidence that HIV-AIDS is not from oral polio vaccine
..."The fresher, the better," he said. "Basically you want to pick it up the same morning they let it go." He...zees, but we know little beyond this," he said. "I want to study this geographic area -- get more samples, understand how the virus is maintained and transm...Research finds lawn chemicals raise cancer risk in Scottish terriers
...hat everyone should avoid treated lawns. "We don't want to indicate that every person is susceptible," he said. "Because this study shows that exposure to the chemicals exacerbates a genetic predisposition in Scotties towards developing TCC, it's likely that only a segment of the human population would be...New proteomics core at OHSU will speed discovery process
...lp scientists determine their composition. "You want to get the most out of the least amount of material. We need to use liquid chromatography to spread out the complex mixture of peptides," Bystrom said. The mass spectrometer "focuses on one peptide, breaks the peptide into pieces, and measures the fr...MCG pursues markers to improve ovarian cancer treatment, diagnosis
...l of a Medical College of Georgia pilot study. "We want to identify new, more specific markers that will g...Prevention Center at MCG Medical Center. "We also want to identify markers that can be used as an effective screening test for this disease which unfortuna...Engineered virus provides impetus in search for HIV vaccine
...r pathogens since you can put any vaccine gene you want into this vector." "Beyond its potential as a vaccine vehicle, this hybrid vector will also have utility by allowing us to study the specific interactions of this reovirus protein in the host," said Barry. "This has previously been difficult due to...NSF funds summer research program abroad for undergraduates at UC San Diego
...anager at NSF. "In today's global marketplace, you want members of your society to understand what it's like to live and do work in a much more global environment. We hope these U.S. students will serve as cyber-ambassadors between the U.S. and East Asia." Students will work on projects with dual mentors ...Scientists question reports of massive ant supercolonies in California and Europe
...But it's such a neat story, people sometimes don't want to hear conflicting evidence." Added Gordon: "I think real ants are much more interesting than the stories we make up about ants. We'd have better stories to tell if we started with the actual data."...Researchers caution against linking strep, neuropsychiatric disorders
...event like strep infection. "It's human nature to want a explanation. For almost every parent who recognizes tics and obsessive-compulsive behavior in their children, almost immediately, as soon as they recognize it, their minds shift into high gear, questioning why the child has these symptoms." Kurlan...Comprehensive study: We know little about environmental effects on kids
...ey, there may be a fair number of people who don't want to acknowledge the importance of this supplement, Weitzman says. "But our hope is that people whether they are physicians, parents, or business owners will take the information we have presented, as well as information we learn further down the roa...Female gluttony blamed on male tick
...cks feeding on a normal rabbit engorged fully. "We want to use these proteins as a basis of a vaccine," said Kaufman. "If we can vaccinate cattle against this protein, or voraxin as we have called it, then they would be significantly protected against ticks. Not only would it control the tick problem--whi...... on several projects to extend their results. ''We want to study water in a whole range of pressures and temperatures,'' Bergmann says. SPEAR3, SSRL's newly upgraded, state-of-the-art X-ray source that formally opened Jan. 29, would be the ideal place for that. ''We propose to build a new facility at SPEA......g on several projects to extend their results. "We want to study water in a whole range of pressures and temperatures," says Bergmann. SPEAR3, SSRL's newly upgraded, state-of-the-art X-ray source formally opened on Jan. 29, would be the ideal place for that. "We propose to build a new facility at SPEAR3 w...