Termites could hold the key to self-sufficient buildings
...the mounds, the new project will allow their three dimensional architecture to be mapped in a level of detail never achieved before. This computer model will help scientists develop an understanding of exactly how the mounds work and so provide a platform for further studies. Dr Rupert Soar of Loughborough Univ...Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
...rystal can be used to visualize the relative three dimensional position of every atom in the protein's structure. The research reveals that AmtB channels cluster in groups of three. Three slightly different proteins are known to associate in the blood group antigenic Rh factors, Stroud said, and the new research...Argonne scientists determine structure of staph, anthrax enzyme
...It took the researchers 21 days to build the three dimensional model of sortase from the genome. Without the new technology available at Argonne's Structural Biology Center, including the Advanced Photon Source's powerful X-rays to illuminate the structures and the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics' robotic...New computational tools to aid in protein research
...ld of structural genomics - the study of the three dimensional geometric structures of proteins - is complicated by vast amounts of data, expensive experiments and cumbersome methods of analysis. Computer Science Professor Bruce Randall Donald and his students are working to ease this burden by developing techni...$9.4 million NSF grant backs UCSB-led effort in bio-image informatics
... methods for analyzing is two- and three- and more dimensional because we are looking for patterns defined by more than one parameter ('one' being sequence of nucleic acids). "Right now there are no tools to manage such image modalities--to store them (given the sources) and then to perform a mining operation an...Scientists crack the black box of coastal ecosystems
..., is often called "the bad zone" because its three dimensional nature, complex currents, shallow water and high wave energy have stymied oceanographers and their large vessels. Now, scientists from PISCO (the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans) which includes Oregon State University, Un...Multiple factors affect flight power curves among species
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Researchers using three dimensional computer modeling and wind tunnels have made the first accurate comparative measurements of muscle power output of birds inflight to establish that physical structure, body mass, force and flight style all have major effects upon the magnitude and sh...The jaws stiffness found to dictate speech production
...0 Hz. The IRED motions were transformed into a six dimensional rigid-body representation of jaw position and orientation in head-centered coordinates. The origin of this new coordinate system is at the tip of the maxillary incisors in the mid-sagittal plane. The "horizontal" axis is aligned with the occlusal pla...UK scientists crack lobster shell colour puzzle
...olour change, it is necessary to look at their 3 - dimensional structure, preferably by X-ray crystallography which requires crystals. Initial separation and isolation work by Dr Peter Zagalsky of Royal Holloway, University of London, yielded a sample of highly pure Crustacyanin which was then handed to crystal ...CWRU scientists demystify protein at root of arthritis
...g how they interact inside their microscopic three dimensional world is a path leading scientists closer to linking a disease with its genetic characteristics. Trailblazing these paths requires us to investigate these proteins, one at a time, to learn how they interact inside their own three-dimensional world an...Physics tip sheet #21 July 10, 2002
...ta. Researchers have shown how to record the three dimensional structure and dynamics of a plankton colony by recording a series of holographic images. They can be analyzed later by moving a detector through a holographic reconstruction of the plankton swarm, frozen in time. A large-scale implementation of the r...Defects in 'orphan' inositol polyphosphates may be linked to manic depression, cancer
... a graduate student, Dr. York took apart the three dimensional structure of inositol polyphosphate 1-phosphatase, an enzyme that many scientists suspected was the target of lithium. At the center of the enzyme he found and was able to characterize a unique structure he then used as a guide to identifying other e...Genetic mutations linked to breast, ovarian cancer may be underestimated
...ormation-sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE), two dimensional gene scanning (TDGS) and denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). Only the laboratory using DHPLC correctly identified all of the mutations that had previously been found by direct gene sequencing.The laboratory utilizing TDGS cor...Structure of key protein involved in cancer, osteoporosis and foot-and-mouth disease finally solved
... researchers has been trying to decipher the three dimensional structure of this particular integrin receptor for several years. "This is the first look anyone has had at the whole structure of this class of receptors," says Arnaout. Integrin receptors transmit chemical signals from a cell?s surface into its i...UCSD biologists identify genetic mechanism conferring resistance to 'Bt toxins'
...relevant to insects as well. Furthermore the three dimensional structure of diverse insecticidal Bt toxins contains a fold that is predicted to bind precisely the sugar modification made by the galactosyltransferase, raising the possibility that this mechanism of resistance could be widespread. The discovery...All specialized insect predators not suitable for biological control
...h complete coupling, but also that the increase in dimensional complexity can be counterbalanced if coupling is weak," says Bjornstad. "In theory, there is a direct connection in ecological systems between the number of identifiable interacting groups and what is referred to as the dimensions of the dynamics. We...Crystal structure of protein interaction could lead to new drugs against cancer
... Hill for the first time have identified the three dimensional crystal structure of two cellular proteins that when bound together play a key role in triggering the spread of cancer cells. The new findings are published in the December 7 issue of the international science journal Nature. They should help pav...Membrane protein research yields new insight into inner workings of the cell
...a. This result opens a new approach for the three dimensional characterization of membrane protein structures. ...iscovered that the signal patterns observed in two dimensional spectra directly reflect the distribution of amino acids about a helical axis, known as a helical wh......h degree of accuracy. Operating in the area of low dimensional magnetism, Schollwck intends to study materials in...sampling and look into ultra-fast processes in low dimensional electronic systems with the highest time resolution at very low temperatures and in high magnetic fi......on of each atom in the receptor and build a three dimensional structure for this protein molecule. "It's like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Piece by piece, we're slotting it together," Dr Ward says. "There has been plenty of excitement from our colleagues round the world about this discovery because it is the fi...