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New clues to how sex evolves

...illips have found three new genes, which they have named zim-1, zim-2, and zim-3, that perform the same functions for the worm's five additional chromosomes. Their results are published in the December issue of Developmental Cell. All four of these genes code for different but highly related "zinc-fin...

Record ozone loss during 2006 over South Pole

...nvironment and Security), ESA has backed a project named TEMIS (Tropospheric Emission Monitoring Internet Service) that provides operational ozone and UV radiation monitoring based on SCIAMACHY and GOME-1 data. The ozone-monitoring data provided by these instruments span a time period of 11 years, which wi...

Mechanical 'artificial hearts' can remove need for heart transplant by returning heart to normal

...for the researchers is a larger multi-centre trial named the Harefield Recovery Protocol (HARP) study, which is envisaged to start soon on both sides of the atlantic. The researchers are also continuing their molecular and cellular research and studying the mechanistic and therapeutic targets which have m...

'Hidden-hero' microbes in soil, water may help naturally clean toxic sites

...ed a new 'wonderbug,' a metal-reducing bacteria we named Geobacter FRC-32," Kostka added. "The genome of this organism now has been sequenced, and we will use that genome sequence and those of other 'bugs' at Oak Ridge in developing our new bioremediation strategies for DOE sites." ...

Newly discovered fish named after New York aquarium biologist

...red on the African island nation of Madagascar was named after him. Dr. Paul Loiselle, who has dedicated m...rican Museum of Natural History (AMNH), after they named a new species of cichlid Ptychochromis loisellei. The announcement was made in a recent edition of ...

How to manage forests in hurricane impact zones

...7 hurricane season for the Atlantic coast, with 17 named storms, including 5 major hurricanes. The analysis included a 74 percent probability of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. coast before the season ends on November 30. "Coastal areas in the southern United States are adapted to disturbance from bo...

Scientists unlock mystery of embryonic stem cell signaling pathway

...nvestigator, Michael Kahn, Ph.D., who was recently named the first Provost’s Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at USC. Such a layer is needed because it is currently the only proven method to provide the stem cells with the necessary chemical signals that prompt them to stay undifferentiated and to contin...

Small molecule dervived from Rb2/p130 could act as cancer therapeutic

...scovered a 39 amino-acid-long sequence, which they named Spa310. The molecule that was synthetically produced in the laboratory was introduced into mice that had been injected with tumor cells. "Tumor growth was inhibited and the tumors began to reduce in size until they disappeared," Giordano said. ...

UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands

...describes the bird as a new genus and species, now named Rigidipenna inexpectata. "This discovery under... Florida Museum. Frogmouths are predatory birds named for their strikingly wide, strong beak that resembles a frog’s mouth; but their beak also sports a s...

Study to explore using magnets to correct 'sunken chest'

...rrison said. "Magnets do it." The research team named the new technique the "Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure," known as 3MP. The 3MP uses a device that includes two parts: a titanium-encased magnet about the size of a quarter that is surgically attached to the child's breastbone and a second magnet embed...

Darwin's famous finches and Venter's marine microbes

...n The circumnavigating Sorcerer II Expedition, named after the sailboat J. Craig Venter transformed into a marine research vessel, was inspired in part by the journeys of the HMS Beagle and the HMS Challenger in the nineteenth century. But unlike those pioneering expeditions, the Sorcerer II team led b...

Researcher to study astronaut bone loss for space biology agency

...a, San Francisco, was one of only three scientists named in January 2007 as 2006-2008 Postdoctoral Fellows by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI). Long's NSBRI research project will focus on the causes and possible methods of treating or preventing bone loss resulting from the prolong...

Iowa State University botanists identify new species of North American bamboo

... backyard!" Her 75th species discovery has been named Arundinaria appalachiana. Clark, Triplett and Weakley recently completed the intricate process botanists are obliged to follow to officially name and describe a newfound species. Following rules laid out in the International Code of Botanical Nomencl...

Why aren't humans furry? Stone-Age moms could be the answer

...0 prize, launched in 2004, is awarded annually and named in honour of Dr. David Horrobin, the renowned researcher, biotechnology expert and founder of Medical Hypotheses ( http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623059/description#description ), who died in 2003. Harris' paper descri...

New species of snapper discovered in Brazil

...oncentration of coral reefs. The new species is named for 18th century naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, whose extensive work in the Brazilian interior remains largely unknown. Moura and Lindeman spent five years observing Lutjanus alexandrei to analyze its characteristics and determine the disti...

Scientists discover new, readily available source of stem cells

...e the newly discovered stem cells, which they have named amniotic fluid-derived stem (AFS) cells, may represent an intermediate stage between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. They have markers consistent with both cell types. "It took this long to verify that we had a true stem cell," said Ata...

UCSD researchers discover variants of natural tumor suppressor

...ar Cell, described the discovery of an enzyme they named PH domain Leucine-rich repeat Protein Phosphatase (PHLPP, pronounced "flip") that turns off signaling of the Akt/protein kinase B, a protein which controls cell growth, proliferation and survival. The new work describes a second family member, PHL...

Horse genome assembled

...ed in the sequencing effort is a Thoroughbred mare named Twilight from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Researchers obtained the DNA from a small sample of the animal's blood. To download a high-resolution photo of Twilight, go to http://www.genome.gov/pressDisplay.cfm?photoID=20008 . Twilight is stabl...

Navigable nanotransport

... hollowed-out pumpkin, this class of compounds was named after the plant genus of pumpkins, the cucurbitaceae. When the mini-pumpkins are linked together, they form an empty sphere with many tiny cavities on its surface. These "pockets" can be filled with certain nitrogen-containing biomolecules, such as s...

Discovery of new cave millipedes casts light on Arizona cave ecology

...ies are likely. The new millipede genus will be named in honor of NAU ecologist, John Prather, who died last year. Wynne, also an associate curator with the Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity, is also developing methods for detecting caves using thermal remote sensing imagery. Once pro...

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