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MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks

...earch projects."Moleculizer is exactly the sort of development that one wants to seefrom multidisciplinary work," explained Dr. Brent. "The mathematicaland algorithmic skills that Dr. Lok brought to the problem could onlycome from one with his strengths, but the work is important because itaddresses a problem ar...

Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei

...sociate Laboratory Director who helped pioneer the development of nano-sized crystals of semiconductor materials. Called quantum dots, these microscopic crystals have shown promise in such wide-ranging applications as solar cells, computer design, and biology. In 1998, for example, Alivisatos developed a way to ...

New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers

...vecharacteristics that could have consequences for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from plant tissue, the protein can nowalso be produced in large quantities as a recombinant protein inbacteria, making it highly available for medicinal or otherapp...

The death of a very special chimpanzee

...vecharacteristics that could have consequences for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from plant tissue, the protein can nowalso be produced in large quantities as a recombinant protein inbacteria, making it highly available for medicinal or otherapp...

Zebrafish may hold key to understanding human nerve cell development

...ay apreviously unidentified role in regulating the development of sensoryhair cell precursors -- the specialized ....Piotrowski's research in zebrafish focuses on the development ofsensory neurons known as hair cells. Like humans, zebrafish use haircells to detect sound and moti...

Harmful Bacterium Commonly Found in Poultry May Survive Refrigeration and Frozen Storage Combined

...ay apreviously unidentified role in regulating the development of sensoryhair cell precursors -- the specialized ....Piotrowski's research in zebrafish focuses on the development ofsensory neurons known as hair cells. Like humans, zebrafish use haircells to detect sound and moti...

GenMAPP 2.0 released

...ay apreviously unidentified role in regulating the development of sensoryhair cell precursors -- the specialized ....Piotrowski's research in zebrafish focuses on the development ofsensory neurons known as hair cells. Like humans, zebrafish use haircells to detect sound and moti...

The Shapes Of Life: NIGMS Project Yields More Than 1,000 Protein Structures

...y life processes and could lead to targets for the development of new medicines. The PSI is a 10-year, approxima...n structures, Norvell said there will be continued development of new technology: “As we reach for higher-hanging fruit ?protein structures that are more complex a...

The BIOS Initiative - open source biotechnology is born

...ies in the world, to be partners in the choice and development of the crop improvement technologies best suited to their own priorities", says Richard Jefferson, founder and CEO of CAMBIA and Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University (CSU). "Most importantly, these new tools are provided under a new licensi...

Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells

...rowth of human tumor cellsand alter the growth and development of animals....

Discovery Could Lead To Novel Approaches In HIV Treatment

... Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, has announcedthe development of a new method to assess how well the thymus (an ...n by the thymus.These findings pave the way to the development of novel immunotherapiesof HIV-infected individuals. Such immunotherapies could be alsoapplicable to...

PANTHER Protein Classification System Database 5.0

...or Applied Biosystems, PrimaryInvestigator for the development of the PANTHER system, and lead authorof the paper. “The significant enhancements in the latest versionprovide the scientific community with a wealth of freely availableinformation and tools to advance systems biology. We are honored thatthe PANTHER ...

Newly Discovered Compound Blocks Known Cancer-Causing Protein

...nds to shepherd it through the first steps of drug development by testing the compound in animal models of cancer. The research was supported by grant from the NIH and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute predoctoral fellowship to Casey graduate student Ann M. Winter-Vann, the first author of the study. "This is ...

Devising Nano Vision for an Optical Microscope

...al imaging, the computer-intensive technique under development at NIST uses a set of dynamically engineered light waves optimized for particular properties (such as angular orientation and polarization). How this structured illumination field—engineered differently to highlight the particular geometry of each ty...

UCSD discovery may help extend life of natural pesticide

...ide," explained Aroian, who led the team. "But the development of insect resistance to Bt is a major threat to it...rough more than one receptor type could thwart the development of resistance. "This paper presents an intriguing question," said Griffitts. "In light of findings ...

Scientists identify new model Of NK cell development

...discovery that sheds new light upon the growth and development of human natural killer (NK) cells, powerful but somewhat mysterious components of the body's immune system that are the first line of defense against cancer and infectious diseases. Scientists have believed for years that human NK cells are generat...

White blood cell waste disposal system plays critical regulatory role

... control neutrophil turnover may contribute to the development of future therapeutics for conditions characterized by abnormal numbers of these critical immune cells. Human neutrophils are white blood cells that are constantly being produced in the bone marrow and released into the blood stream where they migra...

New RNA polymerase discovered in plants

...pmental problems, from dwarfing in plants to tumor development in humans to certain death in mice. Pikaard thinks that Pol IV helps make siRNAs that then direct DNA methylation to sequences matching the siRNAs. The results were published in Cell online, Feb. 10, 2005 and will appear in the March, 2005 print ve...

Influenza vaccine uses insect cells to speed development

...ation have been able to speed up a key step in the development of an experimental cell-based influenza vaccine. T...ed to produce the vaccine. In addition to the long development time, another drawback to this method is the possibility that an avian influenza virus would be leth...

RNA project to create language for scientists worldwide

... roles of RNA in genetics, health, disease and the development of organisms. The rapidly growing body of knowledge has created the need for researchers to develop a shared vocabulary and system for describing, cataloging and comparing their findings. An international team of RNA scientists, known as the RNA Ont...

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(Date:12/4/2009)A major discovery is challenging accepted thinking about amyloids the fibrous protein deposits associated with diseases such as Alzheimer,s and Parkinson,s and may open up a potential new area for t
(Date:12/3/2009)A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research, just published in Nature Nanotechnolo
(Date:12/3/2009)Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive. , Experiments with two spe
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(Date:12/4/2009)Case Western Reserve University researchers, from the School of Medicine,s Department of Nutrition, discovered two new metabolic pathways by which products of lipid peroxidation and some drugs of abus
(Date:12/4/2009)Outcomes same whether procedure done immediately or 3 weeks later, study shows , , FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Timing of surgical repair or reconstruction of multiple-ligament knee inju
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