are obligations owed to some subset of persons, in contrast to natural duties that are owed to all persons simply qua persons. Common sense morality seems to understand us as having special obligations to those to whom we stand in
Rotterdam, Netherlands,10-12 December 2008The Biomedicine Convention is the first international document formulating guiding principles on: equitable access to healthcare; informed consent; organ transplanting and the use of substances of human origin; medical research on human beings; the protection of the
NASA senior managers completed a review Monday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected May 31 as the official launch date for the STS-124 mission.
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service) Largely unexplored deep-sea coral reefs, some perhaps hundreds of thousands of years old, off the coast of the southeastern US are not only larger than expected but also home to commercially valuable fish populations and
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, professor at UM's Rosenstiel School, has pioneered studies in the worldwide measurement of aerosols suspended in the atmosphere and carried by winds. His unique data collected
Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have recently doubled the efficiency of infrared lasers under the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency`s Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers (EMIL) program.
EurekAlert! reports on another promising Alzheimer's vaccine in the works: "Vaccinated mice generated an immune response to the protein known as amyloid-beta peptide, which accumulates in what are called 'amyloid plaques' in brains of people with Alzheimer's. The vaccinated mice
Advanced chemical analyses reveal that, with the help of smart scavenging bacteria, sulfur and iron compounds accumulated in the timbers of the Swedish warship Vasa during her 333 years on the seabed of the Stockholm harbor.
Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that clinical results from the 'OPEN I' clinical study using its bifurcated stent were presented at last week's 'EuroPCR 2008' international medical meeting on cardiovascular intervention. (PRWeb May 19, 2008) Read the full story
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., May 13 // - The 2007 NASA Government Invention of the Year is a heat shield material slightly more dense than balsa wood that is designed to protect spacecraft during their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.The Lightweight
The giant panda is high on the endangered species list; only a few thousand of these unique animals remain, all in Gansu, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. The Chinese government is making great efforts to increase their numbers. The Chengdu Panda
NASA is seeking companies and organizations across America involved in cutting-edge innovation to partner with the agency in the Innovation Transfusion Program.
