Educational program increases some safety behaviors for older drivers
...nctional problems have on their driving. They may want to go to a driving fitness clinic where a certified driving rehabilitation specialist can evaluate their potential risk and safety on the road. Driving cessation should be seriously considered if the functional impairments are serious and irreversib......, would like to change the recipient, or no longer want to receive it, please email bkinerney@usgs.gov . ...nd energy, go to: http://energy.usgs.gov . If you want to learn more about blarney...you're on your own. For more, call Gail Wendt at 703-648-5604 or email...Should publicly funded research be free and available to the public?
...anizzi, librarian of the British Museum, wrote, "I want a poor student to have the same means of indulging his learned curiosity, ... of consulting the same authorities, ... as the richest man in the kingdoms," is today within reach. With the Internet, we have the means to make humanity's treasury of know...Scientists urge caution when releasing engineered organisms into environment
...ure will likely be full of these organisms, and we want to be cautious and to have good science behind the decisions we make."...Transporter's function provides support for eating vegetables, limiting antibiotics
... keep the immune cells vigilant as well. They also want to know what happens to SLC5A8 and the receptor when inflammation, such as inflammatory bowel disease, occurs. Dr. Ganapathy hypothesizes that inflammation occurs when something goes awry in the symbiotic relationship between good bacteria and colon ...New DVD 'virtual' microscope at UNC-Chapel Hill
... always select the optimal one to see whatever you want to see, while the big picture, the overview, is al... while taking pathology or any other time students want to review the basic material, Koch and Petrusz said. They can carry the histology course with them. ...Desert science center aims to bridge rift between Jordan and Israel
.... ''There's really no limit if people of good will want to participate.'' An important component of the ce...oject, but this kind of effort is necessary if you want to a make a shift in the Middle East paradigm,'' Kochavi said. ''The new center can serve science an...New 'Understanding Evolution' Web site provides one-stop-shop for nation's science teachers
...hers caught up in the imbroglio, or those who just want to brush up on their understanding of the theory or find an engaging lesson plan for their students, the Web site is the place to go. "Many K-12 teachers don't have a strong science background, so there is some discomfort in teaching evolution, which...New study seeks to establish mechanism between areas of the brain and continence
(February 25, 2004) BETHESDA, MD When we want to go, why can we "wait"? In other words, when we sense that a bowel movement will be necessary, the body has the ability to defer that action until an appropriate time. A new research study examines this issue and the findings could have beneficial...Purdue chemists 'put the twist' on protein building block
...her substances' effect on the brain. "If you want to know how molecules function in the body, you can't just look at their structure - you have to look at the dynamics of how they change," said Zwier, who is a professor of chemistry in Purdue's School of Science. "On a small scale, we have found a w...Computer method identifies potentially active enzymes
... but we do not really know that," says Saraf. "We want to see what happens if we eliminate all clashes. Will it have equal activity? We are hoping that will tell us which predictions are right and which are wrong. " The researchers have also tried the approach on other enzyme systems and observed sim...USC researchers produce a hairier mouse
... and his colleagues write in their paper, "one may want to modulate the number, size or the differentiation status of some ectodermal organs in humans or animals for various medical, agricultural and industrial reasons. The newly made transgenic mouse can be a useful animal model and tissue source for the......ce, they forget they're using a computer mouse and want to get that cursor arrow on their ranch," says Doc Lane, director of natural resources for the Arizona Cattlemen's Association and Arizona Wool Producers Association. "You'd be amazed how quickly people forget they're using a computer and connect dir...UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
...hout adult life. In either case, the scientists want to determine if certain molecular signals or growt...se, Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Likewise, they want to ascertain whether regular astrocytes in other brain regions could be induced through molecular si...Radioactive and toxic waste site plans are a recipe for disaster, says Rutgers sociologist
...peful projection of what experts and organizations want to happen in the future, while ignoring worst-case scenarios. "They seem to think worst cases aren't worth worrying about because they are unlikely," said Clarke. "I think that we are at great vulnerability for massive disasters." Clarke asserte...Parenting ethics panel explores thorny issues posed by technology
...th the extremes of this technology," she said. "We want our audience to know that we're looking to the future for ways to use the technology in a smart, meaningful and responsible way." A screening of "Bloodlines" will be followed by remarks from Giudice and fellow experts in law, ethics and genetics. Don...K-State professor to give paper on potential impact of ag bioterrorism
...practices to minimize the impact," Stack said. "We want to get people comfortable with the fact that these are important actions to take. Not just in preparedness for bioterrorism but also for the natural course of agriculture, which results in introductions. We need to minimize that. We already spend alm...Intelligent design: The new 'big tent' for evolution's critics
...ave made a tremendous splash," says Numbers. "They want to change the way science is done, but so far as I know, there has yet to appear an article in a scientific journal that makes this broader claim." The odds that the intelligent design movement - even with some scientist subscribers - will change the...Computer scientists develop tool for mining genomic data
...artial view,'' Koller says. What scientists really want to know is how groups of genes work together to control specific biological processes, such as muscle development or cancer progression. Unraveling these regulatory networks - for example, determining that Gene A gets activated by Gene B but represse......ing to Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. "If we really want to understand what genes are doing in cells, we have to focus on proteins - the effector molecules of the cell," says Omenn, a professor of internal medicine and human genetics in the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health....