South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
South America's giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world's most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral agricultural, industrial and urban development ?problems expected to be compounded by climate change, United Nations University experts warn. Covering more than 165,000 square kilometers ?an area roughly equal to Florida ?in the heart of South America, the P...Unusual antibiotics show promise against deadly 'superbugs'
Altered protein could help deliver drugs and shape the growth of engineered tissueCollagen often pops up in beauty products and supermodel lips. But by mating collagen with a molecular hitchhiker, materials scientists at Johns Hopkins hope to create some important medical advances. The researchers have found a simple new way to modify collagen, paving the way for better infection-fighting bandage...Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU
Vast genetic resources ?"blue gold" on the international deep sea floor ?need protection from unfettered commercial exploitation, warns a new report from the Japan-based United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). Increasingly recognized as important to humankind for their potential medical and other uses, deep sea resources are now more accessible and vulnerable th...Unusual mechanism keeps repair protein accurate
Cancer researchers have discovered that a recently identified protein critical for repairing damaged genes uses an unusual mechanism to keep its repairs accurate. But while other DNA-repair proteins insure their accuracy with...Total Protein - Diabetic Disease: Small Intestine: Jejunum from BioChain
Description:Total Proteins from over 50 different human Alzheimer, Diabetic, Liver Cirrhosis, and Lupus diseased tissues are available....Wisconsin's unusual Internet tax stirs dissent
Find out how Wisconsin's state tax on Internet access which most states do not have could affect business in this Tech Update by WTN's Mike Klein. Read more about the controversy surrounding Wisconsin's In...Unusual Tumor-Suppressor Gene Switches Off in Lung Cancer
Researchers at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, have found a tumor suppressor gene that could be of vital significance in the development of head and neck cancers as well as lung cancer. //Their study shows that activating this particular gene could slow up the development of the aforementioned ca...Two Cases in U.S raise alarm of an unusual strain of Mad Cow Disease.
Washington: Two cases of a different and rather intriguing strain of mad cow disease has been detected in Texas and Alabama, and this has led researchers //to believe that this disease could affect the cattle without any prior warning. The underlying differences between the mad cow epidemic and the two U.S. cases are intriguing researchers who are unable to place a finger on the type...New Procedure Paves Way for Eunuchs to Choose a Gender and Conceive
Hermaphrodites, commonly known as eunuchs, can now choose a gender of their liking and some can even give birth to babies - thanks //to a special procedure developed at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. After proper diagnosis, some 1,100 patients have already given proper gender identities as males or females and all of them are leading a normal life, doctors at...A ‘Fit’ of Laughter Silenced by an Unusual Surgey
Anastasia Lagala's was quite a spectacle when she had epileptic seizures, almost 30 a day. What made her stand apart was - during her fit//, her face had a scowl and a guttural sinister laughter would emanate from her throat, as she convulsed. This had led her to be named as "The Joker face," by her physician, Dr. Steven Schneider, of Schneider Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park. <...60% of Infertile Couples are Okay With Allowing Unused Embryos for Stem Cell Research
DURHAM- A survey conducted amongst a thousand patients who have undergone fertility treatments using frozen embryos, has revealed that more than half of them are willing to allow the use of unused embryos for stem cell research. This was revealed during a study led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University. These findings suggest that the number...