Measurement Challenges In Detecting Cancer Biomarkers
... sexual partners of infected patients. A new study shows that providing infected men with antibiotics to give their partners is more effective than traditional means of contacting and treating the partners, according to an article in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. ...New Finding May Aid Adult Stem Cell Collection
... sexual partners of infected patients. A new study shows that providing infected men with antibiotics to give their partners is more effective than traditional means of contacting and treating the partners, according to an article in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. ...Amazon source of 5-year-old river breath
...ctive deforestation in the southern Amazon already shows that the carbon leaving rivers has an identifiable isotopic signature of pasture grasses. "You're changing the land use, changing vegetation and other conditions. In terms of what's being respired, the system is responding fairly quickly," Mayorga s...Revueltosaurus skeleton unearthed at Petrified Forest upsets dinosaur tale
...ersity of dinosaurs in the Late Triassic, and this shows that they are not as diverse as many thought," Parker said. "Diversity is only found among the ancestors of the sauropods and theropods. Exactly how diverse were these other groups? That's something we also want to test." Revueltosaurus is a relativ...UI researcher studies deafness in fruit flies, humans
... the fruit fly is in the antenna. Eberl's research shows that at least one molecular component specialized for hearing function, myosin VIIA, is conserved in these ears. In looking for clues to inherited deafness in humans, Eberl begins with the "love song" of the fruit fly. Although they may seem an odd ...Agilent Technologies introduces high-capacity human protein removal system for proteomics research
...ersity of dinosaurs in the Late Triassic, and this shows that they are not as diverse as many thought," Parker said. "Diversity is only found among the ancestors of the sauropods and theropods. Exactly how diverse were these other groups? That's something we also want to test." Revueltosaurus is a relativ...MicroRNAs play a big part in gene regulation - and evolution
...roteins. A new paper in PLoS Computational Biology shows how important microRNAs are in the biology of diverse. Matching up microRNAs with the genes they regulate is a daunting task in any organism, considering that many microRNAs have multiple target genes and that even a fruit fly (Drosophila) has up to...Any exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is risky
...t are basically indistinguishable. "This analysis shows not only that smoking during pregnancy causes genetic damage in the developing fetus that can be detected at birth, but also that passive ?or secondary ?exposure causes just as much damage as active smoking, and it is the same kind of damage," said D...Where Bacteria Get Their Genes
...cies of bacteria. Ochman and his colleagues' work shows that bacterial lineages can still be traced by considering only the "traditional" forms of genetic inheritance. The widespread exchange of genes does not blur the line of descent because the acquired genes get lost from the genome at a later point or...Bioinformatics reveals new gene regulation system
...w antibiotic drugs. But more importantly, the work shows how molecular discoveries of whole regulatory systems can be made through careful analysis of genomes--without ever lifting a pipette, he said. "There are 100 enzymes functioning at the core of bacterial metabolism for which the genes are still unkn...Researchers grow stem cells from human skin
...stent with bone, muscle and fat tissue. "Our study shows that stem cells can be obtained from a simple skin biopsy and can be made to become three vital tissues," said Shay Soker, Ph.D., associate professor of surgery at Wake Forest's School of Medicine, which is part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medi...One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects
...ring age. It has clinical implications, because it shows that the fetus is exquisitely sensitive." The developing fetus appears to be vulnerable to DNA damage from methamphetamine exposure because it hasn't yet developed the enzymes that protect it against free radicals ?highly activated, destructive oxyg...Researchers extend mouse lifespan by protecting against free radicals
...ee-radical theory of aging," said Rabinovitch. "It shows the significance of free radicals, and of reactive oxygen species in particular, in the aging process." This study and others that are able to extend animal lifespan beyond the normal limits are very powerful in that they most clearly demonstrate th...Researchers find first evidence of venom system in extinct mammal
...published June 23, 2005 in Nature. "Our discovery shows that mammals have been much more flexible in the e...xtremely rare for a specimen this old. "This just shows you that no matter how long you've been working on something, you can still learn a lot just by unco...Molecular steps involved in the creation of gene-silencing microRNAs identified
...et messenger RNA. Significantly, the research also shows that the finished miRNAs are associated with a protein called Argonaute 2, known to be involved in inactivating messenger RNA. "In this study, we were able to link processing of the miRNAs directly through to the molecules responsible for silencing ...Enlisting genomics to understand flu evolution
...e flu we got the previous year." But the new study shows that persistently cocirculating minor strains--which might be accumulating mutations with little obvious epidemiological consequences--can suddenly cause an epidemic with just one or two more mutations. These results suggest that "the potential dive...Study shows humans have ability to track odors, much like bloodhounds
...localize the trigeminal odorants, Sobel said. This shows that humans are able to localize odors through the olfactory nerves alone. "One possible objection is that the experimental set-up, with a mask that provides separate air flow to each nostril, is artificial. How behaviorally relevant is that?" said ...Caloric restriction won't dramatically extend life span in humans: UCLA research
...Ageing Research Reviews. Their mathematical model shows that people who consume the most calories have a shorter life span, and that if people severely restrict their calories over their lifetimes, their life span increases by between 3 percent and 7 percent -- far less than the 20-plus years some have ho...Scripps research scientists solve structure of a critical innate immune system protein
...ructure that Wilson and his colleagues have solved shows how the repeating leucine-rich repeat motifs assembled in TLR3 in never-before-seen detail. The portion of TLR3 the scientists solved lies on the outside of the membrane and reveals the potential binding site for its ligand, double-stranded RNA. TLR...Researchers develop new method for facile identification of proteins in bacterial cells
...acterium consumed the model pollutant. Their study shows that this increase can be easily identified by PMF using mass spectrometry. "Our procedure simplifies the entire identification process," said David Colquhoun, MS, a doctoral fellow with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, "With the new t...