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World Trade Center identifications pushed forensic DNA technology

...ement in July 2005, Shaler oversaw New York City's efforts in identifying victims through DNA analysis. In the process of identifications, he and his colleagues pushed the edges of science and the technologies applicable to forensic investigations. "We lacked the tools needed to do the job properly or effi...

Genome changes tracked during multiple myeloma initiation, progression and treatment

...eir results will serve to direct costly sequencing efforts toward those specific regions that contain genes displaying high pathogenic relevance. "This story clearly indicates that we are dealing with the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the universe of cancer genes," says Dr. DePinho. ...

Mayo Clinic researchers challenge sepsis theory

..."That's why the death rate remains so high despite efforts to block the poisons." The researchers define a new "first step" that initiates the sepsis syndrome cycle. In this step, a critical receptor for bacterial poisons and for some of the body's own substances is liberated from "natural suppression." Onc...

Avian flu transmission to humans may be higher than thought

...subtype H5N1, has been ongoing since 2003, despite efforts by the government to eliminate the diseased birds from flocks. "In addition to being an important source of income, poultry is kept by many rural households for subsistence farming. The current epidemic in poultry is thus not only a public health p...

Leave it to salmon to leave no stone unturned

...sediments that can smother them. But consider the efforts of the grand dames of the salmon world, the female chinook ?or king ?salmon. The largest females are more than a yard long and tip the scales at 45 pounds or more. The biggest nests are nearly a foot and a half deep and extend up to 17 square yards –...

MBL leads effort to update E. coli genome

...fic community. In an attempt to consolidate the efforts of scientists working independently on the genome of the E.coli K-12 strain, an international team of biologists, led by MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) scientists Monica Riley and Margrethe "Gretta" Serres, has published a comprehensive, updated ...

Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal

...regulation and better coordination of conservation efforts at various government levels (municipal, state and federal); a review of current legislation regarding protected areas and legal reserves for the region; and implementation of a broad environmental restoration program in devastated areas. ...

Zebra finches remember songs dad sang

...ong, remember and imitate it. At first, the bird's efforts are clumsy ?the songbird equivalent of a baby's first babbling syllables. But eventually, the young bird manages an almost complete copy of his parent's song that includes some improvised elements. Birdsong scientists use the word "tutor" to descri...

Strawberries by design

...cient transformation of strawberry. However, these efforts have fallen short of the requirements to support large-scale studies of gene function in fruit crops." He added: "What sets this work apart is the concerted approach adopted by the researchers to combine different parameters that boost the efficiency...

African amphibians make extreme parental sacrifice: The skin off their backs

...y of amphibian life history strategies and greater efforts to conserve it." Nussbaum collaborated on the research with Alexander Kupfer and Mark Wilkinson of the Natural History Museum in London, UK; Hendrik Muller of Leiden University in the Netherlands; Marta Antoniazzi and Carlos Jared of Laboratorio de ...

Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites

...new insight into how enzymes work from painstaking efforts of a large interdisciplinary group based on detailed experimental observations and theoretical analysis at the atomic level," said Professor Scrutton, who is based in the University's Faculty of Life Sciences. "Modern drugs are designed to have stru...

Scientists re-engineer a well-known antibiotic to counter drug resistance

...erties," Boger said. "We hope that our pioneering efforts will spur further research into the development of more potent antibiotics." ...

St. Jude projects 90 percent cure rate for ALL

...icer of St. Jude and the paper's co-author. "Their efforts are directly responsible for helping to push up the cure rate for ALL. "Thanks to their work and the work of other institutions, we can now identify factors putting patients at high risk; and that has enabled us to determine whether treatment failur...

Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases

...se above the $28 million already planned for these efforts in the NIH budget. If approved by Congress, this ...ffect health. "The discoveries made through these efforts will ultimately lead to profound advances in disease prevention and treatment," Secretary Leavitt sa...

Removing DNA repair gene causes metabolic syndrome

...go. Their interest in NEIL1 was initiated by their efforts to clone and crystallize homologs to the Escherichia coli endonuclease VIII gene. E. coli endonuclease VIII is part of a pathway of enzymes involved in repairing DNA damaged by free radicals that trigger oxidative stress on cell molecules. As a conse...

Report finds cruise industry is protecting the precious places it visits

...d by the cruise lines invest in local communities' efforts to establish cultural attractions and fund conservation groups working to protect sensitive destinations. Grupo Xcaret, a private company, purchased and leased lands from the Mexican government to develop natural and cultural theme parks along the ...

High resolution 'snapshots' detail dynamics of a cocaine antibody

...o be a major public health problem, so far eluding efforts at developing an effective therapeutic agent to counter the craving, addiction, and overdose of the drug. To date, no treatment has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Commenting on the new findings, Xueyong Zhu, Ph.D., the prim...

USC, Rice to develop bacteria-powered fuel cells

...eochemist Andreas Lüttge will spearhead the team's efforts to understand how the bacteria Shewanella oneidensis attach to and interact with anode surfaces inside the fuel cell. Anodes are the parts of fuel cells and batteries that gather excess electrons for harvesting. To optimize its design, the team must ...

Basic research leads to a novel cancer therapy

...ch. In contrast to SUTENT®, Herceptin® attacks the efforts of genetic alterations in the cells of certain forms of breast and ovarian cancer. It blocks the receptor Her2/neu in these cells, which thereby stop growing and become more specific to the immune system. Since then, Ullrich and his colleagues have ...

NHGRI announces new sequencing targets

...olved in switching the gene on or off. Sequencing efforts will be carried out by the NHGRI-supported, Large-Scale Sequencing Research Network, which consists of five centers: Agencourt Bioscience Corp., Beverly, Mass.; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, M...

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