Experts in diverse fields such as genetics, anthropology and epidemiology have formed a consortium dedicated to bringing new strategies to the fight against tuberculosis. It's a grand goal, and the effort is in its early stages, but members of the group say its approach is different enough from typical medical research that it could someday provide customized treatments for TB sufferers. Root causes of TB focus of new research group . Chron.com - Houston Chronicle. They say that's...

He spoke as part of a panel devoted to addressing and managing the potential health, environmental and safety risks of nanotechnology. Maynard called on the federal government to develop a goal-driven risk research strategy to provide decision-makersincluding regulators, industry and consumerswith the scientific information they need to help develop and use nanotechnologies as safely as possible. But if consumers and other stakeholders are not convinced that the benefits outweigh the...

These shallow ponds, which dot the Arctic landscape, are important indicators of environment change and are especially susceptible to the effects of climate change because of their low water volume. WASHINGTON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Research has uncovered alarming evidence that high Arctic ponds, many of which have been permanent bodies of water for thousands of years, are completely drying out during the polar summer. As reported on Monday in the newest issue of Proceedings of the National...

Sizzling temperatures brought on by global warming will kill more people in the summer months, a new study suggests, and that toll won't be offset by fewer deaths during milder winters. But the effects of heat were wildly different, with the largest effects seen in cities with milder summers, less air conditioning and denser populations. According to the study, global warming is expected to increase the average temperature of Earth between 1.7 and 4.9 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. If...

Conservation group wants special protections for Adobe Town ');//--> At the turn of the 20th century, Robert LeRoy Parker and Kid Curry -- better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- used the badlands of Adobe Town to hide fresh horses, including those used to rob a Union Pacific train at Tipton in the summer of 1900. At the turn of the 20th century, Robert LeRoy Parker and Kid Curry -- better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- used the badlands of Adobe Town to hide...

Tom Borelli PhD, portfolio manager for the Free Enterprise Action Fund, will testify before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee that Caterpillar, Dupont, General Electric and other corporations may be deceiving shareholders by not disclosing that the global warming regulations they are lobbying for may harm their customers and their future earnings. Tom Borelli PhD, portfolio manager for the Free Enterprise Action Fund, will testify before the Senate Environmental and...

It was the third-ever distribution of proceeds from the state's new trust fund, intended to protect and improve wildlife habitat in the state. Expansion of landscape-scale existing project to restore water sources for wildlife and livestock, develop grazing systems to enhance forage for wildlife and livestock, and control invasive species. Sublette County is at the center of booming energy activity and has also seen significant residential development on lands historically used for...

It is a piece of legislation covering the whole of the European Union that aims to reduce the amount of electronic waste (PCs, TVs, games consoles, communications equipment, etc) from homes and businesses that ends up in landfill sites. Manufacturers, importers and retailers of electronic and electrical goods are obliged to put systems in place that allow customers to recycle their obsolete devices free of charge. It requires member nations to collect and recycle the equivalent of 4kg of...

The moment the habitat is completed on Thursday morning, the dredger, blades still spinning, will lift its head out of the water to dramatically mark the environmental milestone. The habitat will allow for an entirely new ecosystem starting at the micro-organism level, which will feed larger animals such as sea birds and fish that have been missing from the Port of Oakland for awhile, Dave Doak, U. A new shallow-water wildlife habitat at Port of Oakland's Middle Harbor will be publicly...