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Kenya halts first field trials of GM maize

...ase the maize to farmers by 2010 ( see Revision of plans delays Kenya's GM maize ). ...

New discovery: If it weren't for this enzyme, decomposing pesticide would take millennia

...orvat, a UNC chemistry major from Spruce Pine, who plans to become a physician, and Dr. Richard V. Wolfenden, Alumni Distinguished professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the UNC School of Medicine. "The half-life of the pesticide is longer, by several orders of magnitude, than the half-lives of other...

Agricultural workers at increased risk for infection with animal flu viruses

...considered in developing flu pandemic surveillance plans and antiviral and immunization strategies, according to the study's co-investigator, Gregory C. Gray, M.D., director of the University of Iowa Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. "If migratory birds introduce the H5N1 bird flu virus into swine ...

DNA traces evolution of extinct sabertooths and the American cheetah-like cat

...onary parallelism, the development of similar body plans in response to similar ecological pressures. In light of the new DNA data and fossil information from other studies, it appears likely that a puma-like ancestor that migrated to the New World may have given rise to Miracinonyx and ancestral Puma a fe...

Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program

... Protein Data Bank and BioMaps, form the basis for plans to greatly expand our efforts in proteomics and related disciplines," added McCormick. The research program will be funded by the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the National I...

Nanotubes inspire new technique for healing broken bones

...ults. Before proceeding to clinical trials, Haddon plans to investigate the toxicology of these materials and to measure their mechanical strength and flexibility in relation to commercially available bone mimics. ...

Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target

...lt from mutations in the APRIL and BAFF genes, and plans to verify this in further studies. ...

Gene for immune deficiency syndromes found

...lt from mutations in the APRIL and BAFF genes, and plans to verify this in further studies. ...

From a Few Wild Ancestors, a Citrus Cornucopia

...rus specimens much easier. As time allows, he also plans to continue to peel away the evolutionary mysteries still surrounding this favorite fruit ...

Muscle repair: Making a good system better, faster; implications for aging, disease

...n part, the loss of repair capacity as we age. Koh plans to see whether manipulating PAI-1 levels can restore muscle repair in old muscles. * PAI-1 levels also appear to be higher in muscle diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In such diseases, muscle repair processes can't keep up with the dege...

Hospitalizations because of chicken pox down dramatically since implementation of vaccine

...dren and adults) of more than 100 health insurance plans of approximately 40 large U.S. employers. The researchers found that from the prevaccination period to 2002, hospitalizations due to chicken pox declined by 88 percent (from 2.3 to 0.3 per 100,000 population) and ambulatory visits declined by 59 per...

Can two killers make a cure?

...uld be in human trials pretty soon." Kobinger now plans a more extensive monkey trial to convince the US Food and Drug Administration that human trials will be safe. The hybrid virus is created by adding HIV RNA, a stripped-down version of the Ebola surface protein RNA and the therapeutic gene to cells. T...

A vaccine to kill tapeworm

...ogether with collaborators in Lima, Peru, now have plans for larger field trials in which the pigs will be allowed to forage as normal, they reported at a conference on parasitology in Melbourne last week. At the moment, two vaccinations about one month apart provide several months of immunity. The team's ...

Team of international scientists departs today to discover the unknown in China's Himalayan region

...ion will help the region's decision-makers develop plans and strategies to conserve the diversity of life in this unique region." Since 1990, RAP scientists have discovered hundreds of new plant and animal species, and RAP data have contributed to the creation of several national parks throughout the worl...

Researchers use RNAi libraries to identify regulators of apoptosis and chemoresistance

...octoral fellow and co-first author Adams. The team plans to use the human-tissue model of melanoma to evaluate potential treatments. ...

Ibruprofen and other commonly used painkillers for treating inflammation may increase the risk of heart attack

...octoral fellow and co-first author Adams. The team plans to use the human-tissue model of melanoma to evaluate potential treatments. ...

Engineered skin offers clues to melanoma development

...octoral fellow and co-first author Adams. The team plans to use the human-tissue model of melanoma to evaluate potential treatments. ...

Scientists focus on 'dwarf eye'

...ikely involved in that signaling process." Sundin plans to further investigate MFRP and ultimately develop drugs to regulate the gene's function. He hopes the information gained from his study will open doors to correcting other types of severe refractive error, not only farsightedness, but also nearsigh...

Multi-species genome comparison sheds new light on evolutionary processes, cancer mutations

...striking Earth, mammals shared fairly similar body plans and also fairly similar genomes. Researchers speculate that the mass extinction opened new ecological niches for mammals, spurring their diversification and the emergence of new mammalian orders. This situation would have facilitated opportunities fo...

Researchers seek to discover what really happens when a virus enters the body

.... Using the NIH support of almost $400,000, Bell plans to next remove the noise from these low-resolution images, creating what she calls a clean immuno-fluorescent intensity signal. The noise she refers to is not audible to the human ear. From an electrical engineering standpoint, noise in this example ...

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