Wetland banking yields low return on urban interests
... increases, Ruhl said. Mitigation banking has been controversial since its inception about 10 years ago. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have praised wetland mitigation as a better alternative to having developers provide on-site or off-site mitigation themselves. In f...New research shows Pin1 enzyme is key in preventing onset of Alzheimer's disease
...he exact relationship between the two has remained controversial and elusive," he adds. "Coupled with recent independent studies showing that genetic changes in the human Pin1 gene are associated with reduced Pin1 protein levels as well as an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, these new results suggest that la...Greenhouse theory smashed by biggest stone
...blication in the journal "Science First Hand". The controversial theory has nothing to do with burning fossil fuels and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. According to Vladimir Shaidurov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the apparent rise in average global temperature recorded by scientists over the last hundred...Molecular mechanism may explain how fevers spark seizures
...will go on to develop epilepsy. "It has been very controversial through the years: do you treat febrile seizures or not?" Macdonald said. Several studies have investigated treating children with anti-seizure medications such as phenobarbital or sodium valproate to prevent recurrent febrile seizures, but the studi...AAAS denounces anti-evolution laws as hundreds of K-12 teachers convene for 'Front Line' event
...mmented, for example, that evolution is "not a big controversial idea." Eight outstanding teachers from Dover, Pa., and from Cobb County, Ga., are being recognized during the AAAS event for their courage in resisting pressure to insert non-scientific concepts into their science classrooms. The event is spons...Shining a light on deep-sea vents: Science meets policy
... public up to speed on the latest -- and sometimes controversial -- topics related to ocean-ridge exploration. "These groups are looking to scientists to take the lead in establishing professional standards," said InterRidge chair Colin Devey, who will present the InterRidge statement. "We want to make a clear s...Ernst Mayr's theory illustrated in genetic epidemiology studies
... genetic revolution , introduced in 1954, remains controversial to this day and has many detractors. Mayr believed...tion due to natural selection. So, that was a very controversial idea when it was introduced. I corresponded with Mayr for 25 years, and he considered it to be one ...Most cave art the work of teens, not shamans
...nd artist R. Dale Guthrie offers a fascinating and controversial interpretation of ancient cave art in his new book "The Nature of Paleolithic Art." This ancient art was made during the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 to 35,000 years ago, and has typically been the purview of art historians and anthropologists, man...2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting: Press Conference Schedule
...da strongly support this hypothesis and add to the controversial debate over the impacts of pollution on reefs. The research suggests that increasing nutrient pollution levels are reducing the areas where coral can survive, leading to regional extinctions, which scientists have documented in Florida and around the...Evolution study tightens human-chimp connection
...ave found genetic evidence that seems to support a controversial hypothesis that humans and chimpanzees may be more closely related to each other than chimps are to the other two species of great apes gorillas and orangutans. They also found that humans evolved at a slower rate than apes. Appearing in the January...Fish evolve a longer lifespan by evolving a longer reproductive period, researchers find
...ibrary of Science Biology. The study supports the controversial hypothesis that natural selection the process in nature by which only organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and pass on their genetic characters in increasing numbers to succeeding generations introduces changes in only a spec...Scientists narrow the time limits for the human and chimpanzee split
...st fossils of humans at the ape/human boundary are controversial and because almost no fossils of chimpanzees have been discovered. "No study before has taken into account all of the error involved in estimating time with the molecular-clock method," said Sudhir Kumar, lead author on the report, which was publish...Research bolsters controversial hypothesis on genome size and evolution
...eorgia Tech have provided scientific support for a controversial hypothesis that has divided the fields of evolutionary genomics and evolutionary developmental biology, popularly known as evo devo, for two years. Appearing in the December 2005 issue of Trends in Genetics, researchers find that the size and complex...UC Davis expert writes key report on controversial UK badger killings
...ports released today in Great Britain that say the controversial practice of killing wild badgers to prevent tuberculosis in cattle can actually make matters worse. Farming interests and badger protectionists have battled for 30 years overthe merits of culling badgers to fight cattle tuberculosis, which in thepast...Anti-aging secrets are in the cards
...ofiles the 48 most accomplished, cutting-edge, and controversial scientists in the field of aging research. "Trading cards are a fun and easy way to introduce the public to the people who are shaping aging science, research, and policy," says Daniel Perry, Exectuive Director, Alliance for Aging Research. "They h...Sperm stem cells closer to being like embryonic stem cells
...to treat diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's is controversial because currently the only source of such cells for research is human embryos or mouse cells. Recently another research team published results showing that mouse male germ stem cells could be made to exhibit pluripotent characteristics, but those fin...The ethics of selecting for existence
...Aging Research, Rutgers University) addressing the controversial practice of "selecting for existence" that is, the decision by a parent to not bring into existence a person of a certain type. McMahon questions the difference between seemingly benign forms of selection and objectionable choices, pointing out that...Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds
...ing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the controversial step of rounding up the entire population and placing them in a captive-breeding program for future release. "The decline of the condor was all man-induced," Chamberlain notes. "The megafauna are wiped out by early Ice Age humans, so the condors have...Picky female frogs drive evolution of new species in less than 8,000 years
...Moritz said. This so-called reinforcement has been controversial since the time of Charles Darwin, with some biologists claiming that it requires too many steps for evolution to get it right. "Some have argued that it's just too complicated and that it is not really necessary, and there have been few convincing de......this has led the United States into two costly and controversial wars, in Vietnam and Iraq, when members of Congress gave the president broad powers in response to a perceived crisis that did not leave sufficient time for deliberation. "War is the quintessential issue where immediate emotions and passions hold swa...