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UCLA scientists strengthen case for life more than 3.8 billion years ago

...." The research on the Akilia rocks is federally funded by the National Science Foundation ( http://www.nsf.gov/ ) and the NASA Astrobiology Institute ( http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/ ), a partnership between NASA, 12 major U.S. teams and six international consortia. Scientists look for evidence of life in an...

Cigarette smoke blocks cell repair mechanism, University of Florida study shows

...ansformation or carcinogenesis." In their study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Miami-based Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, UF researchers exposed normal breast epithelial cells to cigarette smoke condensate-a tar derived from a machine that literally "smokes" a cigarette...

Sandia work launched on space shuttle shows live cells influence growth of nanostructures

...sconced cellular tenants. The work was initially funded by Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) office, and then by DOE's Basic Energy Sciences group for its fundamental implications, and then (through UNM) by the Department of Defense (Air Force) for its practical possibilities. ...

It's all in the genes

...ity structure and ecosystem evolution. The work is funded by a $5 million Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research grant from the National Science Foundation. The project includes scientists from a multitude of disciplines because, as Whitham says, "No one person has all the skills to do this." "This i...

Scientists stop autoimmune disease without shutting off immune system

...the National Academy of Sciences. The research was funded the National Institutes of Health."Even if we can't block the immune response, if we can understand the mechanisms behind the damage it causes, we can block that damage," said Dr. David S. Rubenstein, associate professor in the departments of dermato...

Study pinpoints protein's role in cancer spread

...s at a biochemical level. "In the current study, funded by Cancer Research UK, we have identified protein fragments which can bind to MDM2, inhibiting its activity. These fragments could be a good template for drugs designed to hinder the role of MDM2 in the p53 destruction pathway. We hope our findings m...

Tiny shock absorbers help bacteria stick around inside the body

...Bioengineering Research Partnership that primarily funded the project. "It also improves our understanding of how to fight bacteria that persist in turbulent environments, like the human urinary tract or intestines." ...

Atmospheric ozone recovering in mid-latitudes, report shows

...nges in atmospheric transport dynamics. The study, funded by NASA, is the first to document a difference among stratospheric regions in ozone-level improvement and to establish a cause-and-effect relationship based on direct measurements by multiple satellite andground-based, ozone-monitoring systems. "We ...

Widespread elephant slaughter discovered in Chad

...sed in the second count. The latest survey, partly funded by National Geographic, was commissioned to assess the level of poaching during the wet season, when the elephants wander outside park limits to forage and are vulnerable to attack. Elephants in the park have enjoyed strong protection from the Chadi...

In a technical tour de force, Salk scientists take a global view of the epigenome

...ng the methylated gene. Ecker and Jacobsen were funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which launched a public consortium known as ENCODE, for the Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements. Now that the human genome has been sequenced, ENCODE aims to develop technology to decipher what 30 mil...

Progress being made in exploring potential use of stem cells to treat heart disease

...in the Gladstone's new stem cell training program, funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. "The adult heart seems to have reservoirs of cardiac progenitor cells--adult stem cells that are destined to become cardiovascular cells--that may be able to replace a slow loss of cells over a l...

Afghanistan to protect wildlife and wild lands

...an and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been launched to protect the region's unique wildlife and develop the country's first official system of protected areas. "This is an important and exciting moment for Afghani...

New device could cut chemotherapy deaths

...h drugs can be fed. For the pre-clinical studies, funded by the Department of Health, Dr Perera will be working closely with Dr Vasanta Subramanian, a lecturer in the University's Department of Biology & Biochemistry. Dr Subramanian is a cell and molecular biologist with extensive research experience i...

Researchers win money to develop breath test to detect breast cancer

...ring and principal investigator. Lahann's team was funded for $446,731 over three years. Lahann also has app...molecular science and engineering. The research is funded by the Department of Defense. The cornerstone of the device, and what makes it possible, is the sw...

Avian flu modeled on supercomputer, explores vaccine and isolation options for thwarting a pandemic

...er node. The purchase of the Science Appliance was funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and Computing program. Pink is currently a system software research platform, a science appliance cluster concept invented at Los Alamos in the Computer and Computational Science D...

Record bonefish

...School (http://www.bonefishresearch.com), which is funded by Bonefish and Tarpon Unlimited, has tagged more than 4,000 bonefish throughout the Florida Keys to better understand bonefish behavior and migration patterns. As fishermen discover the tags on the fish they catch, they are instructed to measure an...

Weighting cancer drugs to make them hit tumors harder

...e drug than does the tumor. Results of the study, funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, are published in the March 1, 2006, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "Small molecules penetrate the tumor very e...

AIDS-related cognitive impairment exists in two separate forms

...veloped by Illumina Inc., of San Diego, which also funded this study. It uses fine optic beads and needs only tiny amount of DNA and RNA, Wang-Rodriguez said, and up to 96 different tests can be put on a single tray. "Having batches of samples together in a single assay that can then be read automatically m...

Markers of gene, protein, or micro-RNA activity predict outcome in prostate and colorectal cancers

...veloped by Illumina Inc., of San Diego, which also funded this study. It uses fine optic beads and needs only tiny amount of DNA and RNA, Wang-Rodriguez said, and up to 96 different tests can be put on a single tray. "Having batches of samples together in a single assay that can then be read automatically m...

Computer scientist sorts out confusable drug names

...t, I just give it to them," Kondrak said. "I was a funded researcher, and I look at it as my responsibility to share what I've learned and what I've done." "When you do basic research sometimes you don't know how it might become of use, but if this software helps to reduce even just 10 per cent of prescrip...

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