Sentences with phrase «possible human effects»
Finally, the author concludes with this quote from his purported expert: «When there's a mass stranding, it's always wise to look at possible human effects.
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All three ingredients have faced increasing global scrutiny for their impact on the environment and possible negative effects on humans.
Although the machines involved are extraordinarily dangerous, the moral principle governing their use is perfectly ordinary: It is the familiar one that human beings should engage in an activity that poses dangers to others only if, in the totality of the circumstances, doing so is reasonable» i.e., if the good to be achieved, taking account of the probability of success, is proportionate to the possible ill effects.
Redemption from sin and undoing the effects of the fall are only possible for man because human identity already «hinges» on Christ through the flesh.
In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party; and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect his purpose.
«But Charles Darwin showed how it is possible for blind physical forces to mimic the effects of conscious design, and, by operating as a cumulative filter of chance variations, to lead eventually to organized and adaptive complexity, to mosquitoes and mammoths, to humans and therefore, indirectly, to books and computers.
Lincoln wrote, «In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party; and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect his purpose.
The fact that the human psyche is an orderly, cause - and - effect realm is what makes psychology as a science possible.
By declaring that it was unnecessary to decide when human life begins, and by refusing to inquire into what or, more precisely, who is being killed when the woman exercises her «right to choose,» the Court made it possible to pretend that abortion was in effect a victimless crime.
Concerns about possible health effects on humans from milk produced using rBGH have focused on 2 main issues.
Using the latest research to rate the safety of each drug, the authors provide easy - to - understand explanations of how drugs enter human milk and possible side effects.
Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39
The current statement is intended to revise the lists of agents transferred into human milk and describe their possible effects on the infant or on lactation, if known (Tables 1 — 7).
The problem is, that there isn't enough research to show what kind of negative long - term effects GMO's have on humans, so many people (including myself) try to avoid GMO foods as much as possible.
Even the World Health Organization agrees, noting that while it is not possible to guarantee the safety of all GM foods, those which are on the international market have all passed safety assessments and are likely to have no ill - effects on humans.
Aside from possible effects on human health, cyanide fishing inflicts damage on the coral reefs where it is employed, as the poison kills the reefs and many of the life - forms that rely on them
It typically takes many years to initiate such trials because of the stringent safety testing that must be done before testing in humans begins, but Reynolds said it may be possible to move faster as the therapy only involves modifying a patient's dietary intake and supplementing with a medium - chain triglyceride oil, both of which have no known side effects.
«It is possible that perhaps a therapeutic agent targeting BACE1 in humans might have a similar effect,» he says.
In 2011, in response to growing public concern about the possible environmental and human health effects of fracking wastewater, Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection requested that the discharge of fracking fluids and other unconventional oil and gas wastewater into surface waters be prohibited from central water - treatment facilities that release high salinity effluents.
The findings, if found to hold true in humans, suggest it may be possible to develop a biological marker to predict sensitivity to radiation's effects on the human brain before deployment to deep space.
Ultimately, the exponential cultural ratchet effect is demonstrated by humans» domination of the world today, said Hill and Marean, who collected proposals from the gathered researchers for a possible flowchart and eventual timeline.
Many people have concerns about the possible use of genome editing in humans, for example, about the risks of unintended effects due to off target DNA alterations, and the implications of making irreversible changes that will be passed on to future generations.
Exploiting the same pre-clinical model used for their studies, the researchers are testing the efficacy of this kind of drug candidates against cancer stem cells, and the possibility of identifying combination regimens with standard chemotherapies with minimized toxic effects, with the perspective of their possible application for the treatment of human breast cancer.
It is also possible that sleep problems encountered by humans may not necessarily be an inevitable side effect of aging and may even be reversible.
«One of our experiments showed that bypassing Lin28a and directly activating mitochondrial metabolism with a small - molecule compound also had the effect of enhancing wound healing, suggesting that it could be possible to use drugs to promote tissue repair in humans.»
MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.
While this probably won't have a harmful effect on the woodchucks, other species will respond more strongly to the mild weather, with possible implications for humans, he said.
The concern about the possible effects of the electromagnetic fields on human beings is a fact.
They point out that the airborne viruses are «as pathogenic as the parental H5N1 strain», a reference to their effects when placed in ferrets» windpipes, which the researchers» previous work suggests is the best way to assess possible effects in humans.
Out of concern for possible human health effects, the convention in 2009 banned tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether.
In an unpublished report to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the researchers say they found no acute or immediate impacts on human health, though they warn that the samples were small and that they could not say anything about possible long - term effects.
«With mounting evidence for adverse health effects, individuals and policymakers alike may want to take steps to limit human exposure to the degree possible.»
Ingram became interested in the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, after reading about its behavior - altering effects in mice and rats and possible implications for its common host, the domesticated cat, and even humans.
The science behind this has been little understood until now, and possible effects on human cells were not previously investigated.
«As we identify which bacteria have a similar effect in humans, it should be possible to develop probiotic supplements that specifically improve efficacy of immunotherapies,» he says.
Early development is also studied with respect to in vitro culture of human embryos for IVF and its possible epigenetic effects in the foetus and child.
The National Climate Assessment offers a wealth of actionable science about the causes, effects, risks and possible responses to human - caused climate change.
His research interests include studying the interactions between El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the monsoons of Asia; identifying possible effects on global climate of changing human factors, such as carbon dioxide, as well as natural factors, such as solar variability; and quantifying possible future changes of weather and climate extremes in a warmer climate.
Growing human vulnerability (due to growing numbers of people living in exposed and marginal areas or due to the development of more high - value property in high - risk zones) is increasing the risk, while human endeavours (such as by local governments) try to mitigate possible effects.
A new poll conducted by Hart Research Associates and the Synthetic Biology Project finds that two - thirds of Americans think that synthetic biology should move forward, but with more research to study its possible effects on humans and the environment.
These ensure that those doing the work are qualified and suitable; that alternatives to animals are used wherever possible; that the number of animals used is minimised; and that any suffering or other harmful effects experienced by the animals have been weighed against the potential benefits (to humans or animals).
The purpose of this study was to look for possible behavioural effects in male subjects by combining two previously distinct branches of research: human pheromone research and behavioural game theory of experimental economics.
The drugs were chosen because they were thought to have possible effects against brain tumors and were already used in humans or were being developed for human use.
This report suggests it may be possible to reprogram human NSCs into iPS cells by OCT3 / 4 and kenpaullone, further minimizing the undesired effects of utilizing retroviral vectors.
Scientifically, the meteorologists, climatologists, and atmospheric physicists, who were responsible for «discovering» the human contribution to the terrestrial greenhouse effect, have been the most consistent champions of its importance, while the solar physics community, and especially those interested in solar - terrestrial relations, have increasingly stressed the possible importance of the long - term variations of the solar constant as the chief cause of climate change.
Maintaining observation programs will make it possible to assess the effects of human - induced changes on the capacity of these seas to uptake and store anthropogenic CO2.
They suggest a possible therapeutic role for mu opioid receptor antagonists on cancer growth and metastasis, but caution that «there are no clinical trials in humans demonstrating a direct effect.»
Moreover, as pointed out by Johnston et al. [17], the increasing importance of Ag - NPs in the development of novel consumer materials intended for human exposure requires more in depth studies on toxicity mechanisms, as well as, on how silver particles interact with biological molecules and how different surface modifications can be used to reduce or eliminate possible toxic effects.
The bottom line, according to a group of experts not involved in any of these studies: Scientists don't know much about how sunlight interacts with our planet, and until they understand it, they can't accurately predict any possible effects of human activity on climate change.
The effects of whey protein on human health are of great interest and are currently being investigated as a way of reducing disease risk, as well as a possible supplementary treatment for several diseases.