Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
...rom farms to wild salmon. However, a bitter debate continues in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest as to whether salmon farms are contributing to sea lice infections of wild salmon at all. "Parasites are a key negative side effect of fish farms on the local fish stocks," says Andrew Dobson, an epidemio...Weather forecasts may be predictors for prevalence of West Nile virus
...deaths), transmission between mosquitoes and birds continues throughout the state at surprisingly high levels. Two mosquito species -- Culex restuans, the white-spotted mosquito, and Culex pipiens, the northern house mosquito -- are believed to maintain the natural transmission cycle between birds and mosquito...Ophthalmologists and physicists team up to design 'bionic eye'
...links image processing to motion detection. He now continues his work on the project from Israel. Assistant Pro...ion of the retinal cells. Medical student Ian Chan continues to develop lithographic fabrication technology for the implants. Alex Butterwick, a graduate student...Dr. Brenda Milner: 2005 Gairdner Award Winner
...e McGill University Health Centre ( www.muhc.ca ), continues to integrate research, patient care and training, and is recognized as one of the premier neuroscience centres in the world. Already well known for its McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, the MNI will expand its brain imaging research in the next severa...Australian kidney researcher applauded
...that the wealth of Australia's intellectual talent continues to be presented with every opportunity to take their research to the world. That's what the GSK Australia Award for Research Excellence is about, a practical demonstration of our long-running support for innovation in research and development in Aust......iculture, logging, and the collection of fuel wood continues to be the major factor in the declining number of primates, according to the report. Hunting for subsistence and commercial purposes also is a major and insidious threat, especially in Africa and Asia. Live capture for the pet trade also poses a seri...New strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infections
...m of waterborne microbes in the healthcare setting continues to persist," explained Dr. Cervia. "Each of the systemic methods are limited in their ability to prevent patient exposure to waterborne pathogens because they cannot completely reach and permanently destroy biofilm." Biofilm is a Key Culprit Biofil...UCF researcher uncovers protein that could stop replication of cancer cells
...ody. When telomere ends do not shorten, division continues unabated. The body contains other mechanisms that kick in to stop the errant reproduction unless the telomerase enzyme is present. In laboratory tests, the MKRN1 protein has eliminated the presence of telomerase in tumor cells, said Muller, who condu...Next-era targeted therapy overcoming Gleevec's shortcomings
...00 patients enrolled in the clinical trial to date continues to improve, as doses are rapidly increased. The first patients began treatment at 50 milligrams, but now all are taking 400 milligrams twice a day "and we have certainly not reached a dose-limiting toxicity," Giles say. "The drug is very safe, and we...A decade after launch, ERS-2's mission continues
...Earth Observation mission of ESA's ERS-2 satellite continues with all instruments functioning well. A growing global network of ground stations is receiving data from the veteran spacecraft. A solid decade of ERS-2 observations has helped cement a worldwide community of more than 3000 users. Demand for ERS-2 d...ESA at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly
...nt methane-rich moon of Saturn, while Mars Express continues to deliver spectacular images of the Martian surfa..., the two worlds closest to the Sun, while Rosetta continues its ten-year voyage to rendezvous with Comet 67 P/Churyumov Gerasismenko. ESA personnel are presen...Discovery of an American salamander where it shouldn't be: Korea
...nearby Shandong area of China to look for more. He continues to be amazed at the new amphibian species being discovered - an increase of 40 percent in the number of known species in the last 20 years. Just recently, some 50 new frogs were discovered in heavily populated Sri Lanka. "It's a very paradoxical situ...Columbia dedicates new 300,000 sq. ft. Irving Cancer Research Center
...the country," said President Bollinger. "Columbia continues to make groundbreaking research advances today that will lead to tomorrow's advances and cures." "Herbert and Florence Irving are great friends of Columbia University and a lasting part of our medical center's legacy," said Dean Fischbach. "Their o...Scientific Integrity text adds website support to new edition
...niversity. "The content of RCR courses nationwide continues to change based on new developments, policies, and laws that have an impact on how scientists conduct themselves when doing research. Such continuing change in content is strikingly apparent in the 3rd Edition." The revision of Scientific Integrity...Science study holds implications for gene therapy and stem cell biology
... to treat severe inborn disorders or cancer. There continues to be an increasing interest in gene therapy research with blood stem cells because these cells can be extracted and manipulated and then reinserted to repopulate the entire blood system, as in leukemia treatment. The process has the potential to tr...Photos reveal new primate species
...e wonder and mystery they contain." Meanwhile, WCS continues its conservation work in the Southern Highlands, while CI and independently funded researchers continue to support conservation efforts in the Udzungwas and in the other Eastern Arc Mountains. "Such partnerships are crucial to the conservation missio...Stem cell research at Weill Cornell, The Rockefeller University, and Sloan-Kettering
... productive research collaborations. This approach continues to generate fresh insights into stem cells and their functions. Other Support from The Starr Foundation for the three institutions: The Greenberg Family and The Starr Foundation have supported the missions of Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ...Habitat use by North Pacific right whales, Eubalaena japonica, in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
...ent, it appears that the SEBS middle shelf was and continues to be important habitat for this species. Although there has been a conspicuous absence of right whale sightings from the outer shelf and slope habitat in recent years, this may be due, at least in part, to a lack of survey effort there. Results of...DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
...n ( http://www.iscb.org/ismb2005/demos.html ). IMG continues to be updated on a quarterly basis with new public and DOE JGI genomes. The next update is scheduled for September 1st, 2005.......ade ago, scientists came to realize that the brain continues to produce small amounts of new cells even in adulthood, overturning the belief that people are born with a fixed amount of brain cells that must last them throughout their lives. In people, stem cells develop naturally into full-fledged brain cells ...