Work with fungus uncovering keys to DNA methylation
Researchers in a University of Oregon lab have shed more light on the mechanism that regulates DNA methylation, a fundamental biological process in which a methyl group is attached to DNA, the genetic material in cells of living organisms. DNA methylation is essential for normal growth and dev...Under Wraps: Uncovering the Secrets and Lies of the Holiday Season
SEYMOUR, Tenn., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people think of the holidays as a time for joy and togetherness. However for many Americans, women especially, the season can be an emotionally trying time. The buildup of the pressure to create the ideal holiday experience can trigger social and emotio...Researchers Discover the Tale Behind Short Dogs
...ngs may prove valuable to scientists studying other aspects of human growth and development. The work also underscores the value of canine studies for uncovering new biological mechanisms that are likely relevant to human disease." More information The Human Growth Foundation has more about growth dis...Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy
...tional response, the researchers noted. The study is especially useful in an era when prostate-specific antigen tests and other screening exams are uncovering prostate cancer at increasingly earlier stages. Many physicians practice a "wait-and-see" approach to treatment, saving the more aggressive therapies ...Introducing Healthspottr: The New Voice of Healthcare Innovation
...on "everything wrong" with healthcare today. Healthspottr co-founders Carleen Hawn and Larry Leisure saw a need for a more optimistic voice focused on uncovering the most innovative solutions to healthcare's most daunting problems. "There are almost 1000 blogs and news media outlets currently covering ...2009 recipient of minority scholar award begins clinical research on leukemia
...ying targetable molecular pathways that are required for the survival of MYC-overexpressing thymocytes using a zebrafish small molecule screen, and in uncovering the functional roles of novel T-ALL oncogenes and tumor suppressors in our zebrafish model of this disease. Dr. Gutierrez is currently Instructor i...Six Scientists Receive Awards for Contributions to Alzheimer's Disease Research
...f Pathology and Neurology at the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, and director of the Sanders-BrownCenter on Aging.He has been a leader in uncovering the step by step development of Alzheimer's and the chain of events that leads to the disease. His research also includes studies of free radicals and...6 scientists receive awards for contributions to Alzheimer's disease research
...Pathology and Neurology at the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, and director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. He has been a leader in uncovering the step by step development of Alzheimer's and the chain of events that leads to the disease. His research also includes studies of free radicals and...Americans United for Life President to Testify at Sotomayor Senate Judiciary Hearing
...ization dedicated to protecting and defending life, Americans United for Life has garnered major media attention for their comprehensive legal work in uncovering Judge Sotomayor's background on abortion and how she is worse than Justice Souter on abortion. This research is located at AUL's two informational We...Getting More From Whole-Transcript Microarrays
...r knowledge, this is the first statistical method that interrogates differential splicing using the Gene 1.0 ST platform. We have used this method for uncovering differential splicing in human tissues, where typically a small number of tissues exhibit a distinct pattern. However, we believe it could be useful i...New advance in revolutionary 'bullet fingerprinting' technique
...p 50 inventions of the year. Now continuing work exploring this forensic technique in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leicester is uncovering new ways of recovering fingerprints from metal surfaces. Researcher Alex Goddard has uncovered a natural technique that he believes is so simple, w...Scientists sequence genome of the N2-fixing, soil-living bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii
... includes scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and Virginia Tech, have completed the genome sequence of Azotobacter vinelandii , uncovering important genetic information that will contribute to a more complete understanding of the biology of this versatile, soil-living bacterium. The work ...Nonstick and laser-safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules
...ay, according to group leader Tom Perkins of NIST. The ability to carry out more experiments with greater precision will lead to new insights, such as uncovering diversity in seemingly identical molecules, and enhance NISTs ability to carry out mission work, such as reproducing and verifying piconewton-scale fo...Tips from the American Journal of Pathology
... specifically that stromal Cav-1 may be a valuable clinical marker. Determining whether stromal Cav-1 functions to directly suppress tumor growth, and uncovering the factors which regulate its expression, may also reveal novel therapeutic avenues." Witkiewicz AK, Dasgupta A, Sotgia F, Mercier I, Pestell RG, ...OHSU researchers study the idling brain
... PORTLAND, Ore Oregon Health & Science University researchers, along with scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, are uncovering new information about the mind by studying the brain while it is at rest. It is believed this research will one day provide new tools for diagnosing m...Synthetic chemical offers solution for crops facing drought
...ons, potentially benefiting farmers in drought-prone areas worldwide." Cutler's approach highlights the power of the chemical genetic approach for uncovering new leads for agrichemistry and, in turn, using those leads to understand a biological process. "This is a striking example of how a chemical allo...Scientists identify key gene that protects against leukemia
... to signals from the protein receptors Notch and TGF-beta, which reside on the cells' surface and play critical roles in determining cell fate. "By uncovering this mechanism, we might one day be able to determine the difference between normal HSCs and leukemic stem cells in gene regulatory networks. This cou...Bird feathers produce color through structure similar to beer foam
...look like sponges with air bubbles. Now an interdisciplinary team of Yale engineers, physicists and evolutionary biologists has taken a step toward uncovering how these structures form. They compared the nanostructures to examples of materials undergoing phase separation, in which mixtures of different subst...CSHL researchers pinpoint structure-building role for 2 non-coding RNAs
...r, Ph.D., and a team led by graduate student Hongjae Sunwoo at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), have expanded our knowledge of ncRNA functions by uncovering a unique structure-building role for two ncRNA molecules. In a paper published in the March 1st issue of Genome Research , they show that ncRNAs call...Breakthrough in nanotechnology by uncovering conductive property of carbon-based molecules
PITTSBURGHUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that certain organicor carbon-basedmolecules exhibit the properties of atoms under certain circumstances and, in turn, conduct electricity as well as metal. Detailed in the April 18 edition of Science, the finding is a breakthrough in ...Santaris Pharma - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2009
...ary 2009 Santaris Pharma and academic partners publiched an article titled: uncovering growth suppressive microRNAs in lung cancer. Cancer Research ... of 2009 Santaris Pharma and academic partners published an article titled: uncovering growth suppressive microRNAs in lung cancer Nature Cell Biology ...VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at Fourth Annual Noble Financial Equity Conference
... About Noble Financial Noble Financial is a privately-held, full-service capital markets firm driven by what is often overlooked by other firms -- uncovering the value embedded in the orphaned, undiscovered or misunderstood company. The company focuses on converting market inefficiencies into profit opportu...Transgenomic Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
...rowth from our two laboratory businesses. We continue to develop exciting new products while maintaining a very active business development effort for uncovering and licensing high-value tests to add to our menu offering in both laboratory businesses. One example of our novel research efforts is our recently an...JCI table of contents: April 22, 2008
... 667-7306; E-mail: bprescot@bidmc.harvard.edu . View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/article.php?id=34308 VIROLOGY: uncovering the secret ways of HIV: the HIV protein Nef impairs blood cell development The generation and function of all types of blood cell are impaired in...