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Breath of the dragon: ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China's air quality

...st Coast of the US." China is reliant on coal to meet 75% of its national energy needs, and that means high levels of another atmospheric pollutant called sulphur dioxide (SO2) also detectable by SCIAMACHY. Large SO2 sources over China that overlap with nitrogen dioxide plumes are linked to power plants...

New vaccine platform may fight infections with causes from influenza to bioterrorism

... CD4+ T-cell–independent therapeutic strategies to meet this growing need. "While we'll need to replicate these findings in larger animal models, our studies indicate it may be feasible to develop vaccines for bioterrorism agents and transplant patients, as well as high-risk individuals who have defecti...

Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident

...ing representatives of the three governments, will meet September 6 and 7 in Vienna at an unprecedented ga...rary storage in trenches and landfills that do not meet current waste safety requirements. What was the economic cost? Because of policies in place at the...

Scientists unpick genetics of first 15 minutes of life

... the mother's egg cell and the father's sperm cell meet for the first time," said Dr Tim Karr from the University of Bath (UK) who worked closely with Drs Benjamin Loppin and Pierre Couble from Centre de G�n�tique Mol�culaire et Cellulaire (France) on the project. "When the sperm enters the egg, the DNA ...

Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative funds Yale project

...le to the broader scientific community in order to meet the charitable objectives of the Grand Challenges Initiative. Flavell will collaborate with the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Switzerland and with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, New York. The team will engineer a mouse model in w...

New results validating Pall prion reduction filter disclosed at ISBT Congress

... developing accurate and reliable tests that would meet the required criteria including sensitivity and sp...d development program to apply its technologies to meet the specific requirements of each nation starting in Europe, the epicenter of vCJD, followed by Nort...

Newly Discovered Role for Heart Response Enzyme May Yield Better Heart Failure Therapy

...rendering the heart unable to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body's other organs," said cardiologist and geneticist Howard Rockman, M.D., of Duke. "If we could prevent this loss of heart receptors, we might improve heart function in patients with heart failure." The enzyme the researchers stu...

UIC developing drug for SARS

...lore a library of alternative molecules that might meet the chemical and configurational requirements. Ghosh will then assemble the molecules that appear to work, as if the chemicals were the sticks and spools of a Tinkertoy, to create a potential drug. Crucial to the endeavor is Ghosh's strategy of tar...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

...estment to address a suite of problems and to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals in Africa. Ho...imated aquaculture potential could allow Africa to meet those targets, according to the analyses. In sub-Saharan Africa, however, aquaculture is currently...

Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

...estment to address a suite of problems and to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals in Africa. Ho...imated aquaculture potential could allow Africa to meet those targets, according to the analyses. In sub-Saharan Africa, however, aquaculture is currently...

New research could help us deliver genes for new bone formation

...tential of new methods and biotechnologies to help meet the healthcare needs of an ageing population. Although research such as this is currently a number of years from being available to patients it is important that fundamental research is carried out so we can develop the knowledge that can lead to cli...

Bacteria are key to 'green' plastics, drugs

...excited about the prospects this project offers to meet a market need for the benefit of both institutions and American agriculture itself. We also appreciate the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for this work to create another high-value product from agriculture." Many researchers are tryin...

Disease diagnosis, bioengineering covered at state nano summit

...al science, engineering and medical researchers to meet and exchange information on their respective areas of expertise. With a focus on major nanoscience research activities across Texas, the conference also is of benefit to corporate research and development executives, as well as students in related di...

New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis

.... The new miniaturised electrochemical genosensors meet the current need for DNA to be analysed at a low cost with easy-to-use devices that do not need to be supervised by highly trained scientists. ...

15 generations of untrained jocks, couch potatoes show big physiological adaptations

...and cardiovascular system) have improved to better meet the demands of the muscles. "Additionally, our results provide support for the controversial hypothesis that suggests that physiological systems, such as the oxygen delivery pathway, are, over time, optimized in animals," Kirkton noted. Next steps a...

U.N. mulls the protection of Earth's forests

...ect the world's forests. The forum is scheduled to meet May 16 to 27 at U.N. Headquarters in Manhattan. "At the international level, there's been much stalemate and disagreement on the issues of forest protection and management," said Auer, an associate professor in Indiana University's School of Public ...

Microscopes at microscopic size

...s how cutting edge research in the biosciences can meet real world challenges. Bochips have the potential to make a real difference in medical diagnostics and drug development." The research is being carried out at the Wales College of Medicine and involves researchers at Cardiff University, University o...

Stealth Worms May Improve Insect Pest Control

...t which nematodes and their corresponding bacteria meet local pest management goals. Then they gather samples from soil or other habitats for testing in the laboratory. The nematodes are accurately identified and analyzed using traditional morphology (structure and function) techniques and through molecul...

First technology to remove prions that cause vCJD from blood launched

...d development program to apply its technologies to meet the specific requirements of each nation throughout Europe, followed by Canada and the US. The Company is also developing an ante mortem test to detect infectious prions in cattle prior to entering the food supply. ...

Medical whistleblowers speak out

... medical investigative journalist Jeanne Lenzer to meet together in Washington DC on May 15th 2005 to share their accounts of practices in medicine and medical research that they believe are risking the public's health or safety. Lenzer's account of the roundtable, in which she outlines the lessons we can...

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