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UC San Diego partners with Venter Institute to build marine microbial genomics cyberinfrastructure

... goal of the CAMERA project is to create important advances in the knowledge of evolutionary biology and microbial ecology in marine and other natural environments. "Metagenomics has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of microbial ecology in a large number of environments," said David Kingsbury...

Faster immune system testing set to improve poultry quality

...basic idea twenty years ago but he had to wait for advances in molecular biology. "The test is ready but we need to develop the companion immunotherapeutic to convince an animal health company to take it on," explains project leader Dr William Ragland of Zagreb Biotek in Croatia. He had hoped that there would...

First SCID gene chip to be introduced at Academy meeting on immunodeficiencies

... rate in bone marrow transplantation and treatment advances can cure certain "Bubble Boy" diseases. Gene ther... treatment of PI 20 years ago versus the startling advances of today. Jennifer Puck, M.D., Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, University of California,...

High-tech tags on marine animals yield valuable data for biologists and oceanographers

...ization of electronic components and sensors, plus advances in satellite technology, have led to dramatic improvements in the tags. Recent innovations developed at SMRU have greatly improved the ability to pinpoint an animal's geographic location, and researchers are adding new capabilities to the tags, such ...

Environmental metagenomics diagnosing extreme environments, tapping opportunities for clean energy

...ust one sheet of paper. Rubin will discuss these advances on a panel entitled "Biosphere Monitoring and Ecosystem Forecasts: Sensing the Pulse of the Planet," organized by Stan Wullschleger and Thomas Wilbanks of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS...

World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says

... University. The combined impact of these medical advances would have major implications for the global commu..."What we've tended to do historically with medical advances is to take the reasonable position that we should implement everything that comes along," Tuljapurka...

Scientists look to the Bahamas as a model for coral reef conservation

... of H. pylori even more perplexing is that as such advances as clean water and pasteurization are adopted, the prevalence of H. pylori infection has declined. On the one hand, this has been accompanied by a drop in the incidence of gastric cancer and ulcers. On the other, there has been an increase in esophag...

Learning to love bacteria: Stanford scientist highlights bugs' benefits

... of H. pylori even more perplexing is that as such advances as clean water and pasteurization are adopted, the prevalence of H. pylori infection has declined. On the one hand, this has been accompanied by a drop in the incidence of gastric cancer and ulcers. On the other, there has been an increase in esophag...

Birth defects: 8 million annually worldwide

...to capitalize on the genetics revolution and rapid advances in molecular biology as they continue to unfold," Dr. Howson says. Step-By-Step Approach The report recommends first steps for low-income countries with high rates of infant mortality that are consistent with the established maternal and child he...

Needle-free immunizations

...nasal sprays, injections, and others. Considerable advances have been made in the past decade, especially in transdermal (through the skin) and nasal immunization. "Unfortunately, because of the development costs of new immunization methods, use of needle-free immunization might initially push the direct cos...

Access to existing medical treatments could save more lives than spending to improve the treatments

...s make the case for spending less on technological advances and more on improving systems for delivering care," he said. ...

Travelers can avoid jet lag by resetting their body clocks

...n melatonin experienced significantly larger phase advances -- the 0.5 mg group at 2.5 hours and the 3.0 mg group at 2.6 hours versus the placebo group at 1.7 hours. Moreover, the participants did not experience jet lag�type symptoms. There was a slightly larger phase shift with the 3.0 mg dose compared to t...

Biologists discover new pathway into plant cells

... plant biology that may set the stage for profound advances in plant genetics or biotechnology. The scientists have identified for the first time a protein that can cross plant cell membranes, where it functions as a toxin to kill the cell. It had been known that viruses and bacteria can penetrate cell wall ...

Sleeping sickness parasite shows how cells divide their insides

... allocated to daughter cells. Significant recent advances in the molecular genetics of trypanosomes by Elisabetta Ullu and Christian Tschudi's group at Yale, allowed direct manipulation of protein levels using the innate RNA interference (RNAi) system.The relationship between the growing Golgi, the Cent...

NIH launches comprehensive effort to explore cancer genomics

...s developed by the Human Genome Project and recent advances in using genetic information to improve cancer dia...volutionary step in cancer medicine that leverages advances in cancer biology, genomics technologies, biorepositories, and bioinformatics for the ultimate benef...

Group proves it's possible to grow new lung alveoli by growing new blood vessels

The good news is that medical advances in perinatal care have allowed us to save many more premature babies. The bad news is they're often at risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia--a chronic lung disease caused by having to place the tiny infants on ventilators and oxygen-rich the...

The bioweapon is in the post

... up last year to advise the US government on which advances in biology could be exploited by terrorists, is also considering the issue. Some gene synthesis companies say they would welcome more detailed rules. John Mulligan, president of Blue Heron, says it would be helpful to have a list of "select sequence...

ORNL leading effort to help harness power of Shewanella

...partment of Energy's Office of Science builds upon advances made through a three-year consortium whose members have already sequenced the genome ?the genetic makeup ?of seven strains of the Shewanella, a relatively common microbe with diverse capabilities. Working with the Joint Genome Institute, researchers ...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create PNA molecule with potential to build nanodevices

...o live much longer than a century. Even though the advances of the modern age may have extended the average human life span, it is clear there are genetic limits to longevity. One prominent theory of aging lays the blame on the accumulation of damage done to DNA and proteins by “free radicals,?highly reactive...

Navigating the brain for sense of direction as paradigm for higher cognitive functions

...o live much longer than a century. Even though the advances of the modern age may have extended the average human life span, it is clear there are genetic limits to longevity. One prominent theory of aging lays the blame on the accumulation of damage done to DNA and proteins by “free radicals,?highly reactive...

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