Rain forest protection works in Peru
...ras (about 40,000 sq. miles)was put into long-term commercial timber production. In recent years, the rain forests have been experiencing increased human impacts, as they have in neighboring Amazon countries, but the extent of the damage over the region has not been thoroughly assessed using high spatial resolu...OHSU turns mouse into factory for human liver cells
...rring the university's research discoveries to the commercial sector, said market demand for Grompe's discovery is high. OHSU has filed a patent application on the technology and, in cooperation with Grompe, has spun it off into a Portland-based start-up company named Yecuris through the university's Springboar......ure from a number of threats, including Argentinas commercial shrimp industry. Many birds become entangled in fishing nets, and oil pollution from tankers transporting petroleum from southern Patagonia to Buenos Aires and from expanding offshore oil drilling operations is a looming possibility. Legislation to...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
... for nanomaterials needed Recommendations on commercial exploitation, e.g. feasibility of a European Small Business Innovative Research programme Suggestions to implement interdisciplinary education and training (courses, masters and MD/PhD programmes) Since the completion of the Forward Look the...Satellite tracking reveals threats to Borneo pygmy elephants
...tely, it is also the type of terrain preferred for commercial plantations. Over the past four decades, 40 percent of the forest cover of the Malaysian State of Sabah, on the northeast of the Island of Borneo where most of pygmy elephants are has been lost to logging, conversion for plantations and human settl...Argonne wins three R&D 100 awards for innovative technologies
... from around the world and has encouraged numerous commercial and research institutions to adopt the software for their purposes. Access Grid has been used by college professors to teach students in distant locations, by international communities of scientists and experimental facilities working on fusion pow...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...aboratory animals. As a result, only a handful of commercial chemicals have gone through the complete battery o...apting those tests for accurately predicting which commercial chemicals are potential human health threats. ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, Aug. ...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
...enic or not. The method is also showing promise of commercial application as many enzymes sold commercially, such as plant-derived enzymes used for biofuel production, are proteins harvested from bacteria which secrete them naturally. ...ASU researchers partner with UOP to make biofuel for military jets a reality
...iable for future use in the production of fuel for commercial jets. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2008....Progesterone injections do not prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies
...ppositories, might be more effective, he said. A commercial formulation of the drug, marketed under the name Gestiva, has been granted orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration and an application for full FDA approval is pending....Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
...al Analytical Chemistry. "Our goal is to see it in commercial use in about four years." The gold nanoparticles, or nanorods, are tiny rod-shaped gold particles, even smaller than viruses, which are equipped with antibodies designed to bind to a specific marker on cell surfaces. Researchers analyze these surfa...High rates of HIV infection documented among young Nepalese girls sex-trafficked to India
... transnational victims are females trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation. An estimated 150,000 women an...an. Addressing the widely accepted male demand for commercial sex is critical to ending this modern day form of female slavery....American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
...es evaluated the effects of both crude oil and six commercial oil dispersants under laboratory conditions on the growth and survival of two important species of reef corals. The dispersants and dispersed oil droplets were significantly more toxic to the coral than the crude oil itself, the scientists report. Th...... it, where we need it, says Thomas Stuecken, chief commercial officer at Proventec, the parent company of OspreyDeepclean. Other more speculative applications for the steam for powering rockets and cars, and to provide mobile and portable power generation, are currently being considered. ...Nottingham biosciences million pound injection
...will help Nottingham-based RegenTec Ltd to develop commercial products in the rapidly-developing field of regene... in ensuring that the UK plays a major role in the commercial and clinical development of regenerative medicine. Dr Susan Huxtable, Director of Intellectual Pro...Nanowaste needs attention of EPA, industry and investors
... environmental due diligence that accompanies many commercial transactions and securities offerings should include an examination of the handling and disposal of nanomaterials. Insurers also need to take into account the potential for CERCLA and RCRA liability arising from releases or disposal of waste nanomat...20 Kentucky firms share $1.9 million from state to match federal SBIR-STTR awards
...ants will be used to develop new technologies into commercial products. As these Kentucky start-up companies grow and prosper, they will repay our investment many times over by providing high-paying jobs for our citizens. The announced matching grants range from $69,999 to $100,000 per company for their Phase......cimating populations of Pacific hake, an important commercial fish. Ironically, these squid may have benefited f...s Pacific whiting) is presently the most important commercial groundfish caught off western North America. (Most hake is caught and processed offshore of the Paci...Expert to provide update after 'worst tomato virus' hits California
...ask all tomato growers, from backyard gardeners to commercial growers, to look for symptoms of the virus. A flyer showing symptoms of the virus is available at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783103311.html . If symptoms are detected, growers are asked to send samples to their local University of California Cooperati...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 11, 2007
... the other with conventional methods that included commercial fertilizers. The research focused on tomatoes because per capita consumption in the United States is so high, second only to potatoes. Researchers analyzed organic and conventional tomatoes that had been dried and archived under identical conditions ...