Russian River coho recovery project seeing first hopeful signs of success
...salmon from the brink of extinction in part of its historic California range. Recently completed snorkeling and electrofishing surveys estimate survival of more than 12,000 young fingerlings released last spring into Palmer, Sheephouse and Gray creeks at 54, 60 and 71 percent, respectively. "We're thrilled to...Satellites in support of World Heritage
Last week the historic fortified town of Campeche, in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, was the centre for a Conference on the use of space technologies to conserve the world's natural and cultural heritage, including UNESCO biosphere reserves. Experts representing more tha...Argonne researchers confirm lead in Beethoven's illness
...here. A control bone fragment sample from the same historic period was also examined. Both bone fragments were from the parietal section the top of the skull. "The testing indicated large amounts of lead in the Beethoven bone sample, compared to the control," said Bill Walsh, chief scientist at the Pfeiffer...Overfishing may drive endangered seabird to rely upon lower quality food
...the Monterey Bay region between 1895 and 1911. The historic feathers represent a time period prior to the onse...squid and rockfish. The researchers compared these historic samples with feathers they collected between 1998 and 2002 from 201 murrelets in the same region. Th...Research tracks whales by listening to sounds
...the summer," Mellinger said. "Likewise, all of the historic whaling records are from the summer. The Gulf of Alaska is not a place you want to be in the winter. But apparently, sperm whales don't mind." Other researchers participating in the study include Sue Moore, NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Center in Seattle;...Carl and Ruth Shapiro family donates $25 million for new science center at Brandeis University
..." Reinharz said. "Their profound contributions are historic in scope and will benefit generations to come." The Shapiros, who reside in Boston and Palm Beach, Fla., have shown an enduring commitment since making their initial gift to the University more than a half-century ago. Over the years, the family has...Major new awards program honors cancer researcher
...nt that this country continues to make good on its historic promise as a land of opportunity." The Vilcek Prize will be bestowed on Dr. Massagu on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in a gala ceremony at The Mandarin-Oriental on Columbus Circle in New York. Dr. Massagu will be introduced by Dr. Harold Varmus, co-recipie...Report lists top 20 most-vulnerable African carnivores
...big cats have disappeared from 82 percent of their historic distribution over the past several decades. The 200-page report looked at the conservation status of the 20 largest species of African carnivores and examined priorities to help ensure that they persist on the continent. WCS scientists ranked all 20...Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases
... efforts that we should support. We must seize the historic opportunity provided by the Human Genome Project and the International HapMap Project, to speed up the discovery of the genetic causes of common diseases like diabetes and hypertension. At the same time, it's critical that we also understand the envi...Early California: A killing field
...sun culture all of this may trace a link to early historic descriptions of the land that now appear to be worlds apart from pre-European conditions." Himself a product of sunny California, Broughton grew up in rural Camarillo in the southern part of the state, "collecting butterflies, watching birds, and sk...AAAS honors scientist's commitment to justice for workers and scientific integrity in public policy
... efforts led him to be cited as the architect of a historic initiative, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 2000, which guaranteed that workers be compensated for illnesses likely caused by occupational exposure. The knowledge that Dr. Michaels gleaned from the long-secret documents ......past would likely only have been reached above the historic northern boundary for corals. Now, he says, that threshold has been surpassed at most if not all Florida reefs. In the more southern areas, the phosphorus-stripping influence of sediments has kept the phosphorus level from going so high that it suppo...Highlights of American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, March 26-30
...solar system. Just last month, researchers for the historic project announced that they had found water ice on the surface of a comet for the first time. Michael AHearn, Ph.D., an astronomer at the University of Maryland and principal investigator for the project, will discuss the chemistry associated with th...Genentech donates $2.5 million to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
...y of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in CSHL's historic Carnegie Building, where genetics research began in the United States in 1904. The expanded facility will house the archival collections of luminaries from the molecular biology revolution, including Nobel laureates James D. Watson, Sydney Brenner,...First clinical results reported for Sangamo's ZFP therapeutic
...rst ever clinical data for a ZFP Therapeutic is an historic and significant event for Sangamo," said Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO. "Diabetes is a chronic disease and peripheral neuropathy is a significant complication for the majority of long-term diabetics. We believe that SB-509 may provid...UCSD forms stem cell collaboration with major Australian centers
...Brumby of the state of Victoria, Australia. "This historic initiative will cement Victoria as a global leader in stem cell research and allow our leading stem cell researchers to work alongside their Californian counterparts," said Bracks. "California is fast becoming the hub of stem cell research in the nor...Gladstone Institutes receives funding for training grant from stem cell institute
...ows. "We're honored and excited to be part of this historic first round of CIRM grants," said Gladstone Institutes President Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD. "Our commitment to this promising area of research and to training the next generation of researchers will only be strengthened by our involvement in this pro...Historic plant type specimens to go digital
...he collection continues to expand." Because of the historic depth and breadth of the holdings, the types collection is large, diverse and unique. Early collectors often did not preserve more than one sample of a plant as collectors do nowadays, so many of the specimens cannot be found anywhere other than at t...ACS weekly press package May 8, 2006
...ers overcame to bring the drug to market. "It's an historic event," C&EN quotes Tarun K. Mandal, a professor of pharmaceutics at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Mandal predicts that inhalation insulin will not only offer people with diabetes more options to control their disease, but also may p......erdisciplinary research." The symposium will cover historic milestones in the field of immunology, cutting-edge research, and novel therapies that cross-link the disciplines of immunology, genetics, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases and cancer. The featured speakers include: Thomas E. Starzl, MD, Ph...