Researchers add new tool to tumor-treatment arsenal
... Stefano Fumagalli, PhD, began this research while working at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel, Switzerland, and completed these studies at UC's Genome Research Institute, where further studies continue. "The use of DNA-damaging agents has revolutionized chemotherapy against...Scientists discover unique microbe in California's largest lake
...ical sciences at The University of Montana, he was working withWood as a graduate research associate when he first noticed theorganism's unusual lime-green color."I knew right away there was something unusual about itsphotochemistry," Miller recalls."We purified the pigments from the strain and saw that they...Alcohol's effects on gene expression in the central nervous system
...uire the integrative efforts of many investigators working with different animal models in order to identify the multiple genetic factors that contribute to the risk for alcoholism and alcohol abuse." ...PANTHER Protein Classification System Database 5.0
... as an InterPro member database andlook forward to working with the community to further advance thisresource.?The PANTHER system functional annotations of fruit fly genes have beenavailable for two years as part of an ongoing collaboration withFlyBase. “The task of performing functional annotation of genome...Tiny scaffolding allows stem cells to become working fat cells
...nsional cell colonies provide." Kniss is currently working with an Ohio company to consider research on such new assay devices. ...Scientists identify new model Of NK cell development
...sts thought NK cells did the same. But Caligiuri, working with Aharon Freud, the lead author of the study and a doctoral candidate in Caligiuri's laboratory, had noted other work showing that mice lacking lymph nodes also lacked NK cells. In addition, in earlier research in Caligiuri's laboratory, scientist...Research Using Mouse Models Reveals A Novel Key Player In The Initiation Of Colon Cancer
...e every year and several research groups have been working to identify the molecular events that result in the initiation and progression of these tumors. It has been established that interfering with the function of one gene, called Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) has a profound effect on the cells lining ...NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step
...biomedical-engineering department at NJIT. "She is working in a brand-new world of medical therapy." Arinzeh's first stem-cell breakthrough focused on developing scaffolds that aid stem cells. She performed animal studies on rats with bone defects; she also did cell-culture studies. Both showed that the bio...X-Ray Beams And Fruit Fly 'Flight Simulator' Aid Scientists' View Of Muscle Power
...t right through the whole animal, illuminating the working muscles during flight and probing the molecular motions deep within the muscle cells.?/p> These experiments uncovered previously unsuspected interactions of various proteins as the muscles stretch and contract. The results suggest a model for how...Photos show jaguar vamping for camera
...guar survey. The Wildlife Conservation Society is working to protect jaguars throughout their range with projects in several Latin American countries designed to safeguard healthy populations of this spectacular big cat. ...Measuring the impact of post-genomics on Mediterranean populations
...d later that day on how the EU-MPC co-operation is working to alleviate communicable and non-communicable diseases in the region. ...Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
...s on for life. So we have to control it, and we're working on this as we speak. But it's not ready for clinic...n the research. "For some time Dr. Mandel has been working on the idea of introducing a vector into brain that would express GDNF. What they've found is that i...VCU Researchers Identify Networks Of Genes Responding To Alcohol In The Brain
...ertain complications from alcohol," he said. Also working on the study were the University of Tennessee Health Sciences; the University of Memphis; the University of Colorado; and the University of California at San Francisco. ...PCRM develops world's first cruelty-free insulin assay
...tive work, PCRM research analyst Megha Even, M.S., working with BiosPacific, an Emoryville, California, lab, succeeded in culturing cells using an animal component-free, peptide- and protein-free, media supplement as a replacement for calf serum--basically a synthetic formula with cofactors and trace element...Sequencing of marine bacterium will help study of cell communication
... quorum sensing research group at Virginia Tech is working to build a more complete understanding of the molecular processes that occur at the point that a bacterium changes its gene expression pattern in response to quorum sensing," she said. The genome sequence has allowed Stevens to begin exploring the co...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
...get the virus or its proteins. While they're still working out the details, the researchers have shown that minocycline "calms down" as yet undefined biological pathways that involve two specific proteins -- MCP-1 and p38 -- implicated in damage in neurodegenerative diseases. The MCP-1 protein, when secrete...Nonlinear Dynamics announces more details of its global partnership with PerkinElmer
...e a number of new initiatives which we are already working on. We are confident that the extensive fruits of this relationship will continue to benefit the proteomics community for many years to come." ...Genetically modified rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds
... of those households reported being affected after working on plots planted to the genetically engineered varieties. Among the farm households that used conventional rice varieties, 8.3 percent in 2002 and 3.0 percent in 2003 reported adverse health affects related to pesticide use. ...LUCA technologies confirms real-time methane generation
...logical process occurring today. Luca is actively working to characterize Geobioreactors and the microbial consortia that populate them, as well as to understand the metabolic processes by which those consortia generate methane. The company expects to evaluate specific Geobioreactors and their potential for...Molecular Motors Cooperate In Moving Cellular Cargo, Study Shows
...rce we can determine how many molecular motors are working together," Selvin said. "This will help us further understand these marvelous little machines." ...