Materias: “…National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S.)…”

“…It is therefore timely to review the capabilities and limitations of extant health care cost models and to identify areas for research that offer the most promise to improve modeling, not only of current U.S. health care programs, but also of policy alternatives that may be considered in the coming years. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…New Directions for Biosciences Research in Agriculture -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- SETTING PRIORITIES -- RESEARCH IN THE BIOSCIENCES -- Genetic Engineering -- Food Animals -- Disease -- Growth and Metabolism -- Development and Reproduction -- Crops -- Carbon and Nitrogen Input -- Growth and Development -- Physicochemical Stress -- Plant Diseases and Insect Pests -- Plant-Pathogen Interactions -- Biological Control -- Insect Neurobiology -- Pesticides -- OPTIMAL CLIMATE FOR BASIC RESEARCH -- Periodic Outside Review -- Leadership -- Ars Centers -- Staff and Activities -- Budget Flexibility -- Outside Relationships -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering -- STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, AND EXPRESSION OF GENES -- ISOLATION -- Cloning -- Transfer -- Expression -- OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PLANT SCIENCES -- Gene Isolation -- Gene Transfer -- Plasmids as Vectors -- Transposable Elements as Vectors -- Viruses as Vectors -- Other Vectors: Microinjection and Direct DNA Uptake -- Cell Culture and Plant Regeneration -- Gene Expression -- Effect of Location on Gene Expression -- Regulatory Sequences -- Transient Expression Assays -- Multiple Gene Traits -- Research Status -- ASPECTS OF MOLECULAR GENETICS OF FOOD ANIMALS -- Gene Transfer -- Microinjection into the Germ Line -- Retroviral-based Vectors -- Other Vectors -- Gene Identification and Cross Cloning -- Gene Expression -- Research Status -- POTENTIAL IMPACT ON U.S. AGRICULTURE -- 3 Animal Science -- MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE -- Genes Regulating the Immune Response -- Major Histocompatibility Complex -- Lymphocyte Hormones -- Antibodies -- Pathogens and Vectors -- Disease Control -- Molecular Diagnostics -- Therapeutic Agents -- Research Status -- MOLECULAR BASIS FOR METABOLIC REGULATION…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…BIOPROCESSING OPPORTUNITIES -- Alternative Fuels -- Alternative Feed and Food Sources -- Other Products -- CONCLUSIONS -- Gene Identification -- Gene Regulation -- Structure and Function of Gene Products -- Cellular Techniques -- Development in Organisms and Communities -- Environmental Considerations -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Increased Emphasis on Basic Research -- Improved Techniques and Applications -- Increased Attention to the Ecological Aspects of Biotechnology -- 3 Funding and Institutions -- FUNDING BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM -- The Federal-State Agricultural Partnership -- Past Contributions from Agricultural Research -- Pressures for Change -- The Emergence of Biotechnology -- INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH -- Federal Agencies -- U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Environmental Protection Agency -- National Science Foundation -- Department of Health and Human Services -- Department of Energy -- Department of Defense -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Agency for International Development -- State Support of Agricultural Research -- Private Sector -- A Summary of Agricultural Research Funding -- PEER REVIEW -- REALIGNING THE SYSTEM FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY -- Funding for Agricultural Biotechnology -- Developing a Discovery into a Research Tool: The Cost of the Agrobacterium Ti Plasmid -- The Federal Role -- Integration of Agricultural Research Disciplines -- Land-Grant Universities -- New Institutional Forms -- New Approaches to Agricultural Biotechnology -- Grants for Interdisciplinary Research -- Collaborative Groups and Exchanges -- Large Laboratory Groups -- Research Centers -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Linking and Integrating Research -- Peer and Merit Review -- The Federal Government's Role -- The State Governments' Role -- The Private Sector's Role -- 4 Training -- INTRODUCTION…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Panel VI: University-Based Clusters""""Panel VII: A Policy Roundtableâ€?What Should U.S. Policy Be?""; ""III APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers""; ""Appendix C: Participants List""; ""Appendix D: Bibliography""…”