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Odd energy mechanism in bacteria analyzed

...of SAR11, and appears to be an auxiliary system to aid cell survival." The level of interest in SAR11 is high, researchers say, because it dominates microbial life in the oceans, survives where most other cells would die, and plays a major role in the cycling of carbon on Earth. These bacteria may have ...

How the neuron sprouts its branches

...derstand brain development in children, as well as aid efforts to restore neuronal connections lost to injury, stroke or neurodegenerative disease, said the researchers. In a paper published in the Dec. 8, 2005, issue of Neuron, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Michael Ehlers and his colleag...

New U. of Colorado at Boulder flu chip may help combat future epidemics, pandemics

...tly identify severe flu strains, which in turn may aid health officials to stem potential flu epidemics and even pandemics," Rowlen said. The chip, which can be configured to test for all known flu virus strains as well as new variant strains, was evaluated for three primary subtypes of flu in the Octob...

Algal protein in worm neurons allows remote control of behavior by light

...within an individual animal, such approaches could aid in understanding the circuitry and control of complex behaviors. ...

Cord blood cells may widen treatment window for stroke

... continue to investigate the ways cord blood cells aid stroke recovery in animals, and will begin a study to determine the timing of brain inflammatory responses in acute stroke patients. Researchers working with Dr. Willing were Jennifer Newcomb, Ted Ajmo, Lisa Collier, Cyndy Davis Sanberg, PhD; Keith ...

New brain scan technology could save babies' lives

...ary portable brain scanner under development could aid the treatment, and in some cases help save the liv...tential use of the technology in breast imaging to aid cancer prevention and treatment is also being trialled. Dr Adam Gibson is a key member of the mult...

Jefferson biologist coaxing human embryonic stem cells to make dopamine with simpler, faster method

...e new research is important because it may one day aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of important conditions such as cancer and other diseases. Writing in the November 15, 2005, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a team of researchers led by HHMI investigator Ow...

PET imaging reveals the immune system at work

...e new research is important because it may one day aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of important conditions such as cancer and other diseases. Writing in the November 15, 2005, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a team of researchers led by HHMI investigator Ow...

Genetic testing still smart choice, despite uncertainties

...ore than 45,000 babies are born each year with the aid of assisted reproductive technologies like IVF, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The use of IVF has declined in recent years, but Grifo said that is largely because baby boomers are leaving their childbearing years. Techno...

Missing fossil link 'Dallasaurus' found

...hin the different lineages of mosasaurs. With the aid of computer science and SMU's visualization laboratory, Polcyn has been able to simulate what Dallasaurus looked like, and how, based on his skeletal remains, he would swim and move from land to sea. An artist has taken Polcyn's visualization work ev...

Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say

...r-General Stephen Hall says that while delivery of aid has varied significantly from one location to another across the tsunami-affected region, infrastructure replacement is relatively easy to achieve compared with reformulating fisheries policy and modifying long-standing practices of communities to en...

FSU biologists describe key role of signal-transcribing gene during cell cycle

...isorders. "With further study, these findings may aid the development of interventions that target certain diseases precisely where and when they begin at the molecular level," he said. Deng's focus on Cut since joining the biological sciences faculty at FSU in 2004 followed a Notch study he also co-au...

Researchers develop new method for studying 'mental time travel'

...gs, detailed in the Dec. 23 issue of Science, will aid efforts to learn more about how people mine the recesses of memory and could have a wide-ranging impact in the field of neuroscience, including studies of brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. The researchers showed nine participants a series...

Plant gene related to cancer treatment may foster new oncology drugs

...ethods to control the plant protein's activity may aid in development of therapies to reduce drug dosages... the major protein family, called facilators, that aid processes such as hormone transport. Recent evidence suggests that teamwork between PGP and PIN pro...

New molecule may aid in production of biofuels and fungi-resistant plants

...polymer chitin. This new molecule could eventually aid in the engineering of fungi-resistant plants and c...plague organisms. CBP21 also has the potential to aid in the production of biofuel. "In principle, large quantities of chitin are available for exploratio...

Zebrafish may hold key to improved cancer research

...tant lines of zebrafish now developed worldwide to aid research on specific genes in development and disease. This research has proven that the mechanism of cancer prevention in fish is remarkably similar to that of humans, including the genes involved. "Zebrafish are now changing the face of cancer re...

Researcher uncovers details of how cancer spreads

...g of how these pathways work. Their insights might aid future research on drug therapies that disrupt the sequence of events that lead to metastasis. A study published in the journal Developmental Cell (Vol. 9, August 2005) reveals how connective tissue holding a cancer cell in place might degrade, unmo...

Displaced songbirds navigate in the high Arctic

...te in the high Arctic. In particular, the findings aid our understanding of how birds might determine longitudinal information--a challenging task, especially at the earth's poles. The work is reported in Current Biology by Susanne kesson and colleagues at Lund University in Sweden. Migratory birds na...

UF study first to quantify validity of DNA I.D. tool using marine snails

...idespread attention with its promise as a valuable aid in species identification and discovery," said Christopher Meyer, a UF biologist and one of the researchers. "However, few comprehensive datasets are available to test its performance. This is the first study to actually put realistic numbers on it."...

Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now

...d then included Aleuts on the expedition itself to aid in collection of samples. What is CRESP? It is interdisciplinary multi-university organization through which senior scientists and their laboratories have, for ten years, studied and reviewed risk issues associated with the cleanup and long-term s...

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