The WTO and sustainable development
...intellectual discourse for changing our mindset by putting fair trade in the mainstream of sustainable development and poverty alleviation." Emil Salim, former Indonesian Minister of Population and Environment and former Chairman of the WSSD Preparatory Committee"Professor Gary Sampson's analysis is shar...Gaining ground in the race against antibiotic resistance
...micking what is going on in the doctor's clinic -- putting selection pressure on the enzyme by giving higher doses of antibiotic," said Vila. "The only ones to survive will be those that have an enzyme that can work more efficiently." The researchers conducted their experiments using a drug called cephalexi...JCI table of contents October 1, 2005
... reactors and as an aerospace structural material, putting workers at risk for chronic beryllium disease. In a paper appearing online on September 8 in advance of print publication of the October 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Andrew Fontenot and colleagues from University of Colorado hav...Poaching, logging, and outbreaks of Ebola threaten central African gorillas and chimpanzees
... through contact with blood and other body fluids, putting bushmeat hunters and others who might handle carcasses of infected animals at risk. "If we find ways to protect apes from the Ebola virus, we also will protect humans," the action plan concludes. The action plan designated 12 sites in five countries ...Solving the mystery of mutated proteins and the brain
...ice developing the ataxia or loss of balance. Yet putting large amounts of the normal protein with 30 repeats into mice also results in abnormal neuron function, she said. Putting the fly form of the protein in flies can also induce neuron degeneration, even though the fly protein does not have the repeated...Microscopic brain imaging in the palm of your hand
...bringing two-photon imaging to endoscopy and we're putting it all into a miniaturized package," says Mark Schnitzer, the team leader on the Optics Letters paper. The Stanford researchers have used their two-photon microendoscopy technique to glean the detailed images of the blood vessels in the hippocampus s...Molecular partners required for appropriate neuronal gene repression
...depend on higher levels of organization. Sometimes putting a few of the pieces back together again reveals new information that would otherwise remain obscured. A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute demonstrates this point. Aiming for insights into the intricate biochemistry governing gene regul...Scientists discover that three molecules may be developed into new Alzheimer's drugs
...find a way to inhibit this enzyme, to keep it from putting any phosphate on tau. In the laboratory, they purified the enzyme and purified tau protein, and watched tau get phosphorylated by the enzyme. They then performed a library search of small molecules (58,000 of them) in an attempt to find those that wo...Highest concentration of specific ground water contamination in northeast US
... other land use types, such as agricultural areas, putting shallow ground water supply in these areas at risk for contamination. "It is not known if contamination of shallow ground water in urban areas will reach deeper aquifers that are generally used for supplying drinking water," states Michael J. Moran, ......elements in a Lego-like design, the scientists are putting together artificial cellulosomes that are unusually effective. One such synthetic cellulosome owes its mastery to the fact that it's made of enzymes with complementary modes of action. In a laboratory dish, this cellulosome takes only about a day to ...Trio of plant genes prevent 'too many mouths'
...ing fuel. By mutating all three genes essentially putting them all out of action the researchers got dwarf plants an inch high instead of the normal 1 feet. Surprisingly the plants also were so densely covered with stomata that most stomata were touching each other. These genes appear to have roles at two...EPO upholds limited patent on BRCA2 gene
...l bit of their original patent on BRCA2 testing by putting Ashkenazi women into their claim. This apparently renders the test for the 6974delT mutation, which happens to be frequent in the Ashkenazi population, inventive, novel and industrially applicable. We understand that the EPO had to decide about this ......and then a committee comes along and decorates it, putting a gold star here and a diamond there. These modifications give the protein different properties." The "decorations" that were studied were phosphate molecules, which previously had been shown to build up on proteins until a certain number accumulat...Viagra shows potential vasopressin-independent cGMP signaling in certain diabetes
...dministration of Viagra also increases blood flow, putting extra pressure on kidneys. Recent evidence indicates that PDE5 inhibition is associated with excretion of abnormal amounts of sodium in the urine. Because the present study was performed over a short time period, only a small effect on final urin...Open Access journals get impressive impact factors
...usculoskeletal Disorders an impact factor of 1.00, putting it in the top half of the orthopaedics listing. BMC Genetics has an impact factor of 0.92. Critical Care's impact factor jumped from 1.9 to 3.21, and the journal is now third in the critical care medicine field having leap-frogged the competitor titl...Foresight Nanotech Institute launches nanotechnology roadmap
...estones to achieve, and a strongstrategic plan. By putting the best minds together to resolve differences andidentify critical breakthroughs, I believe we can coordinate the vast resourcesbeing deployed globally and dramatically accelerate progress in the field. I look forward to contributing to this excitin...Two Children's Hospital Boston researchers win top presidential awards
...ervosa. Bone loss afflicts many anorexic patients, putting them at risk for osteoporosis and fractures. Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Gordon is evaluating the effects of a new hormonal treatment on bone density in these patients. The PECASE award also honors...Dartmouth Medical School researchers identify enzymatic activity of neurological disease gene
...hough we don't think we can reverse the disease by putting the Aprataxin gene back in, we think we might be able to improve the functions of target proteins once we understand their roles and the consequences of their regulation by Aprataxin. In this way, the enzymatic activity of Aprataxin takes us to Apra...New birth defects study - animal tests accurate half the time
WASHINGTON--Pregnant women may unknowingly be putting their unborn children at risk of birth defects by taking over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs, and using common household chemicals, according to a new study published in the May issue of the research journal, Biogenic Amines. "The Fut......ld speed the healing process. While the notion of putting a human or a human organ into an oxygen-free state...aling with uncontrolled fever other than literally putting people on ice. Well, we believe we know how to flip the breaker on the patient's furnace; if they ha...