ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...sors today that "Passage of Measure D would mark a historic step backwards for science and agriculture for But...e D in November. Passage of Measure D would mark a historic step backwards for science and agriculture for Butte County and for the state. As you know, Measu...Chimpanzee 'workshop' discovered in Congo
...WCS conservationists believe may have virtually no historic contact with humans. Subsequent efforts by WCS to work with CIB and the Republic of Congo led to the eventual protection of the forest, which is now an integral part of Nouabal-Ndoki National Park, a protected area WCS helped create in 1993. "Had the...Scientists pioneer biotech techniques to halt infestation of history, art treasures in tropics
...e, just 13 works remain from the 20-year career of historic 18th century Venezuelan artist Jose Lorenzo Zurita. The rest have been destroyed through decay. She estimates climate and insect-induced problems in Venezuela alone has destroyed one third of the country's artistic heritage (with a similar amount lo...The lost genetic legacy of American gray wolves
...w research indicates that the genetic diversity of historic US wolves was much greater than that of contemporaneous Canadian wolves because historic US wolves lived in an Ice Age, rich in genetic diversity. Approximately 400,000 wolves existed histo...Wolfgang Heckl awarded Descartes Prize for Science Communication
...ournalists from throughout Europe, gathered in the historic Rudolph Gallery in Prague's Hradany Castle, to attend the opening of the award ceremony for the Descartes Prize for Research and the Descartes Prize for Science Communication by Vclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, and Janez Potonik, the new...Science to restore the nation's ecosystems
...ave steadily declined to about 25 percent of their historic levels. No single approach will likely restore these populations. We describe three barriers to salmon migration and the different approaches that are being implemented to aid in the recovery of threatened and endangered salmon populations in the Col...Wolves gone, western ecosystems suffer
...of evidence leads scientists to conclude that this historic predator may have an ecological impact far more important than realized in the American West. The near extinction of the gray wolf across most of the West in the past century now appears to have removed the natural element of "fear" from these ec...What have scientists learned since Mount St. Helens erupted?
...nts: travel to Mount St. Helens 2 months after the historic eruption and study the aftermath. Crisafulli and his colleagues traveled by helicopter into the volcanic disturbance zones to gather ecological data. Crisafulli, a scientist at the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, spent the...Chromosome 16 publication fulfills DOE's human genome commitment
.... "The Department of Energy is very proud of its historic role in the sequencing of the human genome--and very excited by the advances our pioneering discovery-class science now is making possible in the fields of both medicine and energy," said Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. "DOE launched the human ...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2005 inductees
... ( 1795-1886) Steam Locomotive Baldwin built the historic Old Ironsides, which could go as fast as 28 miles per hour and pull up to 30 tons. His company, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, helped to establish America's early railroad system. C. Donald Bateman (1932- ) Ground Proximity Warning System-GPWS Aviat...Methodist, UH system joining forces for biomedical research, clinical care
...n with research programs that build on Methodist's historic strengths, such as the fields of cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, cancer, transplant, cell and gene therapy and orthopedics. This affiliation will allow the two institutions to capitalize on such mutual resources. While there are a number of c...Scientists urge outcome-based, watershedwide approach to restore the Chesapeake
WASHINGTON, DC -- More than twenty years after the historic Chesapeake Bay Agreement set out a roadmap for a coordinated clean-up effort at state and federal levels, the region is struggling to follow it, scientists say. Panelists speaking at a February 20 session of the American Association for the Advancem...Scientists will discuss remarkable advances in whale research at the annual meeting of AAAS
...he same estimate no matter which gene we used: The historic population of the Antarctic minke whale was about 1 million.'' The IWC estimates the current population at somewhere between 510,000 and 1,140,000, but these numbers recently have been called into question. The minke whale samples used by Palumbi and......ys Smith. In the North Atlantic, where only 10% of historic populations of the great whales are estimated to still survive, Smith speculates that substantial species extinction may have occurred in the whale fall fauna. The deep ocean appears to be a major reservoir of biodiversity on the planet. Some of the ...Bugs, even 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
...sts, he said. In the book, Waldbauer explains many historic and recent examples of how people control pests without insecticides. For example, in 1886, the cottony cushion scale (Icerya purchasi), accidentally imported from Australia, threatened California's early citrus industry. At times these pests, whose...Biologists discover why 10% of Europeans are safe from HIV infection
... disease, acting over a sustained period in bygone historic times. Some scientists have suggested this disease could have been smallpox or even bubonic plague but bubonic plague is a bacterial disease rather than a virus and is not blocked by the CCR5-32 mutation. Professor Duncan commented: "The fact that t...2005 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meetings
...nearly two dozen meetings that will be held at its historic main campus this year, visit http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.html . From there, travel information and links for registering to attend any of the 2005 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings are available. Should you require additional information...Was Agns Sorel, the first official royal mistress of France, poisoned?
...re, and is the cause of death". In addition to the historic interest of this research, it also has consequences today: "Our research validates the medical and legal techniques which are used in criminal investigations", explains Dr. Charlier. This research is founded by the Conseil General of the department I...Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
...e to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy's (USCOP) historic 2004 report. The report is the first comprehensive review of the nation's management of ocean resources in over 30 years. It calls for sweeping changes in ocean policy including dramatic increases in ocean science funding and restructuring of govern...NJIT math professor helps navy detect subs; Explains global warming
...nvestigating oceanic sound propagation relative to historic seasonal variations for antisubmarine research also promises to yield insights into climate change -- whether due to natural cycles or human activity. Sound propagation can be affected by the ocean's chemical composition as well. Therefore, in additi...