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...e paper. "Ultimately, this type of wiring analysis will help us more fully explain how the diversity of li... Ideker predicted that protein-interaction studies will soon become indispensable tools for biologists seeking a better understanding of all cellular functi...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
...e of the planet's greatest environmental treasures will be altered forever by human encroachment," says Pr...hancement of these stores under a changing climate will in turn potentially affect future climate change." As temperatures rise, species will migrate towar...Falling ants glide back to trunk to avoid dangers of forest floor
...a chemical trail back to the nest, and most likely will be eaten by predators. Yanoviak said that perhaps...as half the year, so an ant falling into the water will most likely end up as fish food. "That's what I think is the major evolutionary driving mechanism b...UF Researchers Map Bacterial Proteins That Cause Tooth Loss
...ur arteries causing disease.?/p> The next step will be to expose P. gingivalis to other oral pathogens to determine what interactions may exist that contribute to infection, he said. “This study is important in that we now have an understanding of the protein expression on a global scale for this pat...UCSD team discovers specialized, rare heart stem cells in newborns
... that the next research steps with the isl1+ cells will be cellular transplantation in living animals to study their role in endogenous repair after cardiac injury. ...Scientists solve structure of key protein in innate immune response
...e LPS binding pocket of CD14. Now, drug developers will have better chance to design a molecule that will complement the shape of the pocket." ...Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance
...Systematic use of the genomic information obtained will enable development of new and better clinical meth...ffymetrix Translational medicine research projects will use sufficiently large sample sizes to establish true clinical relevance of both gene expression and...World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase
... the future of this majestic forest, a future that will most likely be drier because of global warming, El...moved from the atmosphere during tropical droughts will decrease significantly. In addition, there are implications for sustainable forest management, becau...Family trees of ancient bacteria reveal evolutionary moves
... and the use of sulfide as an electron donor. "We will need lots of analyses of the micro-fossil record by serious paleobiologists to see how sound this hypothesis is," Blank said. "This time frame is one of the biggest puzzles for biologists and geologists alike. A huge amount of things are happening th...In the migratory marathon, parasitized monarchs drop out early
...on is lost from this system, remaining populations will become heavily parasitized. More generally, this study demonstrated that seemingly small effects of parasites on their hosts could have a much larger impact when combined with the stresses of long-distance migration. ...Scientists discover how fish evolved to float at different sea depths
...n be traced back 400 million years. These findings will help us to understand the diversity and success of...s in their environment." Dr Berenbrink's research will be published in Science magazine on Friday, 18 March 2005. ...FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Type I and Type II Diabetes
...sugars on intensive insulin therapy alone. Symlin will be the only therapy for the treatment of type 1 di...blood sugar during the 3 hours after meals. Symlin will have a Medication Guide (FDA-approved patient labeling) and a Risk Minimization Action Plan (RiskMAP...Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients
...new data which they can provide. Additional trials will be needed to tease out the relationships between different patient characteristics, the use of the new technology, and patient outcomes, Gilliam said. The CRT-D devices were developed by Guidant Corp., Indianapolis, which funds the Heart Failure-Hea...Affymetrix and Stratagene Announce Strategic Software Alliance
...xclusive strategic alliance under which Stratagene will provide Affymetrix customers with new software sol...ta analysis. As part of this agreement, Stratagene will develop a new software package for Affymetrix, ArrayAssist(R) Lite, which will be offered as a stand......f gene therapy proves to be safe and effective, it will represent an important new approach to improve the...r's colleague at Rush. In the new study, patients will be randomly assigned to receive the gene administered through a cardiac catheter threaded into the h...How an AIDS-Related Cancer Unleashes Inflammation
...said. While the new knowledge of kaposin B's role will contribute to understanding how the responsible virus produces cytokines, there are likely other mechanisms at work as well, Ganem emphasized. Other viral genes are also known to be involved in cytokine pathways, he said. Developing countries ?where...PCRM develops world's first cruelty-free insulin assay
...or human insulin. A report on the new methodology will be published soon in a peer-reviewed journal in conjunction with Linco. Even will present her findings at the "Experimental Biology 2005" scientific conference in San Diego, April 2-...Applied Biosystems Introduces Advanced Gene Expression Service Provider Program
... Expression Service Provider Program. Participants will have access to the Celera Discovery System?Online Platform and Panther?Protein Classification System, a Service Provider web link on the Applied Biosystems Web site, and on-site seminars to educate customers to help provide increased business opportu...Self-assembled nano-sized probes allow Penn researchers to see tumors through flesh and skin
...is keen interest in developing new technology that will enable optical imaging of cancer tissue, as such technology will be less costly and more accessible than MRI-based methods and free of the harmful side effects assoc...Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
... Expression Service Provider Program. Participants will have access to the Celera Discovery System?Online Platform and Panther?Protein Classification System, a Service Provider web link on the Applied Biosystems Web site, and on-site seminars to educate customers to help provide increased business opportu...