Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...-level, real world experience with access to first class equipment and mentors," he said. "These survey results reinforce why we have championed this student competition since its inception. The economy of tomorrow is being built today on biotechnology and other sciences. Canada needs to foster a s...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
... fragrances, many of which also are members of the class of chemical compounds called isoprenoids....Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...y, however, the researchers have also identified a class of drugs that they hope will alleviate the arrhythmia. Timothy syndrome may also cause a form of autism in those affected, and there is the possibility that understanding more about the nature of these calcium channel defects could improve understan...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...the McKnight lab has recently shown mutations in a class of genes related to these "clock" functions have a broad range of outcomes, from abnormal eating and sleeping patterns to signs of depression. Studies of the genetic link to sleep patterns may help researchers better understand and treat insomnia ...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...nceton University scientists. The study examined a class of chemicals that are emitted as unburned fuel fro...produces ozone. The other critical ingredient is a class of gasses known as NOx (various combinations of nitrogen and oxygen), which are almost entirely man-...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
...nts in a freshman-level and a senior-level biology class whether they would favor routine paternity testing when a baby is born. The answers were very similar year after year, he said, but those results were never formally compiled for research purposes. While working as a teaching assistant in Rohw...'Smart antibiotics' may result from UCLA research
...UCLA microbiologists report the discovery of a new class of genetic elements, similar to retroviruses, that operate in bacteria, allowing them to diversify their proteins to bind to a large variety of receptors. The team discovered this fundamental mechanism in the most abundant life?forms on Earth: bacter...New way to protect brain from stroke damage
...hes and in animals implicates a recently described class of membrane ion channels, called acid-sensing ion ...ain injury. Scientists had long considered another class of cellular components, NMDA receptors, as the main target responsible for calcium overload in the i...The search for a kinder, gentler chemotherapy
... the American Chemical Society. "We've developed a class of particles called core/shell nanogels that we can functionalize with a specific kind of chemistry that allows them to target cancer cells," said L. Andrew Lyon, associate professor at Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. That specif...OutFoxed! New research may redefine late-stage cardiac development
... the same set of blood vessels. Foxp4 belongs to a class of DNA binding proteins called transcription factors that turn other genes on and off. Interestingly, Foxp4 is not expressed in heart muscle cells themselves but rather in the primitive gut tube, which will develop into the stomach and intestines. ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...ural changes in more detail than ever before. This class of glass includes silica (SiO2), an abundant component in the deep Earth, and was thought to undergo an abrupt transformation from low to high density forms. This study shows a more complex slow transformation -- a significant finding with general im...Second call for proposals for the European Young Investigator Award
...ents and demonstrate the potential to become world class leaders in the respective research area. Due to the differing ages at which a doctorate may be awarded in the various European countries there is no age limit. Rather, applicants should have between two and ten years of postdoctoral research experien...Purdue study finds antioxidant protects metal-eating plants
.... The term antioxidant generally refers to a broad class of compounds that protect cells from damage otherwise caused by exposure to certain highly reactive compounds. Understanding the mechanism behind nickel tolerance provides an important tool for researchers like Salt, whose goal is to develop plants t...Will a reduction in military spending improve our environmental future?
...ed during the orientation program for the incoming class of AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows, in recognition of Mr. Barnard's long-time service as a member of the selection committee for the AAAS Environmental Fellowship Program. The fellowship program provides a cadre of post-doctoral to mid-car...One-hundred-fifty year old lessons of John Snow still relevant today
...e and physicians tended to make distinctions along class lines." Most of the book focuses on the later years of Snow's short life he died in 1858 at the age of 45 partly because very little is known of his early days. However, said Vinten-Johansen, the book does give a good feel for the times. "We were a...The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes Director
... the way for future development of an entirely new class of anti-HIV drugs. New agents that block the first... clinical development of CCR5 antagonists as a new class of anti-HIV drugs. Several major pharmaceutical companies are now racing to the finishing line. Th...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...vide, DNA is copied with the aid of polymerases, a class of very complex protein enzymes. But it is generally believed that such complex enzymes did not exist in early life forms. Then how did DNA and RNA molecules, also known as nucleic acids, synthesize and reproduce in early life forms without the aid o...NJIT chemist speaks Aug. 25 about compound derived from pine tree
...NJIT) have produced a new environmentally-friendly class of synthesized chemical compounds called chiral ionic liquids. These solvents are salts that are liquid at room temperatures, can be tailored to dissolve coal, crude oil, inks, plastics, DNA, and even rocks. The researchers will discuss their findin...Researchers uncover secrets of immune system's munitions factory
... system to create the mutations. AID also triggers class switch recombination, a highly specific process th...e enzyme acts on single-stranded DNA and that, for class switch recombination, such single-stranded DNA can be unraveled from native double-stranded DNA duri......e the quality of exercise, which may lead to a new class of drugs to promote weight loss and treat diseases arising from an overweight population....