Science - February 12 2010.pdf

(21845 KB) Pobierz
12 February 2010
|
$10
REPORTS
Imagine
if
health
care
operated
like
a
well-oiled
machine.
At
Northeastern
University,
we’re
making
it happen.
We’re putting together an expert team of engineers and hospital administrators to improve health care. Given
Northeastern’s strength in interdisciplinary research, it’s a combination that makes perfect sense to the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which recently collaborated with the university on a $3.4 million annual
award to establish the New England Healthcare Engineering Partnership. Nationally recognized leaders in this
field will work with the VA’s New England system, adapting the innovative methods that keep the world’s most
advanced machinery humming to bring health-care processes to the perfect pitch of efficiency and accuracy.
Turning discoveries into solutions is Northeastern’s research mission. We combine our interdisciplinary
approach and partnerships with government, academia, and business to pursue use-inspired research with a
focus on health, security, and sustainability.
northeastern.edu/research
Where today’s science meets tomorrow’s care
ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE ARE CHANGING THE
FACE OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP. STAY AT
THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR PROFESSION BY ATTENDING THE
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY’S 2010 INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE.
A SELECTION OF SCIENTIFIC
& CLINICAL SESSIONS
• Respiratory Neurobiology: What Is The
Latest?*
• Epigenomics in Lung Cancer: Linking
Development to Disease
• Lipid Mediators in Pathogenesis and
Resolution of Acute Lung Injury
• Host Defense Mechanisms in Pulmonary
Infection*
• Pushing Stem Cells: Cellular Plasticity
Quantitative Assessment of Lung Structure:
Principles and Practical Applications*
• Scientific Breakthroughs of the Year:
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
• Coins for the Boatman: Clearance of
Apoptotic Cells in Lung Disease
• Vascular-Matrix Interactions in Lung
Development and Disease
• Translational System Biology as Applied to
Diseases of Pulmonary Inflammation
• Cells in Lung Injury and Repair of the Lung:
Scientific and Translational Importance
• Top-Notch Decisions in Lung Development
and Disease
• State of the Science in Repair, Regeneration
and Remodeling of the Diseased Lung:
What Do We Really Know?
• Conquering Population Biology: ‘Ome My Gosh’*
• The Influence of Histology and Molecular
Analysis on Treatment of Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer: “Tailored Therapy”
• Clinical Trials of Lung Protective Ventilation:
What Have We Learned?
*Postgraduate course
ATS 2010 • New Orleans
Louisiana
MAY 14-19
SET YOUR FOCUS:
Scientists from nearly 100 countries are expected to participate
in the 2010 ATS International Conference. With more than 400 sessions, 800 speakers
and 5,000 original research abstracts, attendees can sample a broad spectrum of
topics or concentrate on the latest findings in respiratory molecular and cell biology,
lung structure and function, inflammatory biology and gene therapy.
PICK YOUR VENUE:
From postgraduate courses to one-on-one interactions with
world-renowned experts, attendees can choose their learning environment. Sessions
of all sizes will focus on topics like host defense mechanisms, translational systems
biology, lipid mediators and respiratory neurobiology.
LEARN FROM THE BEST:
The leading basic scientists and translational researchers
in the fields of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine will lead year in review
sessions, lecture and participate in symposia and panel discussions. For the first
time, the ATS is accepting abstracts of unique clinical case reports, along with
scientific abstracts.
NETWORK:
The ATS International Conference draws the most knowledgeable and
dedicated healthcare providers and scientists from around the world and provides a
collegial environment for exchanging ideas.
Learn more about these and other sessions in the 2010 Advance Program,
which will be available online starting the third week in January.
www.thoracic.org/go/international-conference
GE Healthcare
Life Sciences
Inspired Ägain
Who better to draw inspiration for the new ÄKTA
™
avant system than from customers using
the 30,000 ÄKTA systems already in use around the world? Well, you spoke and we listened.
The new ÄKTA avant system for process development is faster — enabling quicker insights.
It minimizes the chance of error, even while working at higher speeds. And it allows for direct,
reliable scalability. At GE Healthcare, our focus is on helping scientists achieve even more,
faster. It’s a commitment we have in our genes. And all this is backed by the service, support,
and investment in the future that being part of GE can bring.
