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Sleeping beauty plays a significant role in identifying cancer genes

...uch as microarrays, give correlations typically of thousands of genes, and it's hard to know from the correlations which genes relate to cancer and which do not," said Largaespada. "By comparison, the jumping gene has inserted itself into cancer genes in the tumors we studied and thereby allows us to focus on ...

UIC researchers show protein routes messages in nerve cells

...te the flies," said Featherstone. "We looked among thousands of them for those without the glutamate receptors in the right place at the right time. Then we knew that the gene we mutated codes for a protein that is critical for getting those receptors to the right place at the right time." Featherstone and hi...

Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action

... includes harbor porpoises in the Black Sea, where thousands of porpoises are killed each year; Atlantic humpback dolphins off the coast of west Africa; and franciscana dolphins in South America. Most of the species on the list are threatened by the widespread use of one type of fishing gear ?gillnets. These n...

Lands surface change on Alaska tundra creating longer, warmer summers in Arctic

...t, ancient organic matter that has been frozen for thousands of years is exposed, potentially adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The result is a positive feedback loop that could continue to raise temperatures in the region and further lengthen the snow-free period each year. Since the early 196...

Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines

... includes harbor porpoises in the Black Sea, where thousands of porpoises are killed each year; Atlantic humpback dolphins off the coast of west Africa; and franciscana dolphins in South America. Most of the species on the list are threatened by the widespread use of one type of fishing gear ?gillnets. These n...

Novel targets found for the development of drugs to complement, or replace, statins

... includes harbor porpoises in the Black Sea, where thousands of porpoises are killed each year; Atlantic humpback dolphins off the coast of west Africa; and franciscana dolphins in South America. Most of the species on the list are threatened by the widespread use of one type of fishing gear ?gillnets. These n...

Virulizin granted orphan drug status in Europe

... includes harbor porpoises in the Black Sea, where thousands of porpoises are killed each year; Atlantic humpback dolphins off the coast of west Africa; and franciscana dolphins in South America. Most of the species on the list are threatened by the widespread use of one type of fishing gear ?gillnets. These n...

UF researchers kill resistant bugs one bandage at a time

...om spreading in hospitals, a problem that leads to thousands of deaths in the United States each year. This mi...sistant to it, Schultz said. The coating comprises thousands of nitrogen clusters that permanently bond to substances such as gauze and fabric. Other dressings u...

Hunt for human genes involved in cell division under way

... Undertaking such a large project required tens of thousands of siRNA molecules, as two to three molecules are targeted specifically against each human gene. EMBL chose Ambion as a supplier of the siRNA library because its library could be tailored to the most up-to-date list of human target genes ?a list prov...

Carnegie Mellon cyLab researchers work to develop new red tide monitoring

...0 million was spent on public healthcare to handle thousands of cases in which humans ingested shellfish poison...esent, NOAA researchers must manually scan through thousands of images in order to test and evaluate models that determine where red tide is impacting both human...

Computers close in on protein structure prediction

... rest on level ground. The energies of hundreds of thousands of possible shapes generated by the computer are c...st point on land not covered by water. Each of the thousands of computer simulations is like one explorer. Although the 33 percent success rate reported in the ...

Sensor web simulation investigates technique to improve prediction of pollution across the globe

...ic processes can transport these pollutants across thousands of miles. To improve our ability to track the transport of pollutants from their various sources to populated cities and towns around the globe, NASA technologists are exploring an innovative technology called the "sensor web." This interconnected "...

Making plant cells work like miniature factories

...erials for industry or pharmaceuticals, and untold thousands of other uses. "We know a lot about the genetic make-up of many plants, but we know very little about the chemical changes that take place within plant cells that eventually produce sugars, fibers or waxes," said Ed Yeung, program director of Chemi...

New discovery blurs distinction between human cells and those of bacteria

...which resemble viruses because they are built from thousands of protein subunits assembled into a shell-like architecture, are an important component of bacteria. I expect there will be a much greater focus on them now." Yeates' Science paper reveals the first structures of the proteins that make up these she...

Nighttime Dying Linked To Sleep Apnea From Brain Cell Loss

...which resemble viruses because they are built from thousands of protein subunits assembled into a shell-like architecture, are an important component of bacteria. I expect there will be a much greater focus on them now." Yeates' Science paper reveals the first structures of the proteins that make up these she...

Field tested: Grasslands won't help buffer climate change as carbon dioxide levels rise

...which resemble viruses because they are built from thousands of protein subunits assembled into a shell-like architecture, are an important component of bacteria. I expect there will be a much greater focus on them now." Yeates' Science paper reveals the first structures of the proteins that make up these she...

Genetically modified maize not found in southern Mexico

...crops in southern Mexico. After analyzing tens of thousands of seeds from maize crops grown in 2003 and 2004, ... maize, or corn ?the crop was first developed here thousands of years ago ?the thought of importing GM varieties that could contaminate native plants frightens m...

Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program

... about 1,500 structures which can be used to model thousands of other proteins in each of the families they rep...loped during the pilot period to rapidly determine thousands of protein structures found in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. These efforts will facilit...

Survey Uncovers Surprising Attitudes Towards HIV Vaccine Research

...of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. “Tens of thousands of volunteers are required for the more than 30 HIV vaccine clinical trials currently planned or under way,?says NIAID director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. “It is essential that current and future trials involve volunteers from diverse communities to enab...

NHGRI expands effort to revolutionize sequencing technologies

...rchers to sequence the genomes of hundreds or even thousands of people as part of studies to identify genes tha...hat produces sequence reads containing hundreds of thousands of nucleotides. "$100,000 Genome" Grants NHGRI's "Near-Term Development for Genome Sequencing" gra...

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