Inevitable in Biological News

It's official: The carbon crisis is lethal for coral reefs

... coral reefs and the coastal communities dependent upon them for the inevitable impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the Earths ... emissions and still more in preparing vulnerable communities to the almost inevitable problems that they will face as a result of already entrained climate ...

Our 'caveman logic' embraces ESP over evolution

... in evolution. Superstition and religion get particularly critical treatment, although he argues that religion, itself, is not the problem but "an inevitable by-product of how our minds misperform." "Caveman Logic is a whirlwind tour through the deeper recesses of our evolved mind. Hank Davis brings to ...

When palm trees gave way to spruce trees

... still present, but these became rare in the final stages," he said. Although the march to a cooler world was gradual in northern latitudes, it was inevitable according to Dr. Greenwood. "Changes in the earth's position in its orbit were leading a much greater seasonal range in radiation for polar ...

Who will pick up the bill?

... such as flexible fishery management plans, studies of seawater chemistry and support for fishing communities must be implemented now to absorb inevitable changes in the future. ...

Coral 'can't escape the heat'

... The world's corals cannot escape the inevitable impact on them caused by humanity's carbon emissions. The warning comes from the eminent scientist who has used coral from the Great Barrier Reef ...

Living long, living well

... an epidemic of neurologic diseases caused by a rapidly expanding elderly population? How do older adults manage to keep a rosy outlook in the face of inevitable decline? How does exercise enhance memory function? These and a host of other questions are the focus of the inaugural conference of the Brandeis ...

UF scientist tapped by Howard Hughes Medical Institute to pursue 'best ideas'

... "HHMI's support to stellar scientists like Dr. Cohn who are at the peak of their creativity is a wise investment, and I think there will be inevitable returns in terms of scientific discoveries and biomedical progress," said Win Phillips, UF's vice president for research. Researchers from U.S. ...

Pitt researchers create non-toxic clean-up method for potentially toxic nano materials

... of nanotubes have resulted in greater production of them, but their toxicity remains controversial," Star said. "Accidental spills of nanotubes are inevitable during their production, and the massive use of nanotube-based materials could lead to increased environmental pollution. We have demonstrated a ...

December 2008 Geology and GSA Today media highlights

... the tectonic life and death of the Rheic Ocean, and hence have provided us with insight into the processes that gave rise to and presaged the inevitable tectonic destruction of Pangea. ...

Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds

... of Americans, who have high blood pressure related to diet, and who develop heart failure over time because of prolonged hypertension. "The inevitable downhill sequence to hypertension and heart failure was changed by the addition of grape powder to a high-salt diet," he says. "Although there are ...

Recovery efforts not enough for critically endangered Asian vulture

... were obtained, current captive populations are not large enough to maintain that diversity if the wild populations are wiped out---a fate that seems inevitable if people keep using diclofenac. The simulation results also suggest that levels of genetic diversity in the wild may already be in decline. "We ...

CU-Boulder, biotech firm team up on python project in search for human cardiac therapeutics

... Pythons also exhibit very little muscle loss when at rest, which is of interest to researchers studying diseases like AIDS and cancer and the inevitable process of aging. "We think several of the striking changes we see in python physiology may have significant potential for the pharmaceutical ...

Study suggests 86 percent of Americans could be overweight or obese by 2030

... in the U.S. Timely, dramatic and effective development and implementation of corrective programs and policies are needed to avoid the otherwise inevitable health and societal consequences implied by their projections. If current trends continue, the researchers say that the U.S. Department of Health and ...

UC Riverside bioengineer receives high honor from chemical engineers

... its undergraduate and graduate programs. "UCR has a rich history in engineering and biology, and a strong program in bioengineering is the inevitable next step for us," Schultz said. "The campus is gearing up for a new medical school . Given how large a role technology plays in medicine, I fully ...

Stem cell researchers give old muscle new pep

... the process of aging, and the first to show that they act in opposition to each other within the nucleus of the adult stem cell. Aging and the inevitable march towards death are, in part, due to the progressive decline of Notch and the increased levels of TGF-beta , producing a one-two punch to the ...

Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: UN experts

... the world. The reversal of negative trends and the improvement of water quality in some areas indicate that decline of coastal ecosystems is neither inevitable nor always irreversible. None of these steps are impossible, but taking them will require a major commitment to change. Background ...

Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: U.N. experts

... the world. The reversal of negative trends and the improvement of water quality in some areas indicate that decline of coastal ecosystems is neither inevitable nor always irreversible. None of these steps are impossible, but taking them will require a major commitment to change. Background ...

Microbial stowaways: Are ships spreading disease?

... of large phytoplankton and protozoa are transported in this way, but we know very little about smaller microbes like bacteria and viruses. It is inevitable that hundreds of trillions of micro-organisms enter a single ships ballast tank during normal operations, said Professor Dobbs. The majority of these ...

Climate change

... Equity Issues Theme 3 Reducing the Risks of Climate Change: Opportunities for Mitigation Theme 4 Preparing for Impacts: Adapting to the inevitable Theme 5 Managing the Planet Theme 6 Mobilising the Populace: Human Dimensions of Climate Change See full programme and speakers at ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- March 19, 2008

... since big pharma has largely withdrawn from research directed toward new antibiotic discovery. The review concludes that microbial resistance is inevitable pending unforeseen breakthroughs. One involves development of new antibiotics that go beyond killing or slowing the growth of disease-causing ...

