Science briefs
Jul 11, 2005
<b>‘Designer chicken’</b><br>London – The institute that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, has announced a multinational project to make commercial quantities of anti-cancer protein through “designer chickens†could succeed.
‘Designer chicken’
London – The institute that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, has announced a multinational project to make commercial quantities of anti-cancer protein through “designer chickens†could succeed. “We have long believed that this joint effort would develop an avian system capable of efficiently and economically producing human biopharmaceuticals,†said Helen Sang, a scientist at the Roslin Institute. The researchers behind the Avian Transgenic Manufacturing project, said large quantities of an anti-cancer protein had been obtained from the whites of eggs laid by a genetically modified hen.
Geothermal policy call
KAMPALA – A Makerere University don has asked the Government to formulate a geothermal policy and act to guide the exploitation of geothermal energy in Uganda. “These two would help lay down a list of what developers are supposed to do or what to avoid as they tap the resource. Failure to comply with the guidelines would call for action,†Chris Bakuneeta of the Zoology department said. Geothermal energy is obtained from heat trapped in rocks and fluids beneath the earth’s crust and can be used to generate power for lighting, cooking and ironing among other uses.
Testing new secret weapon
London – A British bus company is testing a new secret weapon that it hopes will help forward its push to cut its polluting emissions - sheep urine.
The company, Stagecoach, has fitted a bus in the southern English city of Winchester with a tank containing the animal waste, which is sprayed into exhaust fumes to reduce emissions of harmful nitrous oxides.
Andrew Dyer, managing director of Stagecoach South, said, “It is a novel way of reducing pollution but we believe it will work.â€
Protein effect on bones
LONDON – The prospect of stripping off and revealing our true selves on the beach will have some of us taking steps to shed excess weight. A tabloid newspaper is spearheading a resurgence of the Atkins diet. My experience is that the diet’s carbohydrate restriction is likely to lead to a rapid weight loss. The paucity of nutritious fruit and veg in such a diet means it is unlikely to represent a healthy way to attain and maintain a healthy weight.
London – The institute that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, has announced a multinational project to make commercial quantities of anti-cancer protein through “designer chickens†could succeed. “We have long believed that this joint effort would develop an avian system capable of efficiently and economically producing human biopharmaceuticals,†said Helen Sang, a scientist at the Roslin Institute. The researchers behind the Avian Transgenic Manufacturing project, said large quantities of an anti-cancer protein had been obtained from the whites of eggs laid by a genetically modified hen.
Geothermal policy call
KAMPALA – A Makerere University don has asked the Government to formulate a geothermal policy and act to guide the exploitation of geothermal energy in Uganda. “These two would help lay down a list of what developers are supposed to do or what to avoid as they tap the resource. Failure to comply with the guidelines would call for action,†Chris Bakuneeta of the Zoology department said. Geothermal energy is obtained from heat trapped in rocks and fluids beneath the earth’s crust and can be used to generate power for lighting, cooking and ironing among other uses.
Testing new secret weapon
London – A British bus company is testing a new secret weapon that it hopes will help forward its push to cut its polluting emissions - sheep urine.
The company, Stagecoach, has fitted a bus in the southern English city of Winchester with a tank containing the animal waste, which is sprayed into exhaust fumes to reduce emissions of harmful nitrous oxides.
Andrew Dyer, managing director of Stagecoach South, said, “It is a novel way of reducing pollution but we believe it will work.â€
Protein effect on bones
LONDON – The prospect of stripping off and revealing our true selves on the beach will have some of us taking steps to shed excess weight. A tabloid newspaper is spearheading a resurgence of the Atkins diet. My experience is that the diet’s carbohydrate restriction is likely to lead to a rapid weight loss. The paucity of nutritious fruit and veg in such a diet means it is unlikely to represent a healthy way to attain and maintain a healthy weight.