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Courtesy of USDA" src="/web/20071012013538im_/http://www.nas.edu/morenews/includes/20071010.jpg" width="100" border="0"/></a> </div> <p class="blurb"><span class="date">Oct. 10 -- </span> If ethanol production continues to rise, the effect on water quality could be considerable and water supply problems could develop, says a new report from the National Research Council. Increased pressure on local aquifers used to grow and refine corn into ethanol, high levels of nitrogen in groundwater from pesticides and fertilizers, and runoff pollution in streams and rivers are a few of the potential impacts. </p></td></tr> <tr><td><div id="homepage_ul"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12039">News Release</a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/biofuels_brief_final.pdf">Report Brief</a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12039">Full Report</a> </li> </ul> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="topnews"><tbody> <tr><td><h3 class="blurbhead"><a href="morenews/20071009.html">Genomic Methods to Identify Toxic Chemicals Should Be Developed</h3></td></tr> <tr><td> <div style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5px"> <a href="morenews/20071009.html"><img height="140" alt="Image of DNA. Public Domain" src="/web/20071012013538im_/http://www.nas.edu/morenews/includes/20071009.jpg" width="100" border="0"/></a> </div> <p class="blurb"><span class="date">Oct. 9 -- </span> A new report from the National Research Council recommends that government agencies enhance efforts to incorporate genomic data into risk assessments of chemicals and medicines, and calls for a concerted effort to develop these methods' potential to protect public health. Certain chemicals and drugs can cause health problems by altering gene expression and other cell activity, and research on these processes could lead to more-sensitive toxicity tests. </p></td></tr> <tr><td><div id="homepage_ul"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12037">News Release</a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/toxicogenomic_technologies_final.pdf">Report Brief</a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013538/http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12037">Full Report</a> </li> </ul> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="topnews"><tbody> <tr><td><h3 class="blurbhead"><a href="morenews/20071008.html">Institute of Medicine Elects New Members and Foreign Associates</h3></td></tr> <tr><td> <div style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5px"> <a href="morenews/20071008.html"><img height="100" alt="IOM Logo" src="/web/20071012013538im_/http://www.nas.edu/morenews/includes/iom.jpg" width="100" border="0"/></a> </div> <p class="blurb"><span class="date">Oct. 8 -- </span> The Institute of Medicine today announced the names of 65 new members, raising its total active membership to 1,538. In addition, the Institute honored four individuals by election to foreign associate membership, bringing the total members in that category to 84. 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From PhotoDisc" src="/web/20071012013538im_/http://www.nas.edu/headlines/includes/20071011.jpg" width="100" border="0"/></a> </div> <p class="blurb"> <span class="date">Oct. 11 -- </span> By combining medication with talk therapy, four in five adolescents are completely recovering from major depressive disorder. 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