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In this issue...
In the News
Genomes to Life
OASCR and GTL
DOE Microbial Cell Project
Human Genome Draft
Genome Perspective
Honor for DeLisi
New NIH Institute
Structural Genomics
Imaging Structures
Synchrotron Use
Proteome Organisation
Breast Cancer Research
Gene Expressions Used
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine Labs
Toxicogenomics Center
Kettering Prize
Zeta Phi Beta Conference
Microbial Genomes
Sloan-DOE Fellowships
Ribosomes Illuminated
In Memoriam: Walter Goad
Comparative Genomics
Model
Organism Studies
Sushi Delicacy
Arabidopsis Sequence
AAAS Prize
Microbial Conference
Flyer; "Microbe Month"
VISTA Software
Mouse
ORNL Mouse Program
MicroCAT Scanner Used
Draft Sequence Achieved
NCBI Mouse Resources
Human-Mouse Comparisons
MGI Allele Searching
Web, Publications, Resources
Next-Generation Computing
HGMIS Resources
NSF QSB Report
Structural Biology Basics
Minorities and the HGP
HGP Educational Kit
Testing, Counseling Resources
Biotech, ELSI Websites
Biotech Encyclopedia
ASM Report
Nature Yearbook
Next Wave Publication
High-School Curriculum
Education CD-ROMs
Exploring DNA in the Classroom
Funding
US Genome Research Funding
UK Scholarships, PostDocs
Meeting Calendars & Acronyms
Genome and Biotechnology Meetings
Training Courses and Workshops
Acronyms
HGN archives
and subscriptions
Human Genome Project Information home
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New ASM Report Looks at Small-Scale Solutions
Global Environmental Change: Microbial Contributions, Microbial Solutions, a new report from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), suggests that microbiology can provide solutions to such serious environmental challenges as the increase in greenhouse gases and other stresses. Written by Gary M. King (University of Maine), James Tiedje (Michigan State University) and the ASM Committee on Environmental Microbiology, the report makes four recommendations for enhancing microbiological solutions to global change:
- Integrate an understanding of microbiological processes at all organizational levels, from individual organisms to ecosystems.
- Discover, characterize, and harness the abilities of microbes that play important roles in transformations of trace gases and various toxic elements.
- Implement policies that promote effective long-term research on the microbiology of global change.
- Establish programs to train people to solve tomorrow's complex environmental problems.
The report can be downloaded from the Web.
The electronic form of the newsletter may be cited in the following style:
Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v11n3-4).
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