Hawaiian Whales Show 'No Overt Response' To Sounds Of ATOC Simulation
...change on the surface ecosystem. It's definitely worth doing and I hope it can continue," Frankel said. "But we're here for the whales and the other marine mammals. It's their welfare we're primarily concerned about."...Bog Beetle, Misidentified For 85 Years, Is 'Discovered' At Cornell
...things that are unique to our region, and they are worth protecting. We've been here in the Northeast for some 300 years, and we still don't know it all." The first Platynus indecentis species that Will and Liebherr examined at Cornell was on found at McLean Bog. Other specimens were found in boggy areas ...Two Parasitic Wasps Show Promise For Controlling Pest Flies
...sein California and Northeast dairies, they may be worth a closer look asa biological control in Illinois, said U. of I. agricultural entomologistRichard Weinzierl. The findings were published in the April issue of Environmental Entomology. Working with Weinzierl on the project, which was funded by the US...Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
...t is required. But the treacherous conditions are worth the bounty Waddle and two other anthropologists recently uncovered in a remotelimestone cave in Botswana, Africa: fossilized bones of thousands of tiny bats, shrews, birds and frogs as well as a complete skull of anadult primate and the jawbone of a ...Colorado State Scientists Tackle Genetic Makeup Of Obscure Bacteria
...bacteria Research Laboratory, each received grants worth nearly $1million to investigate what triggers the bacteria to proliferate and causedisease in AIDS patients even though humans are not natural hosts for thebacteria. The separate studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health, alsowill ...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
...and kill the trees, destroying billions of dollars worth of commercial timber in B.C. every year.It's long been known that bark beetles use chemical signals, or pheromones, to attract others of their kind to a suitable host tree. It's also known that theycan detect the scent of host trees. But Huber's work...DNA Helps Track Origins Of Growing Blight Problem
...unusually wet summer. The potato industry alone is worth $40 million a yearto the provincial economy. The blight affecting B.C. stems from the same fungaldisease which was a major factor in the Irish potato famine of 1845-46."The underlying principle in all of this is that neither bord...Biodiversity Worth $2.9 Trillion
... erosion as much as 50 percent, saving $20 billion worth of soil and $9 billion in tractor fuel every year in the U.S., according to the analysis. Genes for perennial cereal grains already exist in wild plant species, they said, estimating the worldwide value of a perennial grain system at $170 billion a ...Transplanted Neurons Restore Function In Rats After Stroke
...50 million, and USFphysicians provided $20 million worth of uncompensated care. The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center's sponsored research andtraining ranks third in the United States based on grant support from theNational Institutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research and...UD Environmental News: Pfiesteria Detectors To Be Described March 18
... the Inland Bays, which manages more than $500,000 worth ofconservation and management projects. His current research includes the use ofbiological communities as indicators of nutrient enrichment and toxiccontamination of estuaries. NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS CONTAMINATION: A. Scott Andres, a veteran scie...Weary Tibetan People Find Supporting Hand In ASU Graduate Student
...t said. "Some families had only two or three days worth of food left and their livestock had died. I could not ignore the people's cry." In one township, a village sprung up in over just a few years as families that had lost all of their animals moved next to a local monastery to beg from occasional pilg...Inhibitor Shows Potential To Protect Infant Brain
...reatment with BAF or similar compounds wouldn't be worth exploring as potential treatments in humans. That issue obviously needs to be investigated further, however." Cheng Y, Deshmukh M, D'Costa A, Demaro JA, Gidday JM, Shah A, Sun Y, Jacquin MF, Johnson EM, Holtzman DM. Caspase inhibitor affords neuropro...Ulcer-Causing Bacteria Also May Be Associated With Heart Disease
...atherosclerosis in otherwise healthy people."It is worth noting that such infections have a high prevalence both in Europeand the United States," Pasceri says. "Even a small increase in the risk ofischemic heart disease due to these infections would mean a huge number of heartattacks and cardiac deaths. ...New Microbial Insecticide As Potent As Bt
...,in effect, a microbial monopoly on insect control worth hundreds of millions ofdollars. But the development of new, naturally occurring insecticides has taken on newurgency in recent years as resistance to Bt has been reported in somepopulations of insect pests. "Potential resistance to Bt is now a big is......ygen depletion, andlarge-scale ecosystem change is worth further exploration. Introduction of non-indigenous species, alteration of fish and shrimp habitat,and inputs of nutrients are the other "Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem" symposiumtopics. On non-indigenous species, Gregory M. Ruiz, of the Smithsonian Enviro...Study Suggests Weekly Hurricane And Rainfall Patterns Are Linked To East Coast Pollution
... the storms. Cerveny and Balling lookedat 50 years worth of hurricane records, which include observations taken every 6hours and found surprising statistical differences with important implications. "Storms are substantially weaker during the first part of the week andstronger in the last part of ...University of Florida Research Shows Zinc Triggers Body's Defenses
...ncthrough a healthy diet, but zinc supplements are worth considering,especially for people who don't include meat in their diet," Cousins said....Genetically-Altered Crops Can Produce Tough, Hard-To-Kill Weeds
...re. That year, the U.S. produced over $100million worth of canola -- a popular cooking oil these days because it containsthe lowest amount of saturated fat of any food oil. Manufacturers use canola as an ingredient in soap, margarine, and lampfuel. A refined version of the oil is used as a lubric...Study Demonstrates High Conservation Potential Of Logged Rainforest
...re inaccessible to heavy machinery orotherwise not worth the loggers' time. That proximity of undisturbed anddisturbed areas let the researchers assess the overall impacts caused bylogging. Indonesian government rules, which Cannon noted are not rigorouslyenforced, restrict logging activities to tr...