Multi-million dollar deal to benefit medical research
... our past discoveries to make the fullest possible investment in future science. The agreement will help us give our scientists new research facilities and the best laboratories. We also want to invest in initiatives which will help us to translate cutting-edge scientific research into healthcare for all". The...Valuing biodiversity services, including its insurance against disease
...tive story to be told about the social benefits of investment in conservation," says Dr. Larigauderie. "Unfortunately, because these services are so difficult to value, the benefits derived from them are often ignored in policy decisions and private activities that lead to irrevocable environmental change. Th...Seeing the forest and the trees
...thor on the study. "It's like having a diversified investment portfolio. Having many different types of trees lowers overall variability of a forest's ability to provide crucial services."...$16 million grant advances nanomedicine at Washington University
...g potential anticancer drugs in single cells. "The investment in cancer-related nanotechnology by the NCI is a show of confidence that this technology will truly advance cancer treatment," says Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. "By bringing...Experts urge reform of international patent system at eve of WIPO assembly
... 10. Patents' ultimate goal should be to stimulate investment in inventive activity rather than serving as an asset for rent seeking and litigation. Participants agreed on the following proposals: To develop an international network of researcher's from both developing and developed countries to act as...Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident
... food production techniques, and encouragement for investment and private sector development, including small an...t discourages entrepreneurial ventures and private investment is low. What impact did Chernobyl and the aftermath have on local communities? More than 350,000...Where bonehead investments come from
...fore people make risk-seeking versus risk-aversion investment mistakes. They said that their findings may help t...rs to bring the real-life equivalent of individual investment behavior into the laboratory. In their experiments, the researchers asked volunteers to make investm...African governments unanimously adopt Abuja declaration on sustainable fisheries, aquaculture
...or All Global Steering Committee, stated that: "An investment of $30 million in the recently launched NEPAD-WorldFish Program for Sustainable African Aquaculture alone could increase Africa's aquaculture production by 10% annually to about 3 million tons over the next 15 years, worth some US$1-2 billion. This c...TV ads market junk food to kids, new study finds
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...FAO), will highlight the urgent need for fisheries investment to address a suite of problems and to help meet th...ca's Fish Production Crisis The Center's call for investment in small-scale aquaculture in Africa comes amid concern over falling fish supplies on the continent,...Mount Sinai receives NIH funding for stem cell research
...major gift from Mr. Leon Black, the founder of the investment managing firms Apollo Advisors, L. P. and Lion Advisors, L. P., and co-founder of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L. P., to establish the Black Family Stem Cell Institute. The Institute will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty members f......g Engineering Centre said: "Galanthamine has major investment potential. Furthermore, the potential for Welsh hill farms is huge. The benefits are extensive, not only to Welsh bioscience and the pharmaceutical industry, but also to the ageing population."...Divergent mating systems and parental conflict as a barrier to hybridization in flowering plants
...n, fathers have an interest in maximizing maternal investment in their progeny, while mothers will have an interest in carefully partitioning resources among progeny to maximize their combined success. A new study in the September issue of The American Naturalist argues that with increased self-fertilization, p...W. M. Keck Foundation announces 2005 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
... for a period of five years. It is hoped that the investment in the Keck Scholars will greatly benefit society for generations to come with continued advances in understanding and combating the fundamental mechanisms of human disease. The 2005 class of Distinguished Young Scholars are: Lu Chen, Ph.D., Dep...Siemens Medical solutions pledges $1.5 million to accelerate clinical cancer research
...vider in cancer care, Siemens sees this gift as an investment in an essential workforce that is best equipped to move discoveries from the laboratory to patients. By supporting the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award, Siemens demonstrates its unwavering commitment to revolutionizing the diagnosis and trea......ientists in the field. The goal of the MBL's heavy investment in parasitology is to understand these potentially harmful creatures on a genetic level, which could enable scientists to develop drugs or vaccines that will save lives and end suffering. Shedding Light on Age-Related Female Infertility Women strug...Albert Szent-Gyrgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research announced
...ic science cancer research and encourage increased investment in the resources needed to accelerate progress in ...vention education from the general public. "The investment in cancer research over the last 30 years has already paid off for millions of cancer survivors worl...Genetics center to launch new genetic-testing initiative
...nnounced today that it is making a significant new investment in the Genetics and Public Policy Center to improv... $3 million, two-year grant supplements a previous investment by the Trusts and will enable the Center to work with medical, governmental, business, and research ...BP Conservation programme marks 15th anniversary
...nto BP's overall $500 million, five-year community investment commitment, will also be announced by Mr. Conn at the ceremony. Conservation projects will be funded as part of a more intense focus on educating and enhancing the capacity of young conservation leaders. Projects will be further streamlined with nati...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
...rk together to make innovative ideas reality. This investment will help cutting edge businesses develop their pr...onal companies will be added over time. "This investment at Russell Sage is very similar to the investment made 10 years ago that created a high tech incubat...