Abstracts » Zoology and wildlife conservation

More delays at Mount Graham

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The Large Binocular Telescope project at Mount Graham, AZ faces an uncertain future due to the dismissal of a plea by the University of Arizona and the US Forestry Service to lift an injunction on construction work at the site by an appeals court in Jul 1995. The injunction came due to a law suit filed by a consortium of environmental groups for conserving an endangered species of red squirrel indigenous to the mountains, despite no evidence of squirrel activity. The recent opposition by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, previously neutral, further complicates the issue. Rep Jim Kolbe plans to introduce legislation resolving the issue.

Environmental aspects, Design and construction, Telescope, Telescopes, Buildings and facilities, Protection and preservation, Astronomical observatories, The University of Arizona, Tamiasciurus, Red squirrels, Mount Graham

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Superconductivity deal opens path to peace

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Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, ELTECH, a research institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Superconducting Core Technologies (SCT) of Golden, CO, have signed an agreement proposed by the US to restrict spread of nuclear weapons and technology in countries of the newly-independent states (NIS) of the former USSR. This program advocates research efforts between the Department of Energy and NIS laboratories. It also aims to involve NIS weapons scientists and engineers in producing commercial technology.

Evaluation, International aspects, Energy policy, Commonwealth of Independent States, United States. Department of Energy, Nuclear arms control

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Drugs institute gives grant for cocaine vaccine

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The US National Institute on Drug Abuse propose to grant $700,000 to ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation to conduct animal testing of a vaccine to treat cocaine addiction. The vaccine is a cocaine derivative combined with a carrier protein, the intake of which will make cocaine less gratifying to the recovering addicts. The physiological reactions take place by blocking the psychostimulatory effects of cocaine. However, an increase in the intake of cocaine can undo the effect of the vaccine.

Care and treatment, Reports, Physiological aspects, Drug abuse treatment, Vaccines, Cocaine abuse, Drug abuse, United States. National Institute on Drug Abuse

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