No convincing evidence for decline in tropical forests

... same order as the forest area reported cleared in the previous 10 years. Even if you take enormous care, as FAO does, I argue that large errors are inevitable if you produce global estimates by aggregating national statistics from many countries. This has important implications for the many scientists who ...

Dam the Red Sea and release gigawatts

... point out that the cost and timescales involved in creating such a hydroelectric facility are way beyond normal economical considerations. It is inevitable that such a macro-engineering project will cause massive devastation of existing ecologies. However, it will also provide enormous reductions in ...

Severely restricted diet linked to physical fitness into old age

... proved. New research now has shown for the first time that such a diet also can maintain physical fitness into advanced age, slowing the seemingly inevitable progression to physical disability and loss of independence. The study, using a rat model of life-time caloric restriction, showed that the diet ...

Meeting real-world climate information needs of business, government

... WHAT: Can America really cope with inevitable climate change" How will different kinds of businesses -- from transportation, forestry and fisheries to insurance, construction and tourism -- be ...

Genes that both extend life and protect against cancer identified

... doubled the worms lifespan. This finding led to the understanding that lifespan is regulated by genes and is therefore changeable, rather than the inevitable result of the bodys breakdown. The discovery in worms has been confirmed in other animals including mice. The new research by Kenyon and graduate ...

A study proposes a new universal rule to explain the equilibrium of plant populations

... would either be driven to extinction (if death rates far exceeded births) or would outgrow available resources of light, water and food with the same inevitable result (in the case of births far exceeding deaths). ...

A study proposes a new universal rule to explain the equilibrium of plant populations

... would either be driven to extinction (if death rates far exceeded births) or would outgrow available resources of light, water and food with the same inevitable result (in the case of births far exceeding deaths). ...

UIC researchers find promising new targets for antibiotics

... associate director of UIC's Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and lead investigator of the study. "Not a single class of drugs has escaped the inevitable emergence of resistance." At present, Mankin said, "the constant development of new drugs is the only available strategy to keep up with the ...

Ernst Mayr's theory illustrated in genetic epidemiology studies

... and that with the establishment of an interaction system, it's inevitable that once frequencies are changed, the direction of natural selection ... architecture," Templeton said. "Given that you have this interaction it's inevitable that a random process like drift will interact with natural selection ...

Statin treatment improves spatial memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's

... improvement of spatial reference memory. The transgenic mice used in the study are homozygous for the gene for beta amyloid protein, making it inevitable that they develop an Alzheimer’s like disease as they age. In fact, they lose their memory by nine months of age. These animals, together with ...

Contrary to common wisdom, scientist discovers some mammals can smell objects under water

... covered with mucous, odorant molecules are all water soluble," Catania said. "So, when these bubbles come into contact with an object, it is almost inevitable that odorant molecules will mix with the air and be drawn into the nose when the bubble is inhaled." Just because the moles are getting whiffs of ...

Confidence in memory performance helps older adults remember

... though they typically chalk it up to distraction or other external factors. In contrast, older adults are more likely to judge their forgetfulness an inevitable fact of aging or even a warning sign of Alzheimer's disease, leading to anxiety and despair. Those who don't use adaptive strategies for ...

Screening blood for West Nile virus

... it seems a good time to take a look at the current policy on screening blood products for WNV, and to ensure that the best policy is in place for the inevitable 2006 season. WNV can be detected in blood samples by recently developed and approved tests. These tests detect some but not all cases of ...

New U. of Colorado at Boulder flu chip may help combat future epidemics, pandemics

... arising from terrorism. Hurricane Katrina displayed the vulnerability of the United States to natural catastrophes, she said. "A flu pandemic is inevitable since the virus continually mutates and is naturally spread by migratory birds. Whether this year or 10 years from now, it is important to be ...

Switching to new anti-bacterial targets: Riboswitches

... riboswitches, opens a path to the directed design of drugs targeting riboswitches for use as antibiotics. According to the researchers, it is inevitable that bacteria will evolve and that the drugs we use to cure bacterial infections will eventually become ineffective. While it is often possible to ...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create PNA molecule with potential to build nanodevices

... display similar patterns of changes, and whether the divergence between human and chimp patterns was the direct result of selection, or was an inevitable consequence of some other difference in brain evolution. The patterns seen in this study also provide a starting point for understanding the network ...

Navigating the brain for sense of direction as paradigm for higher cognitive functions

... display similar patterns of changes, and whether the divergence between human and chimp patterns was the direct result of selection, or was an inevitable consequence of some other difference in brain evolution. The patterns seen in this study also provide a starting point for understanding the network ...

Gene Expression in the Aging Brain

... display similar patterns of changes, and whether the divergence between human and chimp patterns was the direct result of selection, or was an inevitable consequence of some other difference in brain evolution. The patterns seen in this study also provide a starting point for understanding the network ...

Scientists use stem cells to grow cartilage

... using stem cells could have enormous implications for a number of medical problems. With the UK's increasing ageing population there will be an inevitable increase in problems created by people living longer. Although doctors have been able to carry out joint replacements for a number of years, it has ...