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Society of Interventional Radiology hosts oncology therapies Webinar, offers resources

11/6/2009

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 FAIRFAX, Va.Registration is now open for the Society of Interventional Radiology's "Image-guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies" Webinar, which will provide the latest updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney tumor ablation and lung tumor ablation. SIR is a national organization of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to im... [Comments]

AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access

11/6/2009

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 To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his historic insights into evolution. The two articles are by Kevin Padian of the University of California, Berkeley, and James T. Costa of Western Carolina University.... [Comments]

Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others

11/6/2009

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 Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees. The research, published in the November issue of the American Naturalist , is the first to document that ants bore into live trees, and it reopens a centuries-old debate on the relatio... [Comments]

National Institutes of Health Secures Armory with Patent-Pending Technology

11/6/2009

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DETROIT, Nov. 6 Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, MD. The locker system will support the NIH's entire police force that is responsi... [Comments]

Monell Center joins with CAS to host Beijing meeting on taste and smell research

11/6/2009

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 PHILADELPHIA (November 06, 2009) The Monell Center and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are co-hosts of the Beijing International Meeting on Taste and Smell Research. Organized by Monell in collaboration with the CAS, the meeting will be the first international meeting on taste and smell to be held in China. Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancem... [Comments]

Biologists, educators recognize excellence in evolution education

11/5/2009

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 The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in Waterbury, Connecticut, with the 2009 Evolution Education Award during the NABT annual professional development conference to be held 11-14 November 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Evolution Education Award is cosponsored by... [Comments]

New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to HIV and prostate cancer

11/5/2009

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 New Haven, Conn.Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases. The molecules called "antibody-recruiting mol... [Comments]

Kent State receives $2.7 million NSF training grant for environmental aquatic resource sensing

11/5/2009

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 Kent State University has been awarded a training grant in the amount of $2,756,719 by the National Science Foundation under its Integrative Graduation Education and Research Training (IGERT) program. This is the first IGERT grant to be awarded to Kent State. The grant, which is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, runs through 2014. The grant funds an IGERT pro... [Comments]

Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to brew, but questions remain

11/4/2009

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 PHILADELPHIA Although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow about its protective effects, including results of a new study published in Cancer Prevention Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Res... [Comments]Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to brew, but questions remain

USGS science picks

11/4/2009

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 LEADS: (top news in natural science) United States Using Less Water Today The United States uses less water today than it did 35 years ago, despite a 30 percent population increase. Declines in water use are partly attributable to alternative cooling methods at power plants and more efficient irrigation systems. According to the latest USGS water use report, nearly half of all wa... [Comments]

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