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Spironucleus Salmonicida - New Species Of Parasite Described

Spironucleus Salmonicida - New Species Of Parasite Described

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

While studying towards his doctorate of philosophy, Anders Jørgensen discovered a previously undescribed species of parasite that infects farmed fish and produces serious disease.

Single-celled parasites of the genus Spironucleus are known to produce serious illness in farmed and aquarium fish. In farmed salmon, these parasites create foul-smelling, puss-filled abscesses in muscles and internal organs. After the first outbreaks of this disease were described in farmed salmon in the late 1980’s, it was assumed that the cause was Spironucleus barkhanus, which is a fairly common parasite in the intestine of wild grayling and Arctic char. In these fish species, however, the parasite is benign.

Small Sea Creatures: A Barometer Of Climate Change?

Small Sea Creatures: A Barometer Of Climate Change?

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston.

Gretchen Hofmann, associate professor of biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has just returned from a research mission to Antarctica where she collected pteropods, tiny marine snails the size of a lentil, that she refers to as the “potato chip” of the oceans because they are eaten widely by so many species. The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs funded the expedition.

Nitrous Oxide: Forgotten Greenhouse Gas No Laughing Matter

Nitrous Oxide: Forgotten Greenhouse Gas No Laughing Matter

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the ‘forgotten greenhouse gas’ by taking part in an influential new forum at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Launched on February 22, the Nitrous Oxide Focus Group will engage with many influential organisations including the National Farmers Union, Marks & Spencer, British Sugar, Defra, the Country Land and Business Association and Unilever.

Former Homeless Girl Honoured At Holyrood

Former Homeless Girl Honoured At Holyrood

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

GLASGOW, Scotland, February 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A Dundee lass who found herself homeless at aged 15 is one of six young people to be honoured tomorrow (Wednesday 20th February) as a "Scottish Achiever of the Year 2008."

Now a full-time hairdresser, Julie Hardie slept on friends' floors until a local shelter helped her to find a flat. Training charity Rathbone then taught her life-skills and combed job pages until she found work.

Open to all 1300 trainees at Rathbone Centres across Scotland, the Achievers Awards honour those who have made significant progress through learning. They will be presented at a glittering ceremony at the Scottish Parliament.

RHEI Pharmaceuticals Licenses Attental From MethaPharma (Vemedia Group) For Distribution Throughout Asia

RHEI Pharmaceuticals Licenses Attental From MethaPharma (Vemedia Group) For Distribution Throughout Asia

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut and KORTRIJK, Belgium, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Natural Supplement for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Fulfills Growing Need Throughout Asia -

RHEI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on bringing proprietary medicines to the China market, and MethaPharma, part of then Vemedia Group, today announced that RHEI has licensed from MethaPharma the exclusive right to market and distribute Attental(R) throughout Asia. Attental is a nutraceutical currently commercially available in Europe for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Extricom Announces PartnerAdvantage Channel Partner Program

Extricom Announces PartnerAdvantage Channel Partner Program

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

NEW YORK, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Reseller Program Expands Options in WLAN Marketplace

Extricom, provider of enterprise-class wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure systems for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and RFID services, today launched its PartnerAdvantage Partner Program. The PartnerAdvantage launch comes as solution providers and Value Added Resellers (VARs) of all sizes are searching for differentiated solutions that will enable them to take advantage of the multi-billion dollar opportunity the wireless LAN (WLAN) market represents.

New COBOL Add-On For JRules Simplifies Legacy Modernization, SOA Implementations

New COBOL Add-On For JRules Simplifies Legacy Modernization, SOA Implementations

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

SUNNYVALE, California and PARIS, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- New ILOG JRules 6.7 Adds New Platforms, Customization Options

Microsoft Gives Students Access To Technical Software At No Charge To Inspire Success And Make A Difference

Microsoft Gives Students Access To Technical Software At No Charge To Inspire Success And Make A Difference

Feb 19 2008 | comment(s)

PALO ALTO, California, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- DreamSpark offers millions of students access to professional-grade software developer and designer tools.

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates today will unveil a software giveaway that will ultimately provide millions of college and high school students around the world with access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no charge to unlock their creative potential and set them on the path to academic and career success.

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Audials One Delivers The Largest Selection Of Complimentary Music & Music Videos While Solving All Copy Protection And File Form

Audials One Delivers The Largest Selection Of Complimentary Music & Music Videos While Solving All Copy Protection And File Form

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

KARLSRUHE, Germany, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidSolution Software AG has released the new Windows program Audials on its website, Audials.com. Audials One is the result of several years of complex software development that combines three products that are already highly popular with music and video fans - and that have received a total of 32 rewards - Radiotracker, Tunebite and Videoraptor, with additional functions and technologies. The new program allows every user to access music and videos on the Internet legally and free of charge - all copy protection and file formatting problems are a thing of the past.

With Audials One, a music request is delivered every 25 seconds on average.

