Time running out for South Asian vultures, ecologists warn
...or any wild bird. Time is running out if we are to save these species. Governments, drug companies, vets, livestock owners and conservationists should act together now to solve this problem." The research builds upon a study by Lindsay Oaks and colleagues of The Peregrine Fund, published in Nature in Janu...Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
...se of communication and information technology can save lives, and support health care even in remote area...y need it, when they need it. This can ultimately save people's lives." PATH's effort to reduce the incidence of Japanese encephalitis is made poss...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...eing created through genomic sciences and thereby save tens of millions of lives per year in developing c...nd were initially expensive, but in the end helped save millions of lives in the developing world where the majority of humanity lives. With a commitment t...Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
... do the job where many were needed before, workers save time and money, Jones says. GEOPS also makes it easy to gather extensive, accurate data quickly, Jones says. Having sensors consolidated in one place saves scientists from needing to piece together incomplete information from various locations. And s...Identifying genes that contribute to a low level of response to alcohol
...chers who are looking for genes, I can say 'let me save you some time,' because we have spent hundreds of hours reviewing the literature to try to find genes that might be contributing to the low response to alcohol in organisms, including humans." "We are at the very beginning of 'gene finding' for alc...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...est. "The things we've learned working together to save Liko's dorsal fin will help other dolphins in the ...bored some serious doubts that we would be able to save this dolphin's dorsal fin," said Dr. Stone. "But Liko surprised us all. Today we're optimistic that ...New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells
...ically damage can halt replication altogether, may save the cell from near certain death. Harnessing its unique capabilities could have implications for treating some cancers. In the paper posted on the Web site of The EMBO Journal, an official journal of the European Molecular Biology Organization, the ...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...erapy, we can improve their lives more quickly and save them -- and the healthcare system -- the expense and risk of trying drugs that are less effective for them," comments Dr. Barbara Alving, NHLBI acting director. "This study helps put asthma at the forefront of pharmacogenetics." Pharmacogenetics i...Chimpanzee 'workshop' discovered in Congo
...ad the Wildlife Conservation Society not helped to save the Goualougo from being logged, this discovery would not have been made and the forest and the chimps would have been lost," said Steve Gulick of Wildland Security. "At the same time, this study makes one wonder about the unnamed and never-to-be-kn...Genetically endowed worm may substitute for rodents in some toxicology testing
...gh our system to help find out. What we've done is save that company millions of dollars because it no longer has to do as large a rat study. "It can cost a company $10 million and it may have to go through 100,000 rats over a year or two just to do a complete study on one chemical. With our worms, I ...Hurricane damage creates pecan shortage
...ully recover," he said. Many farmers have tried to save the injured trees by using tractors to pull the trees straight and remove damaged limbs. Pecan trees take many years to get into full production. The stress on damaged trees may affect pecan production for years to come. "Next year's crop is depende...Safety and immunogenicity data available for new pertussis booster vaccine candidate for adolescents
...d prevent up to 1.8 million cases of pertussis and save as much as $1.6 billion in direct and indirect costs. "Pertussis is the only disease for which children are routinely vaccinated that is on the rise in the U.S. particularly amongst adolescents. However, there is currently no pertussis vaccine reco...First human trial of bioartificial kidney shows promise for acute renal failure
...al kidney offers hope of the device's potential to save the lives of people with acute renal failure, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System report. While the phase I/II study was designed primarily to look at the safety of using this device on humans, the results also suggest improvement...Scientists pioneer biotech techniques to halt infestation of history, art treasures in tropics
...id Dr. Ramirez. "Something has to be done soon to save them, by identifying the natural toxin required to kill the insects decaying the papers and artifacts." Tahia Rivero, curator of the art collection held by the Banco Mercantil Foundation, says many important paintings now are known only through art b...OneWorld Health named business leader in public health on '2004 Scientific American 50'
...es. As a result, we can develop new medicines and save lives of people most in need." The 2004 Scientific American 50 will appear in Scientific American's December issue, available at newsstands on Nov. 23. Editor-In-Chief John Rennie described his magazine's commitment saying, "Scientific American bel...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...electricity generation with cooling and heating to save energy. The system generates electricity from a natural gas-fired turbine, and that electricity is fed into the local power grid. At the same time, the turbine's exhaust heat fuels the world's largest absorption chiller to be fired only by "waste" he...Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that can be impacted by global warming
...osity and not by conservation concerns, "you can't save things if you don't understand them," he said. "Every little bit of knowledge about how things works is useful." They will next try to determine which specific environmental cues are affecting tropical-bird mating processes. Moore's research is funde...Ground-level ozone linked to increased mortality
...35 percent of the average daily ozone level, could save nearly 4,000 lives throughout the 95 urban communities included in the study. "Our study shows that ground-level ozone is a national problem, which is not limited to a small number of cities or one region. Everyone needs to be aware of the potential ......ge ground-level ozone on any particular day, could save an average of 4,000 lives per year in the 95 urban areas. "This actually underestimates the total impact of ozone on mortality, because it only captures the mortality impact associated with high ozone levels in the past few days, not the impact assoc...... use its world-class zoos in New York City to help save wildlife living half a world away," said Richard L. Lattis, General Director of WCS's zoos and aquarium. The satellite, called Quickbird, is owned by DigitalGlobe, a private company. WCS plans to use similar imagery to count wildlife in exot...