Where bacteria get their genes
Bacteria acquired up to 90 percent of their genetic material from distantly related bacteria species, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson. "To maintain effect...Where Bacteria Get Their Genes
Bacteria acquired up to 90 percent of their genetic material from distantly related bacteria species, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson. "To maintain effect...Discovery of an American salamander where it shouldn't be: Korea
Imagine discovering pandas in California or kangaroos in Argentina. For David Wake, one of the world's leading experts on amphibians and a professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley, an equivalent surprise was the recent discovery in Korea of a type of salamander that comprises the majority of species in the world, but is totally unknown in Asia and rare ou...Vaccine targets tumors where they live
Vaccine strategies are being designed to battle cancer, but their use for metastatic melanoma is a challenge. Effective vaccines against established tumors require tumor-reactive T cells to traffic to the sites of the tumors and are locally activated there in order to kill cancer cells. A problem is that the T cells lose their tumor-killing power once they reach the environment surrounding the tu...Telling axons where to go - and grow
In a recent study, Dr. Ingolf Bach and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester and the University of Hamburg (Germany) describe a novel role for the ubiquitin/proteosome protein degradation pathway in the regulation of local actin dynamics in neurons. The authors are able to show that the ubiquitin ligase Rnf6 polyubiquitinates the kinase LIMK1, targeting...Where have all the angels gone?
Over the past month, I've seen a half dozen great products that may never see the light of the technology market. The products vary widely from unique hardware devices to much-needed vertical software applications to exciting new mobile services and beyond. Each concept is carefully conceived and well engineered. The market analysis has been done and each product meets a real and unfulfilled need...H-1B jobs: Where is the shortage of skilled workers?
133,000 H-1B visa applications submitted in two days was the cover story of this week's <...IP video goes where air travel cannot
That's why technology developers are encouraging potential customers to dismiss the expenses of putting employees on planes in favor of the conveniences of Internet video and mixed-media communication tools.<b...Municipal broadband in Illinois: Where are the standards?
Quinn had some encouraging remarks about keeping the playing field open f...My-oh, it's BIO! Where sales hype and science collide
Whose advertising slogans can you rea...Where there is a will, there is a way!
A sexagenarian cardiac patient has entered the Guinness Book of Records after covering a 149-km route from Trest near Jihlava to Prague on foot in 28 hours. The 68-year-old Jan Klima's feat was announced Friday by Lubos Rafaj of // Dobry den agency, a Czech record database. The man from Trest, who has suffered five heart attacks and been operated several times, walked to a regular che...Where Mother's Skin Turns Into Food For Offspring
Scientists have discovered a worm that feasts on its mother's skin - a practice they have never before seen in animals.// Mark Wilkinson, a zoologist at the Natural History Museum in London and his team uncovered the bizarre form of parental care in Kenya, reported the online edition of the National Geographic channel. The researchers observed the young of a caecilian, a...Where Is Our Healthcare System Heading?
The current problem with the healthcare system is that despite increased salaries family doctors are now perceived to be less flexible. Many patients complain// that it takes days to get an appointment fixed. And after NHS24 has come it is nearly impossible to guarantee good medical attention out of hours. But some GPs are said to be earning £250,000. Out-of-hours rotations used to work perfectly...Where it is wise to be a fool with food
The Hindi word 'bewakoof' (fool) has a lip smacking meaning here. Like Ekta Kapoor's "K-series" serials, a dash of bewakoof in the nomenclature of the restaurants// here attracts customers. So restaurants named "Shree Bewakoof" (Mr. Fool), "Maha Bewakoof" (Big Fool)", "Sabse Bada Bewakoof" (The Biggest Fool) and "Bewakoof No. 1" here do brisk business. "The word 'bewakoof'...