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Making plant cells work like miniature factories

...the chemical and genetic makeup. We hope that such fundamental research will be applicable to other plants as well." Ames Laboratory is a DOE Office of Science research facility operated by Iowa State University. The Lab conducts research into various areas of national concern, including energy resources, high-...

Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program

...reveal the roles that proteins play in life's most fundamental processes and point the way to designing new medicines. Under the direction of Rutgers Professor Gaetano Montelione, the Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium (NESG) will conduct the five-year undertaking. "This grant, one of the largest in Rutge...

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

...s the same in plants, bacteria, and humans. It's a fundamental property of life on Earth." Another HHMI investigator, Thomas A. Steitz of Yale University, produced the first atomic-resolution images of the large subunit of the ribosome from a bacterium. He reported on the work in a landmark paper in 2000 in the...

UNC scientists discover new role for protein as fundamental inhibitor of cell movement

...results and to discover that it also regulates the fundamental process of cell migration," said Dr. Tina Leisner, associate professor of pharmacology at UNC and the study's lead author. "CIB1 plays a prominent role in the activation of PAK1 and potentially may be another important player in the regulation of thi...

What Makes The Brain Tick, Tick, Tick: Researchers Gaining New Insights Into Brain's Internal Clock

... neural mechanisms of such clocks may be even more fundamental to understanding the brain than figuring out, for ...id. Said Buhusi, "I would argue that time is more fundamental than space, because one can just close one's eyes and relive memories, going back in time; or prospe...

Scientists and engineers apply nature's design to human problems

...ative cultures and then applies these solutions to fundamental environmental, economic and social challenges. Its long-term goal is to engage leaders in various fields in a conversation and learning process to help them understand the root causes of the region's economic, social and environmental problems, accor...

Scientists unpick genetics of first 15 minutes of life

...nters an egg, giving it a crucial role in the most fundamental process in sexually reproducing animals. The abse..., looks after this re-packaging process, making it fundamental for those first 15 minutes in the regeneration of a new life." When sperm cells are created, the mo...

Applying ecological laws to bacteria

...ortant finding as it will allow us to predict some fundamental diversity patterns of bacterial communities from information that is fairly simple to obtain. Combined with the amazing technological advances made in environmental microbiology, we hope that we will be able to predict how these communities respond t...

Scientists crack 40-year-old DNA puzzle and point to 'hot soup' at the origin of life

...ical brilliance you would expect from something so fundamental to life on earth." One of quirks of the genetic code is that there are groups of codons which all translate to the same amino acid. For example, the amino acid leucine can be translated from six different codons whilst some amino acids, which have e...

NC State researchers redesign life for Mars and beyond

...s to plants sometime in the future. "This is very fundamental research," Boss said. "If we could add new genes to plants, we could potentially make the plants more resistant to extreme conditions such as drought and extreme temperatures that we have on Earth, but also to the extreme conditions that one might fi...

Biotechnology's newest chemical tool

...prosthesis has a self-adaptive grasp. "This is a fundamental feature of the CYBERHAND prosthesis because only a limited number of control signals are available for user's voluntary control," says project manager, Dr Lucia Beccai. Importantly, it also means less user effort is required to control the hand durin...

Restoring silenced suppressor gene kills lung-cancer cells

...e loss or silencing of tumor suppressor genes is a fundamental cause of tumor development. The WWOX protein is missing in cells making up many lung tumors, and in 62 percent of cases, the gene is turned off by a chemical process known as methylation. "There is nothing wrong with those genes except that they ...

Cyberkinetics, Case to develop system to help restore extremity function

...s focus is to improve people's lives by supporting fundamental research in the neuro-muscular sciences, developing new technologies and methods, performing clinical evaluation and feasibility testing, and promoting the wide-spread deployment of new technologies through professional education and commercial partn...

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

...ts of evolution sought to renew challenges to this fundamental concept. This milestone, plus nine other research advances, make up Science 's list of the top ten scientific developments in 2005, chosen for their profound implications for society and the advancement of science. Science 's Top Ten list appears ...

Bacterial protein mimics host to cripple defenses

... understand how organisms regulate cell death on a fundamental level," Martin said. AvrPtoB provides a sophisticated tool researchers can use to knock out PCD brought on by a variety of conditions, shedding light on immunity. The protein itself or a derivative might one day be applied to control disease in crops...

New study examines how sense of smell affects mating and aggression in mice

...he sense of smell--should provide insight into the fundamental principles that mammalian brains use to transform sensory information into behavior," says lead investigator Nirao Shah, MD, PhD, UCSF assistant professor of anatomy. "There are striking genetic and neuroanatomic similarities between mice and humans...

Grid bridges 4,800 miles for molecular repositories

...s are seeking to learn more about some of the most fundamental building blocks of life. According to Doug Ray, chief research officer at PNNL, collaboration with researchers at these institutions, which rank among the world leaders in biological science, positions PNNL to contribute to breakthroughs in scientifi...

Bugs expose underground carbon traffic system 10 times more important than fossil fuel burning

... the food-webs and nutrient flow in soil which is fundamental to sustainable agriculture. ...

Recreating 'Flowers for Algernon' with a happy ending

.... "This is mind-blowing ?we think we have a real fundamental reason to be optimistic," explained Silva. "Here is a drug that affects a key learning and memory pathway, and completely rescues the most common genetic cause for learning disabilities. We don't have to do extensive clinical trials for toxicity or...

DNA technique measures suitability of soil for onion crops

...matology, Blgg managed to successfully combine the fundamental knowledge from the patent with state-of-the-art laboratory practice. The result is a practical test that conclusively demonstrates the presence of both the stem nematode and onion white rot. Both parties are continuing to work on the development of...

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