Researchers are reporting the world is one step closer to a future where disease therapies are grown on farms like spinach or lettuce is today. After more than a decade of work, scientists in Austria and Germany have coaxed plants to produce protein antibodies identical to those made by humans.
TREVOSE, PA.---April 30, 2014---Recognized for its outstanding commitment and contributions to the water industry, GE (NYSE: GE) was named Water Company of the Year at the annual Global Water Awards. The award recognizes the water company that made the most significant contribution to the development of the international water sector in 2013.
Chimpanzees do it. Birds do it. Rubberneckers do it.
"Everybody is curious," declares Dr. Henry Weisinger, author of the bestseller Nobody's Perfect. "It's an instinct that is hard-wired. To explore or investigate our environment is life-enhancing. Organizations interested in what their people are doing, are more resonant. On an individual and organizational basis, people need to ask themselves, when was the last time they did something to spark their interest?"
Philadelphia, PA, April 29, 2014 -- Data from a pooled analysis of four clinical trials, presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, showed that using DaTscan™ (Ioflupane I 123 Injection) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) brain imaging was associated with a high level of diagnostic effectiveness.[i]
Sure, if miles per hour is going to be your yardstick to confer the title of World's Fastest Animal, then maybe the peregrine falcon is your creature. When hunting, it can swoop down on its prey in excess of 200 mph. Or perhaps you're an advocate for the lightning quickness of sailfish and marlin, which various sources claim can attain speeds up to 80 mph.
