System in Biological News

Mary had a lot of lambs: Researchers identify way to accelerate sheep breeding

... when combined with the Sheep Program's STAR system a method to manage ewes to lamb five times in ... opportunity," Thonney said. While the STAR system requires better nutrition and more farm labor to ... the discovery of the M allele may help the STAR system adapt to consistently high levels of production ...

Experimental treatment halts hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in newborns

... demonstrating the brain's plasminogen activator system plays a pivotal role in neonatal cerebral ... injury, Dr. Kuan said the study also shows this system may be a promising therapeutic target in infants ... barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a protective system designed to prevent invasions of blood-borne ...

Indonesia Now Using MegaMatcher Biometric Technology in Integrated Passport Issuance System

... to develop a distributed passport issuance system that enables the Republic of Indonesia's 100+ ... forwarded to a centralized biometric matching system that delivers fast and accurate processing of ... System," said Mr. Erwin Azis, SH, MH, Director of system Information of the Directorate General of ...

Scientists track impact of DNA damage in the developing brain

... Switching off a key DNA repair system in the developing nervous system is linked to smaller brain size as well as ... how single-strand DNA damage affects the nervous system and offers a new focus for tracking the origins ...

Researchers capture bacterial infection on film

... after the death of the infected organism, this system developed by scientists at the University of Bath ... their interaction with the insect's immune system using time-lapse confocal microscopy. The ... process. The scientists are hoping to use this system in the future with human pathogens such as ...

Results of national assessment of first responder location systems to be announced Aug. 3

... on WPI's Precision Personnel Location (PPL) system will be included. Some of the systems will be ... PPL team has developed a location and tracking system that uses advanced radio and radar technology in ... other members of the firefighting community, the system is designed to ultimately be able to locate a ...

DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009

... not available in the hard X-ray range. The system also provides qualitative new characterization ... (Jointly with Solexant) NEXUS DLC-X Coating system with Pulsed Filtered Cathodic Arc Technology a system that promises more computer memory at less cost ...

High-tech vehicle design boosts emergency rescue capacity

... a self-supporting double-deck four-stretcher system that could be fitted to a range of different on- ... in rescue vehicles German project co-ordinator system Strobel has been building ergonomic rescue, ... afield as India, Thailand, Kazakstan and Egypt. system Strobel now markets a range of aluminium-sandwich ...

Music is the engine of new U-M lab-on-a-chip device

... samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan. This ... flu. What hasn't been developed for such a small system is the pneumatics---the mechanisms for moving ... use sound waves to drive a unique pneumatic system that does not require electromechanical valves. ...

Researchers design first model motor nerve system that's insulated and organized like the human body

... just like they are in the human body. The model system will drastically improve understanding of the ... multiple sclerosis (MS). In addition, the model system will enable the discovery and testing of new drug ... developed techniques for growing various nervous system cells in serum-free media, including motoneurons, ...

Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system

... water systems, and an outdated statewide water system can't keep up with population growth. With ... for a large-scale desalination plant. The M3 system helps cut both costs and time. "Our M3 water desalination system provides an all-in-one mobile testing plant that ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation Awards Lockheed Martin Biometric Card Scanning Service Contract

... Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification system (IAFIS) database, a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the FBI CJIS Division . With ... and decisive actions for citizen safety. This new system will significantly improve how the FBI accesses ...

New Report Just Published: World Solid-State, Fiber, Gas and Dye Lasers Market Report

... II-16 Feeding Mechanism II-16 Cooling system II-16 Microprocessor II-16 5. Market ... ATON Acquires LUMERA LASER II-39 Quanta system Acquires Grupo Laser Idoseme II-39 Lockheed ... II-57 Fianium Unveils New 266nm Fiber Laser system II-58 NTC America to Roll Out New Laser ...

Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds

... diseases. "The ability of a plant's immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is ... are important for regulating the plant immune system but still do not have a good sense of what ... related diseases. This type of innate immune system has two branches: one makes use of receptor ...

Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system

... trial has validated that the Tongue Drive system is intuitive and quite simple for individuals ... . Ghovanloo chose the tongue to operate the system because unlike hands and feet, which are ... required six tongue commands, the Tongue Drive system can potentially capture a large number of tongue ...

Frost & Sullivan Looks at Biometrics Advancement in Civil Security: Exploring Opportunities for Today and Beyond

... factors. This briefing will benefit security system manufacturers, biometric system manufacturers, system integrators, distributors and end-users by ...

All in sight

... Bremerhaven, July 2nd 2009. A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first ... crow's nest at a height of about 28 metres. The system generates five thermographic all-round images per ... surface does not move out of the picture. The system produces about a terabyte of data each day. ...

Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds

... diseases. "The ability of a plant's immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is ... are important for regulating the plant immune system but still do not have a good sense of what ... related diseases. This type of innate immune system has two branches: one makes use of receptor ...

New trigger for chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis discovered

... made by the human body that triggers the immune system into action may be important in rheumatoid ... turning on a molecular switch to set the immune system into action and protect the body from disease. ... joints therefore may cause the activated immune system to attack the joint leading to the persistent ...

Researchers see evidence of memory in the songbird brain

... bird's neural network," Clayton said. "And so the system has to basically absorb some of that, make some ... and not be overwhelmed by it. If you push the system around too much, cells die." On the other hand, if the system were completely resistant to disturbance, no ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation Awards Lockheed Martin Biometric Card Scanning Service Contract

... Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification system (IAFIS) database, a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the FBI CJIS Division . With ... and decisive actions for citizen safety. This new system will significantly improve how the FBI accesses ...

