Advancing saltwater fish farming
...to increase research capabilities, and incorporate lessons learned from greenhouses destroyed during the hurricanes. They are already stocked with thousands of pompano, striped bass, flounder, black sea bass, and other species under investigation for their potential commercial viability. Projects underway in...Russian 'surrogate' alcohols are a killer
...on," he said. "This is consistent with historical lessons which show that substance abuse is often widespread during periods of rapid transition, such as the industrial revolution." Shkolnikov concurs. "When thinking about the Russian health crisis, one should not overlook certain societal forces operating...... A series of de-briefing sessions will assess the lessons learned. As well as addressing issues with software or logistics (such as the extent to which the amount of post-excavation digitisation has been reduced), these will also address practical questions such as 'do the PDAs work in the rain?' 'can you ...UC faculty members break new ground while treading gently on the Alaskan tundra
...n indigenous peoples in Alaska. Their research has lessons for us all. University of Cincinnati assistant professor Wendy Eisner and a team of researchers are studying the Inupiaq people of Alaska as part of a research project on global warming. "It's all woven together," says Eisner. "The processes, the ...NIEHS awards $37 million to train emergency and hazardous waste workers
...ld Trade Center Disaster, and is the result of the lessons learned by NIEHS-funded workers who participated in the subsequent clean-up of the affected area. These new awards will fund five training programs: The Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program will fund the development of programs that will tr...Confronting Influenza: Are We Prepared?
... relevance of that structure for drug development, lessons learned from the 1918 pandemic, current H5N1 (Avian influenza) developments in Asia, the state of U.S. preparedness and influenza surveillance, and the private sector's views on drug development....DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
...ents. "They will experience up-close and personal lessons from the researchers on how JGI tackles microbial genomes and how scientific value is added from comparative analyses," Kelly said. "From this population, JGI hopes to harness a new generation of intern bioinformaticists that will help advance IMG's...Otter adaptations: How do otters remain sleek and warm
...as been a training ground for many ecologists, and lessons learned here have been applied to the re-introduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park.) Weisel examined wolf prey hair with light and electron microscopy with the idea of accurately identifying wolf diet from wolf scat. "While we have engaged...Long sought-after flowering signal found
...rsatile experimental system for plant biology. The lessons learnt, however, have far-reaching consequences for plant biology, as the FT and FD genes are present throughout the plant kingdom, including important crops such as rice and wheat. When we hear "flowering", we normally think of colorful bouquets or ...Prominent ecologists to discuss results of world's largest international ecological meeting
... will provide their thoughts on the most important lessons and results from the five and a half day ESA-INTECOL conference. There will be an announcement from the presidents of some of the world's major ecological societies, as well as a question and answer period for those in attendance. The meeting summar...How HIV disables the cells' call for help
...study of a destructive virus may contain important lessons on how to regulate the immune system. "Perhaps," says Cohen, "we humans can adopt the virus peptide to better control overactive autoimmunity." Prof. Irun Cohen's research is supported by the Minna James Heineman Stiftung; the Robert Koch Minerva Ce...Neurotransmitters signal aggressive cancer, offer potential for early diagnosis
...vailable to tackle metabolomics and then translate lessons learned at the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside as called for by the University's BioMed 21 initiative." BioMed 21 is a strategic research initiative that aims to rapidly translate genomic science into patient care. It includes faculty from...Study in Royal Society journal on holly as an indicator of climate change
... Environmental quality and evolutionary potential: lessons from wild populations by Dr A Charmantier and Dr D Garant (rspb.2005.3117) Evolution depends on genetic variation: when there is little variation, the pace of evolution will be slower than when there is a lot. In this paper we compiled numerous stud...Inner structure of cells behaves much as molten glass
... fluid-like states. "These findings have important lessons for understanding the dynamics of structural proteins at a scale that is intermediate between the single molecule and integrative cellular function. This is a collective phenomenon of many molecules interacting in concert, and would disappear altoget...Fossils tell the hole story of killer drillers and their prey
...r that had changed through time, and what sorts of lessons we could learn from the patterns that we found," Baumiller said. What they found was that attacks on brachiopods were rare, but widespread and continuously present through the entire Paleozoic Era, suggesting that brachiopods were not locked in an ar...JCI table of contents July 1, 2005
...jci.org/article.php?id=24397 IMMUNOLOGY Learning lessons in lupus T cells are hyperactive, aberrant, or both in lupus. Sle3 is a lupus susceptibility locus on murine chromosome 7 that is associated with spontaneous immune T cell hyperactivity and autoreactivity when placed into B6 mice with normal geneti...Study in Royal Society journal on heritability of female orgasm
...be utilised in any future epidemic we consider the lessons that can be learned from 2001 and the advances possible in the coming years. Contact: Dr MJ Keeling, Department of Biological Sciences & Maths Institute, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, COVENTRY, CV4 7AL Prey survival by predator intimidati...DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
... DNA, the common link among all living things, are lessons for interpreting the complex systems that regulate the health of planet Earth. Now, rounding out this global lesson plan are more than 40 new genome projects, representing a cornucopia of life forms, from the important grain sorghum, to catfish, crus...New NSF-AAAS report highlights 'learning communities,' other STEM educational strategies
...n-time teaching," which allows educators to tailor lessons after checking students' web-based assignments; "peer-led team teaching," which makes even large classes seem intimate as student-leaders direct workshops; creative faculty-development methods; case study-based learning; web-based tools; virtual labo......a to another," she added. "This is just one of the lessons for conservation biology to be learned from this study."...