Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Geisinger launch new environmental research group
...orld, poorly managed industrial, manufacturing and commercial growth have contributed to ecosystem degradation in northern and central Pennsylvania. The Institute will investigate a wide range of environmental health issues relating to that growth, including: Poisons (toxicants) in the environment, such as...NIAID supports research into etiology of fungal-induced inflammation in chronic sinusitis
...the most common chronic respiratory disease with a commercial market approximately twice the size of asthma, there is currently no approved prescription pharmaceutical available. If approved, SinuNase will be the first therapy available to treat sufferers of CS....Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
...h Assessment. Thanks to the operators and crew of commercial ships, Australian scientists have access to a regular series of ocean measurements to a depth of 800 metres across the Indian Ocean. The team's key findings were: a general warming of the ocean surface indicating the influence of rising atmosphe...Skimmed milk -- Straight from the cow
...kimmed milk. The researchers also plan to breed commercial herds producing milk with the unique characteristi...arge, with the genes required to do this and say a commercial herd is likely by 2011. The milk is very low in saturated fats and so should be high in polyunsatura...Fire ants are emerging nuisance for Virginians
...on sites to areas under development for housing or commercial use. "Today, the red imported fire ants are still extending their range from the south to the north," said Schultz, who is also director of the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Virginia Beach. "Even though sod and nurser......ons assistance and exclusively licensed to UGT for commercial applications. UGT, a mid-sized company operating s...vices for over 15 years, will market the system to commercial users world wide. The patented technology consists of a soil retriever that, for the first time, ...Leading the fight against food poisoning
...amme to transfer technology from academia into the commercial world. Campylobacter infection is typically characterised by severe diarrhoea and abdominal pain, stomach cramps, fever and vomiting. Undercooked meat, particularly poultry, is often associated with the illness, and it is impossible to tell from it...BioMed Central announces new interdisciplinary Biofuels Journal
...olution to this problem. The biofuels currently in commercial production derive primarily from corn, sugar-cane and plant oils, each of which has its shortcomings. Much research effort is now focused on the development of biofuels from cellulosic biomass. Such cellulosic biofuels have the potential to offer sig...Prehistoric remains reveal a drastic shift in northern fur seal ecology
...fur seals and many other species were decimated by commercial harvesting long before scientists were able to study them first hand. "What we consider natural for a species may not have been its natural state prior to human disturbance," he added. The disappearance of northern fur seals from some temperate reg...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
...ies of any video for broadcast, which should be in commercial Beta format.The simplest way to send such materials is with the scientists themselves, asking them to drop them off in the Press Room (Room 15, Exhibition Hall (Saln Chichen-Itza), Acapulco Convention Center). Remaining copies of press materials may ...No magic tomato? Study breaks link between lycopene and prostate cancer prevention
...copene protected against prostate cancer, spurring commercial and public interest in the antioxidant. Antioxidants protect against free radicals, highly reactive atoms and molecules that can damage DNA and other important molecules in the cell. Since free radical damage increases with age, there has been a long...Study warns deep-sea mining may pose serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems
...sed company is currently planning the worlds first commercial undersea exploration for high-grade gold and coppe...ontaminating waters that support Papua New Guineas commercial fishing industry, as well as local subsistence fishers. Depending on ocean currents, these nutrients...Hives ferment a yeasty brew, attract beetle pest
...honeybees. The small hive beetle can destroy many commercial hives. "If we can find out how this system works, there is a good possibility we will figure out ways to protect against the beetle," says Tumlinson. Honeybees in the U.S. and Europe have been suffering from a variety of invaders and ailments inclu...Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons
...tation cotton breeder. "Many of today's successful commercial varieties share common parents and grandparents. ... cotton breeders can impart more salt tolerance to commercial varieties, farmers on the Texas High Plains could one day irrigate their crop from the Santa Rosa Aq...Salmon tracking program expands to California
...effort is a unique collaboration among scientists, commercial fishermen and fisheries managers. The 2006 pilot study was funded by a grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and coordinated by the Oregon Salmon Commission and researchers at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. During the ...DNA analysis suggests under-reported kills of threatened whales
...atened levels until the IWC passed a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Though it is illegal to directly hunt minke whales in South Korea, those caught in fishing nets can be killed and sold as "bycatch" if officially reported. Economic incentives make such pursuits attractive, said Baker, who pointed ...Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles
...(200-2000 Hz), which is becoming used as a popular commercial style for enhancing emotion. Brian Monson of the University of Arizona ( bbmonson@email.arizona.edu ) will discuss the idea of teaching voice students to reach vocal resonances by training them to achieve a 1:6 ratio in the areas of two anatomical r...Marine reserves could save coral reefs
...a successful way of protecting marine life against commercial fishing. Now, research published today (15 May 2007) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows for the first time how marine reserves could also help in the recovery of corals, which are already suffering the effects of climate change...InfoSNM highlights advances in computer, information sciences for molecular imaging
...strations by vendors, computer classrooms used for commercial presentations and general computer education, and computer-based presentations on the use of information science and technology that has been developed in laboratories, said Fahey. "I am encouraged by the tremendous amount of interest and support tha...Creation of an international industrial chair in life cycle assessment
...ity protection. This is why, in its production and commercial activities, and in its research and development directions, the EDF Group intends to provide and carry out the choices that best meet sustainability requirements. This policy is part of an approach based on openness, responsibility, commitment, and p...