Surprise! A fundus factory for taxol?

Article Abstract:

Plant pathologist Gary Strobel and chemist Andrea Stierle discovered that a fungus growing in the bark of a Montana yew tree produces the cancer-fighting drug taxol, even when the fungus is removed from the tree. The discovery could lead to methods of producing the drug inexpensively.

Discovery and exploration, Strobel, Gary, Stierle, Andrea, Taxol (Medication)

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Germany puts money on peer review

Article Abstract:

The German government will begin a new system of research funding in 1998 that will require scientists to compete for dwindling funds. About 5% of the national research centers' $1.8 billion budget for 1998 will be set aside in a new 'Strategy Fund' for peer-reviewed research.

Germany, Finance, Research institutes, Science and technology policy, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research

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If the mercury soars, so may health hazards

Article Abstract:

Scientists theorize that El Nino may have contributed to a 1991 cholera outbreak in South America and that global warming may increase the prevalence of malaria and other diseases. Deadly heat waves could be a danger to industrialized countries.

Health aspects, Environmental aspects, Global warming, Epidemiology, Heat waves (Meteorology), Warm fronts

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