A case of mistaken molecular identity
Researchers in Argentina have determined that night blindness is a new clinical symptom of Chagas disease. A team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Mariano Jorge Levin and Cristina Paveto of the Institute for Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI), National Research Council, National Council of Scientific Research and Technology in Buenos Air...Stem cell identity in culture may strongly depend on the cellular microenvironment
Identification, isolation and large scale culture of stem cells for potential medical applications is a major challenge in cell biology. In an upcoming PLoS ONE paper, researchers, including Andras Paldi, in Genethon (Evry, France) report, on the basis of experimental observations and computer simulations, that the stem cell identity in culture may strongly depend on the cellular microenvironment...A case of mistaken identity for the ivory-billed woodpecker?
Video evidence that an extinct woodpecker is alive and well in Arkansas, USA may prove to be a case of mistaken identity. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology shows how fleeting images thought to be the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis could be another native woodpecker species. J. Martin Collinson compared David Luneau's Arkansas video footage fro...Early Stage: Step 5 - Forming the entity
- By now you have clarified what your intellectual property is - the domain name, trademarks, etcetera. You are now prepared to form an entity. In this column, we will discuss the entity choices y...Are You Prepared To Lose Your Identity?
MILWAUKEE -- Attacks on computers, phone systems, and other such technologies are coming from anywhere in the world at any time. Attacks are launched from within the enterprise as well out. The frequency, variety and severity, of these computer attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, a panel of security experts told those attending the August meeting of eInnovate. On the very day com...Identity theft start up has fast-track growth plans
This probably sounds like sh...Early Stage, Step 3: Naming the entity
- In Step 1 of our Early Stage series, we explained how to protect your intellectual property, and in Step 2 we discussed choosing a domain name. Now, in Step 3, we'll address choosing a trademark...Wisconsin identity theft law: A cheap plastic sword
So it's not s...DNA Identity Mix-Up In Bone Marrow Donors, And Miscarriages Of Justice Involved
In what may sound as a typical open-and-shut case, a clear DNA match was made between semen from a serious sexual assault// and a blood sample from a known criminal. However, the criminal in question was in jail when the assault took place. Forensic scientists had already matched the crime sample to the DNA profile of another person who was their prime suspect. It was only after careful d...Needed, more space for women's sexual identity on marquees
With debutant Indian director Homi Adajania's English film "Being Cyrus" coming up, the number of films// in recent times depicting older women in roles that explore their sexual side has shot up once more. The made-in-Mumbai film features Dimple Kapadia as Katy, a Parsi woman, who is attracted towards Cyrus, essayed by Saif Ali Khan. The film also stars Naseeruddin Shah and Boman Iran...Racial Identity Dictates What We See Or Rather Whom We See
A new study has now revealed that an individual’s race plays a crucial role in determining whom they see. The researches invited individuals of a biracial background (one Black and one white parent) // to think about their parent’s ethnicity, Black or White. Had they though about their Black parent, they were able to spot the presence or absence of a Black face with just the same speed an...Court Fines Newspaper for Revealing AIDS Orphan's Identity
A Beijing court has ordered a local newspaper to pay compensation and apologise to a young woman orphaned by AIDS for revealing her identity and for unethical reporting.// Beijing Chaoyang District Court ordered the local China Times to pay the 19-year-old woman 20,000 yuan (2,500 US dollars) and issue an apology on its front page for a report published last December. The r...Breakthrough In The Identity Of Compounds That Encourage Stem Cell Growth
Scientists at Harvard University have identified key compounds that stimulate stem cell growth in the brain. // The researchers whose findings, is set to appear in the September 2006 issue of The FASEB Journal hope that this discovery might one day lead to restored function for people who are affected by diseases like the Parkinson's, strokes, multiple sclerosis, and a wide range of neur...