Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane
Removing an egg from the endangered whooping crane's nest increases the species chances of survival despite governmental concerns about tampering with nature, says a University of Alberta scientist. Dr. Mark Boyce, from the Faculty of Science, studied the policy of removing from Wood Buffalo National Park one of two whooping crane eggs laid and raising it in a "foster-parenting" program....Removing DNA repair gene causes metabolic syndrome
Removing a gene involved in repairing damaged DNA causes mice to develop the metabolic syndrome, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered. Scientists at OHSU, the University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Alabama found that generating mice that lack the gene encoding the DNA repair enzyme NEIL1 causes them to develop severe obesity and reach near...Extracti-Gel D Detergent Removing Gel AffinityPak Columns from Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
Description:Versatile affinity matrix for the extraction of unwanted detergent from solutions containing proteins or other macromolecules Applications: Reducing octyl glucoside concentration to prevent inhibition of the interaction of pure β-adrenergic receptor and pure nucleotide regulatory protein. Removing residual SDS in 6 M urea/0.05 mM Tris acetate, pH 7.8 containing 0.01 M mercaptoethanol....Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts
In a path-breaking surgery here, an elderly woman suffering from multiple nodules and cysts in her thyroid gland was relieved of the diseased parts without any trauma on the neck//. A team of surgeons led by B. Ramana performed the two-hour-long operation - Bloodless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy - through the anterior chest or breast approach at Apollo Gleneagles Clinic last week....Lead Removing Drug Improves Muscle Function in Lead-Exposed Children
Researchers say a therapy commonly used to remove dangerously high levels of lead from the body may also improve muscle functions associated with postural// balance and movement in lead-exposed children. Led by Amit Bhattacharya, PhD, the UC team found that children treated with succimer (SUX-sim-er) chelation therapy showed a 19 percent improvement in their ability to perform moving...