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Novel compounds show promise as safer, more potent insecticides

...als. Ryanodine receptors regulate muscle and nerve activities by modifying levels of internal calcium in these cells. These receptors exist in both mammals and insects but have distinct differences. Researchers have known that ryanodine itself has insecticidal properties, but no synthetic molecules had previous...

Using computers and DNA to count bacteria

...diversity and more importantly the impact of human activities on the organisms responsible for sustaining all higher life forms. ...

Comparison of Cocaine, Methamphetamine ‘Highs?Finds Differences

...diversity and more importantly the impact of human activities on the organisms responsible for sustaining all higher life forms. ...

Assessing the Amazon River's sensitivity to deforestation

...ding of how sensitive the Amazon river is to human activities and can provide government managers and civil soci...e have learned about the physical River with human activities on the land surface, such as deforestation and agriculture," says Coe. This novel linkage of social ...

Disease diagnosis, bioengineering covered at state nano summit

...ertise. With a focus on major nanoscience research activities across Texas, the conference also is of benefit to corporate research and development executives, as well as students in related disciplines. UH is a co-host of the event. Held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center in...

Hepatitis C responds best to combo of ribavirin and interferon, study concludes

...tive in treating HCV by enhancing certain cellular activities such their ability to kill virus cells and inhibiting the ability of viruses to make new copies of themselves and proliferate. Ribavirin belongs to a class of drugs called nucleoside analogues, which includes some anti-HIV drugs such as AZT (zidovud...

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades

...drylands as a result of climatic factors and human activities ?among the world's greatest environmental challenges, destabilizing societies by deepening poverty and creating environmental refugees who can often add stress to areas that may not be degraded. Desertification has other strong adverse impacts on no...

Public collections of DNA and RNA sequence reach 100 gigabases

...uch as the results of experiments that measure the activities of thousands of genes, or computational models of entire processes, it is important to celebrate the achievements of the three databases that pioneered the open exchange of biological information." In the late 1970s, as researchers started to study...

Study identifies gene in mice that may control risk-taking behavior in humans

...lopmental gene has been related to these emotional activities in the brain." Further research is needed that one day could explain why some people react the way they do to fear, or why they take risks, Olson said. "The question is, are there differences in the neuroD2 gene-coding sequence or differences downs...

Neurologix announces positive results of gene therapy clinical trial in Parkinson's disease

...significant improvement in the UPDRS score. Also, activities of daily living (ADL), another standard measure of Parkinson's severity which is recorded by the patients themselves, showed a strong trend toward statistical improvement(p= .06). In addition, fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET scans at one year revealed ...

Bird samples from Mongolia confirmed as H5N1 avian flu

...hat to contain this potential epidemic, prevention activities must include better management practices in farms,...u. "Focusing our limited resources on the hubs and activities where humans, livestock, and wildlife come into close contact," says Dr. William Karesh, Director of...

Old drug, new tricks: Prospects for slashing the impact of malaria

...ject funding allows significant expansion of joint activities and research among the collaborating institutions. Successful completion of the trial is likely to help inform global health policy in combating this most serious disease of humanity. ...

Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer

...of fibers in asbestos deposits, the types of human activities that disturb asbestos fibers and the determinants of cancer risk in exposed populations. "Because mesothelioma takes 20 to 30 years to develop, what we learn today will allow us to protect Californians from this preventable cancer decades into the f...

Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU

...ditions, and pollution of various nature. The same activities can have very different impacts in various deep sea ecosystems, and cumulative impacts over time, such as those associated with deep sea trawling, have already resulted in the extinction of species." Growing value of products from marine biotechnolo...

A Father’s Day Gift: Free DNA Paternity Testing

...ditions, and pollution of various nature. The same activities can have very different impacts in various deep sea ecosystems, and cumulative impacts over time, such as those associated with deep sea trawling, have already resulted in the extinction of species." Growing value of products from marine biotechnolo...

Genetics links whale to two different ocean basins

...n basins will help inform a number of conservation activities relating to humpback whales, including how these populations are defined, studied and managed. Humpback whales were hunted commercially until the International Whaling Commission protected the species globally in 1966. "These findings will help us i...

Huntington's cure in flies lays groundwork for broader treatment approaches

...o simultaneously target a cocktail of gene-induced activities - all of which are set in motion, for example, by a single faulty gene. Yin has long worked in the area of "triplet expansion" diseases such as Huntington's and Fragile X, in which genes go haywire due to a coding defect. His collaborators on the re...

Carnegie Mellon cyLab researchers work to develop new red tide monitoring

...e we may use this method to track the bioterrorism activities pertaining to the nation's waterways." Cai said his NASA/ESTO-funded research team is developing a spatiotemporal data mining system to track harmful ocean objects from NASA's SeaWiFS satellite images and NOAA's oceanographic data. These harmful oce...

Methamphetamine Abuse, HIV Infection Cause Changes in Brain Structure

...red driving performance, and problems with general activities of daily living, such as managing money,?says Dr. Jernigan. “The impact of methamphetamine on daily functioning is less well studied, although it is known that abusers of the drug have impaired decision-making abilities. These could potentially affec...

Sensor web simulation investigates technique to improve prediction of pollution across the globe

...sensitive to pollutants can modify planned outdoor activities to minimize their exposure. The troposphere is where we all live, work, play and breathe! It's the region of the atmosphere where our weather occurs and it extends from the Earth's surface to roughly the cruising altitude of a passenger jet - about ...

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