Cancer-causing protein can also help fight the tumors it causes

... says. "Here we show that when cells in the immune system interact with other cells, proteins are exchanged ... the production of cytokines that help the immune system and act against the cancer." Transferring ... as well, upon acquiring such protein the immune system will be less active," says Rechavi. "It's also ...

University of Houston diesel testing center teams with state transportation agency to cut emissions

... the Environmental Protection Agency to test a system designed to reduce emissions produced by ... Nett BlueMAX selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is designed to control nitrogen oxide emissions ... "The NOx sensor-based control strategy makes the system very suitable for retrofit applications," said ...

Innovative system for monitoring coastline processes

... in marine and food research, has developed a system for monitoring the coast in order to observe and ... the configuration of beaches and dunes. The Kosta system has also proved to be an optimum technique for ... to user density on beaches. This innovative system gives rise to the direct application of the ...

GARP makes the difference

... Cellular and Molecular Medicine . The immune system keeps us healthy: day and night it protects us ... for example after an organ transplant. The immune system recognizes the new organ as "foreign" and starts ... special drugs have managed to keep the immune system silent and thus inhibit organ rejection. ...

Huntington's disease deciphered

... the mutated huntingtin gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's ... the gene is expressed not just in the nervous system but in other parts of the body. However, the only ... was a potent inhibitor of axonal transport, the system within the neuron that shuttles proteins from the ...

Tracking down the causes of multiple sclerosis

... inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in our part of the world and often strikes ... harmful cells. In addition to T cells, the immune system also has B cells. These also react to the ... can misinterpret any component of the nervous system as a foreign body and launch an attack. However, ...

Brain-computer interface, developed at Brown, begins new clinical trial

... to begin a second, larger clinical trial. The system is based on neuroscience, engineering and ... interprets these signals. The BrainGate Neural system may allow people with paralysis to control ... external devices. The BrainGate Neural Interface system involves a sensor placed on a part of a study ...

SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research

... Radar (AMISR), a modular, transportable radar system funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) ... of operation . Scientists are using the novel system to investigate the interaction of upper ... changing space weather events. "The AMISR system is unique among upper atmospheric radars in that ...

A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector -- one easily customizable for other targets

... to homeland security." Additionally, the system can be useful in basis research, in helping to ... protein pair. The protein the prototype system detects is the SARS (severe acute respiratory ... (ELISA) now exist to test for SARS, but the new system has advantages in time, cost and portability. ...

Understanding plants' overactive immune system will help MU researchers build better crops

... COLUMBIA, Mo. A plant's immune system protects the plant from harmful pathogens. If the system overreacts to pathogens, it can stunt plant ... negatively regulate the responses of the immune system in the plant species Arabidopsis thaliana . ...

Tulsa County Sheriff Selects BIO-key(R) Mobile Data System

... it, makes everyone more efficient." The new system is hosted by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's ... site hardware and software. The hosted system also provides participating agencies with a ... build an effective regional information sharing system that puts bad guys on notice: 'Not in Oklahoma'." ...

One size does not fit all

... is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS), in which immune cells attack the myelin ... In the early stages of MS, following an immune system attack on myelin, oligodendrocyte progenitor ... "Statins, which are known to modify the immune system response and have a wide array of effects on ...

Carbon measuring system to help mitigate climate change

... Over the next two years an innovative web-based system will be developed for measuring, monitoring and ... that address carbon impacts more attractive. The system will also provide a tool box of 'best practice' ... sustainability of carbon benefits, and that the system is user-friendly. Prof Michael Stocking from the ...

Tulsa County Sheriff Selects BIO-key(R) Mobile Data System

... it, makes everyone more efficient." The new system is hosted by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's ... site hardware and software. The hosted system also provides participating agencies with a ... build an effective regional information sharing system that puts bad guys on notice: 'Not in Oklahoma'." ...

NASA Earth system science meeting celebrates 20 years of discovery

... the accomplishments of 20 years of NASA's Earth system science program and discuss what discoveries and ... Reporters are invited to attend "NASA Earth system Science at 20: Accomplishments, Plans and ... breakthroughs, future directions in Earth system science, and the evolution of NASA's ...

ExcellGene and Khner achieved milestone in development of novel 250 Liter mammalian cell culture bioreactors

... if not more efficiently than any other bioreactor system used for animal cells so far. Cell culture data ... of ExcellGene’s TubeSpin®-bioreactor system at the small scale (50 ml) has opened our markets ... dramatically. We are now looking forward to a new system for growing cells in orbital shakers in scale and ...

Monitoring water through a snake's eyes

... or sabotage, the physicist has developed a new system to monitor the safety of a building or ... or pipeline. In the lab, the fiberoptic system detected poisons such as pesticides in amounts ... The Colors of Danger Once in use, the sensor system would be one of the first real-time water ...

'Beating' heart machine expedites research and development of new surgical tools, techniques

... from a pork processing facility and use the system to test their prototypes or practice new surgical ... Greg Buckner, who directed the project, "but this system creates an intermediate stage of testing that did ... engineering at NC State. Using the system could also save researchers a great deal of ....

Pliable proteins keep photosynthesis on the light path

... evolve. The purple bacteria possess a simplified system similar to photosystem II. The center stage of ... A premier ultrafast laser spectroscopic detection system that Lin has built, with the sponsorship of the ... current technology. The robustness of the natural system may offer some useful lessons for engineers ...