منابع مشابه
Promises and Prospects of Phytoremediation.
We often think of plants primarily as a source of wood, food, and fiber. Secoridarily we may also appreciate their presence for aesthetic reasons as well as for “altruistically” providing habitat for other species. Increasingly, however, their value as an environmental counterbalance to industrialization processes is being appreciated. These processes include the burning of fossil fuels, genera...
متن کاملPhotoacoustic mammography: prospects and promises
Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring malignancy in women, and the leading cause of cancer death, with up to 0.5 million mortalities in 2008 [1]. The strategy to reduce breast cancer deaths is by early detection, reliable diagnosis and effective treatments. The standard imaging modality for breast cancer detection by screening asymptomatic women is x-ray imaging. Diagnosis is performed...
متن کاملComputational analysis of Ebolavirus data: prospects, promises and challenges.
The ongoing Ebola virus (also known as Zaire ebolavirus, a member of the Ebolavirus family) outbreak in West Africa has so far resulted in >28000 confirmed cases compared with previous Ebolavirus outbreaks that affected a maximum of a few hundred individuals. Hence, Ebolaviruses impose a much greater threat than we may have expected (or hoped). An improved understanding of the virus biology is ...
متن کاملThe role of neuroscience in drug policy: Promises and prospects
Crack cocaine use carries high costs for society, particularly in terms of increased crime. The tools of modern neuroscience may be able to reduce demand by addressing altered brain circuitry of individuals suffering from severe cocaine use disorder. Here, we review several rehabilitative strategies, including pharmacotherapies targeting neurotransmitter systems, immunotherapies that block coca...
متن کاملCutting waste by making rules: promises, pitfalls, and realistic prospects.
American medical costs, one hardly needs to say, continue to rise relentlessly. In 1990, health expenditures consumed approximately 12.2% of America's GNP.1 A decade earlier, the share was 9.1%.2 In 1970, we spent approximately 7.4%.3 There has developed an apparent consensus-among government, labor, and profession leaders-that costs must be contained. At the same time, there is widespread agre...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Plant Physiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0032-0889,1532-2548
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.3.715