Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
... reef ecology and provide a baseline for long-term monitoring of the coastal environment.......te (Woods Hole Research Center), space-based earth monitoring technologies can provide detailed analyses of the state of tropical ecosystems. Laporte will discuss two projects designed and adopted to conservation and forest management in the talk, Remote sensing tools for conservation policy: INFORMS and PAWAR...Secret life of elephant seals not secret anymore!
...ith their environment and the prey within it. By monitoring changes in the rate at which seals drift up or down during passive drift dives, the scientists could determine where the seals were gaining fat (and becoming more buoyant) and where food was harder to find and the animals lost fat. These measuremen...Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
... sewage runoff-and improved monitoring. NRDC began monitoring beach pollution nationwide in 1990. To test their hypothesis, the Stanford researchers headed to Lovers Point-a popular recreational beach in Monterey-and collected exposed sand above the tide line that contained enterococci, bacteria also found in...Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2007
...cation, or RFID, and wireless sensors for advanced monitoring of manufacturing equipment to more accurately determine maintenance needs for the systems and anticipate equipment failures. Such capability improves manufacturing process efficiency, reduces emissions and prevents costly outages for equipment repair...UF, French scientists seek test to detect gene doping in athletes
...ed World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, charged with monitoring the conduct of athletes, is working with investigators around the globe to develop a test that would bust competitors for injecting themselves with genetic material capable of enhancing muscle mass or heightening endurance. If an athlete injects h...Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
...l soon play a critical role in early detection and monitoring of breast cancer," said Irudayaraj (pronounced ee-roo-THY'-a-razh), leader of a research team that developed a new method for fabricating the nanoparticles that is published online this month in the journal Analytical Chemistry. "Our goal is to see i...New data reveal pregnancies exposed to accutane despite risk management program
...orms of the drug, over the Internet, to bypass the monitoring program. Isotretinoin, one of the most potent teratogens, is marketed under several brand names to treat severe acne that does not respond to conventional treatments. More than 1.5 million prescriptions were written annually according to 2001-200...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
...colleagues say the new method should be useful for monitoring human exposure to diesel exhaust and in studies of potential cancer risks associated with that exposure. Past research, the report notes, had predicted that certain metabolites compounds formed in the bodies of people exposed to diesel exhaust shou...ESA mission highlighted at remote sensing conference
...salinity is therefore one of the key variables for monitoring and modelling ocean circulation. p>The Intern...salinity is therefore one of the key variables for monitoring and modelling ocean circulation....US Department of Defense awards $1.6 million for implantable biochip research
...as other long-term potential applications, such as monitoring astronauts vital signs during long-duration space flights and reading blood-sugar levels for diabetics. We now lose a large percentage of patients to bleeding, and getting vital information such as how much oxygen is in the tissue back to ER physic...Using stem cells to help heart attack victims
...nto medical usage." The researchers will also be monitoring how the cells respond to different pharmacological agents in order to improve drug-screening processes and reduce the need for animal testing. "A key part of the project is to monitor the effects of different drugs on the cells, said Dr Denning. At...System to analyze beating heart stem cells could lead to heart attack treatments
...into medical usage. The researchers will also be monitoring how the cells respond to different pharmacological agents in order to improve drug-screening processes and reduce the need for animal testing. A key part of the project is to monitor the effects of different drugs on the cells. At present, only lim...Report recommends off-site disposal of secondary waste
...nto the environment. The system requires constant monitoring and frequent changing of the carbon beds. The committee found that on-site treatment of the carbon followed by its incineration has been problematic at best, and recommends that off-site disposal, decontamination, and destruction of the spent activa......and Robison's paper shows how sustained scientific monitoring efforts in the marine environment can help document such important biological shifts that might otherwise be missed....Camera-shy deer caught for first time
...acted by the WMPA to help establish a biodiversity monitoring program to evaluate the effectiveness of its conservation efforts. Mr. Sangthong Southammakoth, Executive Director of the WMPA, said We are very excited about these photos. They show the global significance of the Nakai-Nam Theun National Protecte...Bumblebees make bee line for gardens, National Bumblebee Nest Survey finds
...shows that public participation is very useful for monitoring bumblebees, says Osborne. Bumblebees are important pollinators of our crops and wild plants, but their populations have declined dramatically over the past 50 years. The decline is thought to be linked to the impact of modern farming methods on bum...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...s show great promise for biosensing, environmental monitoring and personal electronics. Lacking, however, are practical ways to power these devices. The report discusses a prototype nanogenerator, developed earlier, which consists of zinc oxide nanowires and could turn mechanical energy into electricity. Res...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
...y antiviral susceptibility is important for global monitoring of influenza patterns, and for directing physicians toward better treatment decisions. Preliminary studies demonstrate a 95% success rate in the detection of influenza mutations known to result in drug resistance. The BChip was also developed at...The UAB heads a European research project on proteases and pathological processes
...teases with fluorescent molecules that allow their monitoring in healthy and pathological situations. Entitled "...hibitors (molecules that alter their functions) by monitoring their activities in situ and in vivo. This will then help discover where the proteases that the dr...