Tag: "haven" at biology news

Leukemic cells find safe haven in bone marrow

...ll help researchers find ways to disrupt this safe haven for leukemic cells that need asparagine," added James R. Downing, M.D., St. Jude scientific director and chair of the Pathology department. Downing is a co-author of "The Journal of Clinical Investigation" paper. The "ASNS" gene controls production o...

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

...aritimes, its shaggy crown creates a blueish green haven unmistakable to turkeys and deer (and hunters): a thick understory of duff, deep with shade that accentuates the black furrows of the hemlock's tannin-rich bark. In winter, chickadees eat the small seed cones of the hemlock and they are only one s...

Fungal factories may save hemlock forests

...aritimes, its shaggy crown creates a blueish green haven unmistakable to turkeys and deer (and hunters): a thick understory of duff, deep with shade that accentuates the black furrows of the hemlock's tannin-rich bark. In winter, chickadees eat the small seed cones of the hemlock and they are only one s...

Living laboratory found on shoreline statues

...ce' art installation on Crosby Beach have become a haven for a settlement of a particular breed of barnacle - Elminius modestus. Although the barnacles have been present on North West shorelines since the 1950s, they originate from half way across the world on the coasts of Australia. They are never norm...

Give thanks for the cranberry, say dental researchers

...ss that covers the tooth and gives bacteria a safe haven to munch on sugar, thrive, and churn out acid. Koo's team found that cranberry juice prevents bacteria from forming plaque by inhibiting those enzymes and by stopping additional bacteria from glomming on to the ever-growing goo. "Something in the cr...

Reservoirs may accelerate the spread of invasive aquatic species, researchers say

...ee, and Vander Zanden propose they could provide a haven that helps invaders from saline and brackish habitats adapt to fresh water. Several invasive species are suspected to have benefited from the use of reservoirs as avenues, including Daphnia lumholtzi, a water flea from the Old World tropics, and the...

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