Want to know more? Why not talk with us today. Visit
www.gelifesciences.com/aktaavant
I
ÄKTA
I Amersham I Biacore I IN Cell Analyzer I Whatman I GE Service I
The New ÄKTA avant
ÄKTA, Amersham, Biacore and Whatman are trademarks of GE Healthcare companies.
© 2009 General Electric Company – All rights reserved.
First published September 2009
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB, Björkgatan 30, 751 84 Uppsala, Sweden
GE12-09
CONTENTS
SPECIAL SECTION
Volume 327
Issue 5967
Food Security
INTRODUCTION
797
818
Feeding the Future
Breeding Technologies to Increase
Crop Production in a Changing World
M. Tester and P. Langridge
NEWS
798
PERSPECTIVES
822
From One Farmer, Hope—
and Reason for Worry
Getting More Drops To the Crops
China’s Push to Add by
Subtracting Fertilizer
Sowing the Seeds for the Ideal Crop
Armed and Dangerous
Holding Back a Torrent of Rats
Spoiling for a Fight With Mold
Dialing Up Knowledge—and Harvests
What It Takes to Make That Meal
Could Less Meat Mean More Food?
>>
Science
Podcast
800
801
Smart Investments in Sustainable
Food Production: Revisiting Mixed
Crop-Livestock Systems
M. Herrero
et al.
825
Measuring Food Insecurity
C. B. Barrett
>>
Science
Podcast
page 772
802
804
806
807
808
809
810
828
Precision Agriculture and Food Security
R. Gebbers and V. I. Adamchuk
NEWS FOCUS
772
831
African Green Revolution
Needn’t Be a Mirage
G. Ejeta
Replacing an Immune System
Gone Haywire
Down-to-Earth Science Fiction
Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology Meeting
Racing Crash-Happy Cockroaches
Rattan Stuck in a Growth Mode
Koalas Calling
775
776
833
Radically Rethinking Agriculture
for the 21st Century
N. V. Fedoroff
et al.
>>
Science
Podcast
811
For More Protein, Filet of Cricket
REVIEWS
812
Food Security: The Challenge
of Feeding 9 Billion People
H. C. J. Godfray
et al.
>> Editorial p. 761; Policy Forum p. 784;
Science
Express Report by J. H. Guo
et al.;
Science
Podcast,
Science
Careers, audio
slideshow, and other online features at
www.sciencemag.org/special/foodsecurity/
778
Lights! Camera! Science?
LETTERS
780
Stop Listening to Scientists?
K. R. Gurney
Carbon Calculations to Consider
B. Sørensen
EDITORIAL
761
767
Reaping the Benefits of Crop Research
David Baulcombe
>> Food Security section p. 797
768
768
After Acrimonious Debate,
India Rejects GM Eggplant
From
Science’s
Online Daily News Site
IPCC Seeks ‘Broader Community
Engagement’ to Correct Errors
Bement to Leave NSF Before Term Ends
From the
Science
Policy Blog
Proposed Revisions to Psychiatry’s
Canon Unveiled
DSM-V
at a Glance
781
Response
T. D. Searchinger
et al.
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
NEWS OF THE WEEK
766
BOOKS
ET AL.
782
New Delay of Large Hadron Collider
Might Not Keep Its Rival on the Job
768
769
770
The Language of Life
F. S. Collins, reviewed by T. Harris
783
The Coral Thief
R. Stott, reviewed by R. Milner
770
CONTENTS
continued
>>
COVER
Bags of rice await export from India to Europe. As the global
population climbs to a projected peak of some 9 billion in 2050,
concerns about food security are growing. A special section
beginning on page 797 examines the causes of food insecurity
and some solutions, and the implications of climate change and
energy use for feeding the world.
Photo: Simon Rawles/Alamy
DEPARTMENTS
757
762
764
765
887
888
This Week in
Science
Editors’ Choice
Science
Staff
Random Samples
New Products
Science
Careers
www.sciencemag.org
SCIENCE
VOL 327
12 FEBRUARY 2010
751

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin