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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health
...the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The superbowl molecule belongs to a clas...ists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy...Deficient DNA Repair Capacity Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
...r capacity can be measured easily and quickly, the scientific community will be able to clearly understand the role of DNA repair capacity in the development of cancer and possibly to develop interventions to reduce cancer incidence and mortality," they write. ...UCSB scientists probe sea floor venting to gain understanding of early life on Earth
...s in the subseafloor are among the most remarkable scientific findings in Earth science during the latter half of the twentieth century, and have now become a powerful motivation for research and exploration, according to the National Science Foundation, a major funder of this work. The NSF explains that subsea...Researchers discover way to make cells in the eye sensitive to light
...that haslain undetected during decades of vigorous scientific investigation."Professor Hankins and Dr Lucas were part of the team who previouslydiscovered a new light detection system in the eye, totally independentof the rods and cones, which were thought to be the only systemsproviding sight. They measured li...Growth in the sea comes down to a struggle for iron
...now studying iron effects in these regions. Though scientific efforts are aimed primarily at understanding these...However, this idea remains highly controversial in scientific circles given the very limited understanding of these unique systems, says Wells. Wells specializes...Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists identify immune-system mutation
...itute of Clinical Research of Montreal); Fox Chase scientific technician Yi Zhang; Xiang Hua, manager of Fox Chase's transgenic mouse facility; Fox Chase research associate Emmanuelle Nicolas, Ph.D.; and Weihong Xu, Ph.D., and Bruce A. Roe, Ph.D., both of the University of Oklahoma's department of chemistry and...Plants, animals share molecular growth mechanisms
...switches on plants' growth machinery, has opened a scientific toolbox to learn about both plant and animal development, according Purdue University scientists. The protein complex triggers communication between molecules along a pathway that leads to the creation of long protein strings, called actin filaments...Recent breakthroughs in common adult leukemia highlighted in New England Journal of Medicine
...ritative update covering the transformation in the scientific community's knowledge of CLL that has occurred over the past decade. The review appears in the February 24 issue. Two of the expert authors are with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System (www.northshorelij.com): Nicholas Chiorazzi, ...Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine
...s region. Drs. Burton and Wilson are members of a scientific consortium of laboratories, the International AIDS...inary laboratories come together to tackle a major scientific challenge. " ### Rosa M.F. Cardoso, Michael B. Zwick, Robyn L. Stanfield, Renate Kunert, James M. ...Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays are Comparable and Reproducible
...tocols are carefully followed". Good news for the scientific community (and the microarrays producing companies)! A study funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the NationalInstitutes of Health, shows for the first time that microarray datagenerated in different laboratories can produce highly compar...Ecological destruction fuels emerging diseases
...xa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), an international scientific and economic initiative to help developing countries preserve the world's biodiversity. In the Guanacaste Conservation Area of northwest Costa Rica, a 1,000 square km (400 square mile) United Nations World Heritage Site that features habitats rangin...A much-needed shot in the arm for HIV vaccine development
...over 140 scientistsworldwide, identifies the major scientific roadblocks facing HIVvaccine development, outlines a strategic approach to addressing them,and proposes an innovative collaborative model that ensures thatresearchers across the globe are harnessing their efforts towards acommon goal."Development of ...U-M scientist to talk about tissue engineering at AAAS
...all bring a different perspective, and it leads to scientific advances that couldn't happen in any one discipline, Krebsbach said. "That's the beauty of tissue engineering. It has to be multi-disciplinary to work," he said. ...The transparent organism: EMBLEM and Carl Zeiss give labs a unique look at life
...ther model organisms. The presentation of SPIM at scientific conferences has generated a flood of requests for the instrument. "We were extremely pleased to have found Carl Zeiss as an excellent partner to translate this technology into a product," says Dr. Martin Raditsch, Deputy Managing Director of EMBLEM....Dinosaur DNA? New Patent Covers Degraded DNA recovery
...cused," says Dr. Ensley. This patent is part of a scientific progression that began in 1989 when DNA was recovered from 12 samples of ancient organic remains, ranging in age from 4 to 13,000 years. The remains included several Egyptian mummies and two extinct species -- the marsupial wolf and ground sloth. Pla...Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
