Lack of enzyme turns fat cells into fat burners
Lack of the enzyme, acetyl CoA carboxylase 2or ACC2, appears to turn the adipose or fat cells of mice into fatburners, explaining in part why the animals can eat more and weigh lessthan their normal counterparts, said Baylor College of Medicineresearchers.The report that appears online today in the Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences. "Westudied the fat cells in these mic...Programmable cells: Engineer turns bacteria into living computers
In a step toward making living cells function as if they were tiny computers, engineers at Princeton have programmed bacteria to communicate with each other and p...Gene therapy 'turns off' mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
A group of Northwestern University researchers is developing a novel gene therapy aimed at selectively turning off one of the genes involved in the development of Parkinson's disease....Hopkins researchers discover genetic switch that turns off an oxygen-poor cell's combustion engine
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized role played by the gene HIF-1 as it helps cell survive when a lack of oxygen decreases production of an energy-rich molecule called ATP and increases production of toxic molecules. ATP supplies energy the cell needs to perform each of its many chemical reactions and tasks, and in this way acts as the "currency" for the cell's en...Jefferson researchers uncover new way nature turns genes on and off
Peering deep within the cells of fruit flies, developmental biologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia may have discovered a new way that genes are turned on and off during development. If they're right, and the same processes are at work in higher organisms, including mammals, the findings could eventually have implications for improving the understandi...Risks and returns: Building a search engine marketing portfolio
Managing a search engine marketing campaign effectively is a lot like managing any investment portfolio: you want...BarCamp talk turns to Internet dating
In her seminar at this self-described "non...UW prof turns sugar into diesel fuel, chemicals
But the oil price hike has also fueled a race to find new sources for chemical intermediates - compounds that are the raw material for many...Oshkosh robotic truck returns to desert
The first driverless vehicle that Now the company is getting ready to return to the field with the second version of "Ter...Orion Energy turns the lights up and energy usage down
Plymouth, WI The new lights which offer 50 percent more light at half the energy usage are designed as a four-lamp fixt...World's oldest turns 116 in Japan
A Japanese woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has turned 116.Born in 1887, when Japan was still in the throes of its conversion from samurai rule //to modern democracy, Kamato Hongo was recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness Book of Records after an American woman -- Maude Farris-Luse -- died last March at the age of 115. Along with being the obj...An Enzyme That Turns a One –time Experience into a long-time Memor
Do you remember where you were when you heard about the World Trade Center attack? For many it is a memory they will never forget. But why? A new study finds lasting memories are formed with a process that involves the enzyme known as protein kinase C.// Researchers in New Orleans studied female mice and how they remembered their mating partner. They discovered that with only one expos...Daughter Turns Saviour: Ailing Mother Provided Wonder Drug Herceptin, To Fight Cancer
A woman with breast cancer found a savior in her daughter, who helped raise the life-saving sum of £47,000, so that the drug//, Herceptin could be made available for her to fight debilitating breast cancer. Shropshire Primary Care Trust had refused the cancer drug to Mrs. Morgan, of Whitchurch. Katie Morgan, her daughter and all of ten, wrote to Shropshire MP Owen Paterson, and expres...Allergy Alarm: Sam's Choice Milk Chocolate Turns Bitter with Undisclosed 'Nuts'
Brach's Confections, Inc. of Dallas, Texas are tough nuts to crack, indeed. Presently, they have withdrawn a batch of production of Sam's Choice Belgian Milk Chocolate Bars,// due to the presence of undeclared almonds. This is a precautionary measure to ensure safety for all those who are allergic to almonds that may cause a life threatening reaction upon consumption. Wal-Mart stores...