Biodiversity, Ecosystem Processes and Human Health
...e beginning to understand that a shifting climate, widespread deforestation, losses in biodiversity and a greatly enriched nitrogen cycle can change ecosystems in ways that directly influence our health. In the symposium, "Biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and human health" scientists will discuss how human-d...Amphibian declines, disease ecology, biodiversity are highlighted at conference
...at we don't know can harm us A shifting climate, widespread deforestation, losses in biodiversity, and excess nitrogen deposition can change ecosystems in ways that directly influence human health. In a symposium on biodiversity, ecosystem processes and human health, the take-home message is: What we don't kn...Dominant meerkats render rivals infertile
...ther stress-related suppression is actually a more widespread phenomenon in animal societies than was previously recognised". Dr Andrew Young's research is part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, located at the Kuruman River Reserve, South Africa. The project is a decade-old initiative led by Professor Tim Clu...Metal homeostasis research in plants will lead to nutrient-rich food and higher yielding crops
...ice is a staple food in many of the countries with widespread Iron deficiencies in human diets. Guerinot's lab has previously identified the essential Iron transporter responsible for Iron uptake from the soil. This Iron transporter is IRT1. In addition to transporting iron, IRT1 can also transport Manganese...Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol
... growing throughout the nation and world. There is widespread interest in returning to the use of plants as widely used sources of renewable energy . "However, because of competing uses for land, a central challenge for 21st century biologists is to increase the efficiency of solar energy capture to the theore...Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease
...ren. They project that the potential for even more widespread benefit could be realized if this technology is applied to dairy cattle, rather than goats, because the volume of milk available from cows would be much larger than from goats. ...Innovative method for creating a human cytomegalovirus vaccine outlined
...ld help to streamline the task. CMV infection is widespread in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 50 and 80 percent of adults are infected with CMV by the time they reach 40 years of age, but the virus generally poses little threat to them. The exceptions are AIDS p...At an underwater volcano, evidence of man's environmental impact
... that this is yet another piece of evidence of how widespread our disturbance in the environment is: the fact that we can influence natural hydrothermal systems," said George Kamenov, a faculty member at the UF geological sciences department. Hydrothermal vents form when seawater seeps through cracks in the d...MicroRNA processing and cancer
...single regulatory event could be the cause of this widespread miRNA mis-regulation. Understanding this regulatory step will provide important information about the molecular events in carcinogenesis, and may lead to novel therapeutic strategies."...UF scientists test improved gene therapy method for hereditary heart conditions
...oth heart and skeletal muscle and will require the widespread delivery of genes throughout the body, instead of to a localized site, to prevent or correct disease. "There are many forms of adult heart disease that are now well-understood as having a genetic basis; all of the arrhythmias, problems that are due...Top researcher-educators receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
...ding cells. The results of her research can have a widespread and significant impact on genetic engineering by enabling direct treatment of diseased cells and tissues. Her integrated research and education plans include summer science camps for eighth- and ninth-grade students and a job-shadowing program. These...Columbia University receives $16.9 million NIEHS award to study arsenic in ground water
...oundwater and soils is associated with serious and widespread public health, mitigation, and environmental policy problems. "Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been documented in nearly 20 countries, including the U.S. as the result of either natural geologic processes or from mining, industrial and agric...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- July 19, 2006
... were not present at concentrations that suggest a widespread and immediate need for concern," said the research team, which was headed by George P. Cobb. "However, arsenic and lead did frequently exceed USEPA criteria for assessing human health risks. This poses difficult policy decisions for the regulatory co...Wild bees and the flowers they pollinate are disappearing together
...1 July 2006). The paper is the first evidence of a widespread decline in bee diversity. Concerns have been raised for years about the loss of pollination services, but until recently most of the evidence has been restricted to a few key species or a few focal sites. To test for more general declines, an inte...UN review shows need to halt destructive fishing practice
...y dragging heavy gear across the seafloor, causing widespread and potentially irreversible damage to deep sea life. Sylvia Earle, the renowned deep sea explorer who heads CI's marine conservation division, likens bottom trawling to trying to capture a songbird with a bulldozer. Costa Rica, which under forme...Neurologists developing first standardized measurement scale for dyskinesia in Parkinson's patients
...e physicians will then prepare a teaching tape for widespread distribution to clinicians. The teaching tape will include segments featuring at least four patients at each level of dyskinesia severity. The teaching tape will have an "answer key" -- ratings made by three internationally recognized dyskinesia ex...Prion disease agent causes heart damage in mouse study
...cephalopathy, or mad cow disease, which has caused widespread public concern over the last two decades after it has appeared primarily in cattle in England but also in other countries in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Perhaps the number one reason why a disease that infects cows is of such concern to wo...Life cycle of operons yields new look at bacterial genetics
... Stress and Survival at Berkeley Lab Operons are widespread in the genomes of all prokaryotes, archaea as well as bacteria. In the typical prokaryote genome, about half of all the protein-coding genes are located in operons. Genes that are placed together in operons can vary widely across different types of...Celiac success: New enzyme efficiently degrades gluten in 'human stomach' environment
...roducts. "It sounds easy, but gluten especially is widespread in Western diets," Koning said. Gluten is often used as a food additive because it adds protein content inexpensively and also gives dough its elasticity and stickiness, which helps in manufacturing. For instance, Koning said: "Celiac patients can ea...... new and haven't been tested anywhere. This new widespread study will begin once researchers receive approvalfrom USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Michels said....