...ished in the March 30th edition of the prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B (a publ...is quantitative analysis of parasite transfer is a scientific milestone in a contentious debate. It is the first to isolate and measure the impact of a fish farm ...Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment
...ection that Mooney described as a consensus of the scientific community and a synthesis of all available information. Cause for concern "If you look at all the indicators of human well-being, globally averaged we're doing pretty well," Mooney said. "But in the last 50 years, we've changed the structure of the...Scientists discover the cellular roots of graying hair
...for coloring hair.The new findings won’t lead to a scientific alternative to hair dyesany time soon, if ever, even if they do solve a longstanding puzzleabout the underlying mechanism of graying. Of more interest to theresearchers is the pattern of cellular signals that triggers the deathof pigment stem cells, ...Fundamental Finding Yields Insight into Stem Cells, Cancer; Opens Door to Drug Discovery
...for coloring hair.The new findings won’t lead to a scientific alternative to hair dyesany time soon, if ever, even if they do solve a longstanding puzzleabout the underlying mechanism of graying. Of more interest to theresearchers is the pattern of cellular signals that triggers the deathof pigment stem cells, ......for coloring hair.The new findings won’t lead to a scientific alternative to hair dyesany time soon, if ever, even if they do solve a longstanding puzzleabout the underlying mechanism of graying. Of more interest to theresearchers is the pattern of cellular signals that triggers the deathof pigment stem cells, ...Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects
...shing men and women for their sins. A more recent, scientific theory has been the "safety-in-numbers" idea -- that the small animals congregate periodically as a way of protecting themselves from predators such as birds and rodents. Now, a trio of insect experts has developed what they believe is strong new ev...Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects
...shing men and women for their sins. A more recent, scientific theory has been the "safety-in-numbers" idea -- that the small animals congregate periodically as a way of protecting themselves from predators such as birds and rodents. Now, a trio of insect experts has developed what they believe is strong new ev......y, and can thus be explained entirely in rational, scientific terms. After 1953, Crick devoted most of his effo...e he took up neurobiology, his other long-standing scientific interest. He never let up in his passionate pursuit of scientific knowledge, editing his latest arti...Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Moves Forward In Animals
...n's disease. The research, detailed online in the scientific publications Brain and The Journal of Neuroscience...ome ups and downs,?said J. William Langston, M.D., scientific director and chief executive officer of The Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, Calif., who recently...Scientists discover unique microbe in California's largest lake
... Biology. She has played a key rolein changing the scientific world's understanding of how ocean food websare based on much smaller organisms than previously believed.Wood is an adjunct scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for OceanSciences and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. In 2004, shebecame a fe...Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei
... in Berkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific research and is managed by the University of California. Visit our Website at www.lbl.gov. ...New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers
...esearchers.Prof. Altman and Prof. Shoseyov are the scientific founders of thebiotech start-up company Fulcrum SP Ltd. that is developing the SP-1protein for cancer drug delivery and other applications....The death of a very special chimpanzee
...esearchers.Prof. Altman and Prof. Shoseyov are the scientific founders of thebiotech start-up company Fulcrum SP Ltd. that is developing the SP-1protein for cancer drug delivery and other applications....New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
...ess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong, emphasized the scientific significance of discovering SARS coronavirus in the air in a patient's room. "Although the possibility of airborne dissemination of SARS coronavirus has been controversial," said Dr. Tong, "this important work shows beyond doubt that SARS coronavirus...Circles Of DNA Might Help Predict Success Of Stem Cell Transplantation
...essee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more informati...The Shapes Of Life: NIGMS Project Yields More Than 1,000 Protein Structures
...otein structures solved by the PSI are more than a scientific stamp collection,?explained Norvell. “They will help researchers better understand the function of proteins, predict the shape of unknown proteins, quickly identify targets for drug development, and compare protein structures from normal and diseased...New insight into people who 'see' colors in letters and numbers
