Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health
...lecules are similar in function to buckyballs, the experimental soccer-ball shaped molecules also known as fullere... or humans. Until then, no one knows yet when this experimental molecule will actually enter the consumer market, but any useful application is likely to take five ...Another Look Finds Promising Proteomics Test is Not Biologically Plausible
...f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer fro... say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are......f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer fro... say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are...Cracking the olfactory code in bees
...f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer fro... say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are...Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice
...f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer fro... say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are...Emory Eye Center Implants Its First Retinal Chips In Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa
... two patients are planned for mid-February. "This experimental device may make it possible for those with retinit...es, so the opportunity to be part of evaluating an experimental rehabilitative intervention for these patients is very exciting." ...Leukemia Drug Breakthrough Study In New England Journal Of Medicine
...tute, recently conducted a phase I/II trial of the experimental drug Revlimid showing promise as an innovative way to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a form of pre-leukemia. Given in pill form, Revlimid simultaneously blocks the growth of new blood vessels that nourish tumors (anti-angiogenesi...Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Moves Forward In Animals
...tion for Parkinson's Research. “This is additional experimental evidence that suggests that it can be a promising ... expert Anders Björklund of Lund, a pioneer of the experimental treatment involving the transplantation of fetal cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients, and ...Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system
... shown promise in treating hepatitis C patients in experimental trials. "We now know that treating patients with a protease inhibitor will prevent the viral protease from cutting up the signaling proteins," Dr. Gale said. "We're currently working to identify exactly what proteins the viral protease is attacking,...MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks
... the context of MSI's "Alpha Project", anambitious experimental and computational effort to understand thequantitative behavior of a cell signaling pathway in yeast. The AlphaProject is funded by the National Institutes of Health's National HumanGenome Research Institute, which designated MSI as a Center ofExcell...DNA Recombination and Repair—A New Twist to RecA Function
...drolysis occurs all along its length. Under their experimental conditions, the authors found that a RecA molecule hydrolyzed 20 ATPs per minute—or one ATP every three seconds. If ATP hydrolysis occurred randomly in the fiber, one would expect a RecA molecule to dissociate about once every 1.5 seconds, or 40 RecA...New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
... there in March 2003. Their results mark the first experimental confirmation of the presence of the SARS virus in the air of an infected patient's hospital room. The authors cautioned that their results do not document any cases of airborne transmission of the SARS virus from one person to another, only the diss...The Shapes Of Life: NIGMS Project Yields More Than 1,000 Protein Structures
...rs will benefit from the PSI’s technical advances, experimental data, and availability of new materials, such as reagents. “There are a lot of proteins that are incredibly important to understanding human biology and medicine, yet we know very little about most of them,?said Norvell. “The PSI will provide import...UCSD discovery may help extend life of natural pesticide
... the flexibility of the roundworm C. elegans as an experimental system, particularly the ease of manipulating it genetically, in making it possible to find and characterize the structure of the long sought-after Bt receptor. However, their results apply to insects as well. Michael Adang and Stephan Garczynski, co...Bird Brains Show How Trial and Error May Contribute to Learning
...ed by some posturing and feather plumping, and the experimental solo variations, called "undirected," akin to singing in the shower. The brain region showed greater activity and more variable signaling during the undirected song, suggesting that this area is generating the variations of solo song. Finally, they ...Agilent Technologies releases automated literature search tool for biology researchers
... have built qualitative biological models based on experimental data, scientific knowledge from published papers and curated biological network databases. This shared, multi-disciplinary knowledge provides a more comprehensive view of disease. Availability Cytoscape 2.1 is free open-source software. The Agilent...Influenza vaccine uses insect cells to speed development
...le to speed up a key step in the development of an experimental cell-based influenza vaccine. They report their findings today at the 2005 American Society for Microbiology Biodefense Research Meeting. "The bird flu may become the next flu pandemic strain. It could happen at any time," says Keyang Wang, a scient...Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
...tion for Parkinson's Research. "This is additional experimental evidence that suggests that it can be a promising ... expert Anders Björklund of Lund, a pioneer of the experimental treatment involving the transplantation of fetal cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients, and ...Sequencing of marine bacterium will help study of cell communication
... through a combination of comparative genomics and experimental molecular biology. Other researchers are focusing on the relationship between the bacterium and its animal host. The PNAS article concludes, "If we are to understand the unifying themes underlying these contrasting bacteria–host interactions, we mus...Ophthalmologists Use Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip To Treat Vision Loss
...spond to this new treatment since this is still an experimental trial. If this study and future studies show safety and efficacy of the chip and it's approved by the FDA, it could be as soon as three to five years that this technology would be available to others." Surgical Information The ASR chip contains appr...