American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
...door mold policy, the study points out. Based on lessons from radon and lead, the researchers recommend policy approaches for controlling indoor mold that rely on building and housing codes, maintenance and rehabilitation regulations, home marketing incentives, and public education on moisture and mold con...The Cancer Genome Atlas awards funds for technology development
...nent of the Human Genome Project. One of the major lessons we learned from the Human Genome Project is that technology development is essential for success. The institutions and principal investigators chosen to receive the two-year grants are: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Aleksandar Milosavlje...MU maps course for improving pre-college science education
...GIS systems, the educators will engage students in lessons that teach them how structures are determined by DNA and conveyed within cells, causing the cells to move through three-dimensional space much as humans move across the earth and through space. The basic notion is very simple: young people have a s...Recycling is not enough -- we need to consume less
...aste as a concept and as a policy objective, there lessons to be learnt by critically considering the achievements of existing practice, wherever in the world that may be found. For example: We should set a per capita residual waste target to drive both recycling and prevention, backed up by variable ch...A new wrinkle in evolution -- man-made proteins
...ournal PLoS ONE, have led to some surprisingly new lessons on how to optimize proteins which have never existed in nature before, in a process they call synthetic evolution. "The goal of our research is to understand certain fundamental questions regarding the origin and evolution of proteins," said Chapu...Scientists offer new view of photosynthesis
...stness of the natural system may offer some useful lessons for engineers trying to improve on current technologies. Woodbury proposed that there might be a way to increase the flexibility of the system used in organic solar cells by incorporating solvents that move on a variety of time scales that could "tu...Quantum secrets of photosynthesis revealed
...years to perfect photosynthesis, so there are huge lessons that remain for us to learn, Engel said. The results were reporting in this latest paper, however, at least give us a new way to think about the design of future artificial photosynthesis systems."...India's biotech industry emerging as world innovator, collaborator, competitor
...penses and tax holidays for R&D spending. Other lessons learned Many start-up firms entered via vaccine markets for which significant local expertise existed and competition from abroad was limited. Many resourcefully explored various financing opportunities from both domestic and international sourc...What led to the Nigerian boycott of the polio vaccination campaign?
...estsof Western powers." It is important to learn lessons from the boycott, says the author, in order to prevent further boycotts of life-saving health interventions. "One lesson from the Kano boycott is that research is needed to investigate why people have concerns and fears about vaccination, and what s...Study identifies risk factors for spread of respiratory infections in hospitals
... respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China has lessons to teach hospitals on how to prevent the spread of...irway pressure ventilation was used. These lessons can be applied to controlling other respiratory disease outbreaks in hospitals. ...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
...s.ucsb.edu ) and his colleagues have learned a few lessons which they have concluded can lead to a new class ...company. His first attempt failed, but he took the lessons learned and successfully started a second venture, commercializing new instrumentation for studying ...Science for long-term management of the Marine Life Protection Act
...the basis for these science guidelines and discuss lessons learned from their use in the first phase of implementation of the MLPA. In 2007, 29 new MPAs, including 15 fully protected marine reserves, are scheduled to be implemented along the central coast of California. This initial phase sets the stage for ...Darwin Day and grassroots evolution initiatives announced at major scientific meeting
... for Science" groups will present case studies and lessons learned about talking effectively on this subject ...nce and Policy Programs will give a case study and lessons learned from the efforts of scientists and others in Kansas to formulate a scientifically accurate c......nd personal care products; Biomimetic systems and lessons from nature: peptides, DNA, and biological structures; Dynamics: Slow dynamics of associating systems: glasses, gels, complex fluids; Simulations of dynamics and complex flows; Rheology of self-assembled systems; Formation of microstructure durin...Other highlights in the Jan. 17 JNCI
... testing specific prevention strategies and follow lessons and leads from the first generation of cancer prevention interventions." Contact: Article: Martyn Plummer, International Agency for Research on Cancer, +33 (0)4 72 73 84 46, plummer@iarc.fr Editorial: National Cancer Institute Media Relatio...Rural America more prepared for disaster -- also more vulnerable
...p a national database of active CERTs and to share lessons learned across the state and country between CERTs....UTSA hosted international conference on disaster preparation
...ic terrorism attempts on the nation's borders, and lessons learned from the Hurricane Katrina experience. ".... Other speakers addressing the Hurricane Katrina lessons included, Bear McConnell, interagency directorate, United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Jamie ...Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2006) _ With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others. Wi...Scientists discover two-component lantibiotic with therapeutic potential
... der Donk said. "Now we can start applying all the lessons we learned with lacticin 481."......to help illustrate the earth science role, examine lessons learned, and underscore future opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in disaster response and planning. Geoff Plumlee, PCC Auditorium Lecture Hall, 11:20-11:40 am Intersex and Lesions Are Pharmaceuticals and Other Emerging Contaminants ...