...red--was long dismissed as an oddity not worthy of scientific study. Now, however, researchers such as Hubbard and his colleagues are using the condition to gain insights into the neural basis of perception. In their experiments with synesthetes who report seeing colors when they view numbers or letters, the r...The BIOS Initiative - open source biotechnology is born
...ption. In a publication today in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, a team at CAMBIA in Canberra unveils the 'kernel' of the world's first 'explicit open source' biotechnology toolkit. These tools, and the precedent they establish, will allow the public-sector, small to medium enterprises and even la...Discovery Could Lead To Novel Approaches In HIV Treatment
...es today itsdiscoveries in Immunity, a prestigious scientific journal. This workwas performed in collaboration with investigators from the ResearchInstitute of the McGill University Health Centre as well as from Franceand Israel. Usingonly blood samples, these researchers first developed a method toassess how ...PANTHER Protein Classification System Database 5.0
...cant enhancements in the latest versionprovide the scientific community with a wealth of freely availableinforma...thePANTHER system team for the contribution to the scientific community.?“The PANTHER system supports an integrated approach to protein and mRNAexpression analysi...Plants defy Mendel's inheritance laws, may prompt textbook changes
Contrary to inheritance laws the scientific world has accepted for more than 100 years, some p...searchers. This discovery flies in the face of the scientific laws of inheritance first described by Gregor Mendel in the mid-1800s and still taught in classrooms...NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step
...ear won a Presidential Award, the nation's highest scientific honor, is bringing the promise of stem cell research one step closer to reality. Arinzeh, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, is researching the use of stem cells to induce bone repair. Her research will help diabetics whose ...Agilent Technologies releases automated literature search tool for biology researchers
...anually searching for each gene and protein in the scientific literature and patents. "Mining past literature f...tive biological models based on experimental data, scientific knowledge from published papers and curated biological network databases. This shared, multi-discipl...RNA project to create language for scientists worldwide
...he consortium will develop a common vocabulary and scientific concepts relating RNA structure and function to allow RNA scientists worldwide to communicate with one another as well as to integrate different kinds of information they obtain about RNA molecules," explained Dr. Neocles Leontis, a Bowling Green Sta...Falling ants glide back to trunk to avoid dangers of forest floor
...k contacted UC Berkeley's Dudley to arrange a more scientific study of the ants' gliding behavior. They met up with Kaspari last summer in Panama for a week to videotape the same species of ant in freefall, with a white sheet standing in for the tree trunk. Yanoviak's earlier observations combined with the vid...Measuring the impact of post-genomics on Mediterranean populations
... human genome ?offer vast opportunities to improve scientific knowledge and approaches to improving human health... property rights, IPR) underpinning this important scientific development. Samir Brahmachari of India’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), kick...Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
...n's disease. The research, detailed online in the scientific publications Brain and The Journal of Neuroscience...me ups and downs," said J. William Langston, M.D., scientific director and chief executive officer of The Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, Calif., who recently...Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients
...sevelt Gilliam, M.D., March 7, 2005, at the annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando. "When you talk to heart failure patients, many times their perceptions of how they feel do not match with their actual clinical status, which can make it difficult for cardiologists to get a ...PCRM develops world's first cruelty-free insulin assay
...nt her findings at the "Experimental Biology 2005" scientific conference in San Diego, April 2-6. The new assay kits are available commercially from Linco. "We hope that by making the test readily available and competitively priced, researchers and medical labs will use it," said Barnard. "We have proven that ...Applied Biosystems Introduces Advanced Gene Expression Service Provider Program
... using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while helping them achieve necessary return on investment, was announced today in advance of this weekend’s annual World Microarray Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The Applied Biosystems Expression Array System forms the technical platform f...Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
... using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while helping them achieve necessary return on investment, was announced today in advance of this weekend’s annual World Microarray Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The Applied Biosystems Expression Array System forms the technical platform f...Ophthalmologists Use Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip To Treat Vision Loss
