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GROWing the next generation of water recycling plants

... tending, like any garden," says Butler. The next aim for GROW is to see if it can be reduced in size to...ofessor Butler oversees at Imperial. "Our overall aim is to contribute towards sustainable water management in new developments. We hope that GROW will be...

Olfactory system detects pheromones that control reproduction

...vior -- than exposure to water.Future studies will aim at further characterizing the network of connections from the olfactory system to LHRH neurons in many brain structures, said Dulac. Also, the researchers plan to explore how olfactory and vomeronasal neurons work together in mice to control reproduc...

Genes involved in biofilms

...se infections, states the author of the PhD. The aim of the PhD was the characterisation of the process of formation of the Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. Regulating mechanisms unknown to date The starting point for the research was the Bap protein (Biofilm associated protein). Bap, according to ...

Sahara's edge studied from ground, air and space to improve water management

...ed images of these sites around the same time. The aim was to scale up the findings from the ground, and at the same time to use this 'ground truth' to calibrate satellite imagery with reality on the sandy arid ground ?as well as seeing what can be learnt about the water beneath it. The Sahara has alte...

Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy

...hildren's Hospital, and Dr. Douglas, respectively, aim to better understand the underlying mechanisms behind anti-HIV activity of NK-1R antagonists. The basic science research will particularly examine how these agents affect HIV-infected immune cells and how they also might protect the brain. "We know t...

New brain scan technology could save babies' lives

...d takes around 8 minutes to generate an image. The aim is to produce a version that is half this size, 5 times faster, even more accurate and geared for clinical use. The potential use of the technology in breast imaging to aid cancer prevention and treatment is also being trialled. Dr Adam Gibson is a...

Synthetic Protein Eases Arthritis Symptoms in Mice

...l actions mediated by TNFR-2. The scientists next aim to develop a more stable form of P60 PLAD. Ultimately, they hope to test the protein in clinical trials. The research was also supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the NIH. ...

How Fruitflies Know It's Time for Lunch

...ich begin both in the mouth and in the pharynx and aim toward the subesophageal ganglion region of the fly's brain. How olfactory and gustatory signals influence feeding patterns remains murky. In a new study, Michael Pankratz and Christoph Melcher used genetic analysis to gain insight into the adult an...

Shorter colds, milder flu may follow from newly revealed immune mechanism

...nvey a survival message," Holtzman says. "Now, we aim to define more specific signaling proteins that allow the cell to live or die in the face of infection. Identifying these signals may allow us to regulate these signals during an infection, and so make epithelial cells and macrophages more effective ...

University of Arizona plant scientists to unravel maize genome

...ble conditions for agriculture. Other improvements aim at increasing yield and nutritional value and optimizing the properties crucial for grain products such as flour, noodles and pasta. "Once the corn genome sequence is in our hands, these advances can happen much faster," Wing said. Corn is one of t...

Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Watching evolution in action

...in southern France and not in Rokkasho, Japan. One aim of ITER is to generate fusion-powered electricity by recreating the power of the sun on Earth. Science 's Breakdown of the Year -- U.S. Particle Physics: With the cancellation of two major experiments and talk of an early closing for one of the thr...

Dangerous tricksters: Some bacterie use immune cells to reproduce

...macrophage and colonise fresh material.' The next aim of the Bonn researchers is to investigate which bacterial features are important for preventing the merger of phagosomes and lysosomes, and how the immune system normally successfully eradicates an infection despite all the tricks the bacteria use. ...

Study Unlocks Insects?Secret for Love in the Dark

...e is the second in a planned series of papers that aim to improve understanding of the human response to injury. In its first paper, published in March in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team described the development of a microarray technique to analyze the entire genom...

Study reveals genomics of inflammation from severe injury

...e is the second in a planned series of papers that aim to improve understanding of the human response to injury. In its first paper, published in March in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team described the development of a microarray technique to analyze the entire genom...

The Antarctic Ocean floor

...ermes or sea worms are taxonomically analysed. The aim of this is to identify the species, to find out if they are new species or belong to previously described ones. To this end, both the external and the internal anatomy of the animal are thoroughly analysed, using hand-lens and microscope. It should...

Israeli scientists successfully transplant frozen-thawed ovaries in sheep

...e being formed, remain major obstacles. The first aim of the Israeli team was to test in vitro whether whole ovaries from sheep, together with the blood vessels, could survive the freeze-thaw process using a technique they have developed that allows precise control over the propagation of ice crystals d...

A vaccine to kill tapeworm

...art provide several months of immunity. The team's aim is to provide lifelong immunity with one or two shots, though they say the vaccine will still be beneficial even it has to be given yearly. There is no reason why the vaccine would not work in people too. But safety issues make it much more costly t...

Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics

... least partially reversible with abstinence. "The aim of this symposium was to bring together scientists from different disciplines to compare results from human and animal studies of the effects of alcohol on the brain," said Harper. "Our objective was to better understand the mechanisms underlying alc...

New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis

...taining DNA fragments that complement the DNA they aim to detect. For example, to detect Salmonella in a sample of mayonnaise, the probe has fragments of the type of DNA that complements that found in a group of genes that identify the bacteria. When the probe is submerged into the mayonnaise, some of th...

UCLA scientists store materials in cells natural vaults

...technology, or study of the tiny, scientists often aim to safely deliver and leave material in the human body without causing harm. A big challenge is how to design a package for this biomaterial that will be compatible with living cells and will not provoke an immune reaction. Previous efforts have reli...

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