News tagged with invasion risk

DNA blood test can cut invasive testing for Down's syndrome by 98 percent

Women in high risk pregnancies for Down's syndrome could have a DNA blood test to detect the disorder and avoid invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, finds a large scale study published in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bugging out: Researchers help track wayward pests through mapping

Tracking invasive pests around the world sounds like it would make for an interesting show on the Discovery Channel. However, the work that goes into tracking these species is less "Deadliest Catch" and more ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using relative utility curves for risk prediction

A relative utility curve is a simple method to evaluate risk prediction in a medical decision-making framework, according to a commentary published online October 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US

Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4