CTC Visualizations Help Ecologists See The Forest And The Trees
...ipbetween a model's complexity and its value as an analytical tool. The teamused SORTIE, developed by Steve Pacala (Princeton University), to studythe behavior of a model of forest dynamics. SORTIE is an individual-basedsimulation model of forest dynamics that includes random variation. Thebehaviors of the tree...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...utical company to continue the development, anduse analytical techniques developed for studying this compound toexplore other aspects of selenium biochemistry. "We'd like to explore other possible applications of seleniumbiochemistry and how new therapeutic entities might be developed forother diseases, based ...Purdue Researchers Track Oil Spill's Effects On Sea Otters
...ecimens from about 50 to 60 animals each trip. The analytical techniques Snyder developed have applications in Indiana as well, where river otters recently have been reintroduced. "Working with the Department of Natural Resources, I've harvested similar samples from the Indiana animals, evaluated them, and stor...Peptic Ulcer Treatment Improves Health, Saves Money
...adication used only if symptoms recurred. The analytical model estimated that after one year, patients who received immediate H. pylori eradication had fewer months with ulcers, fewer ulcer symptoms and lower treatment cost. "While the dramatic benefits of H. pylori eradication in patients with newly ......icular application, the units will use avariety of analytical techniques such as optical spectroscopy, nucleic acidanalysis and mass spectrometry to identify quickly and measure bacteria andother pathogens present in the food processing environment. Transgenic plants and yeast Pacific Northwest researchers ar...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
...trolling cell growth and maturation.Using advanced analytical techniques, Dr. Pandolfi's group showed that unlikeRAR , proteins produced by the PML-RAR and PLZF-RAR gene fusions turned off,or "repressed," the expression of the cell's genes that normally prompt a cellto mature into a healthy, functioning whit......ge of chemical reactions. Consequently, precise analytical techniques for monitoring enzyme functions are ...ion spectroscopy (FCS) has become an attractive analytical tool for the investigation of biomolecular processes. Due to the interplay of modern confocal ...Excavations In Prehistoric Chinese Cave Uncover Unusual Collections Of Large Mammals
...f the animal bones will be done by WilsonTabor, an analytical chemist in the University of Cincinnatidepartment of environmental health. Many of the bones were badlystained, and the researchers are looking for clear distinctionsbetween chemically altered bones and burnt bone. Schepartz will also be discussing t...Tinkertoy Robot Shows How Humans Walk
... Coleman and Ruina's work builds on the pioneering analytical research by Tad McGeer, formerly of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C., now at the Insitu Group in Underwood, Wash., who argued that human stability and balance were likely governed by the laws of mechanics and not necessarily driven primaril...Perkin-Elmer, Dr. J. Craig Venter, And TIGR Announce Formation Of New Genomics Company
... manufactures, andmarkets life science systems and analytical instruments used in marketssuch as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental testing, foods, agriculture,and chemical manufacturing. Headquartered in Connecticut, Perkin-Elmer hadrevenues of nearly $1.4 billion in fiscal 1997 and employs more than...Perkin-Elmer To Introduce New Instrument Based On Breakthrough DNA Analysis Technology
... manufactures, andmarkets life science systems and analytical instruments used in marketssuch as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental testing, foods, agriculture,and chemical manufacturing. Headquartered in Connecticut, Perkin-Elmer hadrevenues of nearly $1.4 billion in fiscal 1997 and employs more than...Biochemists Gain Crystal-Clear Insight into 'Ancient' Enzyme
...ia and DukeUniversity Medical Center have reported analytical studies revealing unexpectednew insights into how ...ned the protein's structurethrough the widely used analytical method of X-ray crystallography. In thistechnique, an X-ray beam is directed through the protein cry...New Analytical Methods Indicate Higher Folic Acid Concentration In Beans And Peas
... folic acid. Studies conducted with an improved analytical methodcalled high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) now suggest that legumescontain more folic acid than had previously been detected, according toKathaleen Briggs Early, a researcher at Washington State University, Pullman. She reported her...Clever Chemistry Protects Beetle Babies
... by glisteningdroplets of chemicals. A series of analytical investigations (including nuclear magnetic resonancespectroscopy and high-pressure liquid chromatography) performed by Frank C.Schröder, a postdoctoral researcher at Meinwald's laboratory in the CornellDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biol...United States And Ukrainian Governments Establish Permanent Chernobyl Laboratory
...ioecology Laboratory will consist oflaboratories, analytical equipment, offices, and lodging for visitingscientists. The Ukrainian government is providing the buildings and paying forthe renovation and utilities for the facility. The U.S. Department of Energy'sSavannah River Operations Office, is providing t......ticularlyinterested in applying new laboratory and analytical techniques to molecularevolutionary problems. He also teaches and lectures quite extensively abouthuman variation and race. He received his Ph.D. in physical anthropology fromHarvard University in 1992....Pioneers Of Chemistry At Convention Center
...anic excavation team, will explain howthe tools of analytical chemistry are uncovering the story of the ill-fatedocean liner -- Tue., Aug. 25, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Computer pioneer John Gage talking about what Sun Microsystems is doing tomeet your technology needs -- Mon., Aug. 24, 11:00 a.m.-noon. The chemistry of...H Pylori Screening To Reduce The Risk Of Gastric Cancer
...ected individuals by as little as 15 percent. The analytical model alsoestimated that H pylori treatment guided by a simple blood test provided arelatively low cost per life-year saved. If elimination of H pylori lowered therisk of gastric cancer to a level similar to individuals who were neverinfected, just ......s technology. The center's director, INEEL analytical chemist David Atkinson, said itis a good time to p...pectrometry fills aspecific technical niche in the analytical chemistry field, the IMS Center isdeveloping an affiliation with the Center for Process Analytical C...