Taste gene may play role in smoking
... ratings of 'cues' (sights and smells that trigger urges to smoke) higher among those who were not bitter-tasters." What researchers did not find is any gender differences in tasting bitterness and smoking. Further research is planned into genetic influences on smoking....Penicillin, amoxicillin: Step aside for strep throat treatment
... feeling better, despite the medication label that urges parents to make sure the child finishes all the medications. The good intentions directly lead to children becoming sick on and off for weeks or months, as the strep germ isn't quite killed off but instead lingers in the child's body. The children al...Pending animal measure threatens U.S. research, AAAS says in letter to Congressional committee
... committee and signed by AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner, urges that the measure be stricken from the pending FY 2006 Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Under the proposed spending proviso, funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administrat...North Atlantic right whales headed toward extinction
...est issue of the journal Science (July 22, 2005) urges emergency measures, such as reducing boat speeds, rerouting shipping lanes around the whales' migratory paths and modifying fishing techniques and gear. Estimates indicate only 350 North Atlantic right whales remain, and deaths are exceeding births ...Map of human genetic variation across populations may promise improved disease treatments
...tand the molecular basis of disease." But, he also urges caution, noting that biomedical researchers must "climb back on the tightrope to address racial disparities in health" to avoid "reification" or reinforcement of outdated concepts of race. David Altshuler, author of a related Science Perspectives e...BioMed Central welcomes the new National Institutes of Health public access policy
...oMed Central'sOpen Access journals. BioMed Central urges all researchers in the life and medical sciences to fulfil the NIH request and to submit their future manuscripts to one of the 130 Open Access journals published by BioMed Central.......ci.org/cgi/content/full/115/2/326 . IRE1 alpha urges immature B cells to become antibody-secreting plasma cells B cell development is a two-step process whereby immature B cells develop into plasma cells. New findings in that will appear in the February 1 edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigat...Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...y: The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) urges Marin County voters to oppose local Ballot Measure B and its proposed ban on growing genetically modified crops. If passed, Measure B would prohibit use of a widely accepted, environment-friendly technology in agriculture. Measure B would promote ...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
... The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) urges you and your fellow voters in San Luis Obispo County to oppose Measure Q on the local ballot November 2. If passed, Measure Q Section 2 would make it unlawful for any person or entity to propagate, cultivate, raise, or grow geneti...ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
... The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) urges you and your fellow voters in Humboldt County to oppose Measure M on the local ballot November 2. If passed, Measure M "would make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to propagate, cultivate, raise or grow genetically modified...ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
... The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), urges you and your fellow voters in Butte County to vote "no" on proposed Butte County ordinance Measure D in November. Passage of Measure D would mark a historic step backwards for science and agriculture for Butte County and for the state. As you know...