Obesidade E Mudancas Climaticas

Obesidade E Mudancas Climaticas

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

Não sei se chore, se ria.
Algumas ideias da conferência da American Association for the Advancement of Science, e sobre Saúde e Nutrição, onde se fala:

…da pegada ecológica originada pelos excessos alimentares…
MASHing Junk DNA

MASHing Junk DNA

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

The Korean War lasted from June 1950 to July 1953. It served as the basis of the 1968 book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (pen name of former army surgeon H. Richard Hornberger), describing the experiences of surgeons at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the war. This was adapted into a film (MASH) starring Donald Sutherland in 1970, which in turn inspired the TV series M*A*S*H starring Alan Alda.

Bush AIDS Legacy At Risk, Says AHF

Bush AIDS Legacy At Risk, Says AHF

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

WASHINGTON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- President Praised for Creating PEPFAR; However, Proposed Changes in Priorities Cut Heart from Lifesaving Effort

Believing Is Seeing - How Context Changes What We Think We See

Believing Is Seeing - How Context Changes What We Think We See

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

Scientists at UCL (University College London) have found the link between what we expect to see, and what our brain tells us we actually saw. The study, published in this week’s PLoS Journal of Computational Biology, reveals that the context surrounding what we see is all important – sometimes overriding the evidence gathered by our eyes and even causing us to imagine things which aren’t really there.

The paper reveals that a vague background context is more influential and helps us to fill in more blanks than a bright, well-defined context. This may explain why we are prone to ‘see’ imaginary shapes in the shadows when the light is poor.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Supersmoker/

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Supersmoker/

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "New Safer Cigarette Could End Smoking Ban in the UK" issued on 18 Feb 2008 10:26 GMT, by Supersmoker over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the following line has been added above the first paragraph '- Special guest: Antony Worrall Thompson' Complete, corrected release follows:

- Invitation: Conference Presents Scientific Breakthrough for Much Safer Smoking

- Venue: G Casino Piccadilly Circus, London

- Date: February 21 at 1.00 p.m.

- Special guest: Antony Worrall Thompson

Whither Nanobacteria

Whither Nanobacteria

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

Supposedly nanobacteria are cell-walled organisms much smaller than the generally accepted lower limits for cell size. The existence of nanobacteria has been a hot topic because of their putative roles in and heart disease and kidney stones.

PLANSEE Increases Densification Capacity With Avure Cold Isostatic Press

PLANSEE Increases Densification Capacity With Avure Cold Isostatic Press

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

KENT, Washington, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

Avure Technologies, Inc. announced today that its Vasteras Sweden operating unit has completed the installation and commissioning of an extremely large Cold Isostatic Press (CIP) at PLANSEE Metall GmbH. The CIP system is operating in PLANSEE's new facility in Reutte, Austria, which was formally inaugurated on October 11, 2007. This plant will support PLANSEE's growth as a global supplier of refractory metal materials, components and fabricated structures.

Open Medicine Editorial

Open Medicine Editorial

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

The Journal "Open Medicine" has published a very thoughtful editorial on "Open science, open access and open source software at Open Medicine" by Sally Murray, Stephen Choi, John Hoey, Claire Kendall, James Maskalyk and Anita Palepu. Not only are they writing about it but they want to get their hands dirty as well:

Suzuki Migrates To Electronic Invoicing

Suzuki Migrates To Electronic Invoicing

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

ATLANTA, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Crossgate Saves Suzuki Dealers the Trouble of Going to the Mailbox

Suzuki International Europe will convert the sending of invoices for spare parts to over 1,200 dealers from paper to electronic transfer. This is made possible via the e-box(TM) services of Crossgate. The specialist for data transfer and B2B integration takes over the complete sending process, including a legally secure digital signature, validation, and archiving. Additionally, Crossgate's Enterprise Services team is performing the complete roll-out for a fixed cost. This allows Suzuki to benefit quickly from the digitization of paper without a major internal effort allowing them to take advantage of sustained cost savings and process optimization.

Bioenergy Expo Set To Fuel Industry Debate

Bioenergy Expo Set To Fuel Industry Debate

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 12-14, the Brussels Exhibition Centre will host the World Biofuels Markets expo, which annually brings together strategic decision makers from the international biofuels industry.

Biofuels is one of the hottest topics around, with the fuel quality directive heading for its first reading agreement at the Council of Ministers later this year, the global movement towards sustainability and, of course, the ongoing 'fuel versus food' debate.

With more than 190 speakers, 100 exhibition stands and five pre-congress conferences, the expo will attract in the region of 1,300 delegates from at least 60 countries. This will be a truly global meeting representing every continent on the planet.

A gathering of experts

SGI President Awarded Russian Federation Order Of Friendship

SGI President Awarded Russian Federation Order Of Friendship

Feb 18 2008 | comment(s)

TOKYO, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

At a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, Mr. Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist association, was today conferred with the Order of Friendship on behalf of the Russian Federation by Ambassador Mikhail M. Bely.

Presenting the award in recognition of Mr. Ikeda's wide-ranging contributions to the development of Russo-Japanese relations and bilateral exchange for over 30 years, Ambassador Bely paid tribute to his efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties through cultural exchange, and his deep understanding of different philosophies and cultures.