European Union outpaces United States on chemical safety
...the potential for billions of dollars of costs and jobs lost. VanDeveer and Selin argue that most firms operate in multiple markets and prefer to produce their products to as few different standards as possible. They often follow the highest regulatory standard, rather than trying to cope with different ...Drop in acid rain altering Appalachian stream water
...ning a healthy ecosystem, and support thousands of jobs through the hardwood industry. "This area is a region bigger than Pennsylvania, where we see declines in both sulfur and nitrogen emissions. Although that is a positive thing, it is having an influence, it appears, on the forest ecosystem. Higher ......ment biodiversity, provide scientific training and jobs and level the playing field, encouraging the establishment of truly international, multidisciplinary scientific collaborations." "The ICBG program is an example of the practical application of basic research for human benefit. Ecologists know wh...UNC scientists solve mystery of how largest cellular motor protein powers movement
...uctures such as mitochondria that perform specific jobs such as energy generation, protein production and cell maintenance. Dynein also helps force apart chromosomes during cell division. Dividing cells must separate their chromosomes and something has to generate the force to move chromosomes apart. Dyn...Brain, behavior may have changed as social insect colonies evolved
...ecialization and individuals take on a sequence of jobs as they age. In such highly social species, workers that leave the nest to forage generally have better-developed brains. "It seems pretty clear that primitively social colonies were the ancestral condition and that highly social colonies develo...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 2006
...lity reduction, helps search engines perform their jobs much more efficiently by reducing the original amount of information, making what remains manageable. "Conventional methods to perform dimensionality reduction typically make tradeoffs that ultimately sacrifice the effectiveness when dealing with cha...Ghost protein leaves fresh tracks in the cell
...t. New evidence suggests that spectrin can do both jobs at once. Ron Dubreuil, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, reports the finding in the Oct. 23 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. Spectrin was first discovered in red blood cells, where it forms a ...Honey bee genome holds clues to social behavior
...form of bee pressure that can cause bees to change jobs in response to needs of the hive. "We want to lear...foragers, some of the young nurse bees will switch jobs and become foragers. The job transition, whether triggered by age or social cues, involves changes i...Winning the oil endgame in America to be discussed at NJIT forum
...ation and hydrocarbon industries; create a million jobs in both industrial and rural areas; rebalance trade; and make the United States a more prosperous and environmentally healthy nation....'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance
... and has created 12 high-paying and highly skilled jobs for the Madison area. Because of that, says Filut...ison campus," he says. "It's important to provide jobs and opportunities in Madison for people who train here." And beyond helping to expand Wisconsin's b...Flemish biotechnology is flourishing
... new bio-incubator provides space for over 100 new jobs in the knowledge economy. Today, during the academic session which took place before the official opening of the bio-incubator, Fientje Moerman, Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, ...Report highlights change in Canada's forests
...tic product and providing more than 339,000 direct jobs in 2005. The report contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on Canada's forest and forest sector. It profiles the accomplishments of this sector throughout the country. In the past year, the industry has had to adjust to changes s...A science or engineering bachelors degree is good for you
...t working in non-technical fields still said their jobs were related to their S&E degree. Some 400,000 s...dicine. "S&E knowledge remained important to the jobs of most S&E bachelor's holders with advanced degrees--being reported as necessary by a majority of b...New light microscope sharpens scientists' focus
...o unemployed guys with just an idea to having good jobs and a good set of data," Betzig noted. "Now if we can begin to refine this technique, we should really be able to take it to a lot of new applications."......as inserted into Hoxa1, the new gene performed the jobs of both genes. Mice born with the combined gene still were able to breathe and survive thanks to the Hoxa1 gene, and they could move their facial muscles, thanks to the small bit of the Hoxb1's regulatory sequence. Capecchi says that by combining ...Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive $15 million from NSF to found center to improve quality of life
...e a catalyst for startup companies that will bring jobs to the region and further strengthen Pittsburgh's reputation as a center for development and commercialization of health-related technology," Cohon said. "The creation of a scientific and engineering knowledge base that will result in new technologi...Creative economy grows despite large population growth of creative people
...e creative economy. Growth in creative economy jobs expanded rapidly in some parts of the country betw... saw some of the slowest rates of growth in actual jobs in the creative economy between 1999 and 2003. This contradicts conventional wisdom that suggests...From campfire to gas tank, Mesquite energy may be harvested for ethanol
...work, he said. Each refinery wouldsupport about 30 jobs and enhance rural economies. "One aspect of mesquite that makes it an attractive renewable fuel isonce the above ground growth has been harvested, it sprouts back prettyvigorously," Ansley said. "We're looking at how long it takes before itcan be...Children born after abortion ban had 'significantly better' educational achievements
...next year. "Urban, educated women working in good jobs were more likely to have abortions prior to the policy change," explains Pop-Eleches. "So a higher proportion of children were born into urban, educated households after abortion became illegal." Comparing births from the months immediately before an......erships also are creating hundreds of badly needed jobs in developing countries. ARTICLE #5 "Preventing Malaria: Insecticide-treated nets are playing an important role in fighting malaria in Africa and Southeast Asia " CONTACT: Michael Bernstein Phone: 202-872-6042 Fax: 202-872-4370 Email: m_bernstein@ac...