Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...peoples as full partners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of ...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...peoples as full partners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of t...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...fund clinical research programs that could lead to discoveries that would benefit future generations of companion... "Veterinary research contributes significantly to discoveries that directly improve animal health. It also contributes to human health by controlling or eliminati...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...ch capabilities and speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench to the bedside. It provides a framework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. Other UT Southwest...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
... cycle but also to chromatin epigenetics. Recent discoveries Most recently, the research group produced the first characterization of mammalian telomeric heterochromatin and the activities that regulate it. Other recent groundbreaking contributions to cancer research include generation of the first telomerase...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...ch capabilities and speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench to the bedside. It provides a framework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. For more informat...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
... president of UT Southwestern. "His groundbreaking discoveries of the mechanisms responsible for controlling gene expression are truly worthy of this recognition by the NIH." Dr. Alfred Gilman, Nobel laureate and interim dean of the UT Southwestern Medical School, said: "I am excited, very proud and please...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
... Imaging Center. "Our goal is to make genuine discoveries about life and habitats in the Atacama and to create technologies and methods that can be applied to future NASA missions," said David Wettergreen, an associate research professor at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute. He is leading robotics resear...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
...ming resistant to these drugs. The team made these discoveries by creating images of the molecular structure of DHPS using X-ray crystallography. The team bombarded crystals of the enzyme with X-rays, then used the patterns formed by the diffraction of the beams off the crystals to create computer-generated, thr...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...s updates about this series of expeditions and its discoveries are being posted on the web at www.southpacificodyssey.org , including reports by on-scene science writers and intriguing information about south Pacific life and culture. MORE ABOUT THE LAU BASIN The Lau Basin, a 390-kilometer stretch of the oc...'Smart antibiotics' may result from UCLA research
...," Miller said. "Serendipity is emblematic of many discoveries in science." The research team includes Sergei Doulatov, former UCLA undergraduate and former research associate in Miller's laboratory; Steven Zimmerly, professor of biochemistry at the University of Calgary; graduate student Lixin Dai at t...UAF scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska
...them than just the rhodoliths," said Foster. "Such discoveries also send an important message about how little we know about the sea." The discovery came after Konar and Katrin Iken, assistant professor of marine biology with the university's Institute of Marine Science, accidentally dropped a small strai...Wiley publishes Welcome to the Genome: A User's Guide to the Genetic Past, Present, and Future
...lives. This fascinating book delves into the past discoveries that led to the sequencing of the human genome, pr...y that we cannot even imagine the full ends of the discoveries we have started to make. WELCOME TO THE GENOME: A USER'S GUIDE TO THE GENETIC PAST, PRESENT, AND FU...Maine-based biophysics institute gets funding for first US-based 4Pi nanoscale microscope
...sts in the IMB will reveal many as yet unsuspected discoveries of value to the medical community." The National Science Foundation grant for the acquisition of the 4Pi also includes funding for a specialized microscopist, most likely a physicist, to analyze samples on the 4Pi. Grunze anticipates that researchers...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
...er of minutes using computational approaches. Such discoveries would have taken decades or centuries prior to these databases, Strauss said. "Once you know a lot of gene sequences and can study thousands of genes at a time, you can start to really explore how trees might respond on a basic genetic level to such...Entrepreneurs to be told how nature's secrets can improve business
...at enormous opportunities exist for people to make discoveries and transform these into successful patents. "Our workshop presents advanced strategies for developing commercial inventions - it's a great way to turn opportunities out there into something relevant to modern industry. We invite people t...The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes Director
Recent discoveries about the way that HIV infects cells are propelling the development of a broad spectrum of promising new antiviral drugs, according to an invited commentary on the topic in the current issue of Nature Immunology (August 27, 2004). The assessment is...Study narrows search for genes placing men at increased risk for prostate cancer
...ud public and private investments that lead to new discoveries to save lives. Sadly, prostate cancer remains the most common occurring malignancy in America - other than skin cancer, and we still know far too little about how to prevent it, detect it, and treat it."...New OHSU lab will speed drug discovery process
...ersity researchers will more quickly move benchtop discoveries toward drug discoveries with the help of a new, service-oriented laboratory focused on bioanalysis and pharmacokinetics. ......re were only a few good specimens. But a flurry of discoveries in the past decade - there are now more than 30 known T. rex specimens worldwide - have given museums a greater comfort level and allowed more invasive scientific research. ...