Major Plant Genome Research Project Underway
...ctor for biological sciences, and will lead to the creation of new and improved plants and plant-based products. "Because plants are vital to our existence, increased understanding of the biology of plants will impact every facet of our lives, from agriculture, to energy, to the environment, to health," says......uguay and Brazil. The UW researcher calls for the creation of marine management zones in which commercial fishing and oil transportation are regulated. Although some nesting areas along the Argentine coast are protected, the penguins' marine environment remains uncontrolled. There is, however, a local prop...Basin Traps Air Pollution In Mexico City: International Study Has Implications For U.S. Cities
...accurately. Detailed analysis of the data, creation of the models and publication offinal results will continue for the next two to three years....New Description Of Protein May Be Basis For Regulating Cholesterol
...he groundwork forunderstanding how to regulate the creation of cholesterol in the body. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sc...de the groundwork forunderstanding how to regulate creation of cholesterol in the body. Othercommon terpenes include pine resins and the essential oils of myrrh...Burroughs Wellcome Fund Continues Support Of EurekAlert!
...and the Canadian Science Writers' Association. The creation of EurekAlert! was made possible by the support of AAAS, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Genentech, Monsanto, and subscriber fees. AAAS, the publisher of the weekly journal Science, is the world's largest federation of scientists with more than 142,000 ......s. Pacific Northwest'sefforts are focusing on the creation of small, multi-functional detection unitsthat can be deployed at various points along the food production supply chain. As envisioned, and depending on the particular application, the units will use avariety of analytical techniques such as optical...New Company To Turn UNC-CH, Army Inventions Into Improved Vaccines
...search Institute of InfectiousDiseases have led to creation of AlphaVax, a new company in Durham. UNC-CH has licensed exclusively to AlphaVax four patents and twoapplications for patents expected to be issued. The company will develop andmarket the technology, which has broad applications for vaccines......that thegrowth factor injection had stimulated the creation of a new vascular system,says Stegmann. Three months after the procedure, he and his colleagues examinedangiograms -- X-ray images of the heart -- of both the treated and control(untreated) patients and found that no blockages had formed in the new ...Biotech Firms Develop Where Star Scientists Worked, Study Shows
...transformed the pharmaceutical industryby allowing creation of novel drugs and treatments. Biotechnology has a...nce of venture capital firms inan area spurred the creation of local biotech firms by providing start-upcapital. The results showed no relation between local ve...ASU Scientists Make Major Breakthrough With Photosynthetic Energy
...his new technology could potentially allow for the creation of biological computers and for the creation of new drugs. The ASU scientists are not in the computer or drug business, but future advancement of......ing possible insightinto a key step leading to the creation of human sperm. And the finding, saythe UCSF rese...s probably the mostelegant model for examining the creation of sperm I've seen." "If nothing else," says lead author Shelley Chu, a graduate studen...Jefferson Scientists Devise Way To Treat Animals Chronically Infected With Hepatitis B
...s abilityto infect a cell. By blocking the creation of a virus "envelope", the virus DNA is lockedwithin the infected cell. As a result, levels of the virus in the animals'bloodstream drop dramatically. The researchers say that the work may provideleads to improved methods of fighting hepatitis B viru...Molecular "Fossils" Of Early Life
...Academy ofSciences, the Yale biologists report the creation of one of these "fossils," anunusual hybrid molecule made up of a scaffold from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)with chemical "scissors" attached to it. Ronald R. Breaker, who created the first DNA enzymes in 1994 withcolleagues at The Scripps Res...New Technology Deposits Bone-Regenerating Materials On The Surface Of Implants
... nine other scientistsreported new progress in the creation and use of biologically active materials,and the way the body responds to them. Such "bioactive" materials can grow newbone, deliver medications, and serve as a "scaffolding" on which the body cangrow new tissue. Dr. Campbell said the importance o...Body Building: Tissue Engineered Organs A Heartbeat Away
...grow' a heart valve, " saysSefton, adding that the creation of transplantable valves will substantiallyreduce the high risks of heart valve surgery. While some engineered tissues arealready on the market, other tissues -- such as cardiac muscle -- have beendifficult to reproduce. Sefton, who initiated the par...CU Team Develops New Techniques For Repair Of Bone And Cartilage
...to see how effective this method is." The creation of new polymers to treat cartilage damage in joints is amore difficult problem because cartilage does not have the capacity to healitself like bone, said Anseth. As a result, she and her team have developed aliquid solution to make polymer scaffolds...New Office For Technology Development Hopes To Attract New Companies To Dallas
...indicates we should probably beable to justify the creation of half a dozen biotech firms," Stone said. The responsibilities of the core staff of technology transfer is tooversee the details of licensing agreements, making certain they comply with therules and regulations of the UT System Board of Re...New Genetics Of Cancer Educational Website Is On-line
...he Lurie Cancer Center from the NCI helped fundthe creation of the website. The genetics of cancer website is the brainchild of genetics researcherEugene Pergament, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NorthwesternUniversity Medical School and director of the reproductive genetics program a...DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 20, 1998--The creation of a drug that would mimic some of thehealth-promoting benefits of regular exercise could be possible because UTSouthwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have found a genetic switchthat tells muscles how to behave. UT Southwestern scientists......le into an excited "triplet" state that sparks the creation of oxygenradicals. Oxygen radicals are chemical rogues blamed not only for premature aging, butalso for damaging DNA, suppressing the immune system, and causing somerespiratory problems. "The results certainly surprised us," said Dr. Simon. "We nev...