NIH awards $18.2m to The Burnham Institute to develop Center on Proteolytic Pathways
...ry and development of technology needed to develop applications for this new knowledge. "These tools will give us a completely new way of looking at complex biological processes, allowing us to actually watch them in action," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "As the centers refine the technologies, thes...Rice finds 'on-off switch' for buckyball toxicity
...technology. While buckyballs show great promise in applications as diverse as fuel cells, batteries, pharmaceutica... cells or harmful bacteria. In other cases -- like applications where particles may make their way into the environment -- toxicity is undesirable." In the study, t...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
...ory led to new directions in basic research and to applications in the design of programs and policies affecting the well-being of children and families both in the United States and abroad. The book is divided into two parts; the first primarily presents edited versions of 12 key papers by Bronfenbrenner that re...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
... or plant genome. "DNA microarrays have broad applications in studying changes in gene expression and genomic structure in many biological contexts, including genetics, physiology, development and environment," Chen said. "With the help of computational and statistical tools, these changes can be incorporate...'Smart antibiotics' may result from UCLA research
...ture, and features of the mechanism that relate to applications for using it. Miller's team is continuing to study the mechanism, to learn more about its biochemical properties, and to determine whether higher forms of life have similar cassettes. "We're now searching the genomes of higher life forms," Miller sai...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
...therefore possibly 'tree-specific'. A variety of applications With the new data, molecular biologists like Wout...fe. But this research can also lead to particular applications in fields such as ecology. A thorough genetic knowledge enables researchers to modify trees genetica...Secretary of Energy announces seven E.O. Lawrence Award Winners
...en is a project design leader in the thermonuclear applications group at LANL as well as a Laboratory Fellow. Saykally, a chemist, will receive the award in the chemistry category for his invention of new, powerful methods such as velocity modulation spectroscopy to study the structure of molecu...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...unications applications. This work represents new applications and a whole new arena for photonics technologies. It's an exciting time to be involved in this research." Dr. Petrucci-Samija will be honored Sept. 29-30 at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT. The event features keynote tal...Northeastern University receives $12.4 million NSF grant for creation of nanomanufacturing institute
...able the creation of an entirely new generation of applications yet to be imagined. At the same time, the Center will also assess the environmental, economic, regulatory, and ethical impacts of nanomanufacturing. " While shrinking dimensions hold the promise of exponential increases in data storage densities and...Pioneering AIDS researcher to speak at UH
...e, Ho said. To go from basic research to clinical applications to public health in the land of my heritage is especially rewarding. Ho is the founding scientific director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, a world-renowned biomedical research institute, the Irene Diamond Professor at The Rockef...Laboratory grows world record length carbon nanotube
...nductor to transmit the signal. Other uses include applications in nanoscale electronics, where the nanotubes can be used as conducting or insulating materials. For example, joining together two nanoscale carbon tubes with differing electronic properties could create nanoscale diodes. Even more promising are use...K-State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center receives $1.3 Million from Department of Defense
...nt aggregations, and continuing education Web site applications will give veterinarians, county extension agents, food producers and processors, public health officials and others, an environment in which they can access relatively static data and also dynamic, relevant real time information, she explained. "Havi...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...s polymers are more suited to a range of practical applications than the more conventional and more inflexible inorganic crystals. Computer models predicted, and laboratory experiments using ink-jet methods confirmed, that dilute polymer solutions organize themselves into compact shapes. Using these techniques wi...Maine-based biophysics institute gets funding for first US-based 4Pi nanoscale microscope
...resolution, only on a nanoscale." "In addition to applications involving imaging of genes and nuclear structure," says Kenneth A. Ault, MD, director of MMCRI, "our researchers are particularly interested in using this microscope to image large, multi-molecular structures migrating within and across the cell memb...How do you mend a broken heart?
...vascular disease. This project is one of only four applications funded through the foundation's Transatlantic Network of Excellence, specifically intended to bridge the sciences in cardiovascular research between Europe and the United States....New fumigant to replace gas that damages ozone layer
... from a number of countries to trial and introduce applications of EDN....Disease diagnosis, drug development focus of UH prof's biochip research
...ules attached to a high-tech chip surface and have applications in genetic screening, disease diagnosis and drug d...and enabling innovations, and to consider specific applications of nanotechnology. Conference proceedings will be published in the international journal, Molecular...NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...pecific sets of issues that relate to the numerous applications of genomic research, including the scientific goal...n that lead to clinically and socially appropriate applications of genomic health care, and the need for a translational pathway that incorporates the goal of reduc...A room with a view for the International Space Station: Completion of the cupola observation module
...es. The cupola will also be used for observational applications in the areas of Earth observation and space science. The cupola project is the outcome of a bilateral barter agreement between the European Space Agency and NASA, under which ESA is providing the cupola for the ISS in exchange for Shuttle transportat...... external scientific review panel. The successful applications represent terrific science that will advance our understanding of the natural world," says Rubin. As with all other sequencing projects at JGI, data generated will be made freely available to the entire scientific community....