Creation of an international industrial chair in life cycle assessment
...ergy resource crisis and climate change, universal access to energy, and biodiversity protection. This is wh... warming as a result of the greenhouse effect, and access to critical services in emerging countries. These matters are, of course, at the heart of our action...World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'
...sts, students, and citizens would have multi-media access to all known living species, even those that have ...rs, and educators across the globe, providing easy access to the latest and best information on all known species," said Jonathan F. Fanton, President of the ...Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers awarded $27M for TB research
...nly to less economically developed countries where access to care, therapeutics and diagnostics are limited or disrupted by social or political instability. In the United States, TB continues to occur although is decreasing as extensive public health systems assure that TB patients promptly receive and tak...New Arizona alliance aims to boost technologies for medical diagnostics and human health
...hare resources and expertise. "AZPA facilitates access to technical and intellectual resources that are rarely surpassed within the U.S., and provides the state with a distinct competitive advantage in this field" said Serrine Lau, scientific director of AZPA, director of Southwest Environmental Health S...... biology. New research published today in the open access journal Genome Biology describes how researchers have found a way to present human proteins as musical notes. Rie Takahashi and Jeffrey H. Miller from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, have so far transcribed segments of two human pro...Ecology in an era of globalization
...uding an ecological knowledge system to facilitate access to new and existing sources of ecological information throughout the world. Frederick Meyerson (University of Rhode Island, US), Leticia Merino (Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico), and Jorge Durand (Universidad de Guadalaj...How does soy promote weight loss? University of Illinois scientist finds another clue
...weeks; during that time, the animals had unlimited access to food and water. Food intake was measured 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after injection, and the rats were weighed 24 and 48 hours after injection. All rats received the same amount of exercise, and all rats lost weight. But, after the third injecti...Breathing easy: When it comes to oxygen, a bug's life is full of it
...h have a respiratory system built to provide quick access to a lot of oxygen, can survive for days without it. The insect respiratory system is so efficient that resting insects stop taking in air as they release carbon dioxide, according to research by Stefan K. Hetz of Humboldt University in Berlin, Ger...'Exercise pill' switches on gene that tells cells to burn fat
...xcess weight that makes exercise difficult. Having access to an "exercise pill" would improve the quality of muscles, since muscles like to be exercised, and increase the burning of energy or excess fat in the body. And that would result in less fatty tissue, lower amounts of fat circulating in the blood, ...Scientists identify key to integrating transplanted nerve cells into injured tissue
...rness the key molecules used by stem cells to gain access into the injured retina, they could potentially improve the success of non-stem cell transplants. Based on this idea, the team conducted a series of experiments. In their initial experiments, the team compared the chemicals that were generated whe...BDSI announces positive phase III clinical trial results
...g 1-(877)-407-8033. International participants may access the call by dialing 1-(201)-689-8033. A replay wil...D code 240056 when prompted. Participants may also access a live webcast of the conference call through the BDSI website at www.biodeliverysciences.com or a...How to manage forests in hurricane impact zones
...ts," says Stanturf. "The infrastructure to restore access and communication should be put into place before the storm hits to meet both the short-term goals of salvage and fire prevention and the long-term goal of reforestation and ecological recovery." Stanturf and fellow authors use the case study of Hu...Wiley announces the launch of Anatomical Sciences Education
...ew journal launches, in which complimentary online access will be available to institutions throughout 2008 and 2009. For more information about Anatomical Sciences Education, please visit www.asejournal.com ....Can a taste for poison drive speciation?
... likely competitors gives the fly nearly exclusive access to its host-a distinct ecological advantage. But it also raises an important question for evolutionary biologists: are the factors that promote specialized ecological interactions between herbivore and plant host sufficient to drive herbivore speciat...Genes and biomarkers that allow doctors to choose the right therapy for the right patient
... treatment, since those neoplasms are difficult to access safely," said Roberto Diaz, M.D., Ph.D., a resident in Radiation Oncology at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. "With the proper biomarkers physicians may be able to tell if a patient is not responding to the therapy and alter their treatment strat...Bioluminescence at the service of a novel cerebral imaging technique
...nsitivity of this novel approach, while validating access to all structures, even those located deep in the brain. It will therefore be possible to study all neurons or cerebral structures using this approach. This novel technique opens numerous perspectives. This tracer can thus be expressed in all ce......rs have long suspected that this kind of exclusive access came with a mechanical cost. According to common s...sically sacrificing speed at flowers for exclusive access to them. Borrell thinks this may be because the rewards at these flowers can be tremendous, up to te...Geisinger launches extensive study on obesity and related liver problem
... studied, in part, because investigators can't get access to samples," Gerhard said. "Most people don't realize they have this diseasethey're walking time bombs." The federal government estimates that the disease affects 2 to 5 percent of Americans, while another 10 to 20 percent of the population has fat...Health disparities -- Genetics, society and race play an important role in access to healthcare
...ty, language and cultural barriers, and inadequate access to early detection services and good medical care ...e to give priority to medical care, despite having access to it. While minorities have been shown to have higher rates of dying from cancer, it hasn't alway...... studies and vaccine development. Because of this, access to the complete macaque sequence offers scientists even more in-depth research avenues into current and pressing health issues affecting society today. Mobile elements are commonly utilized for evolutionary and population genetic studies. Batzer and...