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Some good news for the world's poor

... the introduction of improved rice varieties. This unprecedented yield improvement not only helped millions avoid starvation but also saved thousands of hectares of fragile natural habitats from falling under the plow to create new rice fields. That IRRI research team, led by senior economist Dr. Mahabub Hossain...

Biologists discover new pathway into plant cells

... cell and target specific genes. This is a new and unprecedented insight into how plants can work." The process of proteins getting inside of cells and affecting their behavior is common in animal cells, the scientists said. For instance, that's how the AIDS virus causes its damage. But the same process had never...

Scientists fetch useful information from dog genome publications

...biology. "Canine genetics has entered a period of unprecedented growth and discovery," explain Drs. Elaine Ostrander and Francis Galibert in their Foreword to The Dog and Its Genome . "The dog is now set to take its rightful place as a valued system for genetic studies along with the mouse, rat, and several ins...

Dog genome sequenced

...biology. "Canine genetics has entered a period of unprecedented growth and discovery," explain Drs. Elaine Ostrander and Francis Galibert in their Foreword to The Dog and Its Genome . "The dog is now set to take its rightful place as a valued system for genetic studies along with the mouse, rat, and several ins...

Argonne researchers confirm lead in Beethoven's illness

...S because our X-ray beams let them collect data in unprecedented detail and in amazingly short time frames." Other members of the research team are Derrick Mancini and Francesco DeCarlo of the Advanced Photon Source Experimental Facilities Division. ...

New maps reveal true extent of human footprint on Earth

...re working towards a new "Earth Collaboratory," an unprecedented Internet-based data bank that would simultaneously draw on the knowledge of global scientists, local environmentalists and everyday citizens. Adds Foley: "[The Collaboratory] will truly be a brave new experiment that effectively bridges science, deci...

Technique makes it easier to see mouse embryo in all its glory

...tand the genetic basis of mammalian development in unprecedented clarity. It may seem hard to imagine, but putting embryology tutorials on an X-Box for eighth-grade biology students to study the genetic basis of development is already in reach." ...

Pacific Islands paradise protected

.... Mittermeier. "The Republic of Kiribati has shown unprecedented vision for long-term conservation of its precious marine biodiversity. We are proud to be associated with this effort." ...

Climate change: The rice genome to the rescue

...Zeigler announced at the workshop that IRRI ?in an unprecedented move ?was ready to put up US$2 million of its own research funds as part of an effort to raise $20?5 million for a major five-year project to mitigate the effects of climate change on rice production. "We need to start developing rice varieties that ...

World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says

...ging technologies may extend human lifespans at an unprecedented rate, bringing with them a host of social and economic challenges, says biologist Shripad Tuljapurkar of Stanford University. The combined impact of these medical advances would have major implications for the global community in the new century. Tu...

GlycoFi announces the first production of antibodies with human glycosylation in yeast

..., which now allows us to glycosylate proteins with unprecedented control and uniformity." In the study described in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers used several glyco-engineered yeast cell lines to produce a library of glycoforms of the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab and to compare their receptor binding prop...

Diverse tropical forests defy metabolic ecology models

...erable skepticism. And we thought, hey, we have an unprecedented opportunity to test these predictions, and to see whether these patterns are really similar across all these forests," remembers Muller-Landau. "If the proposed general rules truly applied, they would be tremendously useful - for example, they would ...

Expedition discovers marine treasures

...pared to fewer than 50 before the expedition. The unprecedented richness of marine life and vulnerable status of the atoll's coral beds make Saba Bank a prime candidate for designation as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) under the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Mark Littler, marine botanist o...

UC San Diego partners with Venter Institute to build marine microbial genomics cyberinfrastructure

...dying marine life and ecosystems to examine--in an unprecedented manner--the genomic complexities of natural communities of micro-organisms as they have evolved in their local environments," said UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. "This project will change the way large-scale science can be conducted and we are proud...

Protein 'nanosprings' most resilient found in nature

...components, called "ankyrin repeats," exhibit such unprecedented elastic properties could lead to a new understanding of how organisms, including humans, sense and respond to physical forces at the cellular level, the researchers said. The nanometer-sized springs are also ideal candidates for building biologically...

Oh, rats! Designer animals reveal possible heart disease genes

...d with the condition. "This information offers an unprecedented amount of data for cardiovascular researchers to now mine," remarks Lee, senior author of the study. Lead author Renae Malek, also a molecular biologist at TIGR, notes that the data point to promising genes for salt-sensitive hypertension, among othe...

Molecule by molecule, new assay shows real-time gene activity

...de cells. This new technique could provide us with unprecedented insights into gene expression and many other fundamental biological processes in living cells." The central dogma of molecular biology holds that DNA is transcribed into mRNA, which is then translated into proteins. But several technical hurdles have...

Extinctions linked to climate change

...ture article. "As global change is occurring at an unprecedented pace, we should expect many other host taxa, from ants to zebras, to be confronted with similar challenges." Very few of the current studies on biodiversity consider how climate affects disease dynamics, said Blaustein. Until the potential impacts ...

Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites

...d Dr David Leys. Together they have shown, now in unprecedented detail, how enzymes avoid unfavourable energy barriers caused by the resistance to a reaction by allowing matter to 'flow through' the barrier ?a process known as quantum mechanical tunnelling. "We have provided new insight into how enzymes work fro...

US woman gives birth to baby from world's first frozen donor egg bank

... bank. Frozen donor eggs, like frozen sperm, offer unprecedented convenience, eliminating geographical restrictions and expenses associated with transporting a donor that fits the woman's family profile to the infertile woman's location for treatment. The infertile woman is given the opportunity to choose the ti...

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