Science Education & Policy

A bottle of Chateau Neuf De Pape wine from the Rhone region in France may include constituents of up to 13 grape varietals. Time-zones away, olive oil experts at U.C. Davis work with 100 olive varietals to create cutting-edge olive oil. After all, like wine, olive oil can be made up of multiple varieties of its base fruit. While olive oil consumption has steadily increased over the past 30 years due to its healthful properties and popularity among celebrity chefs like Rocco DiSpirito, in California producers make keeping up-to-date into an art form. Sensory panels made up of experts who taste…

NUREMBERG, Germany, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- NCP engineering GmbH, a leading provider of endpoint security and VPN solutions, today announced the release of its Secure Entry Client for Symbian OS-based mobile devices. The new IPSec VPN client can be used on mobile devices such as the Nokia Eseries, which run Symbian OS from V.9.0 on S60 3rd Edition. The bundled product provides a single solution that integrates data encryption, a dynamic personal firewall, Friendly Net Detection, and one-time password token and certificate support through a public key infrastructure (PKI). The dynamic…

PARIS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The French agency Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) has received a grant of 10 million dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development of National Vaccine Advisory Committees in Africa and Asia. These Committees will help the National Health Authorities of GAVI-eligible(1) countries to implement vaccination policy and programs adapted to their needs and to introduce new vaccines. AMP will develop this project in partnership with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI, Seoul) and in cooperation with the World Health…

VANCOUVER, Canada, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - But New Study Provides Hope in the Quest to Help Dogs Live Longer Recently released global research shows that over 50% of dog owners are unaware that their dog may be at risk of heart failure. Heart disease affects one in four dogs over seven years of age(1), yet the lack of knowledge about this serious, life-threatening condition calls for better education amongst dog owners on how to recognise the disease, and how to maintain their dogs' heart health. These statistics indicate a critical need to raise general awareness about congestive heart…

LONDON, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has found Mr Leslie Higgott, of Wallasey, near Liverpool, guilty of Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect and has directed that his name be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons. Today's hearing concluded a case that started on 29 April and adjourned on 2 May 2008. At the previous hearing, the Committee had heard a number of charges regarding Mr Higgott's in-patient treatment of a Springer Spaniel, Fliss, in June 2007: namely, that he had not carried out any or…

MANHASSET, New York, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - Research, Best Practices and Expert Commentary to Help Businesses Succeed Amid Rapid Change TechWeb, a division of United Business Media LLC, in conjunction with Satyam, Computer Services, Ltd. (NYSE: SAY), a leading global consulting and information technology services provider, launched TransformationEnablers.com, a new source of research, insights and expert commentary on how businesses can apply technology to transform their processes, practices and technologies for strategic advantage. "Businesses thrive in today's global economy if they…

NEW YORK, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo - Benefit T-Shirt Design By Karl Lagerfeld - A Women's Cancer Initiative in Partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund Saks Fifth Avenue and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) announced today that Academy Award(R) winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been named the Entertainment Industry Foundation ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE campaign. KEY TO THE CURE is a women's cancer initiative founded in partnership with EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund. The program will also…

TOKYO, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - Encouraging Sustainable Development in Asia/Pacific Region Scopus(R), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, today announced that Scopus will launch an award with ProSPER.Net to encourage young researchers and academics in the Asia/Pacific region. The ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award will be given annually to recognize an outstanding young scientist who has made a significant contribution to the area of Sustainable Development. The award will be given at the ProSPER.Net International Symposium in March 2009 with a…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Eye on Earth online environmental observatory allows Europeans to understand the quality of the water they swim in and provides the power to call for change. Microsoft Corp and the European Environment Agency (EEA) today announced the launch of the pioneering Eye on Earth online environmental observatory with the first of its resources, Water Watch. Eye on Earth is part of a five-year collaboration between the EEA and Microsoft that will ultimately gather together critical information, including European water soil, air and ozone indicators,…

Physicists from the University of Granada and University of Valencia, analyzing data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, say they have “unequivocally” proved that there is natural electrical activity on Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons. Scientists generally believe that the probability of organic molecules, precursors of life, being formed is higher on planets or moons which have an atmosphere with electrical storms. Juan Antonio Morente, from the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Granada, told Servicio de Informacion y Noticias Cientificas(SINC) that Titan has been…