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Plants recognize their siblings, biologists discover

...been shown in plants” said Susan Dudley, associate professor of biology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. “When plants share their pots, they get competitive and start growing more roots, which allows them to grab water and mineral nutrients before their neighbours get them. It appears, though, that ...

Bacteria ferry nanoparticles into cells for early diagnosis, treatment

...tion and treatment simultaneously," said Bashir, a professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and...be detected, said Demir Akin, a research assistant professor of biomedical engineering who specializes in nanomedicine. "These bacteria can potentially delive...

Risk of stroke doubles if diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes

...r diagnosis,” Dr. Thomas Jeerakathil, an assistant professor in neurology, at the University of Alberta. “We also found that compared to persons from the general population of a similar age, the relative risk for stroke was much greater in younger persons with diabetes than for older persons. As it has be...

Exploring the dark matter of the genome

...rkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and an adjunct professor of cell and molecular biology at the University of... Lab's Life Sciences Division and now an assistant professor of bioinformatics at San Francisco State University. "We used a pipeline of computer programs to ana...

In nature, proteins sweep up nanoparticles

...y Lab’s Earth Sciences Division, and a UC Berkeley professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. Other scientists involved in the research include Michael Martin and Benjamin Gilbert of Berkeley Lab, and Peter Weber and Ian Hu...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers develop 'off-the-shelf' vascular grafts

...burgh team, led by David A. Vorp, Ph.D., associate professor of surgery and bioengineering and a faculty member of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, developed its vascular graft by “bulk seeding,” or spraying, MDSCs inside a biodegradable porous, tubu...

Cancer stem cells similar to normal stem cells can thwart anti-cancer agents

...earchers, led by Vera Donnenberg, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery and pharmaceutical sciences, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, used cell surface markers and dyes to identify cancer stem cells as well as normal adult stem cells and their progeny in samples obtained from normal l...

Mutating the entire genome

... sequences do,” says Mario Capecchi, distinguished professor and co-chair of human genetics at the University o... a postdoctoral fellow, and Qiang Wu, an assistant professor (and no relation to Sen Wu). In the journal paper, the University of Utah scientists report: ...

UCF nanoparticle offers promise for treating glaucoma

... drug delivery,” said Sudipta Seal, an engineering professor with appointments in UCF’s Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and the Nanoscience Technology Center. The findings will be published in an article appearing in the June 28 issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Seal and hi...

Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height

... it could be made to work,” said Steven Strauss, a professor of forest science at OSU. “But further development may be precluded by social, legal and regulatory obstacles,” he said. “Clearly there would be concerns whether the market for specialty tree products such as this would be strong enough to make it...

UI anthropologist, colleagues discover remains of earliest giant panda

... was a pygmy giant panda, says Russell Ciochon, UI professor of anthropology. Ciochon (pronounced schuh-HON) is... of modern civilization. Ciochon, anthropology professor and department chair in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, says that he pl...

Researchers discover 'acquired' DNA key to certain bacterial infection

...nother bacterium, according to Luiz E. Bermudez, a professor of biomedical sciences in OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and an author of the study. “Without these acquired genes, the bacterium is very inefficient in infecting environmental amoeba, which is the environmental host,” Bermudez said. “In fac...

Researchers identify protein pathway involved in Parkinson disease development

...f Parkinson disease," says Lian Li, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in Emory University School of Medicine and research team leader. "We believe the PINK1 and TRAP1 pathway may be a future target for therapeutic intervention."...

Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship

...l Biology, is authored by Carl D. Hopkins, Cornell professor of neurobiology and behavior, and Ryan Wong '05, who conducted the study as an undergraduate for his senior honors thesis and is now a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas in Austin. "Our study provides strong evidence that the 'rasp' [a certa...

Surprising origin of cell's internal highways

...ached to the centrosome," said Kaverina, assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and senior author on the paper. "So I am trying to look at their origins." The Golgi has been suspected to function as an MTOC, explained Kaverina. However, conclusively demonstrating this was impossible before t...

The mouflons of the Kerguelen archipelago

... studied from a genetic viewpoint. Dave Coltman, a professor at the University of Alberta and a specialist in ungulate genetics, agreed to perform the analyses of the genetic material. Combining their efforts, the researchers used hair, horns and tissue to reconstitute the evolution of the genetic diversit...

Researchers develop buckyballs to fight allergy

...pies,” said Chris Kepley, Ph.D., M.B.A., assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at the VCU School of Medicine. “Researchers in many fields are aware of the potential fullerenes have, however, we are the first to show they can turn off the...

Helping chlorine-eating bacteria clean up toxic waste

...ca sewage sludge in 1997 by James Gossett, Cornell professor of civil and environmental engineering, and isolated and studied by Stephen Zinder, Cornell professor of microbiology, are now in wide use to detoxify such carcinogenic chemicals as perchloroethylene (P...

Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention

...a comprehensive plan in place,” said Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and influenza expert at the University of Michigan. “Tamiflu is active against all types of influenza virus and will be immediately available during a pandemic if stockpiles are adequate. The big question is, should we be stockpiling ...

Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects in the brain

... according to Matthew D. Lieberman, UCLA associate professor of psychology and a founder of social cognitive ne... Lieberman and his co-authors — UCLA assistant professor of psychology Naomi Eisenberger, former UCLA psychology undergraduate Molly Crockett, former UCLA ps...

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