CU-Boulder team identifies DNA barcodes to help track illegal trading of wildlife products
Researchers from several institutions including the University of Colorado at Boulder have sequenced DNA "barcodes" for as many as 25 hunted wildlife species, providing information that can be used to better monitor the elusive trade of wildlife products, or bushmeat. view more (2009-09-16)
Define 'precautionary principle' to avoid clashes over biotechnology under World Trade rules
Biotechnology-altered foods are the focus of a World Trade Organization ruling scheduled for release this month, a landmark event expected to have a major impact on trade in agricultural products, one of the largest sectors governed by the WTO. view more (2006-09-15)
Clues to African archaeology found in lead isotopes
Microscopic specs of lead are offering clues about the enormous cultural changes that swept across northern Africa a thousand years ago. view more (2006-03-27)
Cleveland Clinic leading clinical program to improve early-stage lung cancer detection
Cleveland Clinic and Riverain Medical today announced the establishment of the first study in an ongoing program to determine whether chest X-ray CAD (computer-aided detection) can improve practical early detection of lung cancer. view more (2007-11-27)
New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry
A new report, the first to take a comprehensive look at market competition between wild and farmed salmon, sheds new light on the contentious and complex issues surrounding farmed and wild salmon. view more (2007-03-08)
Emerging diseases require a global solution
The threat of potential pandemics such as Ebola, SARS, and avian influenza demands a more holistic approach to disease control, one that prevents diseases from crossing the divide between humans, their livestock, and wildlife, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in the most recent issue of the journal Foreign Affairs. view more (2005-06-17)
Live via Satellite: Scientists to Track Caspian Sea Sturgeons
Scientists working in the Ural River, Kazakhstan, have successfully attached Pop-up Archival Transmitting (PAT) tags to four sturgeons and have released the animals into the Caspian Sea, hoping to get a clear picture of Caspian Sea sturgeon movement and behavior never before available. view more (2006-05-24)
Kingston University research prompts Government to ease audit burden for small companies
Research carried out by Kingston University has provided the key to unlock small businesses from the straightjacket of having their accounts audited. The Collis Report, commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry, analysed the potential impact of increasing the size thresholds to allow more company bosses to decide whether they will... view more... (2003-11-28)
Body part by body part, Sumatran tigers are being sold into extinction
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report launched today. view more (2008-02-13)
Problem of emerging infectious diseases likely to worsen
Emerging infectious diseases pose a global threat to human and animal health, and the problem is likely to worsen, warns an expert in this week's BMJ. view more (2005-11-28)
Electronic Markets Win Out Over Traditional Dealing
Trading through dealers on the London Stock Exchange could be obsolete in less than three years, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. A study led by Dr Nir Vulkan of the Sa'-d Business School and Worcester College, University of Oxford, investigated where traders would trade if they have the choice of... view more... (2003-05-15)
CIA Argues House Of Commons Report Justifies Government Rethink On Energy Policy
The UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) applauds the House of Commons' Trade and Industry Committee's report on Fuel Prices, published today, 23rd March 2005. view more (2005-03-24)
Wireless ad hoc networks
Developers will be presenting a self-organizing communications network during the e/home trade fair in Berlin. Users can enjoy wireless Internet access or remotely control utilities in the home without having to deal with complex installations or equipment compatibility. view more (2004-08-27)
Maritime industry comes together to identify its future research needs
The major players in the waterborne transport sector will come together in Bremen today to start work towards a common strategic vision for the future research needs of this sector. The Waterborne Transport Technology Platform will involve industry, national authorities, regulatory bodies, research centres and universities and will... view more... (2005-01-25)
EU research supports an integrated infrastructure for measurements, testing and standards
Measurements and testing underpin economic activities, industrial processes and the functioning of society. They play a crucial part in ensuring the competitiveness of European companies, in supporting the development of international trade, and in guaranteeing the health and safety of European citizens. Recognising their essential role in the... view more... (2002-06-19)
Preventium is 'where the prevention of breast and prostate cancer begins'
Dr. Ercole Cavalieri and Dr. Eleanor Rogen of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, located in Omaha, Nebraska, have identified the triggering mechanism by which breast and prostate cancer cells begin. view more (2009-03-17)
Jefferson Headache Center study shows novel, orally inhaled migraine therapy effective
A new study conducted at the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shows an investigational, orally-inhaled therapy is effective in treating migraines. view more (2009-08-11)
EU chemical and biotech players join forces to foster sustainable and competitive chemistry
Although Europe is a world leader in chemical production, holding 28% of the world market, its proportion of global trade has dropped by 4% over the past decade. Today in Brussels chemical and biotechnology sector organisations CEFIC and EuropaBIO, with the support of the European Commission, launched a European "Technology Platform on... view more... (2004-07-06)
New research predicts US entry of H5N1 avian influenza
Scientists at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo report that H5N1 avian influenza is most likely to be introduced to countries in the Western Hemisphere through infected poultry trade. view more (2006-12-05)
IODP introduces technology to support deepwater crustal drilling
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), in collaboration with industry partner AGR Drilling Services, has engineered an ultra-deepwater drilling technology for use by IODP drilling vessels in scientific research. view more (2009-08-04)
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