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Fungus-farming termites descend from an African rain forest Eve

...s. The researchers hypothesize that the ecological success of fungus-growing termites in savannas is due to the adoption of a highly successful rain forest process (fungal white-rot decay) by domesticating white-rot fungi. By offering those domesticated fungi a constant supply of growth substrate, and humid,...

Scientists inhibit cancer gene

...Attempts to inhibit activated Ras have had limited success until now, but the Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers explain that they have discovered an enzyme that, when inhibited, appears to reduce the incidence of Ras-induced tumors in mice. They reported their findings in the May 9 - 13, 2005, issue of ...

New method shows it is possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient's body

... growth within the body--in vivo--have had limited success but have proven to be extremely complex, expensive and unreliable. Shastri's and his colleagues took a new approach that has proven to be surprisingly simple. They decided to take advantage of the body's natural wound-healing response and create a s...

ORNL, UC Berkeley unravel real-world clues to Earth's mysteries

...trumentation and its researchers have demonstrated success in obtaining proteome information on simple microbial organisms grown in the laboratory. Working as a team, UC Berkeley and ORNL have struck it rich. "Through this collaboration, Jill Banfield has been able to take her research up a quantum step by ...

Scripps research scientists identify infertility molecule

...t this number topped 100,000 in a given year. The success of these older-than-traditional women at childbearing belies the difficulty that many women over the age of thirty have in getting pregnant. Successful conception depends on a variety of factors. A man has to produce an adequate amount of healthy sp...

Researchers use 3-D imaging system to unveil swimming behavior of microscopic plankton

...n predators--from invertebrates to whales--and the success of fishermen catches can depend on their success at finding those patches. For almost a century ocean scientists have suspected that these patches f...

First production of human monoclonal antibodies in chicken eggs published in Nature Biotechnology

...." "Monoclonal antibodies have demonstrated great success as human therapeutics, with over 25 approved for human therapeutic use and an increasing number of these proteins in clinical development," continued Dr. Etches. "We expect the demand for more potent anti-cancer monoclonal antibodies and for lower pr...

Major breakthrough in the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases

...s. Teams around the world have been trying without success for many years to develop methods to increase NK cell activity. In this light, the discovery of Dr. Veillette's team opens new avenues for the treatment of cancers and communicable diseases. ...

Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities

...wheat with wheat," Rudd said. "The best chance for success is to cross High Plains wheat with High Plains wheat. But to get genetic variability, you cross state lines or even into other countries. The next step would be to cross species, if the desired traits can't be obtained in a wheat-to-wheat cross." A ...

TGen awarded $7.1 million to accelerate brain disease research

...fornia in Los Angeles. Because of the consortium's success and an expanding need for consortium services in neuroscience, a fourth research center, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, will be added to the program in June. About 10,000 investigators from the 15 different NIH institutes that are part o...

Size matters: Preventing large mammal extinction

...entified fundamental new approaches to improve the success of large mammal conservation. Published today in the journal Science, the largest study of its kind analyses key factors linked to the extinction of mammals. "Conservation biologists have always known that large bodied mammals are at greater risk of...

Overbearing colored light may reveal a second mechanism by which birds interpret magnetic signals

Magnetic orientation is critical to the migratory success of many bird species. By studying the influence of light on the ability of migratory birds to orient to magnetic signals, researchers have found clues to suggest that birds' orientation abilities may be more complex than previously thought and that b...

NIH renews network focused on how genes influence drug responses

...lly funded from 2000 to 2005, the PGRN's record of success includes discoveries about medications used for such serious diseases as cancer, heart disease, and asthma. To read about more of these successes, go to http://www.nigms.nih.gov/pharmacogenetics/five-year.html . "By showing how our genes influence ...

Gap-climbing fruit flies reveal components of goal-driven behaviors

...own body size. The decisive phase for the climbing success of a fly is the formation of a "bridge" with the hind and middle legs still holding on to the starting side and the front legs just about reaching the edge of the target side. Forward shifting of the body into the gap, primarily by little hind-leg st...

Elevated temperature enhances success of viral cancer therapy

...ings could have a significant impact on the future success of viral strategies for cancer therapy. ONYX-015 ...ccessful therapy for many cancer patients, but the success varied considerably for reasons that were not well understood. Dr. Clodagh C. O'Shea and colleagues ...

Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

...to meet demand from growing urban populations. The success of this new micro-enterprise sector will depend on investment to create effective support services. 3. Improve fish market chains In many parts of Africa, post-harvest losses to spoilage due to inadequate landing, processing and trading sites exc...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

...to meet demand from growing urban populations. The success of this new micro-enterprise sector will depend on investment to create effective support services. 3. Improve fish market chains In many parts of Africa, post-harvest losses to spoilage due to inadequate landing, processing and trading sites exc...

Structures of marine toxins provide insight into their effectiveness as cancer drugs

...ope that actin-based drugs might one day rival the success of Taxol, a powerful drug derived from a natural product that keeps breast-cancer cells from dividing. "Actin-based drugs have not yet been used as successful drugs as have those that target microtubules, like Taxol, in part because we haven't under...

Rensselaer researchers develop approach that predicts protein separation behavior

...nd technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development. ...

Microbe has huge role in ocean life, carbon cycle

..., appears to be a major factor in the evolutionary success of SAR11, which they believe may have been thriving for a billion years or more. One scientific hypothesis holds that natural selection acts to reduce genome size because of the metabolic burden of replicating "junk" DNA with no adaptive value - SAR1...

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