Carnegie Mellon's Peter Adams receives EPA research grant
...rd was strengthened in September after scientists, armed with years of studies showing that these particles can damage the lungs and heart, advised the EPA that the previous daily standard of 65 micrograms per cubic meter of air was too loose. Adams will also base his particulate matter models on finding...Small, self-controlled planes combine plant pathology and engineering
...e is not currently conducting his research for the armed forces, his work has a definite biosecurity element. Many plant pathogens are transported over long distances in the atmosphere, threatening agriculture in the United States from both inside and outside the borders of the country, Schmale said. An ...Plants recognize their siblings, biologists discover
..., 2007 The next time you venture into your garden armed with plants, consider who you place next to whom. It turns out that the docile garden plant isnt as passive as widely assumed, at least not with strangers. Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced...Ewwwww! UCLA anthropologist studies evolution's disgusting side
..., Fessler reasoned that natural selection may have armed pregnant women with an emotional response that helped compensate for their suppressed immune system. To test the theory, Fessler gathered 496 healthy pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 50 and had them consider 32 potentially stomach-turning...MIT engineer works toward clean water, more
...curity for most people in the world relates not to armed conflict but to 'common good' social, environmental and economic challenges, for example, the simple need for safe water." ...Carnegie Mellon researchers urge regulators to rethink strategies for soot emission
...rd was strengthened in September after scientists, armed with years of studies showing that these particles can damage lungs and the heart, advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the previous standard of 65 micrograms per cubic meter of air was too loose. A third key implication has to d...Updated Iraq survey affirms earlier mortality estimates
...h as whether the deceased was actively involved in armed combat, terrorism, criminal activity or caught in the middle of the conflict. The study outlines other limitations of the survey method, including the hazards of collecting data during a conflict. The results from the new study closely match the fi...Report challenges common ecological hypothesis about species abundance
...some way, it's a return to old-school ecology, but armed with high-tech tools we didn't have 30 years ago." Advances in remote sensing, biophysical monitoring, ecological physiology, molecular genetics and genomics are rapidly enhancing scientists' ability to identify population and individual patterns ac...An infectious agent of deception, exposed through proteomics
...called peptidoglycan. Drug and vaccine designers armed with this mouse-model information can target chemicals or immune responses that disrupt peptidoglycan synthesis and other processes linked to Salmonella's colonization of macrophages in humans, said Joshua Adkins, a co-author on Shi's paper and lead ...Draft environmental impact statement prepared for USAMRIID facilities at Fort Detrick
...rugs, therapies, and diagnostics -- to protect our armed forces and citizens from biological threats. The p...nd evaluation for medical solutions to protect our armed forces from biological threats they may encounter on the battlefield. In addition, USAMRIID has been......rought together two key initiatives superb people armed with an understanding of what it takes to save tigers. In an area where there have been many disappointments, I am betting that Tigers Forever will get results." The Tigers Forever initiative begins today and the clock is running....Earth observation satellites contribute to international polar year 2007-2008
... first time during an International Polar Year, be armed with satellite measurements offering complete coverage of the polar regions, which play a vital role in the Earth's climate and ecosystems. Having access to near-continuous satellite data of these regions over long periods of time is important for......important group of immune system cells, into fully armed killing machines. Their findings will be published...ze, kick into full gear. Natural killer cells are armed with enzyme-filled sacs that spill their deadly contents when infected or cancerous cells cross the ...Electric fish in Africa could be example of evolution in action
...the Ivindo River in Gabon, Cornell neurobiologists armed with oscilloscopes search for shapes and patterns of electricity created by fish in the water. They know from their previous research that the various groups of local electric fish have different DNA, different communication patterns and won't mate ...Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold
...tion Union) and WWF, also apprehended two poachers armed with locally made muzzle guns. Four weapons and a large cache of ammunition were seized along with more than 660 pounds of smoked Sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, and four-horned antelope -- all important prey species of tiger and other carnivores...Most extensive survey ever of world's tropical forests shows upward trend in sustainable management
...and other countries that have endured recent major armed conflicts. Political and economic instability combined with inadequate enforcement of forest laws have also led to the spread of illegal logging and other forest-related crimes in many parts of the tropics. Wanted: Forests that are Worth More Alive...Knowledge of dendritic cells branches out
...orce might have different departments to deal with armed robberies, homicides and fraud. These discoveries at WEHI have profoundly altered our understanding of this important aspect of the immune system. The research received advance online publication on the Nature Immunology website on 7 May 2006....DOE JGI to host Microbial Genomics Workshop for educators
... of the sequencing process, workshop participants, armed with laptop computers, will explore the tools that enable the order and assembly of the DNA fragments into strands that serve as starting material for the search for genes and other important features in microbial genomes. The workshop will also tou...Environmental impact statement planned for USAMRIID facilities at Fort Detrick
...rugs, therapies, and diagnostics -- to protect our armed forces and citizens from biological threats. The b...nd evaluation for medical solutions to protect our armed forces from biological threats they may encounter on the battlefield. In addition, USAMRIID has been...Ability to capture large prey may be origin of army ants' cooperative behavior
...is that its workers have claw-shaped jaws that are armed with long, spine-like teeth. These teeth may serve to help Cheliomyrmex workers attach themselves to their prey's skin during attack O'Donnell, who was bitten and stung when he collected Cheliomyrmex specimens, said the ants' stings were particularl...