This volume is from the National Research Council's Committee on Mycoherbicides for Eradicating Illicit Drug Crops, which was established by the US Congress and the Office of National Drug Control Pol
"The world's nations are moving toward agreements that will bind us together in an effort to limit future greenhouse gas emissions. With such agreements will come the need for all nations to make accu
"Select Agents are defined in regulations through a list of names of particularly dangerous known bacteria, viruses, toxins, and fungi. However, natural variation and intentional genetic modification
In replacing the long-form sample of the decennial census, the new American Community Survey (ACS) has become the nation's key source of information about the U.S. population. In addition to providing
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a major new initiative from the U.S. Census Bureau designed to provide continuously updated information on the numbers and characteristics of the nation’s people
Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations ca
"Since the early 1960s, the U.S. strategic nuclear posture has been composed of a triad of nuclear-certified long-range bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic m
This report was produced by the National Research Council in response to a request by the USAID Office of Democracy of Governance for help in developing methods for measuring the effectiveness of its
This study offers the consensus findings and recommendations of a joint committee established by the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences to identify methods of strengthening th
This newly revised edition - a must for anyone using dogs for research or supervising that use - incorporates regulatory requirements and improved practices for laboratory animal care that have develo
Eleven case studies explore how alternative farming systems have been adopted and with what economic results on farms of various sizes producing different crops across the country. Annotation copyrigh
