glennstarr wrote:Medical Recruiting Firm
Medical Research can learn a lot from Coral reefs:
Coral reefs are among the most fragile, heavily impacted, and rapidly disappearing ecosystems on Earth. It is during reproduction and larval development that the corals are most vulnerable. The young, defenseless coral larvae in the plankton are most sensitive to pollution and predation. Yet these stages offer the greatest potential for developing safe and relatively inexpensive new methods of biological control.
In a study by NOAA's Undersea Research Program's (NURP) Caribbean Marine Research Center, molecular biologists Daniel and Aileen Morse of the University of California at Santa Barbara discovered the signal molecules that cue coral larvae to settle and metamorphose on specially favorable habitats where the corals can grow well. The researchers are now working to incorporate these natural signal molecules into artificial surfaces that act like a kind of "larval flypaper," inducing the larvae to settle and metamorphose on these recruiting surfaces.
This research also has the potential for important medical applications since the molecules that control coral recruitment have an analogue to human signal molecules that regulate development of human cells. By isolating coral signal molecules, researchers might be able to identify the signal molecules in the human body that activate the body's immune system against disease or that regulate gene expression.
business is booming due to the nurse’s shortage
Don't forget that State & Federal law require background checks on nurses and healthcare workers. Effective June 1, 2007, the School of Nursing requires that all applicants use an on-line service, to obtain required background checks.
Previously, applicants were required to submit forms for a background check in Washington State and a check against the Federal register of persons excluded from participation in Federally funded health programs. In addition, applicants who had resided outside of Washington State during the past three years were required to submit an official criminal history
background check from EACH STATE in which they resided.