Scientists resuscitate a 5 million-year-old retrovirus
...ey aligned HERV-K(HML2) elements, determined their consensus sequence, and then constructed a retrovirus--Phoenix--from the consensus sequence by mutating existing HERV-K(HML2) copies. In addition, the researchers showed that Pho...Embryo tests give parents the choice
...e changes are taking place because there is little consensus on which tests are appropriate for PGD, and no federal or professional oversight of the clinics, according to Susannah Baruch, who led the GPPCstudy. "There are more than 1000 genetic tests currently available and there is no reason why any of these ...Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world
...sing three rounds of the Delphi technique to reach consensus on the 10 most promising applications of regenerative medicine for improving health in developing countries. They used six criteria in their rankings: Burden: Will the application address some of the most pressing health needs of developing count...Mysterious 'neural noise' actually primes brain for peak performance
...uition may be less a burst of insight than a rough consensus among your neurons. Pouget and his team are now expanding their findings across the entire cortex, because every part of our highly developed cortex displays a similar underlying Bayes-optimal structure. "If the structure is the same, that means ...Power emerges from consensus in monkey social networks
...erges through consensus. There is a high degree of consensus among group members that an individual is powerful...-teeth display. On the other hand, there is little consensus if signals come from just a few individuals. "Consensus about power is an important organizing prin...Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile infection rates
...tical analysis, and reporting are contained in the consensus statement for infection control studies---labelled the ORION (Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection) statement---are being published simultaneously in The Lancet Infectious Diseases this month and also the Journal of Antim...ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State
...wa State President Gregory Geoffroy. "The emerging consensus is that a very big part of increasing the nation's energy security will be producing fuels from plants. Iowa State scientists and engineers are well positioned to put science to work advancing biofuels technologies." Robert C. Brown, the Iowa Farm...AAAS decries latest stem cell veto
...nd faiths that supports this bill. The scientific consensus is that embryonic stem cell research is an extreme...faiths that supports this bill. "The scientific consensus is that embryonic stem cell research is an extremely promising approach to developing more effective...Runners -- Let thirst be your guide
...rs and recommendations, including an international consensus statement on this disorder published in the Clinic...ly be due to fluid retention.” The hyponatremia consensus panel has recommended that everyone, including endurance exercisers, should “drink to thirst” " that......e colony appears to be controlled by the anonymous consensus of the colony’s workers. Though it is of great interest to researchers studying social behavior, a great mystery still remains regarding how bee societies effectively direct and coordinate complex operations without a central controlling intellige...