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Hanging baskets of sex and death help fruit growers

...se this form of virus warfare have to spray almost every element of an orchard to ensure the moths come into contact with virus. This is wasteful both of time and resources. By this method the moth themselves spread the virus in a very targeted way to other moths and prevents loss of populations of other b...

UCR biochemist goes to Washington with high-protein corn

.... Initially the ear produces a pair of flowers for every kernel. But then one of the sister flowers undergoes abortion, resulting in one flower for each kernel. Gallie's research group has developed technology that essentially rescues the aborted flower, resulting in two kernels that are fused together. "D...

No small feat: First ever gene therapy success for muscular dystrophy achieved

...enefit if it is able to reverse genetic defects in every cell of the body's 600 muscle groups. By using a miniature gene, similar in function to the one defective in CMD, and applying a newly developed method for "systemic" gene delivery, the Pitt researchers have shown that gene therapy for muscular dyst...

Protein structure key for AIDS, cell function

... cells release calcium -- a mineral used in almost every cellular process. The findings also may offer insights into mechanisms involved in certain diseases, ranging from leukemia to diabetes and HIV-AIDS. Levels of the protein climb, for reasons unknown, when people fall ill, making human CD38 a marker...

Gene for immune deficiency syndromes found

...ylactic antibiotics or IV immunoglobulin infusions every three weeks," he says. Geha's team previously demonstrated that TACI binds to two other proteins made by cells in the respiratory and gastrointestinal lining, known as APRIL and BAFF, to trigger the signal for B cells to mature. Geha believes that a...

Progress on HIV/AIDS significant but insufficient

... epidemic expanding at an accelerating rate and on every continent, treatment and prevention efforts were "...than when the Assembly met here four years ago. In every way, that threat had attained alarming proportions. In fact, he said, in 2004, the number of infecte...

Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target

...ylactic antibiotics or IV immunoglobulin infusions every three weeks," he says. Geha's team previously demonstrated that TACI binds to two other proteins made by cells in the respiratory and gastrointestinal lining, known as APRIL and BAFF, to trigger the signal for B cells to mature. Geha believes that a...

Researchers Create DNA-Based Sensors for Nano-Tongues and Nano-Noses

... and then rolled. It is a unique material in which every atom is on both the surface and the interior. Although nanotubes have many applications, they are extremely sensitive to electrostatic variations in their environment, whether the nanotube is in a liquid or in air. "When the DNA portion of the nanos...

Identical twins may have more differences than meet the eye

...n cancer cell cultures in his laboratory. "Nearly every tumor, every human malignancy shows changes in DNA methylation that mess up gene expression," he said. "If we und...

Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research

...understand how the sun reverses its magnetic field every 11 years. Each digital cell in AgentCell is a virtual Escherichia coli, a single-celled bacterium, which is equipped with all the virtual components necessary to search for food. These digital E. coli contain their own chemotaxis system, which trans...

Scientists find evidence of catastrophic sand avalanches, sea level changes in Gulf of Mexico

...n cancer cell cultures in his laboratory. "Nearly every tumor, every human malignancy shows changes in DNA methylation that mess up gene expression," he said. "If we und...

Scientists use gene transfer technology and common virus to block neuropathic pain in animals

...between cells to keep things quiet. You can't have every neuron talking to every other neuron all the time or you'd have chaos.?/p> Other scientists have shown that decreased GA...

Locusts' built-in 'surface analysis' ability directs them to fly overland

...f major proportions, with the creatures destroying every growing thing in their path. Until now, it was thought that the directions of these swarms were predominantly directed by prevailing winds. Now, Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists have shown that a physiological trait of these grasshoppers ?n...

Forsyth scientists find three bacteria associated with oral cancer

...eed for screening Government statistics show that, every year, some 30 thousand US residents are diagnosed ...d, "I cannot overemphasize how important it is for every adult to be examined by a dental or medical health professional for signs of oral cancer at least on...

Green diesel: New process makes liquid transportation fuel from plants

...ethanol production creates 1.1 units of energy for every unit of energy consumed. In the UW-Madison process... result is the creation of 2.2 units of energy for every unit of energy consumed in energy production. "The fuel we're making stores a considerable amount o...

Controlling wildlife trade key to preventing health crises, study says

...wildlife and ecosystems." According to the study, every year millions of wild animals pass through markets...ver, have emerged in humans, averaging one disease every 8 months. Besides the direct impact on people, the transmission of wildlife-borne pathogens also aff...

Scientists use gene transfer technology and common virus to block neuropathic pain

...between cells to keep things quiet. You can't have every neuron talking to every other neuron all the time or you'd have chaos." Other scientists have shown that decreased GABA act...

Experimental shingles vaccine proves effective in nationwide study

...revent chickenpox in millions of American children every year since 1995. The zoster vaccine was developed specifically for study in older adults. During an average of more than three years of follow-up, the vaccine reduced the incidence of shingles by 51 percent: 642 cases of shingles occurred among thos...

North & South American researchers find architectural abnormalities in T. cruzi ribosome

... of 39 nucleotides is spliced onto the lead end of every mRNA molecule, no matter which protein is to be made. And, as Levin and his colleagues discovered years ago, the heart damage associated with Chagas disease is triggered by antibodies formed by an infected individual's immune system in response to a ...

Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Historic Half Million Mark In U.S.

...prematurity rate was 9.4 in 1981; it has increased every year since then except for slight dips in 1992 and 2000. "Prematurity is the number one killer of newborns. We see from these latest statistics that the prematurity crisis in this country continues to intensify, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katri...

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