May
13
www.eusem.com: The story in the film “GM food and you” is a journey through the maze of complexities surrounding genetic modification. New technologies have a great influence on our daily lives and plant biotechnology is no exception. After all, plants provide us with the food we need to survive. However, plant biotechnology is a controversial …
May
11
The AtKisson Group is a network of highly skilled and motivated sustainability professionals, working around the world to facilitate change. Founded in 1992 by Alan AtKisson, AtKisson is dedicated to mainstreaming sustainability into common practice, in all sectors, so that people can take action now to tackle growing sustainability problems such as climate change, resource …
May
09
Health IT security and privacy issues are complex and critical for providers, and one system breach or unauthorized access to patient data can adversely affect a healthcare provider’s practice, violate a patient’s trust in the provider, and leave the provider liable to investigations by State and Federal regulators. Presenters share how they integrated this important …
May
05
Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160) Class begins with a review of the first problem set. Newton’s Third Law is applied in explaining how exoplanets are found. An overview of the Solar System is given; each planet is presented individually and its special features are highlighted. Astronomy is discussed as an observational science, and the subject …
May
05
New findings, published in recent issues of Neuron and Science, indicate that malfunction of a protein complex that normally suppresses gene activation causes mental retardation in mice and humans and may even play a role in promoting susceptibility to drug addiction. newswire.rockefeller.eduVideo Rating: 5 / 5
Apr
28
THE NEW SCHOOL | www.newschool.edu The Oil Spill Part ! A man-made catastrophe of rare magnitude has changed the Gulf of Mexico. In the largest marine oil spill in history, the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil spewed into the sea for close to three months, from April 20 to July 15, 2010, at the rate of …
Apr
16
Career Choices for Zoology Degree Candidates Article by Sharon Ober Zoologists, also called animal scientists or animal biologists, specialize in observing animals both in their natural habitats and in the laboratory. Their goal is to learn as much as possible about animal life, including determining how animals originated and developed, documenting the ways traits …
Apr
14
Flowers Dublin- beauty in Dublin Article by James_anderson At this time air smog is killing the smell of flowers, probably eliminating the “scent trail” that helps guide those awfully important pollinators, like bees, to the plants that depend upon them for continued existence, scientists believe. The discovery could be one of more than a …
Apr
13
In 1939, six of America’s leading economists wrote “A Program for Monetary Reform”. Paul H. Douglas (University of Chicago) later served as a US Senator from 1949 to 1967. He was once seriously considered to be a candidate for President. He fought for environmental protection, public housing, and truth in lending laws and authored the …