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Giant deep-sea tubeworm's meal ticket comes in as a skin infection

...toinfection by pathogenic bacteria. Thesebacterial partners then crawl inward, throughvarious larval tissues, not to the stomachbut to an adjacent, "mesodermal" tissue. Upontheir arrival, the bacteria appear to inducethe immature mesodermal tissue todifferentiate and form the trophosome, wherethey proliferate...

NHGRI announces latest sequencing targets

...equencing Research Network and their international partners have already sequenced ?or have been approved to sequence ?at high-density coverage the genomes of several non-human primates including the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), marmoset (C...

Elephants, large mammals recover from poaching in Africa's oldest national park

..., but it is clear that the efforts of ICCN and its partners are finally leading to a reduction in the level of poaching." Established in 1925, Virunga National Park remains the most species rich park in Africa. It once boasted the highest density of large mammals in the world before a wave of unrest and poac...

Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it

...ules---also rearrange. Then their hydrogen bonding partners also rearrange, creating a domino effect, where a local modification spreads throughout the molecule and modifies the structure elsewhere, even at quite a distance," Walter said. Water facilitates the process by increasing the number of hydrogen bond...

Healthy coral reefs of Madagascar resisting damage from climate change

...scientists from Conservation International and its partners documented a much greater variety of life than expected, including one fish species believed new to science and 17 others noted for the first time in the waters off Madagascar. These findings, combined with results of a similar survey in 2002 along ...

First surveys of Tanzanian mountains reveal 160+ animal species, including new & endemic

...tion priority and works with local communities and partners to protect the natural richness of the region. ...

DOE JGI sequences, releases genome of symbiotic tree fungus

...h as phosphate and nitrogen. When Laccaria bicolor partners with plant roots, a mycorrhizal root is created, resulting in a mutualistic relationship that significantly benefits both organisms. The fungus within the root is protected from competition with other soil microbes and gains preferential access to ca...

Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

...n the northern Gulf of Alaska region. And he says partners to track marine animals and the state of ocean con...y would potentially leverage total spending by all partners estimated at US $150 million in such areas as ship time, tagging, data harvesting and interpretation...

Flick of a protein switches immune response

...f a key component of the immune system by changing partners in an elegant genomic dance, said researchers at the University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School. Because autoimmune diseases ?such as arthritis, allergies and dozens of other illnesses ?begin when the body's defenses respond at th...

Knowledge of infection may prevent spread of herpes virus

...e cut in half by more testing and informing sexual partners of infection. The study is published in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. Until recently, there was little evidence to show that knowledge of infection would lead to decreased transmission of herpes simple...

New crop of technology reveals plant health

...April to end June 2006 at the Eden Project. Three partners lodged a patent for the technology developed during the PLANTS project. "They certainly hope to carry the work further, by initially developing a prototype, and then possibly commercialising the system," says Tooke. "That work will go beyond the life...

Scientist warns of threat to last stronghold of endangered turtle

...s Cornwall Campus are working with a consortium of partners in Gabon (Aventures Sans Frontieres, Parcs Gabon and Wildlife Conservation Society) and the USA (Duke University, SEATURTLE.org ) to try to solve the mystery of where the turtles' spend their time. ...

Report lists top 20 most-vulnerable African carnivores

... "a protein crystal structure without its relevant partners is not very informative." So the team went on to do further analysis. Telomerase has to grab on to the end of a chromosome in order to extend it, and Cech said scientists had previously decided that the region of the protein his lab was now studyin...

Groovy protein essential for promoting cancer development

... "a protein crystal structure without its relevant partners is not very informative." So the team went on to do further analysis. Telomerase has to grab on to the end of a chromosome in order to extend it, and Cech said scientists had previously decided that the region of the protein his lab was now studyin...

AIDS drug from sunflowers

...e substance on a large scale. They are looking for partners in industry to help them with this. It all began with a small mould with the tongue-twisting name sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The pathogen responsible for the dreaded 'white stem rot' can, if the weather conditions are unfavourable, destroy an entire ...

Unraveling the mysteries of poison

...g interaction to take place, the molecules of both partners have to be able to change their structures. Applying these new spectroscopic methods, scientists are now better understanding the pharmacology and physiology of potassium channels. This could lead to better, more specific medications. ...

Intimate kissing quadruples risk of meningitis in teenagers

Intimate kissing with multiple partners almost quadruples a teenager's risk of meningococcal disease, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. Meningococcal disease is a life threatening condition with two incidence peaks: in early childhood and in adolescence. The incidence and...

Rhinos clinging to survival in the heart of Borneo, despite poaching

...security measures were recently installed. WWF and partners last month launched a five-year project called "Rhino Rescue," which will organize rhino protection units and other activities to deter poaching. "The results from the survey of Borneo's rhinos are crucial additions to our scientific understanding ...

Faster immune system testing set to improve poultry quality

...rent outbreak of bird flu. "We had five potential partners originally but the Slovenes were the only one to be approved," explains Dr Ragland. "The Slovenes are close neighbours with whom we have very good relations and we co-operate whenever possible. Also, chicken anaemia virus is a particularly difficult ...

Spousal illness can trigger partner death

...says Christakis. "When a spouse falls ill or dies, partners may increase harmful behavior, such as drinking. S... certain illnesses in a spouse are more harmful to partners than others. The more a disease interferes with a spouse's physical or mental ability, and the more ...

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