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Physiological effects of reduced gravity on bacteria

...bacteria are important residents in water systems, including those of space stations, examination of responses to conditions like microgravity may offer significant insight into the factors that influence bacterial distribution. In this study, water system bacterial isolates from the ISS were compared to other...

New tumor-suppressor gene discovered

...nd that they developed large tumors in many organs including the head, eye, wing, leg, and antenna. He also generated another mutant form of the mats gene--this time with a huge missing pie ce of genetic material caused by another transposable element jumping out and dragging lots of material along with it. "W...

First technology to remove prions that cause vCJD from blood launched

...nted safeguards similar to those enacted in the UK including leukocyte reduction and donor deferral. Many nations ban blood donations from people who lived or visited countries where BSE infected cattle have been found. These donor deferral measures have put increased pressures on the availability of adequate...

Grasping metaphors: UC San Diego research ties brain area to figures of speech

...volution of many quintessentially human abilities, including metaphorical ?and other abstract ?thinking," Ramachandran said. "Any monkey can reach for a peanut," he said, "but only a human can reach for the stars or even understand what that means." Ramachandran's lab is continuing work on linking other brai...

Biomarkers isolated from saliva successfully predict oral and breast cancer

... with the advance of several emerging technologies including improved methods to identify, collect, preserve and amplify genetic material and proteins. In this study, the UCLA team found they could isolate messenger RNA from saliva and blood sera that might have diagnostic value for detecting early cancer. In...

Cooperation is key—a new way of looking at MicroRNA and how it controls gene expression

...e aberrant mechanisms that underlie many diseases, including cancer and septic shock. The discovery concerns t...hes of RNA called AU-rich elements. Lots of genes, including inflammatory cytokines and cancer-causing oncogenes, have these AU-rich elements built in. AU-rich ...

Anammox bacteria produce nitrogen gas in oceans' snackbar

...e tropical ocean, which is visited by many animals including giant whales. The newly discovered anammox bacteria remove ammonium from the ocean, which as a result can not be taken up anymore by other organisms. Algae and cyanobacteria only partly succeed in fixing the released nitrogen gas to form new nutrient...

Insight into DNA's 'weakest links' may yield clues to cancer biology

The chromosomes of mammals, including humans, contain regions that are particularly prone to breaking under conditions of stress and in cancer. Now, new research by geneticists at Duke University Medical Center finds that yeast cells also contain such weak links in DNA and begins to reve...

Decoding the logic of olfaction

...neural activity produced by a wide range of odors, including vanilla, skunk, fish, urine, musk, and chocolate. ...xposed mice to each of a wide range of odorants -- including apple, skunk, floral, fishy, urine, vanilla, musk, woody, garlic, and chocolate. After each mouse wa...

FDA Works To Speed The Advent Of New, More Effective Personalized Medicines

...s detailed information on submitting genomic data, including a decision tree to simplify data submissions, relevant regulatory information, and FDA contact information. FDA has already received several pharmacogenomic data submissions through both the regulatory and voluntary processes and will continue to wo...

Genpathway and Baylor College of Medicine Identify New Genes in Breast Cancer

...neural activity produced by a wide range of odors, including vanilla, skunk, fish, urine, musk, and chocolate. ...xposed mice to each of a wide range of odorants -- including apple, skunk, floral, fishy, urine, vanilla, musk, woody, garlic, and chocolate. After each mouse wa...

Turning viruses into allies against cancer

...ing) viruses are in varying stages of development, including modifications of the virus that causes measles and... tested in patients with a variety of tumor types, including melanoma, breast, head and neck, and colorectal cancer. In early clinical studies, the engineered v...

Novel gene-silencing nanoparticles shown to inhibit Ewing's sarcoma

...ver, has proved daunting for a variety of reasons, including the ability to deliver these bits of genetic material in high concentrations to specific tumor sites, while avoiding degradation. To overcome these hurdles, the scientists employed a sugar-containing polymer invented by chemical engineers at the Cal...

Integration of Agilent's MS technology, Proteome Systems' software to help scientists in proteomics research

... that are important in the study of many diseases, including cancer, influenza and arthritis. Under the agreement, Proteome Systems will make its GlycomIQ software, a comprehensive platform for the mass spectrometric analysis of protein-associated glycans (polysaccharides), compatible with the Agilent XCT, XCT...

Double triumph in stem cell quest

...lls can differentiate into a number of cell types, including heart muscle cells, neurons and blood stem cells, although the results have not yet been published. Trounson, whose team has been experimenting with a similar approach, says far more detailed studies will be needed. Besides looking at further cell s...

At long last, scientists figure out how plants grow

...ght into how related proteins function in animals, including humans. In a 2001 report (also in Nature), Estelle and colleagues showed that the protein TIR1 acts to increase the expression of certain growth-related genes. The scientists had not known at the time that TIR1 interacts directly with auxin (also k...

Grizzlies set to invade high Arctic?

...he large bear with characteristic grizzly features including a prominent shoulder hump, dark brown hair on and around the rear legs, and faded (grizzled) hair on the rest of the body. Then in the summer of 2004, Dr. England's research group found physical proof that a grizzly bear was indeed calling Melville ...

Edible bivalves as a source of human pathogens: signals between vibrios and the bivalve host.

... when consumed raw or undercooked. Vibrio species, including human pathogens, are particularly abundant in bivalve tissues, where they can persist even after cleaning procedures, thus representing a potential risk for human health. Although different environmental factors are well known to affect the persisten...

Africa to take it on chin again with climate change

...ought since the 1970s has plagued southern Africa, including Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, the nearby Indian Ocean has warmed more than 1 degree Celsius (0.6 degree Fahrenheit) since 1950. As showers and thunderstorms develop in the rising air above the warming ocean, says Hurrell, they help lead to...

MUHC scientists describe genetic resistance to rampant virus

...ypes." CMV infects most of the world's organisms, including upwards of 80% of the human population. Although healthy people suffer only mild symptoms, infection can trigger fatal reactions in those with a compromised immune system, such as organ transplant recipients, newborns and persons infected with human ...

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