Charity News from Friday, Mar. 8, 2002

Long-elusive mutant mouse gene found: a link between nerve degeneration, regeneration
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, March 8, 2002) A defective gene responsible for the death of nerve cells in the adult brain of mice has been identified, according to a study led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This unexpected link ...

Kerry-McCain Proposal is Breakthrough in CAFE Debate
Environmental Defense | "We are very pleased that this bipartisan bill will deliver significant energy savings, while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas pollution," said Environmental Defense legislative director Elizabeth Thompson. The Kerry-McCain proposal would...

Anthrax research project completes in-silico screening in twenty-four days
National Foundation for Cancer Research | Collaborators of the Anthrax Research Project, designed to screen 3.5 billion molecules against a known anthrax toxin protein, announced today the turnover of results to the United States Department of Defense and United Kingdom government.

ASPCA Issues Alert To Pet Owners During National Poison Prevention Week
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is sending a coast-to-coast alert to pet owners during National Poison Prevention Week (March 17 to 23) about common household products that can be dangerous and even deadly to pets.

 

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