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Global warming may warrant new approaches to ecosystem restoration

...may be less support in the future for longer-term, traditional restoration projects. The authors suggest that, "more consideration and debate needs to be directed at the implications of climate change for restoration practice." ...

Researchers unveil strategy for creating actively-programmed anti-cancer molecules

... biology, our approach provides a way to break the traditional one antibody-one target axiom of immunochemistry," said Lerner. "This new hybrid technology offers great possibilities for the enhanced treatment and diagnosis of a variety of diseases, including cancer." Preventing Breast Cancer Metastasis In ...

UCSD researchers develop 'smart petri dish'

...ect changes in the cells exposed to toxins "before traditional assays are able to detect a decrease in viability, demonstrating the potential of the technique as a complementary tool for cell viability studies." In addition, they add, their method "is noninvasive and can be performed in real time, representing a...

Snakes' virtual glasses, leopard spots and all-optical transistors

...g of class material, B) are as good or better than traditional format tests at assessing relative rankings of students in a class, C) effectively eliminate student complaints about grading fairness, D) all of the above. (Answer: D)...

Science captures the essence of fruit

...ances found in fruits and flowers. Combined with traditional biofermentation techniques ?the same process that helps bread rise or grape juice to become wine - this means that it should be possible for the natural tastes and aromas of fruit to be recreated. According to HortResearch Industrial Biotechnology ...

Loosen up, DNA: Leukemia gene changes genetic packaging

...n genes that make tumor cells grow, fitting a more traditional view of how genes are turned on and off. The new findings make the molecule something of a super-oncogene with more global control than scientists had considered. The signaling system thus seems unique because it can both cause cancer directly, or kn...

Biologists find regions of rice domestication

...zed varieties of rice that have been cultivated by traditional methods and have been passed down many generations, Schaal said. "We're going to try to find out how landrace varieties change after domestication," Schaal said. "These landraces are ancient varieties, which are high in genetic diversity, thus valu...

Gardenia fruit compound starting point for diabetes therapy

..." Study coauthor Chen-Yu Zhang's familiarity with traditional Chinese medicine led the team to consider the extract of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis fruits. Pancreas cells taken from normal mice secreted insulin when treated with the extract, they found, whereas the cells of mice lacking UCP2 did not. The results ...

No-mow grass may be coming to your yard soon

...g conditions of any environmental niche. Through traditional methods of plant breeding, humans have been manipulating plant stature for thousands of years. In recent years, through the methods of genetic engineering, more precise methods for altering industrial plant strains have come into play. But access t...

Unique soybean lines hold promise for producing allergy-free soybeans

...fied products researchers have been seeking a more traditional approach. Because the newly identified lines occur naturally, they can be successfully crossed into other soybean lines "without any biotechnology-derived component," the researchers noted. "Soybeans are slowly but surely increasingly being used in ...

New technology enables faster, more efficient cell harvest: Cell therapy meeting study

...ns, was found to be more efficient and faster than traditional technology used for cell separation. These findin...data comparing the Pall Filter Harvest System to a traditional open-system, density gradient, centrifuge-based method for isolation of mononuclear cells (MNC) from...

Embryos exposed in 3-D

...ns, was found to be more efficient and faster than traditional technology used for cell separation. These findin...data comparing the Pall Filter Harvest System to a traditional open-system, density gradient, centrifuge-based method for isolation of mononuclear cells (MNC) from...

Learning the language of DNA

...e findings of the consortium have also upended the traditional view that each gene has a single promoter and a si...ific tissue or at a specific point in time use the traditional model of a single start site, genes used in many tissues have a broad distribution of start sites. ...

African wetland managers armed with new technology

...e EO-derived products and services into the user's traditional working procedures requires training to secure capacity building and to achieve a well-defined amount of competence. This is especially important in Africa where the lack of updated geo-information and the inefficient in-situ monitoring networks hind...

Solvent exposure linked to birth defects in babies of male painters

...water-based paints that were introduced to replace traditional solvent-based paints formerly common in the Netherlands. "We need to evaluate and compare the influence of resulting solvent exposures on reproductive health," said Dr. Burstyn, who collaborated previously on a study showing that water-based paints d...

Study of gene transfer for erectile dysfunction shows promise

...ege of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. Unlike traditional gene therapy, the gene transfer approach being pio...ring the potential of combining gene transfer with traditional oral medications to further increase the clinical utility of the technology. The Albert Einstein Col...

Three-in-one virus killer prevents common, often fatal infections

... therapy to be more, cost-effective, and safe than traditional therapies and more practical than cell-based therapies that target EBV and CMV separately, both of which are carried in roughly 80 percent of all people. Adenoviruses are common viruses carried in all populations. "There is no safe and effective ...

Mayo Clinic collaboration mining of ancient herbal text leads to potential new anti-bacterial drug

...eorg Eberhard Rumpf, circa 1650. He documented his traditional healing methods in the book Ambonese Herbal. The ...contributions of an ancient text and insights from traditional medicine really may impact modern public health," explains Brent Bauer, M.D., director of the Mayo C...

A human taste for rarity spells disaster for endangered species

...bags, exotic cuisine, or dining room furniture--or traditional medicines. The exotic pet trade continues to threaten orangutans, monkeys, reptiles, birds, and wild cats, as well as a wide variety of arachnids, insects, and fish. And it appears that pet trade dealers read the scientific literature for clues to th...

Walking not enough for significant exercise benefits

...10,000-step exercise program to the test against a traditional fitness program which incorporated cardio-based ac...nt such as treadmills and stationary bicycles. The traditional group was asked to complete exercise at a moderate intensity, a level allowing for one or two senten...

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