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Eminent inventor of DNA fingerprinting gains new recognition

...ed Kingdom and was rated at a Grade 5* in the 2001 national research assessment exercise. It has a diversity of active research groups with a common approach, the use of molecular techniques to resolve the problems addressed. The Department was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2002, for pioneering re...

Salk scientists untangle steroid hormone signaling in plants

...uthor of the study Grégory Vert, now at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, said, "All the players are old acquaintances and we knew from genetic studies that they were involved in this pathway. But when we revisited the old crew it became clear that we had to revis...

Ozone recovering, but unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, says study

...uthor of the study Grégory Vert, now at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, said, "All the players are old acquaintances and we knew from genetic studies that they were involved in this pathway. But when we revisited the old crew it became clear that we had to revis...

African wetland managers armed with new technology

...iled wide-area views of individual wetlands to aid national and local conservation efforts. Because the succe...ernational Importance. The Ramsar Convention's 145 national signatories have committed to maintaining the ecological character and are obliged to report on the ...

New study calculates millions of years saved in lives of AIDS patients

...gators used a computer simulation model to examine national surveillance and efficacy data for newly diagnosed adult AIDS patients under care in the United States from 1989 to 2003. They divided those years into "eras" corresponding to specific advances in AIDS care, and then used the simulation model to dete...

Finding the right mix: A biomaterial blend library

...e to regenerate. In a 2006 study* presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in September, the researchers analyzed how two types of model cells--immune cells known as macrophages and bone cells known as osteoblasts--responded to changes in the composition of thin films made of these t...

Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold

...ssment done in two years in one of Nepal's premier national parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The area only became accessible for visits since the ceasefire between the Maoist insurgents and government troops a month ago. Since 1986, 70 rhinos we...

Obesity levels in US are grossly underestimated

...ach year. In the U.S., survey data on obesity on a national and state level is obtained using information gath...e System (BRFSS), which uses telephone interviews; national data is also collected using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which do...

Save the whales? Sure, but how many?

...and showed the diverse ways in which they apply to national laws and international treaties. According to the paper's author, WCS ecologist Dr. Eric Sanderson, 'minimum viable populations' ?the goal commonly used by wildlife managers that aims to have self-sustaining populations ?should be seen as the begin...

St. Jude finds clues to hearing loss from chemotherapy

...iversities, several medical research centers and a national laboratory. The consortium used ENU, a chemical that causes random mutations in sperm of mice that were subsequently mated with females. Offspring of this mating carried mutations in one or more specific spots in their DNA, Zuo explained. The random...

Other patients bear the real cost of Herceptin

...ntal challenge facing the NHS ?the tension between national priority setting and local implementation, they add. This situation highlights our central argument, that as NICE guidance provides no extra funding or any suggestion of which services to cut, medical professionals ultimately have to make these de...

Gene therapy for hereditary lung disease advances

...according to the Miami-based Alpha-1 Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization devoted to finding a cure. In addition, medical authorities suspect less than 5 percent of affected individuals are diagnosed, often not until they are in their mid- to late-30s, after extensive lung damage occurs. Shortne...

Wild tigers need cat food

...GS) says tigers living in one of India’s best-run national parks lose nearly a quarter of their population each year from poaching and natural mortality, yet their numbers remain stable due to a combination of high reproductive rates and abundant prey. The study, which appears in the journal Ecology, unders...

New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community

...likely than whites to have AIDS. Confronting this national health disparity is a paramount concern. NMAC's...rs for Disease Control and Prevention releases new national HIV statistics and we see an ever-increasing toll of AIDS on the African-American community," said D...

Poor athletic performance linked to vitamin deficiency

...r abilities and their long-term health." Current national B-vitamin recommendations for active individuals may be inadequate, and athletes who follow the recommended daily allowances set by the U.S. government may be receiving lower amounts of nutrients than there bodies need, said Manore. Athletes who rest...

What's next for gene therapy? Plastic

...job. The research will be presented at the 232nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco September 10-14, 2006. "We are applying our fundamental knowledge in polymer science to gene transfer agents," said Tim Long, professor of chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Te...

Electric jolt triggers release of biomolecules, nanoparticles

...aterials science and engineering, during the 232nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco. "You can think of the useful biomolecule or nanoparticle as a balloon tethered to a surface," he said. "We use an electrical pulse to cut the tether, and it floats away." This method could ...

Shrinking ponds signal warmer, dryer Alaska

... 77 million acres in Alaska and make up 81% of the national refuge system. These refuges provide breeding habitat for millions of waterfowl and shorebirds that overwinter in more southerly regions of North America. "No one has done a state water-body inventory of this magnitude," said Brian Riordan, lead au...

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

...ialized and developing countries as a way to build national capacity. That industrialized country governments devote a portion of research and development spending to challenges facing developing countries. Such a commitment would provide the means to pursue the proposed Grand Challenges in Non-communica...

Air travel and flu: Post-9/11 restrictions delayed start of season

...c to spread across the country and the date of the national peak in flu deaths. They used government estimates...ls across the US was about two weeks, and that the national peak date was within two days of the average date ?February 17. Flu spread more slowly in years when...

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