...n modified to reduce the likelihood of inadvertant scientific bias. "We operated on the right eye of each of the initial 10 patients. For the next 20 patients we will randomly select which eye will receive the ASR chip. In addition, post-operative vision testers will be masked as to which eye received the ASR c...Wiley announces publication of Databasing the Brain
... in health and disease represents one of the great scientific challenges of our time. The emerging field of neuroinformatics integrates neuroscience with informatics to create unique databases and analytical tools for the large variety of neuroscience data types, applying them to brain research and linking them...Chemists identify key gene in development of type 1 diabetes
...the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. In the current study, the researchers fo...ists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy...Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise
...ts, according to a 2001 American Heart Association scientific advisory. The diet is high in fruits, vegetables, bread, other forms of cereals, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds with olive oil as an important fat source, and low to moderate amounts of dairy, fish and poultry. "There have been studies looking at d...Towards precise classification of cancers based on robust gene functional expression profiles
...the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. In the current study, the researchers fo...ists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy...Ophthalmologists implant five patients with artificial silicon retina microchip
...n modified to reduce the likelihood of inadvertant scientific bias. "We operated on the right eye of each of the initial 10 patients. For the next 20 patients we will randomly select which eye will receive the ASR chip. In addition, post-operative vision testers will be masked as to which eye received the ASR c...Yale researchers identify molecule for detecting parasitic infection in humans
...terface with the immune system--a problem of great scientific and clinical importance. Most infections are caused by bacterial or viral microorganisms that produce molecules quite different from those produced by humans and other eukaryotic organisms. When microorganisms infect humans, the atypical molecules a...Multiple Campylobacter Genomes Sequenced
...enomes have been completed, and a new one hits the scientific press most weeks. This burgeoning industry is not just scientific “stamp collecting,?however. Having all these genome sequences may provide useful clues about why som...Scientists discuss improved biopesticides for locust control in West Africa
...ists contributed by invitation to an international scientific meeting called by Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, to identify strategies for the control of the ongoing locust outbreak in West Africa. Last year, locusts stripped fields of crops and trees of foliage across several countries, causing severe in...UCLA launches $20 million stem cell institute to investigate HIV, cancer and neurological disorders
...LA researchers have proven their skill at ushering scientific discoveries from the lab to modern medicine. Several targeted therapies were developed based on UCLA research, including Gleevec and the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Additionally, UCLA scientists played key roles in testing the targeted therapies Av...New online portal merges vast data on Gulf of Maine ecosystem
...for the first time, enabling resource managers and scientific researchers to combine and analyze information in unprecedented ways, creating new insights into the Gulf of Maine's ecology. Launched today by the Gulf of Maine Area program of the Census of Marine Life, the Dynamic Atlas of the Gulf of Maine, onli...Not-for-profit publishers call NIH public access rule a missed opportunity
...of the nation's leading not-for-profit medical and scientific publishers. The final rule ignores significant fre...rofit publishers would ensure the integrity of the scientific literature while at the same time reducing the size and therefore the cost to NIH of expanding PubMe...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. "Test animals injected with methamphetam...ists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy......a landmark in the fight against HIV and offers the scientific community a foundation on which to build future tr...e investment as well as a well-informed public and scientific community. ...Other ContentsfetalfetalfetalfetalfetalfetalfetalfetalfetalfibromyalgiafibromyalgiadysplasiadysplasiadysplasiafibrousfibrousfibrousfibrousfibrousfibrousbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastbreastfibrocysticfibrinfibrinfibrinfibrinfissureOther TagsSelectiveSelectiveErectileProcedureProcedureApplicationApplicationApplicationApplicationApplicationSunshineCustomCustomCustomCustom
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(Date:1/7/2009)...to treat heart failure, slowed cell growth, study ...) -- Digoxin, a drug used for many years to treat ...o be a cancer-fighting agent, researchers report. ... survive. But many of these cells are oxygen-depri...tein called hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1), whic...
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