Stanford biologist working to restore native forests to Hawaii
...oung koa plantations, the kind someone growing for profit would have, are really good habitat for the 'Akiap...icts what land uses will yield the best balance of profit and ecological benefit. He plans to assess factors as varied as the market price of koa wood, the co...Urgent measures needed to retain our lead in pharmaceuticals
...lled. Dr. Helen Wallace of Genewatch UK, a not-for profit group that monitors developments in genetics from a public interest perspective is worried by the controversial implications of large scale population bio banks for public health. The aim of bio banks is to quantify the risk of common diseases assoc...Researchers find gene that may be at root of potato blight
...use of chemicals to manage late blight reduces the profit margins of farmers and is not always successful. "In developing countries, late blight also affects subsistence potato production," he continued. For example, a late blight breakout in 2003 brought potato production to a halt in Papua New Guinea , o...What do 'ecolabels' tell about food?
...am cycle that focuses on quantity over quality and profit over environmental and social concerns, such as pesticides and the well-being of farm workers. But which ecolabels are to be believed? In understanding ecolabels, Lockeretz and Merrigan stress that a credible ecolabel must: Be based on transparent,...New lab research may help those deafened by immune system attack
... University, Carey and several colleagues stand to profit if tests or treatments based on these patents are developed. The development of a clinical test for patient antibody to IESCA will take time, Carey says. In previous papers, Carey and his colleagues have shown that IESCA has about the same molecular ...Tobacco industry weakened pesticide regulations, UCSF study shows
...ulation of health protection in favor of corporate profit may not be new," said UCSF co-author Gina Solomon, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCSF and senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council. "But this is the first time we've seen 'big tobacco' working hand-in-glove with the...Engineered molecule amplifies body's immune response
...eron hyper-responsiveness might be beneficial will profit from Dr. Holtzman's research. "One could use our strategy of improving Stat1 efficiency during the winter months in patients who are at risk for developing serious viral infections, for example children with asthma, or heart disease, or immune compro...New study weighs impact of open access on scholarly journals
... cent of the HighWire and AAMC journals reported a profit and 75 per cent of the ALPSP journals were in the black. The study found widespread recognition by the publishing industry on the need for better ways to provide broad and timely access to research findings. "We hope that this report will aid further...World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says
...ompanies that have a history of focusing solely on profit rather than the imperative to distribute medicines to those who need them most. "Big pharmaceutical companies have a well-established track record of being very difficult when it comes to making things available to those who can't pay for them," he s...People want to be seen helping the climate
...she loses half her contribution, and other players profit without the risk of loss. Normally, no one pays voluntarily into the pool; it is the only way of avoiding the high risk of loss. The Max Planck researchers carried out a variation on this experiment. They told the players that their contribution woul...New bridges for the next generation
...y. Max Planck Institutes and Research Schools will profit from this joint programme, now made official after intense preparation. The Institutes and Research Schools will have autonomy in choosing which of the "best minds" of the CAS they will try to recruit for a research career. The CAS also benefits; the...NJIT professor to address Water Industry Conference At Harvard Club about desalinating water
...ssmen, engineers and others an overview of ways to profit in the water industry. (Note to Editors: To interview Sirkar, contact Sheryl Weinstein, 973-596-3436.) Sirkar, who is now researching an exciting breakthrough method to desalinate sea or brackish water, holds more than 20 patents in the field of mem...Controlling robots that search for Mars life
... As the next generation of robot, ExoMars will profit from lessons learned from the current generation, including NASA's Mars Explorer Rover (MER) mission, including the need for improved locomotion ability, improved local terrain sensing to avoid ground slippage and the need for higher autonomy to tr...The Center of Nutrigenomics of the TU Munich licences Genomatix Microarray Analysis Pipeline
...happy to establish close contacts to Genomatix and profit from their training and consulting efforts" states Prof. Daniel. The application of the Genomatix Microarray Analysis Pipeline strongly enhances the identification of significantly changed transcripts and facilitates the generation of the full biol...New Queen's study offers environmentally friendly solution to oil industry needs
...blems, then the environment benefits and companies profit financially as well. It's very much a win-win situation."...Existing vaccine facilities can handle flu pandemic
...t $1.60. Now, each dose commands $8 to $10. This profit margin is still low compared to the profits that existing cell culture facilities can make off their protein products. Lash said for the plan to work there must be some type of government funding to subsidize companies for lost production time due to...... most likely to be used as weapons, as there is no profit in it. So BioShield promises companies that it will buy particular drugs and vaccines for the threats it fears most, in theory giving the companies an incentive to do the rest.Why, then, has the response so far has been so unimpressive? Project BioSh...Methane devourer discovered in the Arctic
...s. Microorganisms living at the roots of the worms profit from this situation. Here, Helge Niemann and Tina Lsekann found the highest consumption rates of methane indicating an efficient biological filter against the potential greenhouse gas methane. Helge Niemann and Tina Lsekann were supported by a Germ...Lifting Chinese tiger trade ban a death sentence for wild tigers say WWF and TRAFFIC
...eport warns that Chinese business owners who would profit from the tiger trade are putting increasing pressure on the Chinese government to overturn its successful 1993 ban and allow domestic trade in captive-bred tiger parts for use in traditional medicine and clothing to resume. For example, investors in ...Corn, oats, cherries and red wine's high melatonin content can help delay aging
...patented and the drug industry would not make much profit out of its artificial production. However, "while the substance becomes legalised, humans should try to increase melatonin consumption through food", recommends professor Acua Castroviejo....