Climate change: The rice genome to the rescue
New evidence is emerging that climate change could reduce not only the world's ability to produce food but also international efforts to cut poverty. However, the recent sequencing of the rice genome is already providing researchers with some of the tools they need to help poor rice farmers and consumers avoid the worst effects of the problem. The new knowledge generated by the sequencing...Angelman syndrome deficits rescued in mice
Children with Angelman syndrome are often seen laughing and smiling, but this cheerful demeanor masks serious neurological problems ?mental retardation, movement problems and seizures. ew research in mice, however, suggests that many of these deficits could be alleviated. Edwin Weeber, Ph.D., and colleagues reversed the neurological deficits in a mouse model of Angelman s...Mule deer moms rescue other fawns
An intriguing study of mule deer and whitetail deer conducted by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada and the University of Lethbridge, also in Canada, showed that both species responded to the recorded distress calls of fawns, similar to the responses elicited when coyotes attack fawns, with mule deer...Green economic plan takes cue from Indiana
Amid a series of ideas that include revenue caps, employer incentives...Midwest plays small role in VC investment, angel groups to the rescue
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The rescue teams involved in the tedious process of finding survivors of the Gujarat quake, from below the rubble, are fast giving up hope of finding any more survivors. They are now concentrating in clearing the rubble and saving the injured who have been lucky to be saved so far. A miracle baby was saved after nearly 90 hours under the rubble. The baby was 8 months old and was seen hold...Good bacteria to rescue of colitis patients
Colitis patients who don't respond well to conventional// therapy may soon get help from a bacteria mixture, reports science portal www.eurekalert.org. Richard Fedorak, a professor of gastroenterology at the University of Alberta, and researchers from the University of Bologna in Italy and the University of North Carolina administered probiotic bacteria mixture VSL#3 over a six-week pe...A Call To Open Up The Channel Of Goodwill To Rescue The Dying Hearts
The plight of poor children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) here moved NRIs into donating// $200,000 at a fund-raiser dinner held in the US by a non-profit organization. About 40-50 NRIs have offered to sponsor a child each. Some of them are keen to sponsor a child or two every year According to medical reports, every year, nearly 200,000 children are born in India with CHD. Only...RNA Nanotechnology To Rescue Cancer Patients In Future
Scientists have now developed tiny delivery vehicles that can carry anticancer therapeutic agents directly into infected cells, using strands of genetic material constructed through nanotechnology, offering a potential wealth // of new treatments for chronic diseases. This emerging branch of science is called nanomedicine. These delivery agents are called nanoparticles, and are assembled...Lung Cancer: Nutritional Intervention Comes To The Rescue
High doses of omega-3 fatty acids can reverse potentially fatal cancers, according to a new case study published in the current issue of the journal Nutrition and Cancer//. A researcher at the University of Nevada has shown that omega-3 fatty acids, which are often found in fish oil or golden algae oil, can save the life of a terminal cancer patient. According to the study, Ron Pardini...Cueva Cranial Nerve Electrodes
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Description:HemoCue Hemoglobin Test Systems provide quick, simple and reliable quantitative hemoglobin results with the same performance as a large hematology analyzer. The test system consists of either the B-Hemoglobin Photometer or the new Hb 201+ Analyzer and disposable microcuvettes....Advanced Cell Technology's Ability to Rescue Vision in Blind Rats Noted in Scientific American
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 5, 2007 - Advanced CellTechnology, Inc.'s (OTCBB: ACTC) ability to rescue vision in blindrats was noted in Scientific American's March 2007 issue as thelead story of its News Scan section. The full text of the article,which notes Advanced Cell's ability to "coax embryonic stem cellsto turn into transplantable retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)tissue," is...